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I hate nighttime.

CotterpinDoozerCotterpinDoozer member
in February 2012 Moms

I just need to vent - I apologize.  DD has never been a great sleeper.  She goes to sleep around 7 pm (i've tried pushing this back.. does NOT work!).... Up somewhere between 11:30 - 12:30 (closer to 11:30) this week, somewhere between 2 and 3 and then if I'm lucky, she's up for the day around 6.  Sometimes she's up at 5:15 and I just can't get her back to sleep.

I CANNOT get her to burp, so it seems like once every 3 nights she gets a gas bubble and cries.  Last night she partied from 2 - 4 and is going on 45 minutes now.  Last night I had to let her CIO for about 5 minutes before she finally gave in and went to sleep.

She is working on her entire top row of teeth, and I know that's not helping... but I get SO mad when I think about how little sleep I get and how little sleep I've gotten since I was pregnant.

DH has the flu, but even on a good night he either doesn't hear her or when it's his turn he gets so impatient he gives up in 5 minutes and it's my issue to deal with anyway.

I know I should just be grateful to spend the time with LO... but I hate nighttime. 

She's apparently boycotting sleep at daycare too.  Instead of the 3 hours of naps she took (one short, one long), she's dropped it to 1.5 hours.... And that's all the sleep she is getting between 6 am and 7 pm.

 /end rant. sorry :/

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  • Bella61811Bella61811 member
    I am sorry that you're going through this. I am right there with you though! I hope it ends soon.
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    It's rough when teeth are coming in, do you give her any motrin to take the edge off?  When DD was not teething, we started CIO up to 15-20 mins depending on the cry and it worksed most nights.  She was also up 1-2 times a night drinking full bottles.  For a few nights I only gave her 2oz bottles to wean her off, and then started the CIO and now she sleeps through the night 90% of the time.  If she doesn't go back to sleep after 15-20 mins or the crying gets louder and louder, I give her a 4oz bottle and back to sleep she goes.

    Also, instead of giving her a bottle before bed, I started giving her cereal mixed with yogurt (about 3 tbsp of cereal and 2oz of yogurt), and that fills her more then her bottle.  If she finishes that, she gets a little more cereal and I keep feeding her until she's full.  This way if she wakes up at night, I KNOW she's had enough to eat and I don't feel bad about letting her cry a little.

    I know every baby is different, but just wanted to share what seems to be working for us.  Hope you get some sleep soon!

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