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My "bad mommy" Confession
So, Jake isn't sleeping all of a sudden.. Last night he was up at 3am ready for the day..so dh took him down stairs and he slept on the couch and j was in his swing.. His naps lately have been Terrible.. I thought it was because we have had a lot of house guests staying w us lately but since Sunday he has barley napped.. An today he slept maybe 1 1/2 hrs all day.. He is tired, I am tired.. And I just called Dh crying telling him I needed him to come home.. I NEVEr do that.. But i am fried..I am currently sitting outside getting Some fresh air as Jake happly plays in his exersauser..ugh..
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Re: My "bad mommy" Confession
Still waiting for the "bad mommy" part????
Nothing you've done is bad - your baby is cranky, you are tired. It happens.
Give yourself a break.
4 Fresh IVF cycles + 1 FET where embies didn't survive the thaw = 2 perfect little men!
sFET 11/9/11 - Beta 11/18 BFP!
This, exactly.
Sleep deprivation sucks...it was one of the worst things I've ever been through in my life. You deserve a break. Maybe take a nap when your DH gets home?
THIS! If someone tells you they never had one of these moments, I would bet they are be dishonest!
At that age, both of mine had a terrible time sleeping. DS was always a bad sleeper, but around that age, he really started fighting it - still needed to be swaddled, but would bust out all night long, etc.
DD was (and is) a great sleeper - but at that age, she really became aware of the world around her, and of her own hands, feet, etc, and couldn't settle herself down to sleep. She was just too excited to look at everything and play.
I never really found a good solution for her - for DS we dealt with it until he was 6 months, then had to Ferber. With DD, she had a few bad weeks, then went back to being a great sleeper, without much of an intervention.
The only thing I can offer is to try to follow some sort of a routine (you may already have one, but try to stick with it). And try to put him down for a nap as soon as he gets tired. DD would get overtired (still does), and then it is even harder to get her down - and when we finally would, she would wake up screaming after only 30-40 minutes.
When all else fails, take him for a ride in the car - go through a drive through for coffee, and bring a book for when he finally falls asleep so you can have some nice alone time. With DS we did that at least once a day! With DD, I drive to a local construction area and let DS look out the window at the trucks while DD sleeps. You do what you have to do!!
And there is no shame in having your DH come home...I call my DH almost every night asking where he is!! Hang in there! You are doing a great job - no napping is so frustrating. I still get angry when DS won't nap (like yesterday), and then feel guilty about it later.