Two Way Baby Monitor » Questions & Answers http://twowaybabymonitor.org Hot Deals, Product News & User Views Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Was I dreaming, Sleep walking or losing my mind? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/was-i-dreaming-sleep-walking-or-losing-my-mind/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/was-i-dreaming-sleep-walking-or-losing-my-mind/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:32:29 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/was-i-dreaming-sleep-walking-or-losing-my-mind/ Question by Q T: Was I dreaming, Sleep walking or losing my mind?
First off, I am a serious (surprisingly funny sometimes), easy going, optimistic, family oriented person. I write from home and am happily married with two sweet babies. No mental health problems but I do have sleeping problems (insomnia). I rarely get a good night’s sleep, when I do, I wake constantly and have many vivid easily recalled dreams.

But last night was the first time I’ve ever experienced this (sort of, I did sleepwalk and talk once when I was a teen when my little sister was in the hospital but this was different).

My husband says I was in the middle of a dream state but I wonder if I’m just plain losing my mind.

Here’s what happened:
I was asleep and thought I heard a toddler say over the baby monitor, “Where’s my Mommy?”
Then I heard my husband groggily ask me, “What’s wrong?” That’s when I realized I was standing in the middle of my bedroom. I looked at my husband and thought, “Who is that (man)! Was I sleeping there? Where is the Mommy that’s supposed to be here? Is she missing?”

I felt scared and scooted off to my children’s room, sat down on the bed next to my oldest and instantly felt, “Safer.” And then I felt worried and thought, “Where’s my Mommy? Why am I here?” I felt like I was 7 yrs old. (It was unreal how weird that felt) Immediately after I asked myself why I was there, I looked at my children again (without realizing what my relationship was to them) and felt very panicky and thought, “(more importantly) Where is THEIR Mommy!? Why are they alone?”

(keep in mind, this all happened very quickly) Then I felt very confused and worried and scared and trying to figure out what was going on, I kept looking at (my) kids and trying to process why I was there… when I suddenly realized **I** was their Mommy!

I said aloud, “I’m their Mommy!!” And then I felt normal again but I was very disturbed by what had just happened and asked myself how could I ever forget my kids who I love more than anything. And why I had felt like a child and didn’t know where I was!

If I could describe it any other way, it was like my 7 yr old self had just woken up in my adult body and was totally confused as to where it was and why the “Mom” who was supposed to be there was missing.

I have no idea what to think of this. Was I sleepwalking and dreaming? Was it psychological?

Thanks ahead of time, I appreciate any insight! :)

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Answer by IntuitiveImpressions
As a mom myself, I was always kind of half asleep/half awake when my kids were little. So it is not strange that you would be hearing things or fearing that you were not attending to their needs, even in your sleep.

Most dreams are messages from the subconscious mind, which picks up on cues and clues that the conscious mind is in denial of. Basically, I believe that there are FOUR types of dreams: 1. symbolic dreams; 2. dreams that rehash the day’s events; 3. messages from the subconscious that are straight messages and not symbolic, and finally, 4 psychic/premonition dreams or dreams that actually predict coming events.

I have had many psychic dreams. It is a gift. Those who do not or have not had them do not understand the gift.

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/was-i-dreaming-sleep-walking-or-losing-my-mind/feed/ 1 how is this fair?? foster siblings get job handed to them? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/how-is-this-fair-foster-siblings-get-job-handed-to-them/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/how-is-this-fair-foster-siblings-get-job-handed-to-them/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:02:49 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/how-is-this-fair-foster-siblings-get-job-handed-to-them/ Question by sandy: how is this fair?? foster siblings get job handed to them?
i am 21 and just recently quit a crap job that i’ve had for 3 years. i had been apply for various jobs, non stop for over a year before i finally got hired somewhere better. i worked hard to find this new job.

i have 2 teenage foster sisters, who have been with us for 8 months. they have never had any kind of job before and their social worker sets them both up with jobs, in a daycare, just “monitoring” toddlers and kids 9-5. this was only maybe 3 weeks long, temp, summer thing. i’m annoyed, as is my actual sisters, because we all had to work on our own to find a job. while these two girls, who have absolutely no common sense whatsoever, just get jobs handed to them by the state.

my parents have been doing foster care since i was born, so 21 years. i’ve never enjoyed the fact that we do this, i know that sounds terrible but it really is hard on the biological family, that part, no one sees, nor cares about. foster kids in our home have always been babied by their S.W, and would get everything they wanted, mainly toys and clothes. now its jobs?

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Answer by Wascally Wabbit
Life isn’t fair.

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/how-is-this-fair-foster-siblings-get-job-handed-to-them/feed/ 1 Q&A: 4 month old rolling over and sleeping face down…it’s getting ridiculous!? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-4-month-old-rolling-over-and-sleeping-face-down-its-getting-ridiculous/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-4-month-old-rolling-over-and-sleeping-face-down-its-getting-ridiculous/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:23:30 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-4-month-old-rolling-over-and-sleeping-face-down-its-getting-ridiculous/ Question by Laura C: 4 month old rolling over and sleeping face down…it’s getting ridiculous!?
I know there probably isn’t a real good answer to this problem other than, ‘flip her back over’, but our just turned 4 month old little girl is as stubborn as her daddy and insists on flipping over onto her stomach and night and attaching herself like a barnacle onto the mattress with her mouth.

The other night I put her to bed, then all of a sudden heard these Darth Vader-like sounds coming through the monitor and thought “I should NOT be able to hear her breathe through the monitor!!” and went tearing upstairs to find her on her tummy, face down in the mattress, mouth wide open and breathing out of the sides of her mouth. I flipped her back over, but she keeps doing it. I get up every hour or less to check on her to make sure she’s not doing that… its getting out of control.

I talked to the doctor, and he said that she’s still a little young for her to be doing this without problems. He said babies this young, even though she is able to flip herself over to that point (contd)
She is still a slight SIDS risk because of re-breathing carbon dioxide for long periods of time. She may not wake up or move her head before she would be in trouble from it.
SO, what can I do? Any tips? Really, I think I am just stuck waking up 10 times a night to check on her. And OF COURSE she just started sleeping through the night, but now I am getting up more than I did when she wasn’t sleeping through the night!!

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Answer by Tays Mommy
wow that’s really scary..but I might have a solution for you. They make these little cone looking pillows that have a little pad attaching them that you can prop around your baby and she lays on the pad in the middle so that she can’t roll at all. They definitely have them at Babies R US and probably Walmart too. You can Velcro them to fit snugly on each side of your baby. Hope this helps!

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-4-month-old-rolling-over-and-sleeping-face-down-its-getting-ridiculous/feed/ 8 Q&A: Pediatrician has concern for my son’s weight, I can’t see what the problem is? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-pediatrician-has-concern-for-my-sons-weight-i-cant-see-what-the-problem-is/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-pediatrician-has-concern-for-my-sons-weight-i-cant-see-what-the-problem-is/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:32:58 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-pediatrician-has-concern-for-my-sons-weight-i-cant-see-what-the-problem-is/ Question by KS: Pediatrician has concern for my son’s weight, I can’t see what the problem is?
At his year check up (done at 14 months,) the pediatrician announced she is concerned for his weight and placed him on “monitoring.” (Frequent checkups/weigh-ins, plus listing what I feed him.) His weight has started to level. He was a VERY chunky baby in the beginning, and has since thinned out a bit. He was in the 90th % in the first few months and is now at the 40th % a year later.

I tried to explain that since learning to walk he hardly sits still and probably burns a ton or calories. I also mentioned he was (and still is slightly) breastfed which would have made a difference on the charts. That was countered with, “No, formula and breastmilk has the same number of calories, so there would be no difference in weight gain.”

I feed him three times a day with snacks in between. Everything is healthy, fruits, veggies, cereals, etc. (Although the doctor balked when I said he eats what I eat for meals, including meat…supposed to be feeding him meals for toddlers whatever that is?) He drinks several cups of milk a day, drinks water, no juice. His portions are nearly as large as mine and he eats the majority of it.

I seriously don’t see what is wrong and why he needs to be monitored now. But they offered little in suggestions. Only to give him milk with his meals, which I do. Also told to feed him toddler appropriate meals. When I asked her to explain, I am supposed to buy iron-fortified cereal, but all the ones he eats claim they are on the box. Also, I thought oatmeal would be okay for breakfast, but it is not?

Help? Suggestions?

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Answer by blair
Formula and breastmilk do NOT have the same number of calories, your ped is wrong! I would seriuosly consider asking your friends if theirs are better, cuz i would not want to stick with that guy.

Oatmeal is great for breakfast. It’s filling and oats are extremely healthy and it’s easy for them to swallow.

If they want him to have more iron, just make sure he snacks on cheerios along with everything else. The multigrain ones taste great to toddlers.

It’s normal for a breastfed baby to be chunky at first and then get thin when he starts walking. This is the way babies are supposed to be, but here in America we have a real childhood obesity problem and formula contributes to that problem.

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-pediatrician-has-concern-for-my-sons-weight-i-cant-see-what-the-problem-is/feed/ 9 weight charts no longer for healthy kids? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/weight-charts-no-longer-for-healthy-kids/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/weight-charts-no-longer-for-healthy-kids/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:41:46 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/weight-charts-no-longer-for-healthy-kids/ Question by danlein: weight charts no longer for healthy kids?
I am a mother of 4.
My height is in the 60th percentile, my weight is in the 3rd percentile.
My 8 year old’s weight is in the 6th%
My 6 Year old isn’t even on the chart at 35lbs
My 3 year old is at 48%
and my 1 year old is at the 3rd%
Their father is slightly below average weight and height.
Our new Dr. is “very concerned” about their weight.
I explained they come from a geneticly SMALL family but he continues to ask us to come in to be “monitored”
He seems to be hinting around an accusation of neglect, which is completely absurd.
My children eat 3 meals a day as well as 2-3 snacks.
I even buy about 0 a month worth of Boost high calorie drinks for the kids.
We eat healthy food…we just always have. My children do not enjoy exxcessive amounts of junk food because it has never been part of their diet.
The Dr’s main concern is how they compare to the infamous “weight chart”
My children don’t gain as fast as other kids.
I suspect all these fat kids raised on nothing but McDonalds are throwing the curve off.
My kids are healthy and geneticly as they should be.
I don’t see what the big deal is??
I was a 9lb baby…that doesn’t mean I should follow that percentile curve my whole life!! Why would a dr. expect “average sized” kids from less than average sized parents?!

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Answer by Greeneyed
see a new doctor

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/weight-charts-no-longer-for-healthy-kids/feed/ 7 Q&A: Irregular Hearbeat.. Now they’re sending me to a Maternal Fetal Specialist :(? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-irregular-hearbeat-now-theyre-sending-me-to-a-maternal-fetal-specialist/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-irregular-hearbeat-now-theyre-sending-me-to-a-maternal-fetal-specialist/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:35:00 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-irregular-hearbeat-now-theyre-sending-me-to-a-maternal-fetal-specialist/ Question by Allycea’s Mommy: Irregular Hearbeat.. Now they’re sending me to a Maternal Fetal Specialist :( ?
I went for a DR appointment last Monday, and during the routine heartbeat check, the doctor noticed that the baby had an irregular heartbeat. I was sent for an ultrasound sound, and sure enough, the baby’s heart beat was irregular (it would skip every so often). He said that it could be caused by too much caffeine ingestion (which over the weekend, I drank about 6-7 glasses of tea, plus a small cup of coffee Monday morning). OK so they wanted me to lay off the caffeine and go by and have another check up ultrasound on Wednesday. The baby’s heartbeat was regulating, but still skipped a couple times, PLUS the ultrasound tech noticed what to her looked like the beginnings of placenta abruptio. So they sent me up to L&D to “monitor” me. As the day went on, I had 2 more ultrasounds done, and by the time the Maternal Fetal Specialist came in to do his ultrasound, he couldn’t see anything wrong with the placenta, only thing he noticed was the heartbeat. He said it was fetal arrhythmia, and they want to send me to get an echo-cardiogram. The maternal fetal specialist said basically that he’s not concerned with the heartbeat issue, and that it’s not very umcommon. I’m still really scared though. We’ve never had any problems with the baby’s heartbeat until now, its always been really strong. But what worries me even more is the fact that while I was in the hospital, they gave me 2 steriod shots to help with the baby’s lung development in case I have to deliver early, and put me on Procardia to stop the braxton hicks contractions that I’m having.

I’m only 34 weeks, and terrified that something might be wrong with the baby and that I’ll deliver early. Has anybody gone through this or does anybody have some words of advice? I’m really freaking out.

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Answer by Kiley Angel
Well I can completely understand how scared you must be but, if you say the specialist didn’t seem all that concerned about it then that is probably a good sign that it may be a minor problem that is not life threatening and will be able to be dealt with easily or not at all. My only real advice is keep in touch with your doctors and I am sure if there is real cause for concern at any point they will make you aware of the situation. Try and relax and pray for the safety and well being of your little one!

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-irregular-hearbeat-now-theyre-sending-me-to-a-maternal-fetal-specialist/feed/ 1 What does this dream mean? I had an itty bitty thumb sized baby that lived, and I kept it on a necklace? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/what-does-this-dream-mean-i-had-an-itty-bitty-thumb-sized-baby-that-lived-and-i-kept-it-on-a-necklace/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/what-does-this-dream-mean-i-had-an-itty-bitty-thumb-sized-baby-that-lived-and-i-kept-it-on-a-necklace/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:33:36 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/what-does-this-dream-mean-i-had-an-itty-bitty-thumb-sized-baby-that-lived-and-i-kept-it-on-a-necklace/ Question by What Dreams May Come: What does this dream mean? I had an itty bitty thumb sized baby that lived, and I kept it on a necklace?
I had this dream last night that I had an itty bitty baby the size of my thumb, and it was clinging to life like nothin’ doin’. I kept it on a necklace so I could hear its heartbeat at all times. At one point in the dream, some nun nurse people took it away for “monitoring” and kept it under this lamp. I flipppped out nervous because I couldn’t hear its heartbeat at all times that way. I don’t remember whether or not I got it back. (and by the way I say “it” because I don’t remember if it was a boy or a girl. It was more like a little fairy without its wings or something.)

What does this dream mean?

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Answer by MiiMii
Aww that sounds so cute :) I think maybe it might means that you will have a baby in the future.

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I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my first baby. He’s a boy. Since 15 weeks along he has been measuring a week to two weeks bigger. I just had an ultrasound done at 29w 6d and his femur, head, and body were measuring about 32 and 33 weeks. My doctor said its good it’s been consistant, but he still wants to do some “fetal monitoring” when I’m around 32 or 34 weeks. Has anyone else experienced a bigger baby that came out healthy and fine? And what exactly is fetal monitoring?
He weighed in at 3lbs 6 ounces when I was 29w 6d.

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Answer by nicole m
yes i have had this experience it is just fine my baby was also 9 pounds when he was bonr he learned how to walk faster and now he sayd a few words and he is almosta year old

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/my-baby-is-measuring-2-weeks-bigger/feed/ 4 “Placenta fully aged” – what does this mean? why do i have so many dr.s appointments?? help!? http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-s-appointments-help/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-s-appointments-help/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:40:16 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-s-appointments-help/ Question by Anonymous Person: “Placenta fully aged” – what does this mean? why do i have so many dr.s appointments?? help!?
1. I have a bicornuate uterus
2. I have low amniotic fluids
3. My placenta is “fully aged” [?]

So I had an ultrasound appointment today [I normally have them every 2 weeks].. Well my Specialist took one look at the ultrasound and shook his said saying, “No, no.. Her placenta is fully aged. Put her on monitoring” and walked out.. So the ultrasound technician said now I’m on monitoring.. Which means I have to drive out of town twice a week to get an ultrasound at some special place.. I think it’s like a half an hour away.. Not that bad.. But should I be freak out?? I mean, I have my specialist/ultrasound visits every other week, my regular OB visits every other week, and now these out of town ultrasound visits twice a week??? It seems a little excessive to me, is something wrong?? What does it mean my “placenta is fully aged”??? My baby is only 4 lbs right now.. I’m so scared he will be born too early and have poor lungs, deformed body parts and grow to be short… HELP
I’m currently 33 weeks pregnant.

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Answer by mystic_eye_cda
An aged placenta means that the placenta may not be functioning as well as it should; so they are going to monitor the baby’s growth. If the baby stops growing well then they will start looking into possibly delivering the baby preterm.

Sheesh I am coming up with nothing as far as links, sorry.
Untreated hypertension ups IUGR risk by two- to threefold – Chronic Condition

http://ncane.com/3uw

I know this is a blog, but I know this midwife she’s pretty good. Since she has added her e-mail to her public site why don’t you drop her a line? NavelgazingMidwife@gmail.com

http://observantmidwife.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-makes-placentas-healthy-or-not.html

The obstetrician will check amniotic fluid as the first indication of a failing placenta is sometimes a reduction in the amount of water around the baby. The position and maturity of the placenta are assessed. An overly mature (calcified) placenta can alert to the possibility of growth problems later on.

http://www.women24.com/Women24/Mother/Pregnancy/Article/0,,1-9-10_11446,00.html

http://www.naturalchildbirth.org/natural/resources/risk/risk01.htm

Specifically, smoking promotes calcification of the placenta, which may cause intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress in labor. But researchers at the University of Tennessee and other centers also found that higher intakes of the antioxidant vitamins E, C and beta-carotene could be linked to less calcification of placental tissue caused by smoking. In the study, the amount of daily antioxidants each woman consumed was calculated using the results of interviews with nutritionists.

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]]> http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-s-appointments-help/feed/ 3 Q&A: “Placenta fully aged”- what does this mean? Why do I have so many Dr. appointments? Someone please help! http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-appointments-someone-please-help/ http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-appointments-someone-please-help/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:11:57 +0000 admin http://twowaybabymonitor.org/questions-answers/qa-placenta-fully-aged-what-does-this-mean-why-do-i-have-so-many-dr-appointments-someone-please-help/ Question by Anonymous Person: “Placenta fully aged”- what does this mean? Why do I have so many Dr. appointments? Someone please help!
1. I have a bicornuate uterus
2. I have low amniotic fluids
3. My placenta is “fully aged” [?]

So I had an ultrasound appointment today [I normally have them every 2 weeks].. Well my Specialist took one look at the ultrasound and shook his said saying, “No, no.. Her placenta is fully aged. Put her on monitoring” and walked out.. So the ultrasound technician said now I’m on monitoring.. Which means I have to drive out of town twice a week to get an ultrasound at some special place.. I think it’s like a half an hour away.. Not that bad.. But should I be freak out?? I mean, I have my specialist/ultrasound visits every other week, my regular OB visits every other week, and now these out of town ultrasound visits twice a week??? It seems a little excessive to me, is something wrong?? What does it mean my “placenta is fully aged”??? My baby is only 4 lbs right now.. I’m so scared he will be born too early and have poor lungs, deformed body parts and grow to be short… HELP
I’m 33 weeks pregnant, currently.

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Answer by Bella Donna
If your doc. didnt explain all of this to you i think its time to find a new one.

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