So tired.

MamatoJackson · May 2011

DD (Just turned 3 months) sleeps worse now than she did as a newborn. There has been zero improvement in sleeping... She usually goes to bed at 8. Wakes up at 11 and falls back to sleep at midnight. Wakes up at 3, falls back to sleep at 4. Wakes up at 5:30, falls back to sleep at 6:30 and then is up ("for the day") at 7:30.

I know I should be able to remember what DS's schedule was like but I can't. Does this seem 'normal'? So tired and wondering when things start to improve...?

hs & js baby #1 · May 2011

I have no words of advice, other than you must read this. It's hysterical and will make you feel much better!!! (sorry it's not clicky)

WARNING - don't read it if you're offended by swear words. But if you're not, you will be ROTFL!

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7Dh6xYNBfuHNWJiZjBlMzctMmQwMC00OGQ3LTg5ZTktYzk3ZjAxZDg3MWI2&hl=en

Stacyc625 · May 2011

that really doesn't sound out of the ordinary.

Sammysu · May 2011

I'm sorry! It is normal to not remember anything as I do it all the time. DD#3 is soo different that DD#2. I can completly relate to how you feel about the non sleep. DD#3 still wakes up twice a night and is up for her day between 5:30-6:30am every morning. I am exhausted every day still and it has not gotten better through time soo far.

sophie206 · May 2011

That sounds similar to what DD was doing at 3ish months - Except we couldn't ever get her down until 10 or so, and then she'd be up around 1 or 2, again around 4 or 5 and then up by 8. Thankfully I could usually nurse her in bed so I dozed while she drank and then she'd fall asleep, too.

sophie206 · May 2011

And for us, we started to see sleep improvement around 4-5 months. That's when she started going 5-6 hour stretches, so only 1 wake-up most of the time.

Hang in there, mama. Is your DS a good night sleeper now?

jmlushbough · May 2011

That sounds like what our LO was doing at 2 months. By 3 months he was waking up every 45-90 minutes to nurse. Ugh.

We did a modified sleep training at 5.5 months and it saved our sanity.

Just try to remember that they're only this little for a short time. What seems like an eternity now will feel more like a blink of the eye a year from now. Try to savor the late-night feedings. Someday soon, they won't need you in the middle of the night anymore...

Hang in there, Mama!

naturelle25 · May 2011

Im sorry:( Owen was the same way. He didnt sleep too horribly as a newborn but then 4 months hit and it was HELL.It drastically improved by 5-5.5 months. Hang in there!

Liz342 · May 2011

hs & js baby #1:

I have no words of advice, other than you must read this. It's hysterical and will make you feel much better!!! (sorry it's not clicky)

WARNING - don't read it if you're offended by swear words. But if you're not, you will be ROTFL!

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7Dh6xYNBfuHNWJiZjBlMzctMmQwMC00OGQ3LTg5ZTktYzk3ZjAxZDg3MWI2&hl=en

Omg, I almost peed my pants laughing!!

wifeofaussie · May 2011

My DD was the same way at 3 months. Hang in there! It got better for us around 5-6 months. BTW, love your DD's name. My DD is also Olivia Smile

MamatoJackson · May 2011

Thanks guys! It seemed like the end of the world this morning but now I've got coffee and I'm good. LOL Was having a woe is me moment. Yes, DS is a great sleeper now, fortunately.

LOVE. THAT. BOOK!

MrsBalletStar05 · May 2011

Sounds like DS#2. He was up all the time. He slept SO BAD. I swear he didn't sleep at all the first 3 months, and then when we did hit 3ish months I could at least count on him sleeping at night (but yes, he was up several times a night).

Things were ok for a bit at 4 months. He usually woke only once. Things got REALLY good at 6 months when he no longer had to be rocked and swaddled.

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