Pure Exhaustion?

[GirlMomma]

Yep. She probably lets him crash wherever.

[Annalee]

DCB come in bright eyed and bushy tailed today,....so nice.....he's been with papa all weekend.....so it has to be something to do with dcm's home.??

[GirlMomma]

Totally agree!

[GirlMomma]

Yeah, that seems odd.

[GirlMomma]

Thank you, BC!

[Annalee]

I've had him since birth; kept his sibling and his MOTHER LOL so we know each other well; the sibling did the same thing many days.....I only have him till the summer as he will be going to the local school (income-elligible) pre-k in the fall.....so I'm just biding my time, Some things happen that I just have to let go in my old age. LOL

[Pestle]

Yes, I have had three children like those. Two of them were siblings. And I confirmed from talking with the parents that they were regularly up to 11 PM or later watching TV with their fathers.

What I do now is contact the families for pick up if a child is too sleepy to make it through the day. If you have a child that is usually awake and then one day falls asleep in their lunch, they are almost certainly getting sick. If you have a child who can never make it more than an hour or two after drop off, and they are old enough to be on a one nap schedule, there's either something medically wrong with them or something behaviorally wrong with the parents, and it should be the responsibility of the parents to follow through. This is a critical life stage and the kids deserve their brains to be operating during it.

[Blackcat31]

I expressed my concern with DCP (this is so unusual) and they took her to the doctor today. The child’s blood work shows she has high levels of iron… but DCM says it’s a deficiency. I’m confused & perhaps she’s using the word “deficiency” incorrectly?

Have any of you experienced this?

From a quick Google search I found:

The absorption of lead can cause iron deficiency and may further cause anemia.
Lead causes anemia by impairing heme synthesis and increasing the rate of red blood cell destruction. On the other hand, it is also possible that iron deficiency, which is a proven cause of anemia, leads to increase in the absorption of lead in the body, resulting in high blood lead levels.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...0%5B29%2C30%5D.

[Annalee]

Agreed girlmomma and same here! It's about health sometimes, sometimes simply respect for doing what you are told.....times are so different...

[GirlMomma]

Annalee I remember as a kid, we would get put down for rest time. Whether we slept or not was on us - but we had to lay there in bed to reset. It was usually during the time my mom/grandma was watching their soap operas. 😂

When I had my DD’s - I did the same for them. They didn’t need to sleep, but they needed to rest and reset.

[INnewbie]

I just had DCG4 and DCB5 start last week and dad said that because of the previous daycare they went to, they were use to no naps. DCB has only napped one day, but DCG falls asleep in the play room while playing every single day. I move her and lay her down in the proper spot, but I just can’t imagine if she was falling asleep the entire day basically

[Annalee]

Probably, so Girlmomma! I am not a fan of melatonin and neither is this child's grandpa as he has expressed concern and I've shared what I know but i can't do everything for them. I've had family members give melatonin to their kids and the kids have night tremors/bad dreams/anger breakouts. Also your body stops making what it needs to after taking melatonin too long. The local pediatrician does not recommend it and sure discourages long uses of it Just my opinion! I think alot of these issues begin with a power struggle between parent/child then the meds come in to fix it. Again just my opinion! Parents need to be consistent and say 'go to bed' you don't have to sleep but stay in your bed and the child will gradually calm down to sleep but just my opinion!

[GirlMomma]

Annalee the mother is mixed up somewhere for sure!

[Annalee]

I wonder if she meant low iron, that will make you weak.......my dcb stays up all night with an ipad or tv watching.

[GirlMomma]

I expressed my concern with DCP (this is so unusual) and they took her to the doctor today. The child’s blood work shows she has high levels of iron… but DCM says it’s a deficiency. I’m confused & perhaps she’s using the word “deficiency” incorrectly?

Have any of you experienced this?