(Hugs). I have a non-crib non-napper too these days and crappy husband problems. I'm sorry you're going through this. If she will nap for me, she will sometimes fall asleep in the car or stroller versus taking crib naps at home. So I've stopped having expectations of napping at home, carry on with my day, stuff her in the car seat to go about my tasks and sometimes she will fall asleep. When at home, I've baby proofed every room (meaning removed dangerous items out of her reach) and just drag her room to room with me.
Post by southernbelle on Dec 5, 2014 21:50:42 GMT -5
Have you tried calling about the medical bills and seeing if you can get a discount if you pay it all in one lump fee? A lot of clinics and hospitals will do this at this time of year; other times if the bill is close to going to collections they will offer it also. If not, most will work with you on payment plans.
How important is being a vet to you? Vet school is usually harder then med school to get into. Not to be a debbie downer, I would also look at how much debt school is going to rack up and how much you can get paid in your area as a vet. Most of the vets I know don't actually make all that much but have as much student loan debt as med school grads. The lifestyle is also fairly demanding as well.
Have you tried calling about the medical bills and seeing if you can get a discount if you pay it all in one lump fee? A lot of clinics and hospitals will do this at this time of year; other times if the bill is close to going to collections they will offer it also. If not, most will work with you on payment plans.
Try this. I've had good luck. Many places will do 25% off.
If it's out-of-network or you don't have insurance coverage, you might be able to get them to take even less. We ended up paying $1200 for a $7000 bill a few years ago due to it being out of network. (It took a lot of fighting but they wrote a bunch of it off and took payment as if I were in-network.)
Did she ever sleep in a swing? Not sure how big she is, but the swing might help soothe her to sleep. I know she's an older infant, but people have had babies napping in the swing for up to a year. I credit the swing to helping J soothe to sleep and learn how to nap.
I'm so sorry for everything you are going through, so many (((Hugs))). I wish I had some good advice, but all I can offer is my support. I know we had our girls in the swing for a while for naps when nothing else would work. Sounds like your Grandmother needs to get on board too with trying to get her to nap in her crib, consistency helps.
I'm so sorry. That's so much to deal with at once! I am thinking of you and sending wishes for he best possible outcome.
On the nap front, have you tried putting her down before she shows tired signs? Or a 2-3-4 schedule? DS was a huge sleep fighter, so I can't really offer advice that worked but some things I wish I had tried earlier on that may have helped.
Post by catwithspots on Dec 6, 2014 14:57:46 GMT -5
DS would not nap flat while teething. All the slobber that comes with teething would pool in his mouth and he would wake up coughing and upset. For naps during teething time, I gave him Motrin and small cool bottle and let him sleep in his bouncer or car seat.
10 months is prime time for the more painful teeth to break through the gums.
I'd like to add to this. My daughter and I got attacked by our neighbor's dogs while on a walk today. Fml.
Whoa! I'm so sorry! Are you guys hurt?
No. I kicked the crap out of the dogs and positioned the stroller away from them until the owners came. They blamed me so I called the cops. Police and animal control came. Found out one of the dogs isn't vaccinated against rabies, so they got ticketed and fined.