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Somebody hold me

Shannon526Shannon526 member
in October 2011 Moms

And tell me this is worth it... or that it will improve... because right now, I might go crazy.

I just spent 2 hours and 20 minutes trying to get L to sleep for her nap. I started with CIO, and of course, she pooped again. So I change her, let her nurse again, and put her back in the crib. Fast forward 2 hours later and she's still screaming. She ended up falling asleep sitting up, so I try to lay her back down. Bad idea apparently. She woke up screaming again.

She FINALLY fell asleep and I'm thinking, "Sweet, I have at least an hour to myself to just decompress and bake some cookies."

She woke up 20 effing minutes later! Devil

I just started crying. Crying  I don't know if I'm doing something wrong with her naps? Maybe she was still hungy? Obviously she had a clean diaper after I changed her.... I'm just at a loss right now because she is doing so well at night (The past 3 nights we've CIO she's slept over 8 hours).

Somebody give me creepy internet hugs and tell me it will be ok.

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  • FianschneidFianschneid member

    Creepy internet hugs to you.

    I'm guessing this is way oversimplifying it, but have you thought about moving her nap a little later? It sounds like her poop schedule has changed a bit. Maybe if you wait until after the morning dirty, you'll only have to put her down once and things will go more smoothly.

    That being said, I have no room to give advice. DD naps perfectly for two hours at daycare and on weekends, at home, we have to trick her into 20 minutes with a stroller ride.

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    So sorry!

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  • morsey2011morsey2011 member
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    So sorry!

    this, since I can't GIF. 

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  • cantalopes24cantalopes24 member
    I agree with PP. I would try to push nap time back. She may be transitioning to one long midday nap and isn't sleeping well because she's worked up.
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  • mrsgabusmrsgabus member

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    I agree with the others, Maybe you should try to wait a bit longer to put her down until she has had her diaper changed and is nursed. Then put her down and close the door. 

    Im sure she will catch on soon


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  • Shannon526Shannon526 member
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    Hugs to you. S does the same thing sometimes so now I no longer spend 2 hours of trying to put him down to only get a 20 minute nap. I spend no more then 15 minutes after that I put him on the floor to play and try again in a hour or two. He was such a good napper and sleeper. Now his naps are unpredictable and he still wakes up once a night for a bottle.

    The bolded has always been our policy. It was nice because when he was naturally ready to transition to a later nap time, then eventually dropping from 2 naps to one, we were able to follow his cues and figured out when his new nap time would be without a big fight everyday. GL and creepy internet hugs to you!

    I never thought of doing the "15 minute" rule.. I will definitely be trying that tomorrow!

    Thanks for all the internet hugs ladies.. PSD that gif was hilarious btw haha!

    Also, MH is now in the dog house because when I told him what happened he replied with "Well, you had a few hours to yourself last night to do the dishes and watch TV"

    Argh.. men

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  • Firebird3akaFFFirebird3akaFF

     

    I'm so sorry and ((((hugs)))) for you.

    I don't really have any advice but maybe this link will give you some levity :) I don't know if you've heard this before...it's read by Samuel L. Jackson....sooo wrong, but hilarious. I fall out laughing every time I hear it! It's a short book called "Go the F to sleep"

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  • Elsa1984Elsa1984 member
    This is just a thought but maybe CIO won't work for her? We never rocked or nursed Gator to sleep at night. I just walked in and laid her down and walked out. There were times when she would scream and we tried CIO. Even though I would go in there to show that I was still around, comfort her without picking her up, and not let her cry too long.....she would get so worked up she would puke. Then I had to change her, change the sheets, etc. We kicked CIO to the curb and tried focusing more on why she was crying. She usually had 6oz before bed and there were some nights where she would be fine with 6oz and other nights when I would put her down, she would scream, I would give her 2 more oz and she would go straight to sleep. And there were some nights I would put her down, she would scream, we would get her up and relax with her for 30 to 45min, put her back down and she would go right to sleep. Now, unless she is sick or has a tooth coming in, for the most part she will go down without a problem. We stick to our normal routine with pajamas, turning on her lullaby CD, turning on her Twilight turtle so she can look at the stars on the ceiling, lights go off, and I sit in her room for her last bottle of the day, give her lovey and binky....and then she goes into bed. If she doesn't go right to sleep, and is laying in there playing.....I leave her in there. If she is crying, I wait a few minutes and then go in and try and figure out why she is crying and to from there.
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