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Please someone remind me it will get better

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PiccadillyCircus · 02/03/2006 10:05

I have DS (2.3) and DD (5 months). DD sleeps in our room, is just breastfed and wakes at least once between 11pm and 7am. That in itseld isn't so bad although I would love more sleep.

But DS is now srarting to wake up when she does - he has been coming into our room and sometimes sleeping in our bed (it's OK when he does sleep, but when he wriggles there is no room left). On Sunday night DD woke at 4:30am, then DS came in at 5am and by 5:30am he had I came downstairs.

Last night, DD woke at 3:30am, DS came in to our room, DH took him back to his room and I fed DD to the sounds of a distraught DS. "Luckily" he calmed down when I went into him, but it took until 5am for him to go back to sleep and me to go back to bed. Then DD woke at 5:30am (there was more sleep after that).

Argh - I am starting to feel SO tired all the time. It does get better doesn't it???

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bluejelly · 02/03/2006 10:15

I think you've got to make sure your son doesn't think it's normal to come in with you in the night. It's a hard habit to break when he is used to it. Have you thought about a sticker chart for all the nights he doesn't wake up or if he does stays in his own bed?

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milward · 02/03/2006 10:15

Hi pc - do you have an inflatable mattress or something comfy you could sleep on elsewhere than your bedroom - let dh look after ds whilst you get some sleep whilst your dd is sleeping. best wishes xxx

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bluejelly · 02/03/2006 10:18

Oh and didn't mean to sound glib, I know it's really tough coping with interrupted (sp?) nights...
It will get better! But I reckon it'll get better quicker the more pro-active you are...

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PiccadillyCircus · 02/03/2006 10:21

We are starting to be tough with DS - last night was the first night so not really expecting any miracles .

The problem last night was that only I would do to calm DS down - DH tried his best and did do the all important thing of taking him bac to his room. The coming into bed with us hasn't been going on too long so we will hopefully nip it in the bud.

And I know that nights are worse for lots of people .