Well, I woke up this morning, looked at the clock and panic set in. I raced to the baby's room to see if she was okay and she opened her eyes, looked at me and went right back to sleep. Phew! Why the paranoia? She ate last night at 8:30pm.....went to sleep at 10:30pm and I woke her up at 6am when I raced in to check on her. She went back to sleep until almost 7am. I actually got 6 hours of straight sleep and it felt like 5 minutes. She typically sleeps until 3:30am and wants to be fed and changed. This is the first time she's slept so long and while it's really cool it sure did scare me! Yesterday she took a 30 minute nap in the morning, 30 minute nap in the car when I had to run to Auto Zone and then maybe 20 minutes at my in-laws. Normally she sleeps for 2 hours in the afternoon and another 2-3 in the early evening. So I guess we need to keep her up longer during the day. Normally you CAN'T keep her up if she wants to nap.
Today we go for her first set of shots. I'm nervous and worried about it. People have been filling my head with all sorts of info on vaccinating vs. not vaccinating. I've been dreading this day and am scared of all the recent info I've been given. Aside form the fact I know she's going to scream and that will break my heart...
I hope the doctor can ease my mind about the whole idea of linking autism to vaccines. I also know that if I didn't vaccinate her and she caught something I could have prevented, I'd never forgive myself.
*sigh* I wish noone had ever shown me any of those articles!
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The best advice I ever got in regards to parenting (because it doesn't get easier, the choices just get harder!)- Trust your instincts. Always. Actually, it's a good habit for life! =) I, too, had deep concerns about the vaccinations and that was years ago, before all this hoopla. Glad to hear you're getting some sleep finally!
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