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Original poster

To be thinking go the fuck to sleep

44 replies

BananaPie · 09/03/2013 20:19

Just that really.

Have been sitting in dark next to 2 year old dd's bed for almost an hour. She was up at 7am, had an hour's nap after lunch. Put her into bed at 7:30pm, and she's still not asleep.

I need the loo and a glass of wine (not at the same time obviously)

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Carolra · 09/03/2013 20:20

YANBU. I probably have resorted to drinking wine on the loo. Multitasking!

Purplehonesty · 09/03/2013 20:22

Realllllly long walk tomorrow afternoon.
I hate it when they do this!!

MuddlingMackem · 09/03/2013 20:22

YANBU. And you're not the first to think it.

This author actually wrote it, it's hilarious by the way. Grin

www.amazon.co.uk/Go-F-Sleep-Adam-Mansbach/dp/0857862650/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362860514&sr=1-1

Blessyou · 09/03/2013 20:23

You ever heard Samuel L Jackson read go the fuck to sleep ?

YouTheCat · 09/03/2013 20:23
Smartiepants79 · 09/03/2013 20:23

What happens if you leave?
YANBU

Blessyou · 09/03/2013 20:23

X post!
It's brill

Buzzardbird · 09/03/2013 20:23

Its only been 50 mins, with a story etc that's not long. Does she deffo still need a nap in the day?

whoopwhoopbib · 09/03/2013 20:23

Yanbu I too am sitting in the dark but with an 11 month okd dd waiting for her to be in a deep enough sleep so I can put her in her cot.

Luckily I had a wee first as dp is out drinking and having fun Angry

YouTheCat · 09/03/2013 20:23

Snap, Bless you. Grin

SweetSeraphim · 09/03/2013 20:24

Oh... have I got something for you....

I will warn you, this is in NO WAY appropriate for children. But it's ace Grin

RandomMess · 09/03/2013 20:24

One of mine gave up her naps at 2...

PoppyWearer · 09/03/2013 20:25

My 18mo has juuuuuust gone the fuck to sleep.

Am off to get my glass of wine and have a wee. Good luck all! Wine

Mintyy · 09/03/2013 20:25

She's 2??

Why are you still there?

Blessyou · 09/03/2013 20:25

So many great minds Grin

fluffypillow · 09/03/2013 20:26

I feel your pain! I've been there sooooooo many times. You can just see your evening slipping away.

YANBU

justabigdisco · 09/03/2013 20:29

Er, just leave her??

Weissdorn · 09/03/2013 20:30

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BananaPie · 09/03/2013 20:38

Downstairs wine in hand. Smile

There would be much wailing if I left the room. And possibly a launching herself head first out of bed incident.

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ThePskettiIncident · 09/03/2013 20:40

I"ll share some of the gorgeous Tim minchin with you. Here's his LULLABY

Not for children, ever!

AmazingBouncingFerret · 09/03/2013 20:42

"Thank God for DD - gets chucked in her cot at 6:30pm and that's it. Mind you she's only 12 weeks so I'm aware this could all change!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That is all.

BananaPie, I feel your pain. DD was a non self settler, used to find myself commando crawling out of her room once she had finally dropped off.

Weissdorn · 09/03/2013 20:47

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BananaPie · 09/03/2013 21:00

AmazingBouncingFerret did you crack it in the end? Any tips?

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AmazingBouncingFerret · 09/03/2013 21:05

DD slept like the incredible sleeping baby (put down awake off she went until dreamfeed and then woke in early hours for quick feed) until she was about 5 months old and then it all went to pot. She must of read something somewhere about sleep being for the weak.

You could be lucky like I was with PFB DS. He had the same treatment, thrown into moses basket/cot while still awake, dreamfeed etc this never changed, I honestly thought DD was broken when she started her nighttime shenanigans. Grin

Thankfully they now enjoy their sleep, it's a pain in the backside waking them for school though...

AmazingBouncingFerret · 09/03/2013 21:08

BananaPie, I just used to sit further away from her until I was outside of her room while she was still awake. In the end it just sort of... stopped.

Hopefully it all sorts out soon, DD was about your DD's age when she started settling better.