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April 21, 2006, 1:35 pm PDT
FEED ME !!!! SON HAS HYPOGLYCEMIA AND CANT SLEEP ALL NIGHT!!!
I dont want to alarm anyone, but there maybe a reason for the babies out there that dont sleep. My son is 51/2 and still gets 3AM feedings. He was diagnosed with Glycogen Storage Disease III when he had his 1 year check up. Dr noticed his liver being enlarged (pot bellied) Which is a metabolic disorder where he cant release his own stored blood sugar, so he MUST eat every 3-4 hours or he may (will) die. This is a rare genetic disorder, that he inherited from myself and his father(we are just carriers) and you have to have both parents as carriers. Thankfully he refused the pacifier by himself at 2 months and having twins 18 years earlier gave me the instinct to continue the 3 hour feeding routine. He is doing very well as long as he eats. He does realize now that he has to eat frequently and get his sugar from ANYTHING that HE WANTS to EAT which is kinda cool. So everone please dont rule out that there maybe a reason for the waking up and not sleeping through the night and have your child tested for LOW BLOOD SUGAR !!
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