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November 2013 Moms
Gianluca109
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This kid is driving me nuts!
Gianluca109
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Lurker coming out of hiding! I'm a mom of a 27 month old boy and now another boy born 11/22. I was so spoiled with ds1, he was a dream. Never cried, starting sleeping through the night at 7 weeks, an angel! This one, not so much. I mean, he isn't terrible, just a lot more needy.
Whats been driving me nuts lately is that about every other day he won't nap unless I am holding him, which would be fine if I could sit and hold him, but no, you HAVE to be standing/walking around for him to fall and stay asleep! And he has been all over the place at night. For a little while I was getting 6/7 hour stretches at the beginning of the night, then it dropped to about 5/6, now we are at 3 or 4. And after the first stretch he is up every half hour to every hour and a half. I'm getting really nervous about how I'm going to function on this little sleep when I go back to work in a few weeks (I'm a preschool teacher in an integrated setting).
Anyone have some tricks or at least encouragement that it won't be so bad when I go back to work?
Whats been driving me nuts lately is that about every other day he won't nap unless I am holding him, which would be fine if I could sit and hold him, but no, you HAVE to be standing/walking around for him to fall and stay asleep! And he has been all over the place at night. For a little while I was getting 6/7 hour stretches at the beginning of the night, then it dropped to about 5/6, now we are at 3 or 4. And after the first stretch he is up every half hour to every hour and a half. I'm getting really nervous about how I'm going to function on this little sleep when I go back to work in a few weeks (I'm a preschool teacher in an integrated setting).
Anyone have some tricks or at least encouragement that it won't be so bad when I go back to work?
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Re: This kid is driving me nuts!
Yes, he lets me wear him and passes out, however the minute I sit down he wakes up. I wore him for an hour today so he could get a decent nap and my back is killing me!
@elio23, I wish I could take both the boys for walks, however I'm in buffalo and its currently -2 ❄ brrrrrr. He always sleeps really good in his carseat though when we are out and about.
DS was on the needier side, much quicker to cry than DD. He likes what he likes, and never liked changes in routine...much like DH.
Your body will adjust to the new sleep schedule. Trust me. It was so trying on my body and mind, I hallucinated with DS.
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