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December 2010 Moms
msualum96
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I may end up in a padded room...(vent)
msualum96
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W.O.W. I am on the verge of losing my SHIIIIIIT! H is the crappiest sleeper I could ever imagine, and in no way, shape, or form seems like she will EVER be on a schedule. For example, today at DC, she slept from when I dropped her off until 9am, ate, then from 10-11am, and then from 4:55 until I got her home (in the carseat). YEAH, that's a total of 2.5 hours...they tell me she wakes up as soon as they put her in the PNP or swing, and cries. She doesn't do this for me! I can set her in the bouncy or on the playmat and she will be content for a while! I think they think I just hold her all day, which I DO NOT, and I wonder if they just try to put her down too soon after eating expecting her to sleep...I don't know what to do about this. SO, we get home and she promptly wakes up and cries for a while. Doesn't need to eat until around 8 (trying to encourage the schedule), and I can get her to cat nap if I hold her and rock her, which doesn't make SO happy, b/c she HATES SO...as in, seriously, SCREAMS like we're ripping her limbs off whenever he picks her up. Screams when he tries to feed her (at normal feeding time). She can be sitting in the bouncy seat, quietly, and he comes up to her and just LOOKS at her, and she starts crying. At any of these times, if I pick her up, she calms down usually. Um, really? I know he didn't spend as much time with her as a newborn as he did R, but DAMN, This is getting old. He tries, but gets frustrated easily, and just wants to put her in the bouncy or swing and let her CIO. Um, NO. So we battle back & forth, with ME trying to calm a crying baby. Tonight, to try to save my sanity, I took the chance and dream fed her (she's FF) with the hope that she would not fully wake up and stay asleep until I have to get up for work...so far, so good....FX!!!!
And then there's R...terrible 2's anyone??? H screams, R starts screaming. Vice versa. Tantrum after tantrum. But that's just the day-to-day... The past couple nights? He's up every hour, crying for "Mommy". Granted, he doesn't feel good (sinuses/cough) but it's killing me....between the baby getting up to eat at 2am, me just getting her laid down (or not) and him then crying for me, I get NO SLEEP. NONE. Tonight he's been crying now every 20 minutes or so, and I JUST WANT TO GO TO SLEEP! ^#*%$%$*&#@ Oh, and as I typed this, R decided it would be a good idea to just scream.. And scream. And scream. For the past half hour. He's in the crib now, screaming. I gave him a dose of Tylenol, to see if that would help. Not so far. And now, in between banshee screaming, he's saying "mom". Awesome. Inconsoleable, I've tried taking him out, holding him, putting him down on our bed...it's like he's possessed. Never have I seen him like this. I swear, I will NEVER SLEEP AGAIN. OK, maybe the Tylenol has kicked in, he's settled down....DAAAAAMN (PS, I started typing this at 12:20am EST) At least H is still sleeping through all this!
Sorry to vent so long, but I swear, this 2u2 is SUCKING ASS.....Xanax, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta...someone give me a Rx STAT.....also, I have not gone back to read what I've typed, it may be a rambling mess but I'm EFFING TIRED!!!!! Thanks for letting me vent ladies! GOODNIGHT (I hope)
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Re: I may end up in a padded room...(vent)
That sounds exhausting.
Have you tried Ibuprofen instead of tylenol? That worked better as P got older.
Yes girl, call the reinforcements! You need a good chunk of sleep. Everything always looks better when you've had some rest.
This too shall pass.
::hugs::, mama! Hope things get better for you soon!
When your H is taking care of her, maybe you can make yourself unavailable for a little bit (like go take a shower or go out for a walk or a run), so he gets the push he needs to figure it out without handing her back to you. I don't mean that to sound mean...just that maybe he needs help finding the confidence to work out what she needs, ya know?
hugs!
Your husband helping should not be optional!! Especially since LO is FF - please make him help you in the middle of the night!
We are having our own share of tough times. DS has been waking a few times a night crying, "mommy! I'm stuck!". He seems to be sleeping on his arms & then being half asleep, can't figure out how to get his arms out, lol. He calls for me, but MH goes to him & deals with him. MH is "in charge" of DS since I am dealing with DD.
And during the day, DD is such a crappy napper! She hates the swing, she hates the car seat. I spend a lot of time trying to get her down to nap & by the time she gets to sleep, she's waking again b/c she's hungry. She eats every 2 hrs during the day, so the longest she naps at a time is a half hour!
And DS is good for the most part through the day, but he only naps an hour himself, so I get no break at all. It certainly is exhausting!
Hang in there!
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Oh my gosh, what a terrible night! We are going through something similar, but I don't want to bore you with it. Just know you are not alone!
Also remember that H is pretty young to get on a schedule yet...she is still under 3 months, and if I remember correctly, A was more on a schedule between 4 and 5 months. Just keep aiming for survival mode and I promise you it won't be like that forever!
Hugs, mama!
I love my Dec 2010 ladies! Thank you all SO MUCH for the words of support...I was apparently on the verge of a nervous breakdown for a while there last night...
As I read my post today, I cried, and I cried harder reading all of your encouragement! I know it will get better, it was just that I was SO excited about possibly getting a good night's sleep on our NEW king sized mattress, and when it all went to hell in a handbasket, I just wanted to scream! I love my kiddos, and 2u2 isn't that bad most of the time, but between H hating her daddy and R being a terrible 2 monster, I almost felt like there WASN'T a light at the end of the tunnel...I honestly for the first time felt completely overwhelmed.
So, H did great at DC today, (so did R for that matter, even though he's not feeling well)...ate, played, and napped well. When we got home, she didn't scream when SO went to talk to her, and even let him pick her up to put her on the Boppy without too much fuss! I fed her at 8pm, plan to dream feed at 11 or 12, and FX! She's even sleeping in the PNP right now, another accomplishment in our mission to transition to the crib! R had a major meltdown at bathtime, but seems to be settling down now. He's in the crib just chattering away, but at least he's not crying for Mommy! We'll see how he does the rest of the night...
*deep breath* Again, I love you ladies, and I feel for all of you who are going through/went through/about to go through the same things!!!