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Post by mapleme on Jul 16, 2017 2:41:59 GMT -6
I was going to write "how's y'alls MOTN?" But the grammar comments in the other thread made me think twice.
But not very hard, because it's MOTN and I'm friggin tired.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 16, 2017 4:31:57 GMT -6
C has been waking up 3 times ON and sometimes they're clustered together. Or I fall asleep, wake up an hour later, transfer her and then 45 minutes later she is awake again. It's brutal. I can't think of the last time I got more than 6 broken hours of sleep and sometimes it's more like 4. If I can get her back down for the 4:30 wake up, she will sometimes sleep in until 7, which helps a lot. But since today is Sunday and I can sleep in too, she is, of course, up at 6 - 30 minutes after I set her down and just enough time for me to get into some good sleep. And everyone else is still asleep, so C had I are just hanging out her room. I fell asleep again while nursing her, but she quashed that idea by biting my nipple. Good times.
Ugh, this was the worst stretch of sleep for M too, so I know that it will pass. And overall C is a better sleeper than M. But oof. That "better sleep" day could start any day now.
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Post by mc13 on Jul 16, 2017 5:45:04 GMT -6
Right with you, mapleme. E regularly wakes 3+ times a night but thankfully A now typically wakes once around 4-5am and will go back down until after 7 if I feed her. These two are definitely better sleepers than R at this point but I'm dreaming of just a few nights a week of more than a 3-4 hour stretch! I remember it getting better around 15 months and then really good after 18 months. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do the same, but maybe a bit earlier since they're already better.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 16, 2017 7:34:56 GMT -6
We had this random amazing night a month or so ago when C just woke up once. It would have been amazing rather, if M hadn't decided to wake up 6+ times. She's a totally solid sleeper at this point, so it must have been collusion.
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Post by mathrun on Jul 16, 2017 9:15:31 GMT -6
We had this random amazing night a month or so ago when C just woke up once. It would have been amazing rather, if M hadn't decided to wake up 6+ times. She's a totally solid sleeper at this point, so it must have been collusion. You found the bright side to the orange Cheeto. He's setting an example to kids everywhere on how to collude.
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Post by ovenrack on Jul 16, 2017 9:19:23 GMT -6
My MOTNs are fine (knocking on all wood things) but we're working on letting H&M share a room. We'll try it for the first time at nap today. Wish us luck!
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Post by sak on Jul 16, 2017 9:29:55 GMT -6
My MOTNs are fine (knocking on all wood things) but we're working on letting H&M share a room. We'll try it for the first time at nap today. Wish us luck! FWIW, our kids have always shared rooms. At one point all 4 shared a room. Naps were THE WORST, but bedtime was usually ok once they got situated
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Post by brandiewine11 on Jul 16, 2017 11:06:45 GMT -6
So far T is a better sleeper than R, giving me 3-3.5 he stretches at night. R never did more than 2.
I forgot how much of a PITA it is to change diapers overnight. Ugh. I can't wait until that can stop.
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Post by brandiewine11 on Jul 16, 2017 11:08:54 GMT -6
My MOTNs are fine (knocking on all wood things) but we're working on letting H&M share a room. We'll try it for the first time at nap today. Wish us luck! FWIW, our kids have always shared rooms. At one point all 4 shared a room. Naps were THE WORST, but bedtime was usually ok once they got situated At what age did you put them together? R & T will have to share, at least for bedtime as soon as possible after T is out of my room.
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Post by ovenrack on Jul 16, 2017 11:42:42 GMT -6
My MOTNs are fine (knocking on all wood things) but we're working on letting H&M share a room. We'll try it for the first time at nap today. Wish us luck! FWIW, our kids have always shared rooms. At one point all 4 shared a room. Naps were THE WORST, but bedtime was usually ok once they got situated Yeah, that was a big no on M's part. Lol. She was just having a lot of fun playing in her bed in H's room. Then it came time to actually nap and she was like, uhh, nope, I'm going to my crib, thanks. I'll keep that in mind for when we actually try!
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Post by sarenu on Jul 16, 2017 12:19:43 GMT -6
FWIW, our kids have always shared rooms. At one point all 4 shared a room. Naps were THE WORST, but bedtime was usually ok once they got situated At what age did you put them together? R & T will have to share, at least for bedtime as soon as possible after T is out of my room. 9 months for us. Bedtimes were the easiest here as well. E has always fought naps so it only worked when she was completely exhausted. Now C just just jumps around if she is in there.
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Post by pbandj714 on Jul 16, 2017 13:30:57 GMT -6
Poor L woke at 4 this morning because of her teeth. All 4 on top are cutting. She was pretty upset, but luckily some Tylenol, a little cold bottle, and some cuddles made her feel much better. I felt like an ass bc DH and I forgot to turn on the monitor in our room so she was really wailing by the time we heard her.
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Post by sak on Jul 18, 2017 8:42:21 GMT -6
FWIW, our kids have always shared rooms. At one point all 4 shared a room. Naps were THE WORST, but bedtime was usually ok once they got situated At what age did you put them together? R & T will have to share, at least for bedtime as soon as possible after T is out of my room. M &O moved in together when M was 21 mo and O was 3 mo. H moved in when he was around 4 mo. and the other boys would have been 4yrs and 2 yrs. F slept in my bed forever just because he was the worst lol. I can't remember the exact ages they all were when they all lived together. They're split now with the 8&6 yr olds in one room and 2&4 year old in another.
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Post by brandiewine11 on Jul 18, 2017 19:51:24 GMT -6
Not looking forward to tonight. I must have gotten dairy accidentally at lunch, or he's reacting to something else entirely. T projectile vomited all over me and screamed off and on while burping and farting for 2 hours until he finally fell asleep.
I cut dairy a week ago after a similar incident (after I drank a milkshake ) that was followed by 24 hours of him having bad poop. Ugh. Poor kid. I hope it's just dairy and not something else , but I'm keeping a food log just in case.
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Post by milano on Jul 19, 2017 5:58:40 GMT -6
Last night was horrendous. MH decided that as soon as he left Js room last night that he was tired and going to bed. At 8 pm. For the next 3 hours I juggled 3 screaming children and getting them to sleep while he snoozed on. Then he had the nerve to complain when I woke him at 2 to help me with changing and feeding the babies. Oh Willy. If you need help with funeral expenses you just let me know.
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Post by mc13 on Jul 19, 2017 7:32:35 GMT -6
Last night was horrendous. MH decided that as soon as he left Js room last night that he was tired and going to bed. At 8 pm. For the next 3 hours I juggled 3 screaming children and getting them to sleep while he snoozed on. Then he had the nerve to complain when I woke him at 2 to help me with changing and feeding the babies. I'm so sorry. MH still complains that he's tired in the morning when I'm the one up 4-5 times every night between the babies. Punches for both our husbands.
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Post by stringy on Jul 20, 2017 4:45:53 GMT -6
Does it ever end?
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Post by ovenrack on Jul 20, 2017 5:24:08 GMT -6
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Post by stringy on Jul 20, 2017 7:31:47 GMT -6
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Post by kona on Jul 20, 2017 7:55:47 GMT -6
O has been potty trained overnight for a while now. We keep her potty next to her bed and she is perfectly capable of getting up and going on her own. However she cries the whole time, then needs to be covered up. It really never ends.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 20, 2017 8:03:38 GMT -6
When they start spending the night in someone else's bed ???
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Post by nikkipal on Jul 20, 2017 8:11:10 GMT -6
When they start spending the night in someone else's bed ???
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Post by stringy on Jul 20, 2017 8:13:29 GMT -6
I think I was up for the day at 4 today. The kids weren't - but P was up and down between around then and 630 and I definitely never went back to sleep. Damn loud AC's. I also stayed up watching the Americans until like 11 - and I'm pretty sure she was up at least once between 11 and 4 -so I got maybe 4 hours of seep?
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Post by brandiewine11 on Jul 20, 2017 8:17:19 GMT -6
My baby pretty much does nothing but cry and poop and spit up after 3:30am.
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Post by piccyami on Jul 20, 2017 11:07:34 GMT -6
Somehow, I managed to completely sleep through h getting up to feed W last night. He apparently slept through me getting up with Z.
W was also awake when I went in to feed Z, but he must have passed out once I got to her.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 20, 2017 11:30:38 GMT -6
Somehow, I managed to completely sleep through h getting up to feed W last night. He apparently slept through me getting up with Z. W was also awake when I went in to feed Z, but he must have passed out once I got to her. I think that the non-feeding partner should ALWAYS sleep through the feeding parter getting up (and then be ready with kind words when the feeding partner is grumpy and tired). In the early days DH used to stay awake while I was up with M and then on top of being tired and grumpy, I would have to deal with his tired and grumpy ass. It was no bueno.
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Post by piccyami on Jul 20, 2017 11:35:23 GMT -6
Somehow, I managed to completely sleep through h getting up to feed W last night. He apparently slept through me getting up with Z. W was also awake when I went in to feed Z, but he must have passed out once I got to her. I think that the non-feeding partner should ALWAYS sleep through the feeding parter getting up (and then be ready with kind words when the feeding partner is grumpy and tired). In the early days DH used to stay awake while I was up with M and then on top of being tired and grumpy, I would have to deal with his tired and grumpy ass. It was no bueno. I always wake up when either baby wakes up, but if he's getting up to feed, I go right back to sleep. We both definitely need our sleep, but this was a first for us. I'm not sure how I feel about sleeping through w crying, though.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 20, 2017 11:38:28 GMT -6
I think that the non-feeding partner should ALWAYS sleep through the feeding parter getting up (and then be ready with kind words when the feeding partner is grumpy and tired). In the early days DH used to stay awake while I was up with M and then on top of being tired and grumpy, I would have to deal with his tired and grumpy ass. It was no bueno. I always wake up when either baby wakes up, but if he's getting up to feed, I go right back to sleep. We both definitely need our sleep, but this was a first for us. I'm not sure how I feel about sleeping through w crying, though. My guess is that you didn't actually sleep through W crying. DH always wakes up to the kid's noises sooner than I do, but my fitbit has pointed out that I definitely still respond, even if I don't remember it in the morning.
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Post by piccyami on Jul 20, 2017 11:40:26 GMT -6
I always wake up when either baby wakes up, but if he's getting up to feed, I go right back to sleep. We both definitely need our sleep, but this was a first for us. I'm not sure how I feel about sleeping through w crying, though. My guess is that you didn't actually sleep through W crying. DH always wakes up to the kid's noises sooner than I do, but my fitbit has pointed out that I definitely still respond, even if I don't remember it in the morning. True. I'll have to check and see.
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Post by ovenrack on Jul 20, 2017 12:28:25 GMT -6
Somehow, I managed to completely sleep through h getting up to feed W last night. He apparently slept through me getting up with Z. W was also awake when I went in to feed Z, but he must have passed out once I got to her. I think that the non-feeding partner should ALWAYS sleep through the feeding parter getting up (and then be ready with kind words when the feeding partner is grumpy and tired). In the early days DH used to stay awake while I was up with M and then on top of being tired and grumpy, I would have to deal with his tired and grumpy ass. It was no bueno. Nope. I don't think it should always go like that. Sometimes I needed A to wake up, if only for a little bit, so that I didn't feel that I was the only person awake in the world, at 3am, crying over a cute baby. It's very lonely; and if your partner being present helps, do it. It's obviously different for everyone, and my husband isn't one to overly bitch about being tired.
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