The past week we have been struggling getting DS down to bed. He's usually a unicorn sleeper, off to bed no problem and sleeping through the night. This week he's been refusing to go to bed and screaming for a good fifteen minutes once we put him down.
Then last night he woke up at 3am and was up for two hours. Happy and laughing if DH and I were in the room, screaming if we weren't.
I'm trying to figure out if it's a developmental stage, two year molars, waking up hungry, the summer weather... Man I need a glass of wine!
How old is he? I pretty much just write off all sleep issues as "it's a phase" and don't try too hard to figure it out anymore. We went through a really rough patch of it taking DD and hour or more to go to sleep, and alternating between screaming and playing. Now she still takes a while to fall asleep, but just plays by herself for a while without the screaming.
He turned two in April. I was hoping to move him into his new room this weekend, he seemed interested in it tonight, but with the bedtime screaming, I'm not so sure. On the other hand, bedtime's already a mess, can't screw it up much more! Ha ha.
How old is he? I pretty much just write off all sleep issues as "it's a phase" and don't try too hard to figure it out anymore. We went through a really rough patch of it taking DD and hour or more to go to sleep, and alternating between screaming and playing. Now she still takes a while to fall asleep, but just plays by herself for a while without the screaming.
He turned two in April. I was hoping to move him into his new room this weekend, he seemed interested in it tonight, but with the bedtime screaming, I'm not so sure. On the other hand, bedtime's already a mess, can't screw it up much more! Ha ha.
Ok, DD is an early May baby, also newly two. She started this mess in like mid March. It has gotten better, but I'm chalking it up to 2-year regression/ some kind of a leap. In that time she's also moved to speaking in 3 and 4 word phrases and never. Stops. Talking.
I had dreams of moving her to a floor bed before baby comes, but since she plays in her crib before she goes to sleep I think we need to keep her confined for now.
OMG, so our saga of bad luck continues. H has has jaw pain for the last couple of days. Today it started radiating into his jaw like a tooth ache. He had a crown put in a few months ago and thought it was the crown acting up so he took off work and went to the dentist.
The dentist did an x-ray and it is not the tooth, instead he has a serious infection in his cheek/jaw and they told him to head straight to the ER.
H wants me to stay at work for another hour then pick up L and go to the hospital.
I am seriously on the verge of a breakdown right now. Our luck just has to pick up... I cant stand to think of anything else that might happen if things don't start to get better. I just want everything to calm down and be OK for awhile. I want everyone to be healthy and S to be born smoothly with no issues. I am really trying not to loose it at work...
oh no. I really hope July is the best month ever for your family! Your family needs a break from all this shitty shit.
housecarder, ugh sorry about your H. I would be so frustrated. He's a grown man, and you are not the maid or his mother.
littlesthobo, shortly after my son turned 2, bedtime and night sleeping was hell (in fact, life in general with him was pretty rough). It was taking 2 hours to get him to sleep, and he was waking up at night. And prior to that, he was sleeping amazingly well. I have no clue what the deal was, but it did end. I mean, he's still a champ at bedtime procrastination, but I think all toddlers excel in that department. Hopefully you get some relief soon!
Tomorrow is my shower! I am really excited to see everyone and to make a list afterwards of what I need to go out and buy so that materialistically we can be all ready for this bebeh!
Post by littlesthobo on Jun 4, 2016 12:49:41 GMT -5
comicSans and rungirlrun thanks for the commiseration! I'm chalking it up to a phase. Going to bed last night was a struggle again, but he did sleep through the night, so I'll take it!
comicSans and rungirlrun thanks for the commiseration! I'm chalking it up to a phase. Going to bed last night was a struggle again, but he did sleep through the night, so I'll take it!
It took a few days but we transitioned DS out of our bed this week because I do not want a 4 year old and twin newborns in our room with a new c section scar. The first night was so rough but when he realized we aren't budging it's been smooth sailing. We'll see how it goes when DD goes to her dad's or the girls arrive.
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