Well I finally took Alex to the doctor to try and see if there was maybe an actual reason for him waking up every hour. Hoping for an ear infection or something somewhere. Pretty much any excuse accept just a phase or a bad habit I am creating.
I got my excuse but now I would like to go back to hoping for a phase or bad habit I think. His tonsils are way too large which we already knew about and the doctor had previously told me that they would probably wait until he was 4 or 5 to remove them.
Our wait is over. His extremely large tonsils and adenoids have turned into sleep apnea! So apparently there is good reason why we are awake. He has stopped breathing! We now have an appointment on August 3rd with the surgeons. I am happy to eventually be able to get this resolved but the actual thought of the little guy in a hospital gown with an IV in him and a raspy little voice is a little sad. I know I am fortunate to have such minor problems with my otherwise healthy children but picture the little two year old before they knock him out and after he wakes up.
On a plus side the doctor says he will be speaking a lot clearer and hearing a lot better so we have sleep and more talking to look forward to!
2 comments:
ooh poor little guy, scray though. Glad you took him in and at least have answers now.
Good Job MOM!
Jacob has huge tonsils too...weird. He snores super loud so as I know of now he's still breathing all night, but that's scary. I'm glad you found out though!
Poor little man!
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