I am treated for depression and schizophrenia and it involves my taking antipsychotic,antidepressant medicines inducing deep sleep in the night.I have been breastfeeding the child and in nights the child is given milk by my mother as I can not wakeup.Now,I should be going and living with my husband and one can help as my husband goes for job in night.Is it possible to get help by rescheduling medicines so that I can be conscious or aware of crying of my child and render help.I am also averse to taking help from others other than my husband in this matter.Can anyone comeup with a better solution.?
2007-03-21 23:07:54 · 6 answers · asked by ramraj 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
First of all, your baby should not be getting up to eat in the middle of the night at 8 months. She should be able to go from dinner to breakfast at this age. When she wakes up just pat her on the back (hubby who needs to take 2-3 days off to get her on schedule) until she goes back to sleep. Do not feed her in the middle of the night...she does not need it. She will cry at first, but only because you have spoiled her into thinking she needs it.
Second of all, your medicines are leaking through your breast milk to your baby. They can be harmful to her. Maybe that is why she is waking up all times of the night at 8 months!! You need to let her pediatrician know immediately what drugs you are on so he can check your daughter for any bad side affects.
2007-03-22 00:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice would be to have your husband stay home for a week or two & get your baby into a sleeping all night routine. At 8mo your baby is old enough to safely sleep through the night without a feed. You could try resettling your baby without breastfeeding by patting her etc & do this everytime until your baby just learns to sleep through. Your husband could do this job for you & it probably shouldn't take more than about 3-7 nights. You could also keep your baby next to you in the cot during the night as extreme distress would probably wake you - otherwise a cry will not hurt your baby. If this is not helpful i would definately suggest seeing a midwife (even if you have to pay for a one off consultation privately). Best of luck - i had to do the same taking antidepressant medication with one of my children.
2007-03-22 06:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mishell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not start weining baby off the boob? If you dont want to do that I would have your mother or a friend stay with you at night for a couple weeks until baby sleeps through the night. At 8mths old baby shouldn't need a night time meal. Other won't agree with me but I used to make a bottle right before I went to bed and put it in the crib with both my daughters. that way if they woke up and wanted it they could have it and fall back to sleep.
2007-03-22 06:37:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kristina B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really, a nanny is the best solution. You still need to have your baby's doctor tell you what to do. We can't give you advice about switching your medications. Do you take any of these medications during the day when your baby is nursing? Does her pediatritian know that she may be receiving some of these drugs? No one needs to feed her during the night, but you still need someone there to tend to her if she really does need help in the night.
2007-03-22 06:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by not too creative 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try hiring a nanny for the night-time.
2007-03-22 06:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by icecreamcafegraphics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give the kid up for adoption
2007-03-22 06:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋