Does "Sleeping like a Baby" cover catnapping?

[suse]

hee hee Michelle - I don't think that my bikini top would contain anything any more - not without some serious reinforcement!

[lilprecious75]

Hi Willow -

This thread caught my eye as I also have a NON sleeper! I would HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend "Sleeping Like a Baby" and also Elizabeth Pantley's book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" - I have both of them and have re-read each other them at least twice when I've felt like I was going crazy!

DS is turning 2 years old next month and STILL doesn't sleep through the night. DH and I have come to the conclusion that he needs very little sleep and there isn't a thing we can do about it. We are firm in our decision NOT to do CC with him and though we have had many sleepless frustrated nights we are in a routine that works for us now and we are getting more sleep (when we choose to go to bed at a reasonable time that is).

On a REALLY good night DS will do a couple of 5-6 hours blocks of sleep. On a usual night he wakes every 2.5-3 hours. He no longer gets boobie in the middle of the night. He has a boobie feed just before bed (sometimes falls asleep on the boob but more often then not he doesn't now) then he is only offered water if he wakes in the night. Most nights he simply needs to be told to lie back down, covered up, given a pat or two and he is back to sleep. Sometimes I have to pick him up and cuddle him before he will lie back down. Once in awhile, like last night, I will let him lie down in bed with me for 15-20 minutes and when he falls asleep I move him back into his cot. He still sleeps in our bedroom so all this causes very little disruption to me and I'm usually able to go back to sleep straight away.

So essentially I feel like I'm rambling and I don't know if any of this is helpful or not, but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and there are many of us out there living on the bare minimum of sleep. Considering that BEFORE I had children I HAD to have a MINIMUM of 8 hours of sleep to be civil to anyone, I'm amazed at what I'm capable of now!!

Hang in there, do what feels right for you and your family, and know that we are hear to listen and offer suggestions and support!