May 2012 Moms
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Crappy night
ELF4321
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DH is out of town on his 4th business trip of the past 8 weeks. DD did ok with the first trip, a bit of separation anxiety with the second, more trouble with the third, and this one has just about sent her into full on panic mode.
She had a complete meltdown after not being able to fall asleep that lasted almost 45 minutes with inconsolable sobbing, wailing and gasping for air. I really thought she'd make herself physically ill. She was totally inconsolable and nothing I tried could help her calm down until finally I pulled her infant soother that used to be in her crib out of the closet and turned it on. After a couple of minutes the lights and music calmed her and we watched it for another half hour rocking until she finally was calm enough to go back to bed. It still took her until after 11 pm to fall asleep. Seriously hard to keep myself together seeing her like that. And of course she still woke up at 6:15 this morning.
She had a complete meltdown after not being able to fall asleep that lasted almost 45 minutes with inconsolable sobbing, wailing and gasping for air. I really thought she'd make herself physically ill. She was totally inconsolable and nothing I tried could help her calm down until finally I pulled her infant soother that used to be in her crib out of the closet and turned it on. After a couple of minutes the lights and music calmed her and we watched it for another half hour rocking until she finally was calm enough to go back to bed. It still took her until after 11 pm to fall asleep. Seriously hard to keep myself together seeing her like that. And of course she still woke up at 6:15 this morning.
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Re: Crappy night
Poor thing! She must have missed her daddy pretty badly. Hopefully they can be reunited soon.
When DH has to work late and will not be able to see her before bedtime we usually try to FaceTime each other. It works well if we do it early enough, before the bedtime crankies kick in. If she's already tired and ready for bed then the call usually backfires. That might be worth a try.