tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post3944629871552992622..comments2024-01-21T14:05:31.891-05:00Comments on Veronica M.D.: One Day I'll SleepVeronica M. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02950818759052832423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-53961768375163502232013-01-18T16:02:34.462-05:002013-01-18T16:02:34.462-05:00OH man. Since writing this, we tried the crib, and...OH man. Since writing this, we tried the crib, and she got worse. She is at the point where she will not sleep longer than ten minutes at a time -- day or night. Maybe in a few weeks, when she gets over whatever is going on (teething? sleep disturbance because she is coming up on a milestone? who knows!) she will learn to love her crib, because I would LOVE to sleep and to sleep in a comfortable position!!Veronica M. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02950818759052832423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-35291267037196065572013-01-18T16:00:52.936-05:002013-01-18T16:00:52.936-05:00Ha! I am excited for the day I finally think they&...Ha! I am excited for the day I finally think they're old enough, and I will be putting in some earplugs and wearing them every night for the rest of my life. :)Veronica M. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02950818759052832423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-81173324031920735232013-01-18T15:59:51.234-05:002013-01-18T15:59:51.234-05:00NO, you are not evil. I'm glad you feel better...NO, you are not evil. I'm glad you feel better, knowing that you are not alone. Since the move to the crib, it made it even worse. Some kids are not born sleepers, and don't let anyone tell you any differently!! Some kids are awesome sleepers, and some aren't, and the reason your kid hasn't figured sleep out yet is NOT because of anything you are doing wrong, I promise!!<br /><br />It will get better. I promise!Veronica M. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02950818759052832423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-518787548037468882013-01-09T12:04:26.057-05:002013-01-09T12:04:26.057-05:00Wow. Poor sleep deprived Mama. :(
Anthony and Mo...Wow. Poor sleep deprived Mama. :( <br /><br />Anthony and Molly were bottle fed (I was unable to get Anthony to latch and I stopped breastfeeding Molly after 10 days or so because of the pain and lack of support and yaddayaddayadda) and completely sleeping through the night at 3 1/2 months. <br /><br />I was hell bent on breastfeeding Timothy.<br /> <br />I had to move Timothy into his own room about 3 weeks or so ago because I was getting no sleep. He was waking every 1 1/2-2 hours to feed....and at 7 months that is ridiculous. Pretty sure he was doing it just because he knew he could and I would feed him.....and not because he was really hungry. <br /><br />First step was to get him out of our bed (I cried and cried because I LOVE having him in bed with us and I believe co-sleeping is a good thing, at least when they are little). He slept in his pack and play in our room and I fed him in a chair instead of laying down in bed. That helped stretch out the feedings to 3-4 hours or so.....since he wasn't laying next to me, smelling me, wanting to nurse just because my boob was 3 inches from his face while sleeping. <br /><br />I finally decided that he needed to go to his own room if I wanted more than 4 hours at a time though. It was hard at first (for him and me!!), but all is well now. He still fusses for a bit when we lay him down, but he is sleeping 8 hours now! I actually only wake up because I'm so engorged I have to get up and wake him to feed or my boobs will explode, lol. So he'd probably sleep longer than 8 hours if I'd let him. I hope this trend continues and isn't just a good sleep phase that will end! As much as I miss him in our bedroom, I'm really enjoying the sleep and feel so much better come morning time.<br /><br />Sorry I wrote a novel and probably didn't help you any, lol. <br /><br />Thinking of you!! Only A Mama knowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804782496092683999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-84530246531245659102013-01-07T20:56:02.084-05:002013-01-07T20:56:02.084-05:00Olivia is age 7, still never sleeps and I can'...Olivia is age 7, still never sleeps and I can't care anymore. I'm at the point where if she wants to be bitchy and tired all day, it's all her. I need sleep otherwise I will murder innocent people in Target with my cart. Sara Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641499434694637445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111737390759902247.post-21759461049575903912013-01-07T19:37:21.911-05:002013-01-07T19:37:21.911-05:00So sometimes I think the thing that helps me the m...So sometimes I think the thing that helps me the most is hearing that it's not just my baby who doesn't sleep, like at all. <br /><br />Jax takes tiny little cat naps (an hour TOPS, and that is on a good day) and then gets over tired and crabby, and we basically have to wrestle him to sleep at night. And then he wakes up every hour at night unless there's a boob in his mouth. I'm scared to move him to his crib because I feel like then I'll be getting up a million times a night rather than just rolling over, but sometimes I wonder if maybe it would help... And if I had a dollar for every person who's told me that formula fed babies (and babies eating lots of solids) sleep better, I'd be rich. I would be cheering if I was getting up *just* to nurse, but J is screaming in the middle of the night, and we have no idea why (teeth? how long can I blame the teeth?). I'm hoping to get a 6 hour stretch of sleep by 2014. I should add that to my resolutions.<br /><br />So anyways, I was glad to read this (that sounds really evil, I know), and you are a superhero for doing it with a 2 year old to take care of too. Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359788617956754640noreply@blogger.com