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If your first was a bad sleeper...
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Did you plan 2u2? I've always wanted my kids close in age. Right now, DD is getting worse at sleeping at night. She's never STTN. She wakes up once but won't go back down. Same with putting her down initially now- screaming, crying. And forget about naps. If your first was a bad sleeper, did you plan 2u2? I'm beginning to think I'm crazy for wanting to try when she turns 1.
Danica 10.22.10 | Milo 12.23.12
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Re: If your first was a bad sleeper...
DD1 was an awful sleeper until about 9 months. She woke 4-5 times a night and didn't nap. We had planned to start trying again when she turned 1, but God had other plans and I got a BFP when she was 4.5 months old. The bad sleeping was particularly awful during the 1st tri because I had horrid m/s and was exhausted.
All of a sudden, when DD1 was 9 months old, though, the sleeping improved dramatically. She started STTN and napping regularly. I was 6 months pg.
Also, DD2 has been a much better-sleeping baby from the get-go. So you could luck out and end up with an easier #2, as well.
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I dont think you're crazy for planning 2u2 with a bad sleeper. We planned 2u2 for what we wanted for the bigger picture of our life, not what was going to be hard for a brief moment in time. My DS slept crappy for a big chunk of my pregnancy (6.5 months-11 months) and I still lived to tell the tale. Luckily, my DD is a better sleeper so far *knocks on everything wooden within a 2 mile radius*
GL with whatever you decide!
We didn't plan 2u2. DS was a pretty bad sleeper. He didn't STTN until a year but was only up once or twice a night from 8 months on. DD was an even worse sleeper! She didn't STTN until 16 or 17 months. GL! I don't think you're crazy
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Did not plan #2.
That being said, Peyton never slept through the night until maybe 14 months? Even now she wakes up at 2am, a lot.
Morgan was a normal newborn with her waking schedule (every 1 1/2 to 2 hours or so). She was early though, so I had to make sure she ate as well.
Either way, Morgan now sleeps roughly 10pm to 5am. Then she goes back to sleep until 8am or 9am.
Peyton would scream all hours of the night and by 2am we'd be in the car trying to get her to sleep.
You just never know how a #2 will act, so don't base whether you want it or not on a single bad experience (sleep).
We planned it (based on fertility issues, time was of the essence - we were just lucky that we got a surprise BFP 2 months before heading back to the Dr). DS was not a good sleeper until we ferbered at 6 months. We got pg 2 weeks later. Then when he started getting more teeth, he became a terrible sleeper again. He was getting molars when DD was born, so the whole family was up at night - it was fabulous
But DD is a wonderful sleeper. She has always slept well, never needed sleep training, lays right down and goes to sleep quickly, sleeps through the night. We have often said that we are eternally grateful that DS came first. We really had no idea how easy it could be, and were pleasantly surprised!
yeah. DD1 was horrible..when she was 1 year we decided to TTC soon even though she wasn't STTN yet AND we were still cosleeping. We got pregnant when she was 15 months old and she was still waking up and cosleeping at least part of the night. She started STTN by 18 months and we stopped cosleeping shortly thereafter. It went smoothly..we just put her in the crib one night and she sleep just fine. Guess she was ready.
DD2 is a slightly better sleeper..we don't cosleep and haven't since she was 3 months old [YAY!] but she still wakes up at night and it's hard to put her down. We are done at 2 [98% sure] so it's nice to know that the sleepless nights will soon be over with FOREVER!
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