She has decided she doesn't want to sleep anymore. It takes me nearly two hours to get her to bed at night. Then she gets up around midnight or one and screams her head off for two or three hours. She normally sleeps until 7 or 7:30, sometimes 8. Now she sleeps until 6 and wants to play. I'm so exhausted.
Then by 9 or 10 in the morning, she's a cranky butt but still won't take a nap.
Basically she's a cranky butt all.the.time because she won't sleep. And I can't get her to sleep.
misshart00 I'm sorry your daughter is giving you such grief. You're not a terrible mom. She's just being a toddler, and sometimes toddlers are awful, especially when teething. I hope she decides to sleep again soon.
DS has wanted to sleep all day but only if being held. Thank goodness for babywearing. I told my mom I think he's working extra hard at growing since we have his 2 month pedi visit tomorrow. He wants to show off how big he's gotten.
And I just keep yelling at her. I feel like a terrible mom and I cry a lot.
you are not a terrible mom, toddlers are assholes...and they are worse when sleep deprived. My three year old is not sleeping as well as well as she used to, and it's making everyone miserable. It's sad when your infant is sleeping better than your toddler and I'm in same boat. Hugs!
^This! I am not looking forward to the toddler stage. Even with the sleepless nights with an infant, I would prefer that to the toddler stage. They really are like that friend we all have that gets drunk and acts like a complete ass for what seems like an infinite amount of time and all you want them to do is shut up and pass out. Hang in there. Eventually it will get better. You aren't a bad mom. Dealing with a toddler makes you an amazing mom!
I forget avoiding spit up is a thing. Like if DS has just a bit of spit up (I seriously almost typed a reasonable amount of spit up. What the hell is a reasonable amount of spit up?) on his bib, I don't think to change it before I pick him up and put him on my shoulder.
I forget avoiding spit up is a thing. Like if DS has just a bit of spit up (I seriously almost typed a reasonable amount of spit up. What the hell is a reasonable amount of spit up?) on his bib, I don't think to change it before I pick him up and put him on my shoulder.
Seriously. I laughed a little in my head when I picked her up from the nursery and they changed her because she spit up. Dude this girl is a professional I gave up a long time ago changing due to spit up. For both of us lol.
What's bad is I'm wearing a lot of tanks these days so the spit up runs down my arm/chest. I'd rather collect it on my t-shirt, haha. Actually I'd rather collect it on the burp cloth, but he's good at avoiding it.
I can proudly say I have yet to have to change my clothes or go to work with spit up on them. (I spilled breast milk while making a bottle and had to change pants... But it wasn't spit up!)
I can proudly say I have yet to have to change my clothes or go to work with spit up on them. (I spilled breast milk while making a bottle and had to change pants... But it wasn't spit up
Dude I am guessing your LO doesn't spit up a ton. DD spits up all. the. time. No joke.
Seriously, how long am I supposed to let her cry before I get her? I don't like this.
I'd go get her. She might need something.
IIRC you shouldn't sleep train until 4 months and even then 30 minutes is a long time. You can go reassure her and check that she doesn't need anything like a new diaper.
DS fought his swaddle last night so I left one arm out. He used to sleep find that way. Nope last night he woke up at 2am just mad at that arm. I think I'm going to have to invest in another kind of swaddler. He doesn't like this one anymore, but I don't trust Houdini with swaddling in just a blanket, and apparently he still needs his arms contained.
And there's no "I'll just put him in our bed and get some sleep" because he does not find our bed or presence in any way more soothing than his own space. In fact I think it confuses him.
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