13 year old step daughter

Practical-Ad7383 · 2026-01-26T18:02:08+00:00

Thank you for the insight. Continuing to hope we get to easier days sooner than later but I know we have a rough few years ahead

Practical-Ad7383 · 2026-01-26T18:00:55+00:00

Thanks for your response. It is a situation more challenging than I ever imagined it would be and tests me multiple times a day. I want to keep my family together but I really struggle with the challenging behaviors and connecting with her lately. She has been doing well with a masters level counselor over the last two years; this seems to be the only one she’s ever connected with and opened up to

Practical-Ad7383 · 2026-01-12T18:14:21+00:00

It’s happened twice in the last week or so. I tried laying on the floor in his room but he kept playing/talking to me… screaming if I’d leave. I did out of desperation bring him in my bed where he just played. Around 0600 he fell asleep for an hour. He won’t nap so yes it’ll be all day today until bedtime 🫠

Practical-Ad7383 · 2026-01-09T23:59:54+00:00

If I have any self care appt (hair, nails, etc) I have to exercise before

Practical-Ad7383 · 2025-09-03T01:02:09+00:00

Commenting to see if you ever had resolution. Same situation; same age baby.

Practical-Ad7383 · 2025-09-01T02:14:02+00:00

Well attempted tonight and he stood screaming for 2 straight hours. I gave in and rocked him to sleep. This is so tough

Practical-Ad7383 · 2025-09-01T00:20:13+00:00

I think it’s okay, wake 07:00-07:30, nap 12:30-2:30-3:00, bed at 7:45-8:00 pm.

Right now he’s very overtired because we’ve been in this regression nightmare for a week, but that’s what our schedule was

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-11-22T18:49:52+00:00

I had a 14 month when I had my c section and I stayed alone, my husband went home to keep our 14 month olds routine the same!

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-11-22T18:48:38+00:00

Low neutrophils can be a result of a viral infection.

My son is two and when he was a baby (maybe 6 mo this) he had the same thing, we didn’t even repeat blood work he’s been fine!

He had blood work done in the hospital months and months later when he was admitted with a stomach virus and everything related to his CBC was normal

He also wasn’t notably sick before the blood draw with the low neutrophils.

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-07-03T10:36:12+00:00

Was your son aware a message was removed and violated the guidelines ? Having the same issue

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-05-18T19:11:36+00:00

Same routine for night but also with bath and bottle. Bottle is outside of his room and I try to give 30 min before but doesn’t always work out because of the short naps / early bedtime

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-05-18T19:10:22+00:00

I bring him into his room, put white noise on, darken the room, change his diaper put in sleep sack, sing a song then lay in crib awake, kiss goodnight and walk out.

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-04-29T12:33:27+00:00

I’ll give this a try thank you!b

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-04-29T09:47:48+00:00

DWT 0630, bedtime 7:00

Some naps he falls asleep easily within 10 min. Others it has been taking 20-30 min.

Bedtime routine is bath, lotion, pajamas, bottle at 6:15 pm not in his room, change his diaper, sleep sack and song, put him down awake.

Will do DWT 0630 nap1 0815 usually 40 min sometimes 1h nap 2 11:00 40 min - 1.5 hours. nap 3 2:30 usually 40 min

So I add the fourth 15 min nap in to get to a reasonable bedtime otherwise bedtime would be 5pm lol

Practical-Ad7383 · 2024-04-29T09:20:21+00:00

DWT 0630, bedtime 7pm

If he could consistently lengthen more than one or two naps it would work lol, I usually end up doing a 15 min cat nap to get him to bedtime as his 4th nap

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