MOTN 6/25

[sweetc129]

I know I’m not the only one whose baby still doesn’t sleep!

[sweetc129]

I’ve been trying to get the baby back to sleep for two hours. He konks out quickly but as soon as his head hits the pillow he flips out. He hasn’t wanted to nap in his crib either. He hasn’t even given me an accidental one wake night. I’m really really tired. I think tomorrow is a fruit loops and iPad kind of day for my girls.

[stardust84]

I am here with you. DS2 has had a really bad cold that he and I got from DS1 so he was up every 1 to 2 hours two nights ago. We did get 2 4 hour stretches last night though which is the best we have had yet by far. We are still suck with 5 am wake ups though so it has only been an hour since we were last up.

[snowmoon]

E wants bedtime to be 7:30. She's in her jammies and will nurse then sit with us while B has his books read and passes out half way through. I put her down and she'll sleep for half an hour before she's stirring and then mad that she can't get herself back to sleep. Then she's awake until 11 ish. How do I keep her asleep?!

[stardust84]

Is she getting overtired while she waits? How close is 7:30 to her last nap? My guess is that she is either overtired when you put her down or isn't sleepy enough to have a long stretch.

[snowmoon]

Jun 25, 2018 10:55:46 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

Is she getting overtired while she waits? How close is 7:30 to her last nap? My guess is that she is either overtired when you put her down or isn't sleepy enough to have a long stretch.

She's probably not tired enough. On a good day she has a longer nap 1:30 is to 4:00 but there aren't a lot of days like that. She's just very inconsistent with naps still. It's probably what I should be focusing on rather than bedtime.

[stardust84]

Jun 25, 2018 11:33:59 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

Jun 25, 2018 10:55:46 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

Is she getting overtired while she waits? How close is 7:30 to her last nap? My guess is that she is either overtired when you put her down or isn't sleepy enough to have a long stretch.

She's probably not tired enough. On a good day she has a longer nap 1:30 is to 4:00 but there aren't a lot of days like that. She's just very inconsistent with naps still. It's probably what I should be focusing on rather than bedtime.

That shouldn't be too close. I find anything before 4:30 let's us have a bedtime between 7:30 and 8. Maybe overall overtired due to short naps?

We don't have any sort of nap schedule here though so I am probably not much help.

[snowmoon]

Jun 25, 2018 11:40:31 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

Jun 25, 2018 11:33:59 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

She's probably not tired enough. On a good day she has a longer nap 1:30 is to 4:00 but there aren't a lot of days like that. She's just very inconsistent with naps still. It's probably what I should be focusing on rather than bedtime.

That shouldn't be too close. I find anything before 4:30 let's us have a bedtime between 7:30 and 8. Maybe overall overtired due to short naps?

We don't have any sort of nap schedule here though so I am probably not much help.

Lol I don't know. She's very high maintenace when it comes to falling asleep. I usually put her down and have to pick her up to soothe her 2-3 times before she's out for a good stretch during the day, even when she's clearly tired.

[auri]

Sorry you ladies are still have babies that don’t want to sleep. I can’t really sleep tonight, but it’s not baby related. My mil pissed me off earlier, and I’m still pretty angry about it. Long story short, my mil told DH that in her “professional” opinion, my almost 5 year old has autism and adhd. She is seriously the worst. Sorry...didn’t want to bog down the randoms with this stupidity. Maybe a bath will relax me enough so I can sleep.

[dizzycooks]

auri that is not cool. I hope your dh dealt with that.
Ds does not sleep through🤪 but he isn’t too high maitenance which is nice.

[sweetc129]

Jun 25, 2018 11:33:59 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

Jun 25, 2018 10:55:46 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

Is she getting overtired while she waits? How close is 7:30 to her last nap? My guess is that she is either overtired when you put her down or isn't sleepy enough to have a long stretch.

She's probably not tired enough. On a good day she has a longer nap 1:30 is to 4:00 but there aren't a lot of days like that. She's just very inconsistent with naps still. It's probably what I should be focusing on rather than bedtime.

I’ve always thought the baby should have three hours betwen their last nap and bedtime ideally, so this sounds good.

Plus so jealous of a long nap. J is not napping well lately.

[sweetc129]

Jun 25, 2018 22:50:52 GMT -6 auri said:

Sorry you ladies are still have babies that don’t want to sleep. I can’t really sleep tonight, but it’s not baby related. My mil pissed me off earlier, and I’m still pretty angry about it. Long story short, my mil told DH that in her “professional” opinion, my almost 5 year old has autism and adhd. She is seriously the worst. Sorry...didn’t want to bog down the randoms with this stupidity. Maybe a bath will relax me enough so I can sleep.

Nose out of your business MIL. ((Hugs)) hope you were able to relax and get some sleep

[snowmoon]

Jun 26, 2018 2:28:50 GMT -6 sweetc129 said:

Jun 25, 2018 11:33:59 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

She's probably not tired enough. On a good day she has a longer nap 1:30 is to 4:00 but there aren't a lot of days like that. She's just very inconsistent with naps still. It's probably what I should be focusing on rather than bedtime.

I’ve always thought the baby should have three hours betwen their last nap and bedtime ideally, so this sounds good.

Plus so jealous of a long nap. J is not napping well lately.

It's rare. We are not good at napping lately either.

[snowmoon]

It's been a rough night. E is gassy and restless and just wants to be held.

[snowmoon]

So I've been up since 3. E just puked down my back and all over my pillow. Then had a blowout. I have no wipes.

[sweetc129]

Jun 26, 2018 3:40:09 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

So I've been up since 3. E just puked down my back and all over my pillow. Then had a blowout. I have no wipes.

Oh no! Hope you can rest a bit today, and get wipes.

[stardust84]

Well the two 4 hour stretches we're a fluke. We had one last night but after that it was two hours between. I don't know why LO likes 5 am so much.

[stardust84]

Jun 26, 2018 3:40:09 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

So I've been up since 3. E just puked down my back and all over my pillow. Then had a blowout. I have no wipes.

I hope you can get some rest today.

[auri]

Jun 26, 2018 3:40:09 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

So I've been up since 3. E just puked down my back and all over my pillow. Then had a blowout. I have no wipes.

Oh no! Hopefully you can get a nap in today.

[auri]

dizzycooks I was kinda surprised at my husband. He totally shut her down and flat out told her that she’s not around our daughter enough to try to make a judgment like that.
The bath helped a little, but I still didn’t fall asleep until 2 and DD woke up at 6:30. I think it’ll be a slow day here today with a mandatory nap time.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

Jun 26, 2018 7:28:51 GMT -6 auri said:

dizzycooks I was kinda surprised at my husband. He totally shut her down and flat out told her that she’s not around our daughter enough to try to make a judgment like that.
The bath helped a little, but I still didn’t fall asleep until 2 and DD woke up at 6:30. I think it’ll be a slow day here today with a mandatory nap time.

Go Mr Auri!

[sweetc129]

auri that’s great that he stood his ground for you guys.

[snowmoon]

We've been up for an hour. E just wanted to hang out and chat nbd.

[calendula]

It's 2:40. Why are the birds singing?

BIRD PARTY

[clementine]

Jun 29, 2018 0:43:02 GMT -6 calendula said:

It's 2:40. Why are the birds singing?

BIRD PARTY

So rude. Chill out birds. I feel like the grouchy old man neighbor but when the birds are chirping way too early I get irrationally angry.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

Jun 29, 2018 1:24:48 GMT -6 clementine said:

Jun 29, 2018 0:43:02 GMT -6 calendula said:

It's 2:40. Why are the birds singing?

BIRD PARTY

So rude. Chill out birds. I feel like the grouchy old man neighbor but when the birds are chirping way too early I get irrationally angry.

We had these trees that lined our property but we’re on next doors side of the fence. Literally like 1000 birds nested there every evening. So goddamn loud. New neighbours cut down the trees. Goodbye privacy. But also, goodbye birds. Good riddance!

[leatherpants]

Jun 29, 2018 0:43:02 GMT -6 calendula said:

It's 2:40. Why are the birds singing?

BIRD PARTY

Legit lol.

At some point in every day I inevitably think “fucking birds”. Usually because they are squawking away and annoying me

[snowmoon]

E just rolled over on to her belly in her sleep after stirring and fussing for like an hour. It's only the second or third time she's rolled but is it ok to leave her? She's axt3ually quiet now so I want to but it's freaking me out.

[ArielMermaid]

Jun 30, 2018 3:27:11 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

E just rolled over on to her belly in her sleep after stirring and fussing for like an hour. It's only the second or third time she's rolled but is it ok to leave her? She's axt3ually quiet now so I want to but it's freaking me out.

I think so?

[clementine]

Jun 30, 2018 3:27:11 GMT -6 snowmoon said:

E just rolled over on to her belly in her sleep after stirring and fussing for like an hour. It's only the second or third time she's rolled but is it ok to leave her? She's axt3ually quiet now so I want to but it's freaking me out.

Our pedi just addressed this our appt yesterday and she said if baby can roll to her stomach independently then it’s okay to leave her. Although I’m sure I’ll be freaking out too the first time L does it.