This is something that's been going on for awhile, although I've been
pretty
quiet about it until now. I'm just so frustrated at this point I had to
post. (I apologize in advance if it sounds like I'm "complaining" about
one
of my kids.)
Kyra has always been fussy. She started out as a colicky baby and has
always
been hard to please. For some time now, she's been hypersensitive to
*everything*. We just never know what's going to set her off (and she's
LOUD, whether she's happy or upset). It's gotten to the point where we
have
to separate the twins at least part of the time because whenever Camille
utters even a tiny whimper/cry (she hardly ever cries) or even when she
squeals in delight, Kyra will just totally lose it and will start
crying/screaming (same thing happens if another baby/child cries). And
she'll just start crying/screaming out-right when there's nothing
seemingly
wrong. We've gotten her ears checked time after time (always perfect). I
even had her urine checked for a UTI last week (at the suggestion of her
pedi, who wanted to rule out obvious physical causes). Negative, of
course.
Yesterday I took her to see an ENT to have her tonsils/adenoids checked
out,
because she rubs her eyes a lot throughout the day like she's tired, and
she
also drools excessively. (From what I've read, there seems to be a link
between restless sleep and drooling and enlarged tonsils/adenoids, so I
figured it couldn't hurt.) Her tonsils are normal-sized. Since she sneezes
a
fair amount every day, the ENT gave me some Nasonex samples to try (enough
for a month--we'll try 'em out and go back to reevaluate next month). Kyra
may very well have allergies, but I don't think that's all that's causing
her extreme fussiness.
I'm thinking my next step is to have her tested for sensory integration
issues. In addition to the fussiness and intolerance for various things,
she
has some quirky habits, like loving to spin and jump, walking on her
tiptoes, and running back and forth from person to person/object to
object,
slamming into each person or object before running to the other side. And
I
think she experiences sensory overload in certain situations. I mentioned
this suspicion to her pedi last week, and I'm going to request a referral
to
a developmental pedi (or whoever does the evaluations) to have her checked
out soon. I do think there's something there...
OK...aside from the physical causes mentioned above and SID, does anyone
recognize red flags for anything else?? I know that we as a group have
many
kids with special needs, so I thought I'd tap into this vast sea of
knowledge.
Thanks for any input!!
Mary
--
Mommy to three wonderful, IUI miracle girls:
Rayna Marie (a.k.a. Bayne) 1/20/03 (@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
40 weeks, 8 lbs. 10 oz.)
Kyra Nicole (a.k.a. Kere Bear) 9/20/06 (@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
37 weeks, 8 lbs. 4 oz.)
Camille Elizabeth (a.k.a. Cammy) 9/20/06 (@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
37 weeks, 6 lbs. 3 oz.)
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