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March 2011 Moms
lildayzees
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Anyone else dread nights???
lildayzees
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I HATE bedtime. My one-month-old DD never wants to go to bed! We dim the lights, give her a bath, keep everything calm, feed her...and she's just wide awake afterward. Sometimes she's fussy and inconsolable, other times she's just quietly awake but cries when we put her in her crib or swing.
Last night was THE WORST. We tried putting her to bed at 9pm. She did the inconsolable fussing until 11:30! Then she woke up at midnight to feed, which lasted 30 minutes, but then she DIDN'T GO TO BED AGAIN UNTIL 1:30am....and woke up at 2! This time I was exhausted, and we both fell asleep while she was on my boob (I know, big no-no)...but at least I got 2 hours! When I put her down, she woke up ten minutes later to fuss!
She is such a calm, sweet baby during the day - what is up with nighttime that makes her crazy?!?!?
Anyone else in the same situation? Please tell me I'm not alone....
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Re: Anyone else dread nights???
My DS has been STTN, but it's often very difficult to get him to sleep at night. And before he STTN, he was waking up around 2 or 3am and then not going back to bed for hours. During that time, I REALLY was dreading nighttime, so I feel your pain! If it helps, my DS switched from being up for hours at night to STTN basically overnight and it's continued, so there is hope that your LO will switch her pattern soon! My only advice is to sleep as much as you can during the day so you aren't dead tired at night when she's fussy. The nights when I hadn't napped during the day were the hardest.
I dread nights too. Some of my nights are like yours, some aren't... but the reason I dread nighttime is because I never know whether LO will sleep well or not! Some nights he'll sleep in 3-4 hour stretches without fussing, other nights he'll be up every 1-2 hours.
We have both fallen asleep while he's feeding, too. It's probably not the best idea, but we both get some sleep! When DH gets up for work around 6 am, I bring LO into bed with me and he'll usually sleep a good 3 hour stretch.
Where does your LO sleep? Mine sleeps in a co-sleeper bassinet right next to my bed. We swaddle him and put on a sound machine, and sometimes that does the trick. I also have gas drops and gripe water right next to the bed so if he wakes up crying because of gas (which he usually does once a night), I'll give him some gas medicine... Sometimes that helps, too. Maybe try a pacifier when you LO is fussy, also. My DS doesn't really like the paci but every once and awhile he'll take one when he's fussy, and he'll fall asleep.
What a relief to see the title of this post! Our DD is only 1 week old but on our first night on our own she was a holy terror. Cried and fussed all night. That night has left me dreading the nights since then. Last night she was great thankfully.
As the night approaches I find myself with high anxiety and in tears before it gets started. I know a lot of it is hormones, but it helps a lot knowing that others are out there with the same problems and up probably at the same time dealing with this. I hope this tearfullness goes away soon!
Yes! I was so frustrated that I woke my husband up BAWLING to the point that he almost took off of work to take care of us. I told him to go, though, since I knew that DD would be fine during the day and let me nap (which was true - I was able to squeeze in another 3 hours of rest!)
I'm just over the nighttime and not knowing whether or not I'll get a "decent" night's sleep!
this. exactly.