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Ms H, the Zombie
Today I was the perfect example for my students for why one should think long and hard about having children. Parenthood should not be entered into lightly. One should ask themselves "How much do I like to sleep?" If the answer is anything more than "only a little", run screaming from being a parent.
I'm only kidding. Mostly. I love my child. She's sweet. She's unique. She gives my life meaning. Blah, blah, blah. She will not sleep and I have anger towards her about this. Saturday night, she fell asleep nicely at 8:30. My husband and I watched TWO movies (well, he did; I went to sleep after Juno.) He came to bed around midnight. She woke up at 1 and would not sleep until 5. We rocked, we cajoled, we patted her back until no end (by we, I mean my husband...he's much more patient.) Unfortunately, I slept in on Sunday until 10. So did Em. So Em skipped her nap, which made our day run so smoothly. My favorite part was when she cried as she ate her pizza for dinner. She was so happy to have pizza, yet too tired to enjoy it. Sunday night went fine. And then there was Monday. Again, she fell asleep quietly. Woke up at 11:30 and we couldn't get her back down. It was my turn, so I patted her back, changed her diaper, gave her gas medicine, rocked her. Nope. At three, I was still up. My husband took over and she did not fall asleep until 6. Neither of us could take off time from work, so we dropped her off at daycare with a fare-thee-well to our daycare lady and shuffled our way to work (so safe for us to be driving by the way.) I slogged through the morning classes okay. We're reading To Kill a Mockingbird and we were at one of my favorite parts. But this afternoon was ROUGH. My air conditioning didn't work (worked fine at 8...nice), so there we all were. Trying to read in a balmy, smelly class room. I almost put myself to sleep. The little angel better sleep tonight, or so help me...Oh, who am I'm kidding? I'm too tired to do anything other than cry. 6 comments from 6 users
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posted by
MiaMama
on May 20, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I hope things get better for you (and Em) SOON! Hopefully it's just a short phase. May a good night's sleep be with you!
posted by
AmandaS
on May 20, 2008 at 11:16 PM
UGH! I feel for you. Sometimes I really wonder what they think they gain from fighting sleep. Both my girls have been a pain in hiney trying to get down at night. Trying to get Carmen to sleep in a bed instead of a crib is virtually impossible. There have been nights where I drag her out into the family room at 3 am a turn Wiggles on the TiVo which she watches laying on my chest while I sleep. I just don't have the energy for the all-nighters anymore.
posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on May 21, 2008 at 07:28 AM
holy crap! i am sooo sorry! i heard yesterday on npr a program about sleep disorders and i was thinking that no one mentioned child induced insomnia! i know it's not a funny situation but her eating pizza and crying was a very funny visual! good luck to you!
posted by
creatress
on May 21, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Erg. That doesn't sound good at all. Do you have any idea why she may be waking up for that long in the night? Cold? Wet? Hungry? Hot? Tummy problems? If there doesn't seem to be a physical cause, here are my suggestions: *Don't put her to bed right after she eats. It could be acid reflux or something else from laying down too soon after eating. *Giver her a heavier blanket. The gentle weight can be VERY soothing and help her sleep better. My son loves being "crushed" by big blanets, stuff in his bed and a canopy net above. I would hate it, but it helps him sleep MUCH better. *Talk to her. Tell her you can't do this and she NEEDS to sleep. That you're going to start ignoring her at night unless it's serious. May work, may not. Sounds like at this point anything's worth a try?
posted by
suprizmom
on May 21, 2008 at 04:04 PM
I hear everyones pain here ... my little Ashton has decided that he doesn't need to sleep anymore it is so hard because when we tell him that it is nap time or bed time he cries and says "peez no" it brakes our heart but we know it needs to happen.. we have a new routine and I'll let you know if it works.. we are turning all TV off 1/2 hour before nap or bed and he gets to pick books for us to read and then we have to lay down.. it has worked for two days so I'll keep you posted on the progress. In the mean time I wish you all peaceful moments whenever you can get them!!!
posted by
hmoeckli
on May 21, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Thank you all for your suggestions! Although I wish you all no pain, it is nice to know I'm not the only one going through this. :) The other night, she just seemed so uncomfortable; she kept pulling the blanket on, taking it off. She couldn't settle down. And she knew it was making us upset; she kept throwing guilty looks our way. My husband also does the same thing as you, Amanda. He props her on his chest, pops in a Baby Einsten video, and tries to catch some sleep as she watches. It's not ideal, but what are you going to do? One has to be able to function the next day. Or mostly function. :)
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