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My kids are driving me (and DP) nutty! Major sleep issues ... please, any advice would be so appreciated!

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kittylette · 21/05/2007 09:55

Hiya

I need to let this out and hopefully someone will be able to help me!

We have hell at bedtime! My sons co-sleep with us, but not by choice! Its just gradually happened, I don't know how.

Anyways we take them to bed at about 7pm - one of us goes up and we all (whoever is taking them to bed that night and DS1 (2.5) and DS2 (11 months) ) and we all get into bed and they have their bottles.

Then they start getting up, screaming, crying ect ect and it takes on average 2 hours to get them to bed.

Its ruining mine and DPs relationship

When we do 'escape' from the bed once they fall asleep i can 100% guarentee that within 1.5 hours one of them will wake up and in turn wake the other up and then I have to go to bed with them.

Theres no room, no space

I love my kids to death but come 7pm they annoy the hell out of me!

This is probably TMI (but it will show whats going on in this house) me and DP have been attemping to be together intimatly for bout 10 days now and we havent been able to because of this!!

we have no 'marital bed' as theres 2 kids in it and one of them is always awake of screaming ect and we cant just go for it down satirs as one of them has usually refused to sleep and has been brought down stairs to prevent them waking the other IYKWIM.

And my 11 month old is sooooo clingy - i honestly cant put him down!!

help me

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kittylette · 24/05/2007 09:49

Thanks Honaria

I mean its not palin sailing, its taking a while to get DS1 to bed, hes not happy about it,

But the differnce in night '2' compared to one was noticable,

he had a bath and i took him straight into HIS room to get dressed, so he knew he was staying in there iykwim.

Ithink it will get easier as the nights go on.

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HonoriaGlossop · 24/05/2007 09:58

Yes, it will.

Routine is all!

kittylette · 24/05/2007 09:59

Palin sailing?' lol

obviously meant plain sailing, nothing to do with Micheal, lol

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Woooster · 24/05/2007 10:19

Wot ho, Honoria! Well, your post really put the butter on the spinach!

You inspired my first name change on MN - lol every time Stoker shouts 'Woooster!'

kitty, sounds like you and dp have found the way forward!
With a little determination and clear signalling you will get there sooner than you think

HonoriaGlossop · 24/05/2007 10:22

Bertie, you miserable fathead, been wondering where you've been. Down at Aunt Dahlia's getting outside of Anatole's cooking again? You'll run to fat, mark my words.

gussiefinknottle · 24/05/2007 10:29

can I join in?

cruisemum1 · 24/05/2007 10:31

yes! welcome

HonoriaGlossop · 24/05/2007 10:31

only if Madeline says it ok

Woooster · 24/05/2007 10:36

Gussie, be a good chap and distract Honoria with a newt anecdote - must beat hasty retreat at once!

gussiefinknottle · 24/05/2007 10:37

she's contemplating the stars, wondering if they're God 's daisy chain

kittylette · 24/05/2007 10:38

I...am ....lost!

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HonoriaGlossop · 24/05/2007 10:39

And I'm still worried about your lack of moral fibre Wooster so don't think I'm going to be distracted from marrying you and correcting ALL your defects of character.

gussiefinknottle · 24/05/2007 10:42

Right-ho Bertie, what happened at Pongo Twistleton's party?

Woooster · 24/05/2007 10:44

JEEVES - help!

SirRoderick · 24/05/2007 10:48

Honoria! Stay away from that man..

gussiefinknottle · 24/05/2007 10:50

sorry for the hijack kitty, I couldn't resist it... no, off to count my newts...

auntdahlia · 24/05/2007 10:52

someone interested in writing an article for Milady's Boudoir?

CoteDAzur · 24/05/2007 12:01

Congratulations, kitty! And tonight will be even easier than last night. In a week, they will both have no interest in your bed.

Enjoy [gring]

PizPizPiz · 25/05/2007 08:58

How did last night go kitty?

cruisemum1 · 25/05/2007 21:11

kitty? how goes it???

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