Babies Born ~ July 2013 #2

[vic261]

Tantrums here too. Or frustration moments as I like to call them. We too have a safety gate on our kitchen. Its ok for one of us to be in there but heaven help us if DH and I are both in the kitchen and he is locked out. I now let him in to get his weetbix out of the cupboard, get the milk out of the fridge, find his cup and plate and help make his breakfast. He can put the toast in the toaster, push the leaver down and get the margarine out of the fridge (if its down low enough) I find if kids know how to do stuff they rarely get into things just for the sake of it. Of course that doesn't stop him getting in the kitchen if we leave the gate open and help himself to the cupboards. He is still a toddler lol.

We has a horrid night last night. He has hand, foot and mouth at the moment. Not a bad case and only just at the beginning so only a few blisters. My BFF looked after him in the morning while we worked and I took him to work with me in the afternoon and he normally sleeps in the porta cot in our back office. He fell asleep in the car on the way to work back from my lunch break and and I put him in the cot and normally its a non event. But yesterday he sat up and howled. The girls in the office all started clucking around him (bless them) and that was the end of that! I had to ring DH to come pick him up. So instead of being asleep by the latest 1.00pm its now 1.45 and DH doesnt get him to sleep until 2.15pm. Normally we wake him at 3.00pm if not awake and when I get home at 4.00pm he is still asleep. So come 4.15 am this morning he is wide awake and crying when I leave him. And now he is in a big bed he gets out of the bed and bangs on the door. Lots of cuddles later, some panadol, nappy change and more cuddles still wont sleep. So for the first time ever at 5.10am, I get into his bed and try to co sleep with him. What a nightmare that was. Who can sleep with their toddler moving, wriggling, chatting and then eventually snoring on them??? I try to sneak out of his bed only to have him sit up and grab me. How stressful!!! We both end up twilight sleeping and DH comes in at 6.20am to say its time to get up. Jack is now snoring his head off and I have to wake him at 7.30am to get his day started back on his normal routine.

Working and having a sick bubba is hard work. I hope that my getting into his bed will be a one off and wont be happening again. I cant cope. My deepest respect for the ladies on here who are struggling with sleeping issues.

[Marley&Me]

Oh Vic what a sucky night DD had hand, foot and mouth last year. Hopefully tonight is a better night for you all. I moved DD into her room very early because I couldn't sleep hearing her noises. So I would be totally useless with co-sleeping Maybe just totally wear him out so he'll just pass out at bed time

[Andie78]

vic - big hug. that sounds like a horrible night. for you & jack. I really hope you get a good solid 5-6 hours tonight. if not, could you take tomorrow off work at all? xx

tasha - poor dd, sounds like she does not cope too well waiting for her dinner...?! I don't either atm, so I can fully understand her tantrums.

ds is currently doing another few days of getting up at 5/5.30am. he's also taking at least 30 mins for me to get him to sleep too, which is pushing his bedtime to more like 8pm. I think its a bit late for him, but he just cant seem to switch off past couple of days. maybe he is working on some words?!

[vic261]

Last night was good. Back to normal I put him to bed at 7.30pm. He rolled around and chatted to himself until 8.15pm then fell asleep and stayed in his bed all night. He woke at 6.20am probably as our alarm went off and it was a bit loud and he is in the room next door. I feel like a new woman I woke at 4am and contemplated going in to check on him but thought better of it Best not to chance him waking up.

I think he is not using enough energy as he is used to being at daycare 4 days a week and now has been home since Friday last week. My BFF who babysat him this morning said he was a lot more energetic today and a lot hungrier. I bought him to work with me and he is fast asleep in the back room. Win!!

Tasha - Jack was in his own room at 4 weeks as none of us could sleep with his barnyard noises. I think we were all waking each other up

Andie - That is a really early start for you both. It must feel like a long day. Do you need to put him to bed or does he just go to bed and chat to himself? Sometimes Jack can roll around for an hour yammering away to himself. I would push his bed time back but on a weekend if he gets to bed later and it still takes a bit to unwind, so figure at least 7.30pm gives me time to unwind before I go to bed.