Lack of sleep

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Dying. Hilarious!

[Vishenka69]

Would be funny if this wasn't my life right now. As I type this at 4 am.

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[PrincessFiona]

LOL I was confused by that article at first. I've lost my edge.

I hope the sickness/teething/gassiness subsides and that you are back to getting regular sleep soon. I remember those days all too well.

Kris

[Vishenka69]

Somewhere between CIO cold turkey and the teething necklace, something must have clicked and he's been pretty decent for the past few days. How many days does it take for the new pattern to set in? As in if he sleeps through until 6am (or there about) for 3, 4, 5 days in a row, can I finally stop holding my breath and relax?

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Somewhere between CIO cold turkey and the teething necklace, something must have clicked and he's been pretty decent for the past few days. How many days does it take for the new pattern to set in? As in if he sleeps through until 6am (or there about) for 3, 4, 5 days in a row, can I finally stop holding my breath and relax?

Cautiously saying "yay"! With DD1, I don't know how long it took for me to say "ok, this is our new norm", but eventually, my brain stopped thinking about if/when she'd wake.


Wife of a PGY-4 Orthopod

[Deebs]

My son slept in a swing, primarily, until he was 14 months old and I was afraid it would drop to the floor. It was the only place he's sleep and I was completely desperate. If there is any place, way, etc he'll sleep, let him. Hugs to you.

[Thirteen]

My son slept in a swing, primarily, until he was 14 months old and I was afraid it would drop to the floor. It was the only place he's sleep and I was completely desperate. If there is any place, way, etc he'll sleep, let him. Hugs to you.

Yes, +1.
Except DS outgrew his swing at 8 months. But yes, do what you need to do.


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[GreyhoundsRUs]

DD1 slept in her carseat until she was moved to her crib around 6 months. I vividly remember sitting in front of whatever other contraption we had her in (during the first couple weeks), singing "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins, hoping the reverse psychology would work DD2 sleeps in her "Rock n Play", but we will be trying out crib naps in the next few weeks...

[Vishenka69]

He's been somewhat decent for a week. I still wake up around 3-4am just in case or because he coughed. Some habits are hard to break.

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[Vishenka69]

Fuck, as soon as I said he was starting to sleep he decided to go back to his usual 3am wakings. I can't believe I have to do the whole CIO thing all over again.

Currently hiding in the bathroom because DH makes me feel like the world's worst mother for trying to teach him to self soothe.

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[OrionGrad]

Do not feel like a bad mom! Being able to self soothe is going to help everyone sleep better in the long run. Everyone learns how at their own pace, but you are not a bad mom for giving him the opportunity to learn.

[ladymoreta]

Currently hiding in the bathroom because DH makes me feel like the world's worst mother for trying to teach him to self soothe.

Well, if he's going to act like that, he gets to handle the wakeups!

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Also, even now, DD1 will have a night that she'll randomly wake and cry. My rule-of-thumb is that after 5 minutes, she should start to calm. If not, I go in. Thankfully, DH could sleep through the end of days.

[HouseofWool]

It is so hard when there is more than one kiddo involved. At four and a half, DD is finally sleeping through the night, with only 1-2 wakings a month. I am a much happier momma, but it was a long haul. Now if she would just freaking night train...

[Vishenka69]

I'm not crazy about DH handling night wakings because his solution is to give a bottle and I don't want DS to get used to that again. I feel bad booting him out but we all sleep better when DH is in the guest room.

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