What would bring you peace?

[ysette9]

As recounted by my husband:

My FIL was in the hospital with two grave diagnoses, best case scenario he has “a few years” left. A chaplain stops by his room and talks to my MIL, asking her “what would bring you peace?”

Her reply: “financial security”.

Chaplain: “uh, I was thinking more along the lines of hope and prayer.”

ROTFL

[nereo]

when I read the subject line I immediately though: A baby that sleeps through the night.

My grandmother had a similar line when my grandfather passed away.  The priest asked if she had found peace and her immediate reply was "it's been nothing but peaceful since he's gone".  She didn't mean it in a harsh way...

[ysette9]

God, i am right there with you on a baby sleeping through the night. When does that happen, again?

When my grandmother died the family had a similar reaction. It was very stressful leading up to that but once she was gone, it was this relief for everyone.

[nereo]

God, i am right there with you on a baby sleeping through the night. When does that happen, again?

When my grandmother died the family had a similar reaction. It was very stressful leading up to that but once she was gone, it was this relief for everyone.

No idea.  We're entering week 8 and the crying is still on the upswing; our pediatrician says its common for colicky babies to get more fussy for another 2 to 10 weeks (huge variance!).  Then things might settle down but sleeping through the night is probably monhts away for us. 
I read some of your comments in your earlier threads - has your child (about 1 year old?) gotten any easier yet?

[mm1970]

A break from the head lice.

Seriously

[ysette9]

A break from the head lice.

Seriously

Oh jeez, I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

[ysette9]

God, i am right there with you on a baby sleeping through the night. When does that happen, again?

When my grandmother died the family had a similar reaction. It was very stressful leading up to that but once she was gone, it was this relief for everyone.

No idea.  We're entering week 8 and the crying is still on the upswing; our pediatrician says its common for colicky babies to get more fussy for another 2 to 10 weeks (huge variance!).  Then things might settle down but sleeping through the night is probably monhts away for us. 
I read some of your comments in your earlier threads - has your child (about 1 year old?) gotten any easier yet?

Hahahha

I seem to only make babies who can’t sleep. Or maybe it is my own band parenting. Probably the latter.
In fairness, the baby is much much better than her sister was at the same age,  it she is still walking me up a couple of times a night. I need to suck it up and make her scream it out until she learns to not. I had literally done one night of that when she came down with a fever, so I nursed her at night for comfort and to help her get better sooner.

Sigh. Back to the hard work.

[Livingthedream55]

A break from the head lice.

Seriously

Oh jeez, I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

+2
That sucks- had a few bouts with my kids when they were younger (once on an European vacation!!)  The chemical pesticide treatments being sold are both dangerous and ineffective! The technique that worked for me was to slather each kids head with a ton of cheap dollar store conditioner - which makes any active critters sluggish for a little while (and helps loosen nits off the hair shafts) and use a good steel lice comb and go through every bit of hair (one daughter with extra thick hair took two hours, not kidding) and then I repeated daily for two weeks.

[mm1970]

A break from the head lice.

Seriously

Oh jeez, I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

+2
That sucks- had a few bouts with my kids when they were younger (once on an European vacation!!)  The chemical pesticide treatments being sold are both dangerous and ineffective! The technique that worked for me was to slather each kids head with a ton of cheap dollar store conditioner - which makes any active critters sluggish for a little while (and helps loosen nits off the hair shafts) and use a good steel lice comb and go through every bit of hair (one daughter with extra thick hair took two hours, not kidding) and then I repeated daily for two weeks.

It blows.

We had one round many years ago when kid #1 (only child) was in kindergarten.  We never got it.  I was pregnant.  Got rid of it, easy peasy.

Made it through kinder with kid #2 yay!  He picked it up at the summer program at school the summer after, boo!  Husband dodged it, but he had a bad case, I had it, big kid had a mild case.  That was 2 months ago.  Used the chemical treatments, combing, conditioner, etc. 

But it's back!  This time, big kid practically had a hotel in there.  Little one barely.  Parents dodged it.  Not sure where 12 yo picked it up, or if he just got reinfected from ... car, bike helmet, couch, headphones...??  That's the bummer part.  The not knowing.  The chemical shampoo worked (killed all the live ones), the conditioner was great.  We did 2 straight days of combing with conditioner - second round was clean.  Still checking daily.  Will follow up with one more chemical shampoo at the recommended 10 day point.

Ugh though.  The couch is covered in a sheet, the cushions are in the shed for two weeks, we bagged up the pillows, and we run all bedding through the dryer daily.  Blech.

If it happens again I'm shaving his head.