Can I say- the best feeling in the word is organizing something that has needed it for a really long time. I spent most of today going through the girls' toys, organizing and getting rid of things they no longer play with . . . I realized that for the past who knows how many months Cynthia has been cleaning by shoving everything in to cupboards, drawers, or even under the dresser (I didn't know that much could fit under there!). It was like someone took a blender to the toys and put the concoction into every crevice of the room! It took a long time to sort through it all to say the least. It sure looks nice now! I will have to supervize future room cleaning. . . .
If anyone is wondering why I am posting in the middle of the night- Lillian is having a rough night (waking up about every 45 minutes since bed-time), Jon is gone, and I am waiting for her to fully fall asleep. Hopefully, this is the last time up and she will fall into a deeper sleep so I can sleep too. I am having a hard time sleeping anyway because my back hurts and there is a nice wind storm going on outside.
Anyway- does anyone have advice on consistent night waking on a child just turning 3? She has always had a problem with waking up a lot at night - - then the last few months seemed to get better (instead of 2 or 3 times EVERY night, she was only waking up once a night a few times a week). Then this last month it got bad again (right as Jon started his FMS rotation- when I have the least amount of help!). She's past the age of letting her cry it out (though we HAVE tried that and it didn't help at all and just kept EVERYONE awake, plus it aggravates her vocal nodules)- - she shouldn't even be waking up in the first place. Sigh- I am most worried about after the baby comes . . . If anyone has any advice or experiences, I would love to hear it!
5 weeks ago
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Becky!!!!
You have to check out this website, and blog!
http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/
It was amazing for me...and helped out with Bug's issues. He does still wake up from time to time during the night but the crying and whining has come to an end. I just stick him back into his room and he falls back to sleep. She has some easy ways to help, keep the kids in the bed with out having to much crying. Some worked some didn't but it helped to know I was not alone. check out her video blog and also her home page. You can even send her an email and she should get back to you with some help. I have never emailed her but just read her blog and got ideas to help with our situation.
Good luck, I know how it feels not getting sleep and being pregnate on top of it does not help.
~hugs~
Brenda
I have NO experience with this since my kids are OK sleepers, but I hope you can find something online from veteran moms who have dealt with this before!! There HAS to be a solution right? I'm also up in the middle of the night. The baby is kicking like MAD and I can't sleep.On a brighter note, GOOD JOB getting Cynthia's room clean!! I'm a toy pack rat, afraid to get rid of our toys for fear I'll rue the day. But most of our toys are organized in bins. What I hate are the float around the house toys that the kids strew all over the place that don't really fit into a bin!
Oh, Becky!!
I hope you can get some sleep!!! That sounds really rough. FMS, pregnant, taking care of your 3 . . . you need some rest!! I'm afraid I don't have any advice, but if you need a sympathetic ear, you can always call! Life is SO much better after residency! Aaron is "on call" this weekend (Fri-Sun), and got 2 clinic calls Friday evening, and NOTHING else since!
Also,
Often when Aaron was on call and Micah wasn't sleeping well, I would just let him come into our bed and sleep with me. He would usually settle right down and sleep great - and then we both slept. I don't know if that would work with Lillian, or if you want to get into that habit :-) But, he seemed to understand that it was a special thing only when Daddy was gone . . . and it seemed like he always had the hardest time when Daddy was gone anyway - funny how they know when things aren't "right."
Good luck!
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