We have a 630 am flight tomorrow morning and LO is just going down @ 10p. I'm soconvinced this is the night he's going to want to finally want to return to sleeping more than 3 hours, and we're going to wake him up instead
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
Sleep related so I'll put here - @Sjeff0816 and @Sammy K lo seems to be doing great going to sleep herself. Tonight was the 3rd night and I only went in once. Don't know if you have any experience but my issue is more of the napping. Do you think I should try putting her down for a nap awake yet? Or give her a few more days? Thanks in advance
Sleep related so I'll put here - @Sjeff0816 and @Sammy K lo seems to be doing great going to sleep herself. Tonight was the 3rd night and I only went in once. Don't know if you have any experience but my issue is more of the napping. Do you think I should try putting her down for a nap awake yet? Or give her a few more days? Thanks in advance
Yes, I think you should put her down awake for naps too. We just did it all at once and it worked well. Glad nights are going better! Good luck on naps now.
@caitlincunn I agree. We try to stay consistent between bed and naps but I will admit I nursed her to sleep a few times this weekend for the cuddles. She's my last baby, so I don't care.
Thanks @Sammy K honestly I wasn't trying to do the Ferber method it just happened one night I couldn't hold her any longer and let her cry, kept going in every 5 or so minutes and I picked her up after 40 mins and she was out. Last night was better kinda, but she kept flipping to her stomach and screaming. Tonight she didn't make any noise for 10 mins then cried a little, I went in for a min gave her a kiss and left. She fussed a little bit then was quietly squirming around and fell a slepe eventually. Probably 30 mins after I put her down she was asleep. So I feel good that I let her cry the one night, ut obviously did something!
All of the 4 day weekend LO has been BESIDE HERSELF WITH ANGER by 615pm, so she's been going to bed about 30-60 minutes earlier than normal. Buuuuuut then she wakes up at 5am instead of 6-630. Sleep does not beget sleep in this instance. She may have been napping too well since we were home a lot and forcing her to sleep when she gets tired (unlike daycare).
Hoping daycare this week gets her back on her normal schedule. Early mornings don't bother me since my weekday alarm goes off at 445 anyway. But DH is over it. And I would like her to want to play a bit when i get her home at night. It's a bummer when I'm excited to see her and she just screams until I submit and put her to bed.
Think we might be in a leap...she's been extra cranky and I don't feel teeth coming in so I don't think it's teething. She also has a continuing cold that makes her cough herself awake some mornings. Ugh.
I know I shouldn't complain when so many of you aren't even close to STTN yet. I'm sorry.
My son will be 6 month on the 7th. Since the 4msr he has been falling asleep ~8. Then waking every 2 hours thereafter until 6ish when he's up for good... Sometimes to feed, sometimes just for his binky but he never slept more than 3 hours since 4 months.
The day he sleeps through the night completely I think I will never ask for another thing in my life ever again.
Alright. Mamas with babies who STTN but then come here to complain about the times baby doesn't STTN: totally fine! Totally allowed! No need to feel guilty or apologize.
As a mama whose kid doesn't come close to STTN, I can relate to your crappy nights. They suck. You need support. You can find that here, guilt-free.
Ok? Ok!
Looking at you, @delujm0 and hoping your babe gets back with the program ASAP!
Started to pump at 445 as usual, LO starts making noise at 450, hear her in time to disconnect pump from slow side, finish pumping other side while DH changes LO, fed her from slow side 15 minutes, jam her back in crib where she thrashed around 5 minutes or so but went back to sleep for about another hour. We're starting to seriously think she's waking up bc she's hungry again. She went to bed normal time last night and still didn't quite sleep through like she used to.
She was 18 lbs 3 weeks ago. Thinking we may start solids a few weeks early here and see if that helps. She turned 23 weeks on Sunday, maybe this weekend I'll puree her some sweet potato and feed her in the evening. See how that goes.
Ohhh this devil leap! I woke up at 3 to pump since I didn't pump enough at work yesterday, and as I'm going back to bed she starts screaming. She refusef to go back to sleep so has been awake since 4.
Ohhh this devil leap! I woke up at 3 to pump since I didn't pump enough at work yesterday, and as I'm going back to bed she starts screaming. She refusef to go back to sleep so has been awake since 4.
Ugh this is the worst when this happens. LO does this all the time, it's like she can tell that I juuuuust finished pumping and am out of milk, and then she wakes up wanting to eat. DH will have to get up to give her a bottle (she won't take them from me), and the bottle rarely puts her back to sleep immediately so she becomes annoyed. It's the worst. We basically have it managed on our weekday schedule, but weekends are always a problem for me, since I prefer to not have to pump if at all possible.
Day Four without the Merlin, day Four with mid night cries and 5am wake up. Oh Lordy!
I was JUST zipping LO into the merlin last night and acknowledged I'm not going to be able to use it much longer at all. He's still not rolling over, which is the official sign to stop, and while I know it *shouldn't* prevent him from acquiring that skill, sometimes I wonder if he would roll in his sleep if I didn't have him in it. Sometimes he thrashes around in his sleep, and I think it might be possible for him to roll by accident. But them I'm afraid to not use it, because, well... He thrashes so much in his sleep. I KNOW that will wake him up. Oh man...
All of the 4 day weekend LO has been BESIDE HERSELF WITH ANGER by 615pm, so she's been going to bed about 30-60 minutes earlier than normal. Buuuuuut then she wakes up at 5am instead of 6-630. Sleep does not beget sleep in this instance. She may have been napping too well since we were home a lot and forcing her to sleep when she gets tired (unlike daycare).
Hoping daycare this week gets her back on her normal schedule. Early mornings don't bother me since my weekday alarm goes off at 445 anyway. But DH is over it. And I would like her to want to play a bit when i get her home at night. It's a bummer when I'm excited to see her and she just screams until I submit and put her to bed.
Think we might be in a leap...she's been extra cranky and I don't feel teeth coming in so I don't think it's teething. She also has a continuing cold that makes her cough herself awake some mornings. Ugh.
I know I shouldn't complain when so many of you aren't even close to STTN yet. I'm sorry.
We have similar babies! Reflux-y kids who actually like to sleep. So when they all of the sudden don't, it's like "WTF happened?" LO started to get sleep about 30 minutes earlier last week for no reason. And then now when I try to put her to bed even when she's yawning and clearly tired she screams and cries and flips herself onto her stomach. Last night I just had to put her back on her back, cross my fingers and let her cry. She fell asleep after 5 minutes, but that was after 3 "tries" of putting her down. I thought it was reflux at first, but I truly think this is the events leap where babies hate everything.
Lo put herself to sleep today for 2 naps so far. We skipped 1 nap because she was crying to long. The 2nd nap she just got up from and it was only 30 mins, she fell asleep in 5 mins so I don't know why she woke up so soon. Normally when I would rock her to sleep she would sleep about 40 minutes. Hopefully she starts sleeping longer once she is falling asleep herself quickly all the time.
What do you all put on LO's hands when they're in the Merlin suit? LO has been waking up extra times now, sometimes we can soothe him back to sleep without nursing, so if he's not hungry I'm almost thinking his hands could be cold? They're like tiny ice cubes when I go to get him! I have the regular cotton suit and put him in socks and a long sleeve onesie underneath but his hands are still exposed.
I tried socks on his hands but it seemed like they came off quickly. Mittens maybe?
@klirwin82 Maybe his hands would be warmer if he was warmer all over. We do long sleeve footed pjs under the fleece Merlin and her hands are usually warm.
^^ I've also had two successful naps where LO put himself to sleep today. Well, maybe 3. I'm not sure of I should count the couch nap on my chest in the morning. They were both longer than his naps had been recently, one I think actually hit the hour mark. The second was closer to half an hour, but when the kid has been napping 10-15 min only, a half hour is great
You know what's always a great sign that a solid night of sleep is upon you? When you get to daycare to pick up LO and her log lists one 45 minute nap from 1245-130. And that is all. She fell asleep on me as soon as we got home. I was able to wake her up for about 30 minutes but she was clearly so tired I just gave up. She ate for like 2 minutes, then pulled off and rubbed her eyes so I put her in the crib where she zonked out before even getting her thumb in her mouth or rolling to her side.
She is going to be awake and starving at like 3am. Guaranteed. Uuuuugh daycare why must you do this to me? The teacher said they had a full house today (10 babies) so she was probably over stimulated, and DH said when he dropped her off she was ridiculously excited about being there, so I mean I'm happy she has fun but I wish she had the energy to play with me, or just smile at me a few times, when we get home. Especially since I spend like 3 hours a day pumping, making, and cleaning up her bottles. I feel like am absentee parent.
Also we are officially trading a cold back and forth now and I feel like shit. Yaaaaaaay. Sigh.
@mellymar she wasn't rolling over yet in her sleep, she would wake up exactly in the same spot where I lay her down- but she was starting to outgrow it (3-6mo size) and knew I needed to do it sooner or later. Deciding to do it along w this leap is a not smart though!
@klirwin82 I have the super thick fleece one and he sleeps in a regular onesie in it. It's cold here, so I try to keep the room warm despite him being in fleece. Also, by random fluke of fate, LO's room has the window that lets in the most atmosphere, so I tend to keep the heater going well. In the morning, his hands are cool to cold-ish, but his body is warm and arms / legs are normal. That's actually one reason I haven't tried to transition out of the merlin yet. He's not rolling yet, but also I am a smidge concerned about him being warm enough in just plain pjs. Once we weatherproof the window (basically cover it over with with plastic on a tight seal) I'll feel better about him just being in pjs, but until we do, the cold creeps in around the window alot
No baby. You do not want to wake up for the day at 520am when your mom stayed up until 130am (which is totally on me, I know) watch a movie. Yes mom. I do.
@mellymar We used a fleece sleep sack because of the cold. Halo and Carter's both hsve options. So if you're ready, don't let the temps stop you. And I'm a renegade, but I also cover LO's bottom half with a little blanket.
@klirwin82 I have the super thick fleece one and he sleeps in a regular onesie in it. It's cold here, so I try to keep the room warm despite him being in fleece. Also, by random fluke of fate, LO's room has the window that lets in the most atmosphere, so I tend to keep the heater going well. In the morning, his hands are cool to cold-ish, but his body is warm and arms / legs are normal.
That's actually one reason I haven't tried to transition out of the merlin yet. He's not rolling yet, but also I am a smidge concerned about him being warm enough in just plain pjs. Once we weatherproof the window (basically cover it over with with plastic on a tight seal) I'll feel better about him just being in pjs, but until we do, the cold creeps in around the window alot
I have been constantly confused about how to dress LO for bed. Will be so much easier when he can talk and tell us when he is too cold or warm. The only guideline I hear is to dress baby in "one more layer than you wear"... but then how do you factor in the blankets?! Anyway, did some research on the warmest wearable blankets and ordered one of these.
Still doesn't cover the hands... though the Merlin website points out that "babies have immature circulatory systems, so cool fingers or toes are not a good way to gauge body temperature" (you are supposed to check their stomach or back under the clothes... like I'm going to do that and wake him up)
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
@mellymar sorry you are still having trouble sleeping I long ago resigned myself to just taking pills when needed,(currently Unisom, though infrequently as LO has given me military-style training in being able to fall sleep any time, any where), so I admire you not wanting to go that direction.
Before that (and before getting married) the only thing that would work is if I got out of bed and went about getting ready for the day... hair, makeup, ironing, etc. After an hour or less, I would hit a wall of exhaustion, re-set my alarm later, and go back to bed Not a very practical strategy now
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
We have several pairs of Jammies that have hand flaps (rosie pope brand, available on amazon). These seem to be just the right weight to wear under the merlin and keep her warm but not hot.
@mellymar have you tried melatonin? It helped my insomniac husband...
I have before, years ago (which just goes to illustrate how long I've dealt with this problem), and it didn't help much then. It might now, my body is all weird and different now. But I'm also torn between trying to take something like melatonin or benadryl to help me sleep, vs being worried about it working too well when DH is on duty and I am home alone with LO for 2-3 nights in a row. I don't think it would be a problem, but even if I did successful trial when DH was home (which, I can't count on him to wake up for LO anyway, he doesn't hear anything overnight), I'd probably be too nervous about it when he's gone I still wouldn't take it.
@mellymar insomnia sucks & with a baby it's even harder. I used to take meds to help me sleep but with LO I don't want to be too out of it either so I definitely get where you are coming from. I'll be so tired all day & then nighttime comes & I'm awake. My LO still wakes at least a couple times a night so that doesn't help either. I'm trying to use the 4 7 8 method for breathing when I settle in for bed. It helps some. Lately I've been falling asleep with a show on, something that's not too exciting but interesting enough that it distracts me from my racing mind & physical pain bc I'm always in a bit of that. Hears hoping for good sleeps for all tonight!!
@423ang Is he a tummy sleeper? If not, you could try that. It made a huge difference when we were having gas pain issues. Have you tried probiotics? Worst case, you could stop solids for a few days to see if it's actually gas or maybe just leap related. I hope you find something that works!
@423ang Is he a tummy sleeper? If not, you could try that. It made a huge difference when we were having gas pain issues. Have you tried probiotics? Worst case, you could stop solids for a few days to see if it's actually gas or maybe just leap related. I hope you find something that works!
Good ideas! He hates tummy time, so I don't think stomach sleeping would go over well. Probiotics, though, that I'll look into.
Stayed up late last night to get a workout in, because LO has been waking around 515 all week, so I figured I could sleep until 515, feed her, and get ready for work instead of getting up at 445 and pumping so I could work out while DH gives her a bottle at 515 (if I nurse her she usually goes back to sleep but she won't do that after a bottle). Get so excited setting my alarm for 530 instead of 445.
LO had a much better night last night. She was up once around 1 after her late night feed at 10:30. I fell asleep in the glider and woke up just after two. Holy kinked neck batman! The dog woke up at 5 needing to go out (go figure!) and in the process woke up LO. She was awake and ready to party so I did end up bringing her to bed with us at that point. She hasn't done this well in months! Like four months! I'm hoping this is the beginning of a good trend for her. Now I just need to break my habit of going to get her when I'm half asleep. It's like a reflex right now.
Re: Nighttime still sucks........
I'm soconvinced this is the night he's going to want to finally want to return to sleeping more than 3 hours, and we're going to wake him up instead
Hoping daycare this week gets her back on her normal schedule. Early mornings don't bother me since my weekday alarm goes off at 445 anyway. But DH is over it. And I would like her to want to play a bit when i get her home at night. It's a bummer when I'm excited to see her and she just screams until I submit and put her to bed.
Think we might be in a leap...she's been extra cranky and I don't feel teeth coming in so I don't think it's teething. She also has a continuing cold that makes her cough herself awake some mornings. Ugh.
I know I shouldn't complain when so many of you aren't even close to STTN yet. I'm sorry.
The day he sleeps through the night completely I think I will never ask for another thing in my life ever again.
As a mama whose kid doesn't come close to STTN, I can relate to your crappy nights. They suck. You need support. You can find that here, guilt-free.
Ok? Ok!
Looking at you, @delujm0 and hoping your babe gets back with the program ASAP!
She was 18 lbs 3 weeks ago. Thinking we may start solids a few weeks early here and see if that helps. She turned 23 weeks on Sunday, maybe this weekend I'll puree her some sweet potato and feed her in the evening. See how that goes.
I tried socks on his hands but it seemed like they came off quickly. Mittens maybe?
She is going to be awake and starving at like 3am. Guaranteed. Uuuuugh daycare why must you do this to me? The teacher said they had a full house today (10 babies) so she was probably over stimulated, and DH said when he dropped her off she was ridiculously excited about being there, so I mean I'm happy she has fun but I wish she had the energy to play with me, or just smile at me a few times, when we get home. Especially since I spend like 3 hours a day pumping, making, and cleaning up her bottles. I feel like am absentee parent.
Also we are officially trading a cold back and forth now and I feel like shit. Yaaaaaaay. Sigh.
That's actually one reason I haven't tried to transition out of the merlin yet. He's not rolling yet, but also I am a smidge concerned about him being warm enough in just plain pjs. Once we weatherproof the window (basically cover it over with with plastic on a tight seal) I'll feel better about him just being in pjs, but until we do, the cold creeps in around the window alot
You do not want to wake up for the day at 520am when your mom stayed up until 130am (which is totally on me, I know) watch a movie.
Yes mom. I do.
I suck, I know.
He's had purees these 3 days, at 1:30 pm. 1/2 oz or 1 oz. Bananas, carrots, squash. He's had all these before with no issues.
He pushes a bottle away, so not hungry. Change diaper, doesn't help. Just seems to need to be held a certain way to help his tummy feel better.
Acts totally fine the rest of the day. Last night he did the same screaming routine at 4:30 am too.
Ideas? Could the solids cause these gas pains hours later?
In related news, LEAPS SUCK!
LO wakes up at 420 today. Sigh.