A Very Long Night

Last night Tyler had a bit of a tummy ache. Well, we tried rocking, shushing, pacifier, walking… everything! Nothing was working so I dove into the Gripe Water. This product was given to me at my shower and came highly recommended by several moms to help with upset tummies. I read the instruction and grabbed one of my droppers and filled it to the line then gave it to Tyler, who really seemed to like the taste of it. Well, what followed was a complete panic attack by this new momma! I took a second look at the bottle and saw that from 2 weeks to 1 month the dose was 2.5ml and starting at one month it was 5ml. I immediately thought in my mind as to what I had actually given Tyler and knew that I had only seen the 5 and all I could think was we were heading to the hospital!!! I then though about how much 5ml is, and thought “there’s no way that was how much I gave him.” So I took another look at the dropper and I had actually given him 0.5ml. The amount of relief that fell over me was completely overwhelming, but I did not give him any more. I cuddled him and rocked him until he finally went to sleep.

Now I will be the first to admit that I have been completely spoiled by my little angel since his arrival into this world. That being said, he did remind me last night that he is still a newborn. My poor baby didn’t feel well and there appeared to be absolutely nothing I could do to make him feel better. He was up about every hour and just couldn’t seem to be comforted. It broke my heart! I held him and walked with him and rocked him. All. Night. Long. Finally at 5 this morning I finally grabbed the Gripe Water and gave him the same small (0.5ml) dose which once again seemed to settle him into sleep. He did finally drift off into deep sleep and we both were both able to sleep for a few hours. Luckily this morning seems to have brought an easier tummy and better time for my sweet baby boy. Hopefully we can find our way back to our wonderful routine that I have come to love. Seeing him sleep peacefully now is so much easier on my eyes and my heart than watching the thrashing legs of a camping tummy from last night.