I don't know what to do

Re: I don't know what to do

• FunkyPhoenix member

  November 2013

  Maybe throw a towel in the dryer for a bit and when warm wrap her in it and try transferring her from you to her bed? Usually once I hold my guy for a while and I know he's in a deep sleep I can VERY SLOWLY and carefully transfer him. It's kind of like being a bomb tech but you get used to it after a while. Good luck!

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• numbersgirl08 member

  November 2013

  Yeah. It's worse because we are traveling and hubby isn't here yet so I'm on my own. I guess I'll keep trying. It's cold here and when we turned on the space heater the breaker tripped. Just my luck.

  
  

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• numbersgirl08 member

  November 2013

  Thanks for the suggestions! Things are much more complicated since we are at my sisters house. So I only have what we packed.
  
  Update - I just might hurt my BIL. I put her down at 1:15 and she finally stayed asleep!! It was a miracle. We passed the 15 mark, I fell asleep myself, passed the magical 45 min mark that she wakes up at often. And then BAM my BIL slams a door right outside our room and she's up instantly. Now we are back to rocking and soothing and praying praying praying she goes back down. Another hour long process (if I'm lucky) for hopefully more than 30 min of sleep.

  
  

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• numbersgirl08 member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  Ciahanna said:

  DD still won't sleep anywhere but in her bouncy or on me. Do you have a recliner? That's where I sleep alot. At least you could get some sleep if you can't put her down. Also maybe she's cold? Maybe an extra layer would help her stay asleep without your warmth? Good luck!

  I think she is cold. It's colder here than our house. I borrowed a blanket sleeper thing from my sister. We tried a space heater and just our luck, it tripped the breaker.
  
  Also, no recliner here.

  
  

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• HeartLikeMine3 member

  November 2013

  So sorry, pp gave you great advice but I know it's extra hand because she's not in her environment. I fear this when we travel. Tell your BIL to please be quiet unless he wants to do the rocking in the MOTN.!

  

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• numbersgirl08 member

  November 2013

  Thanks for all the advice.  I ended up letting her sleep on me from 3:30-6:00 and I dozed on and off so at least I sort of got another couple of hours of sleep.  Things always seem better in the morning and I guess there's always the thought "well tonight couldn't possibly be any WORSE so it can only get better, right?"  And in one way, that's true, because hubby is flying down tonight and I won't be handling alone!  And I don't have to work any more days this week after today so I can hand her off to family after I nurse her first thing in the  morning and get another couple of hours of sleep.  

  
  

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• needanustart member

  November 2013

  If you can't get to the dryer I use a hair dryer right in the room on the sheets. It's also a little white noise which doesn't hurt. I can actually hold on my should with one hand and blow with the other just before transfer.
  The ridiculous things we do for our babies- and our sleep!

  

   

  

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• numbersgirl08 member

  November 2013

  So I just got a text from MIL who is watching her today while I work, and she rolled over tummy to back!!! She has been trying to figure this out for over a month and I KNOW it's part of the reason she can't sleep lately. I don't expect sleep to automatically get better but it explains it somewhat! I've often heard sleep gets bad when they are trying to learn new things and then one day they will just do it and you will look back and see why sleeping was do difficult then. Makes me so much more understanding of her - it must be hard as a baby learning so much, so hard to turn your brain off! I think she just can't let herself relax unless I'm holding her. Otherwise she's wired wanting to figure out her new skills.

  
  

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