hi all;
We went through something similar with dd. In the end what worked for us was that we would lay the wrap in her cot, get her ready for bed (although i still feed to sleep) and then put her in the cot on her side and roll the wrap over her tighty so that she felt the wrap but was not really wrapped in it! it was good enough to trick her into thinking whe was safe, but she had the freedom that she was requiring as she absolutely hates being wrapped under any circumstances!
It might be worth a try anyhow!
last night was worse yet... i haven't had a night like that since he was about a week old! Woke every hour or two... most sleep i got in one stretch was 2 hours soooooooo tired and today he's not sleeping well either... cat nap of 30 mins this morning then 40 mins in car and now I've been trying to get him to sleep for the past 30 mins. I feel so guily - i left him to cry this morning while i had a shower... he was fine when i put him down but by the time i came back out he was crying like a newborn, but i was beside myself and just needed to have my little time out. DH has gone back to work today after the school holidays so it made it all that much harder to get through the day
LM - Oh dear! How did it go today? Is it possible that your DS is teething or unwell (maybe not just a wrap problem?)
Willow - Great news! Is it still going well?
QueenMab - Your DD sounds like my DS! I love when we go to the shops & he can have a guilt-free sleep in the HAB!
My MCHN suggested wrapping DS with his arms up (I usually wrap them down by his side). This worked well this morning - he was flailing his arms about, but didn't have full range of movement (ie. couldn't stratch his face) and managed to go to sleep. "Beauty!" I thought. "I can wrap him like this for a couple of weeks to get him used to moving his arms, then abandon the wrap altogether." But when I tried it this afternoon, he got his arm out & we were back to square one. I'm going to work on my wrapping technique to see if I can perfect the pocket for his arms (that's what I did this morning - created a pocket that allowed him to move his arms, but not get them out - not sure how I did it though!).
Not good Ezz, not good. Today we were out so he slept in the car, but yesterday was awful!
I spoke to Karitane helpline and they said we've been at it a week, keep going. Give it another week and see what happens. Just soooo over it, was nice to get a break from it today!
Nights still fine, it's just his day naps. I've always wrapped him so that he could move his arms, so that aint gonna help us either! LOL.
last night was better. slept soundly from 7ish when we put him to bed to 10:30 when he woke for feed as usual. then woke at 11:30 and 12:30 then at 2:30 I got him out to feed him and he was soaked through the lot... so that meant changing him and that meant he woke up properly so after changing and feeding and patting he eventually went quiet and not quite asleep at 3:30 so I went back to bed and didn't hear from him til 6:15 when i took him to bed with me but he didn't settle well there so we gave up just before 7.
These last couple of days I've found reasons to get out of the house just to keep myself sane, as if I'm home all day and he only cat naps i find myself losing all sanity...
will be interesting to see how we go tonight - has had his solids earlier so we'll see if that helps. Yep, could be teething - bumps on bottom gum but they're not red, but his cheeks are... have had to use a big piece of fabric to wrap him in today as both sheets were in the wash... which reminds me, they didn't dry on the line so I have to go chuck them in the dryer...
LM - What nappies are you using? Sounds like your DS wets through a lot! I had to give up on the MCNs overnight, because I was sick of washing the wrap, sheets, etc in the morning when DS leaked through. I use a babylove nappy overnight now & it last right through (even when I feed DS at 4am & don't change him). I figure 1 sposie a day isn't too bad...
Like you, I am trying to go out in the day (actually I just got home from a trip to Bunnings). Calvin is only cat-napping during the day & he's grumpy. I wish I could convince him that he would be happier if he slept more than 1 sleep cycle at a time!!
Willow - I'm sorry it's not better yet! It's nice having an excuse to not have to do it isn't it? (sleeping in the car, the pram, the HAB etc). Did Karitane have any other suggestions for you? Are they gentler than Tresillian? (who told me to let him cry it out)
Ezz - yeah, I have found Karitane more gentle in their advice. I don't ring Tresillian anymore (unless I can get hold of the nurse we saw there directly, she's unreal). Karitane told me I was doing everything they would advise, she actually said she couldn't fault me which was nice, but not very helpful! LOL. They said give it till the end of this week and see how he was going then.
Today was better. First nap was in the ergo cause we were out, afternoon nap was pretty good, bit of a protest for maybe 5 mins then slept for about an hour and a half. Went to bed tonight with hardly a peep. Nights aren't a problem for us though, it's his day naps that have been put out.
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soooooooo tired and today he's not sleeping well either... cat nap of 30 mins this morning then 40 mins in car and now I've been trying to get him to sleep for the past 30 mins. I feel so guily - i left him to cry this morning while i had a shower... he was fine when i put him down but by the time i came back out he was crying like a newborn, but i was beside myself and just needed to have my little time out. DH has gone back to work today after the school holidays so it made it all that much harder to get through the day
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