http://gratification-disorder.org A place for parents and care givers of children with Gratification Disorder Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:42:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en who are only reading part of my blogs and then commenting - please read the site entirely before you make your own comments !! Once again to clarify for those of you who aren't able to read ... GD has controlled my daughter's life from the time she was 11 months ... http://gratification-disorder.org/to-those-of-you/ I am still here and reading all your posts. Some how time is just flying by and I didn't realize how long it's been since I wrote something. We do still have GD in our life ( now 3 &1/2 yrs old) it unfortunately hasn't gone away completely. It does ... http://gratification-disorder.org/just-to-let-you-know/ This past Saturday she woke and asked to go on the potty. After she went (pee) I kept the diaper off and got out her sticker chart and "Ta Da" a whole day with NO accidents - including her own (unforced / not traumatic) bowel movements. She ... http://gratification-disorder.org/amazing/ Yes!! we're still here and the GD is still present. It has started to lessen a little - AGAIN. However, I do still feel that her bowels (constipation) cause her GD "flare" up. Once again, despite a diet full of fiber - fruits, veggies, flax seed, etc., her constipation has ... http://gratification-disorder.org/well/ So http://gratification-disorder.org/back-to-the-beginning/ So, we've all been very sick here on our end - the Flu. Intially when the systoms started for my daughter I saw some GD. AS I expected to see more for she'd need more soothing. But I wasn't ready for this ... SHE HAS STOPPED!!!! Thursday while I was ... http://gratification-disorder.org/wow-2/ Things have gotten very crazy here for us - life getting busy with these beautifully snny days I mean. But I have been reading all the post and still are in touch with other parents. We are still working with the OT and have made AWESOME progress. As soon as ... http://gratification-disorder.org/yes-we-are-still-here/ Well ... Yes, we're back to the begginning. However, this time we understand it all a little better. The reason why we came back to square one was because somehow we let the ball drop on her bowel movements. She had not gone in six days! Yes that was six ... http://gratification-disorder.org/update/ YES - That's right SIX full weeks without GD. Not one second here or there. Trust me I kept looking for it everywhere. Around every corner, every quite moment, I opened her door while napping / sleeping just to peek, NEVER did I see it. What a wonderful six week ... http://gratification-disorder.org/six-weeks/ O.k. so are you ready for this ... ABSOLUTELY NO GRATIFICATION DISORDER FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK !!!!!!!!! I mean nothing - nada - zip. It's like she just woke and said nope don't this anymore. And "NO" I don't think it's because she has outgrown this. I really feel in my ... http://gratification-disorder.org/wow/