At some point in time, moms will have a 2, then a 3, year old boy. Now I hope others can learn from my parenting difficulties so you can avoid them.
#1 -- Choose a different battle than the one about your child not eating.
#2 -- Don't muddle in their pooping business.
Vance has not had a serious poop for more than 2 weeks. So I took him into the doctor after trying what I thought was everything. She just said more Miralax & mineral oil. She pushed on the boy's tummy and sure enough she could feel a clogged system. We will see how the next several days ago and if he is able to get cleaned out. She even spoke off a clinic in Seattle that specializes in kids pooping cause of the stress if causes families. (Oh I'll tell you about the stress if you need me to.)
Vance likes familiar places. We had visited the doctor's office about 6 weeks ago (he seriously bumped his fingers on the trampoline). Today, though, we patiencely waited 50 minutes before being called by the nurse. I was very irritated. Vance played, then we played fishing with a measuring tape in my purse, and found other things to pass the time. He was a difficult fish to catch. Then after 50 minutes, we waited longer in the room. We were in there for 2 hours!!! Thank goodness my mom was able to help me by taking Zoie to dance and taking Arya home otherwise I would have had to leave.
It was stressful. All in all, my stress did not get to Vance. He did such a wonderful job for a 3 year old who just desperately wants to get the poop out. Poor thing.
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Oh, poor Vance! And poor Carrie! Gosh, what a nuisance. I hate the doctor's office more than anything, most especially with kids. We'll be praying for Vance that he can get things moving. :) Unfiltered apple juice does it for me, so whenever Henry requests juice, that's what I give him just to keep things regular. Sounds like Vance needs something a little more serious now, but maybe when he's back on track you can try the "apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Today was a fun day, poop an all. Trusting everyone had a grand evening. Little man seemed pretty happy all day, with easy movements instead of being painful; that was a good thing. I was also proud of how he drank the poop movin' stuff, like he realized it was the ticket to freedom.
As a nurse - can you give him some apple juice and somehow sneak some fiber in his diet? And don't obsess about it - just ensure that he's drinking plenty of fluids and then monitor closely for abdominal pain. There's a cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, the comedian's wife) about how to "sneak" veggies into stuff - maybe that could help, too.
Often children will control their poop as they may feel stressed and know that it's somehow a way to control their parents.
Sorry you had to wait so long at the doctor's office! I go twice weekly, so I know ALL about waiting.
Thinking of you and your family - miss you!
Sonya
Poor little darlin Vance. Glad the story has a happy "ending". Yikes, it's one of my worst fears and thank goodness a rarity.
Talk about patience! That office wait was ridiculous. You're a saint Carrie.
I have so little patience waiting at the doctor's office - especially with several little kids. Carrie I am always amazed at your fortitude. And I totally agree with the food thing - we have spent way to much time and stress worrying about what/how much our kids are eating.
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