Sleep help!

[PrincessFiona]

Alison, I co-slept with all of my kids. They are all good sleepers with the exception of during finals. DH was a CIO baby. He never goes to bed before midnight.

This is just another of those parenting things. Do what works for you but beyond that, most things are more out of our control than we would like to believe. It's been one of my biggest shockers as a mom.

[Deebs]

Cheri - Something you posted reminded me of this. When DD #1 has an eczema flair, she has a hard time sleeping. I have to give her a bath before bed, in Robethol, and Vanicream her head to toe. Then, I put her in PJs with feet while she's still sticky from the lotion.
Also, do you have any friends you can borrow a video monitor from? For the first time, I have one with this baby, and I let her be way more often because I can see that she's just fussing while still pretty much asleep, or if she really needs me. I don't think it's probably worth investing in at this point, but if you can borrow one for a couple of nights, it might give you an idea of what's going on.

[Urowife]

Absolutely LOVE our video monitor! I don't do CIO, but there are plenty of times when DD cries out, I check the video monitor and she's lying down asleep. When she's sitting up, I know there is no hope of her getting back to sleep on her own.

[SuzySunshine]

I don't know of anyone I can borrow one from but I've thought many times of buying one. Urowife, R is the same way - once he's sitting up I know he's not going back to sleep. I have gone in there a few times to find him asleep crying but I've been able to sneak back out without waking him up.

[Urowife]

Well, in case you decide to get one, this is the one we have: http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-...1409513&sr=8-1

It's a slightly older model, but I heard accounts that the newer model has a light that flashes periodically on the camera. Every now and then, the price drops to $112 or so. It's expensive, but it was so worth it for me.

[alison]

It was just my personal anecdote. After all, I can't get my kid to eat, so what do I know?

It was just my personal anecdote. After all, I can't get my kid to eat, so what do I know?

Hey, I can't get mine to come out from behind the props when there's a strange photographer in the room. They all come with their own set of challenges.

[houseelf]

They all come with their own set of challenges.

Holy Mother of God, yes they do. It sucks because all the great knowledge you get from the first one is not transferrable to the next one because they have totally different issues.

[DCJenn]

and thus, why I only have one. (among other reasons. like cold hard cash. but I digress) I least I know that when he's done with a stage I never have to relive the nightmare again. I still have PTSD from potty training.

J.

[SuzySunshine]

Didn't sleep through the night last night, same old same old.

[HouseofWool]

Cheri - I have hesitated to post because Sophie still doesn't sleep through the night consistently and she is 20 months. My mom swears that my sister didn't sleep well until she was 3! I have no real advice but I totally commiserate.

[v-girl]

3.5 (44 months) and still not sleeping through the night every night. Wakes at least once a week. But then he still isn't potty-trained. Ugh.

[Chrisada]

No advice just hugs! We are co-sleepers with the almost two-year-old and many times the almost four-year-old ends up at the bottom of our bed and he watches a movie to get to sleep. I'm horrible I know. Whenever I put DS2 in his crib he starts banging his head against the crib and hyperventilating. Why does Super Nanny make it look so easy???

[v-girl]

Super Nanny can kiss my hiney...after she potty trains my kid. If K wakes up before we're ready for him to be up, DH or I will get him and bring him to our bed.

[SuzySunshine]

If he would go back to sleep I'd bring him to bed with me in a heartbeat at that point but he won't. A will if she crawls in bed with me after DH has left for work but R just wants to play when he wakes up.