Sleep Problem / Apnea

My Sleeping Angel..

 

Sejak lepas operation haritu, mama notice Z selalu bangun malam. Well, dia takde lah bangun and wide awake gitu (ada few occassion jugak actually yg dia bangun n main2), mostly dia cuma terjaga and then 'humming' toss n turn and trying to get back to sleep. at least 2-3 kali jugak tetiap malam.. kadang2 more than 5 times! (memang zombie la mama di siang hari)

Kalau mama cepat2 tepuk2 dia, dia akan tido balik.. tapi kalau mama pun tak sedar, he could end up awake the whole night! Sebelum operation pun dia memang selalu turn n toss around masa tido. orang kita cakap 'tido buas'. Tapi dia punya 'buas' tu memang constantly. unless kalau dia betul2 penat. 

Cikgu pun selalu komplen dia nampak penat dan mengantuk di sekolah. Masa awal2 tu mama relatekan dengan his bowel problem.. but then bila dah buat operation, things just gotten worst.

Sleep apnea is very common in Down Syndrome. Tapi mama tak rasa keadaan Z chronic sangat.. but since we had appointment with his Paed today, mama mention jer la.. dia kata kalau sleep apnea ni selalunya tidur berdengkur, sometime the child will have to sleep in sitting position so they can breath. Z takde lah berdengkur sangat.. kalau penat jer.. he also did not sleep in sit up position. Tapi mama notice he does strecth his neck while sleeping. Always. Sebabkan dia tidur meniarap, Dr Murnaghan kata maybe that's how he try to overcome his breathing problem. Hmmm... Pastu kalau dia tidur terlentang, mesti dia akan tersedak air liur. Kadang2 sampai menangis la..

Dr Murnaghan will refer us to ENT specialist to do a check on his throat. Kalau his airway kecik, kena la buat sleep study.

Dr. Murnaghan tanya jugak, masa kat hospital tu diorang tak noticed ke Z selalu bangun malam.. Masalahnya nurse datang every hour, so every hour lah Z terjaga.. Lagipun dia on a lot of pain killer, memang keje tido jer la.. Tapi bila difikirkan balik, mama baru teringat, masa Z kat hospital tu, memang heart rate dia (when he's asleep) terlalu tinggi/rendah. Asik berbunyi jer heart rate monitor tu.. first few days tu kena guna mesin CTG utk monitor. Sampai kena buat ECHO lah.. But his heart is perfect. Pastu lak, memang dia susah sangat nak tido time tu.. kadang2 sampai 2 dose nurofen nurse bagi, tak jugak tido.. Dia memang tak boleh bergerak sangat pun sebab sakit kan.. Hmm.. Hmmm... Now that I've read more about sleep apnea and its effect, the more I am getting nervous about it.. Mesti lambat lagi nak dapat appointment pun kan.. sigh...

Anyway, for the last few weeks.. (2-3 minggu jugak) mama bought few Essentials Oils. One of it call 'peaceful' which could help with sleep problem (and anxiety). Sejak pakai EO ni mama perasan he is sleeping better. But still there were nights yg dia akan bangun 2-3 kali.. tapi ada jugak malam yg Z tak bangun langsung! at least some improvements la.. I will blog about EO in details kalau ada masa :D