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Ugh, Sleep
I really thought I was done writing sleep posts, for DS at least. He had been doing great, and in the past two weeks he has become a complete disaster to put to bed. We do the same routine we've always done, but when it comes time to actually put him in his crib he LOSES it. We've tried letting him cry, but he'll go for 30 minutes and that's our limit...we're in an apartment right now waiting for our house to be built and we don't feel like we can let him go much longer than that without people getting annoyed (although I have no idea if it bothers them or not).
Usually it results in DH going in to sit on the floor in his room and he's asleep in about 5 - 10 minutes. It does not work if I go in, he puts up more of a fuss and just wants to be with me.
He went to bed fine in the apartment for the first month, but we've got 6 weeks left. Do we just let it go and do what we have to for 6 weeks? I feel like that could create more of a disaster. We're leaving his door open, because for a while it was a dark/scary issue.
I'm just frustrated...and obviously want to be back on a fairly decent sleep path before April when DD arrives. He's also stil in his crib and has never tried to climb out, and we're fine with him staying there for a while - we don't need the crib for DD or anything.
Anyway, long, sorry - any ideas ladies? Help!
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Re: Ugh, Sleep
do what works for now b/c chances are it'll be another transition period when you move
I so so so feel your pain, DS woke up 15mins after we put him down and no matter what we did, screamed, ended up in our bed and as a result, I didn't sleep at all
vent away!
I'd second Sofka (keep in mind that i'm FTM with a 3month old so my opinion may not really matter ;-) - what Sofka says makes sense, though, and it might build up a sense of security with DS in the meantime so that when you transition again, the groundwork for success has been laid down.
If nothing else, i wanted to sympathize - our crap sleep schedule hasn't gotten better and we're going on 4 weeks of two hour wakeups. Sleep deprivation is not for the weak ;-) Best of luck and vent, vent away -This isn't easy!