He has never slept thru the night, help

[shatteredmumsrus]

My 18 month old son has never slept through the night.He goes to sleep on his own even says night night. But hes up around every three hours and always has done. Ive tried everything possible to get him to sleep thru. I even gave him phenegan as recommended by my doctor but that didnt work. Has anyone got any miracle advice. Ill do anything now, im so tired

Hows sleepysooz. I dont no what happened last night but he screamed from 11.45 til 3! Must of had a relapse. I am knackered and grumpy today!

shatteredmumsrus - You have my full sympathy, I hope its been a bit better for you this last couple of nights!

thx sleepysooz. He went to bed at 7.30 cried at 3 but went back with the help of his lullaby and woke again at 5.30, gave milk then and slept til 7.30. Not bad, not great tho x

I really don't know how we find our energy to cope in the day, I have been so knackered since putting twins in own bedroom that I don't know how much more I can take!

It just isn't getting any easier, still only getting 4-6 hours sleep a night if lucky, but its broken sleep, we probably get an hour at a time before we are disturbed again!

Twins arn't a problem getting back to bed they just wake, come to our room, we take them straight back and go back to bed ourselves, we don't linger!

Oh well, surely it can't go on forever!

al sleepysooz poor you. Your doing the right things by putting them straight back and no fuss. Maybe its just gonna take longer than you'd like.I am nakered and fed up today. I havent been out with my 2 best friends for ages and i am going out tonight but i cant face being so tired tomorrow. Id rather go to bed by 9 like usual, sleeps more important. Bloody kids!

Its awful that kids knacker us that we can't even do a simple task, I need to clean the house, clean the caravan, cut the trees, train for karate grading, go to work, wash/dry and iron clothes, go to shops for food, tidy the toys away, bath the kids, and I'd love to watch 1 tv programme, if I'm lucky I get 5 snatched minutes on the computer! wow!!!! but I'm too tired to do anything else!

I know.That little blue line meant so much to me at the time. I never realised it would make me a boring, knackered old bag at the age of 28!!! Got to love them though x

I've done loads today, I was at work 8.30 then karate at 10am work again at 12n then lunch ([yum] then cleaned caravan, stapled fence to shed to stop rabbit escaping [house rabbit] the weather has been so lovely it made me hyper, wish it did that for me in the week! taking kiddies for evening swim, last ditch attempt at tiring them out, dh allowed them a daytime nap, aagggggghhhh!

Busy day then. I dont know about knackering them out, what about you. You have put me to shame. I have been to a wacky warehouse and costco, then dossed around the house til i ate my tea. Thats what sundays are for. Let me know how your night goes.....

How are you all doing? Our nights are better but there is still a long way to go. Last night he woke at 2.20 and i out his lullaby on and he went back to sleep til 5. I always give him milk if its 5 or after as he will not go back to sleep at that time. I feel that he has done well enough by then???Anyway hope your all okay

Night times are still horrible - still up in the night 5 - 10 times, we are still knackered and I am starting to get a bit short tempered, just got back from creche, couldn't even get twins in ds won't leave me and screams the place down, so home early and in a foul mood, dd watching balamory and ds standing in his bedroom where I have sent him cause I am fed up with the grizzling and moaning (constantly for last 2 hours) I need to be away from them today, but nobody around to help or be with so I am on a major sulk, talk about being the parent here, I feel like being a child today, so the next person that screams at me I am just going to cry.

Sorry bit of a moan there, no it hasn't made me feel any better, but hey ho sludge days do happen!

Hope you have had a better day, how are your nights?

Im a bit down at the moment too. Its so lonely!I forced myself to take him the park today and stayed there for 10 minutes, couldnt get home quick enough.I just want to stay in and eat all day. Booooooorrrrinnnnnnnnnnggg!!! Hope you cheer up soon

Thanks, I do feel a little better this afternoon, takes alot to get back on parr doesn't it when you're feeling hemmed in. My little angels don't like me being on the computer, come to think of it they don't like me doing anything if it doesn't involve them! so I'll have to scoot, try and

I will have to wean them off me to get on in life so I feel a strategic plan coming on!

Ah im lucky as both mine are very independant. If you ignore them then they have no choice, only joking!!! While the older ones at school the younger one entertains himself most of the time. Im curious of your plan, how about a playschool? Its very good for them, cut those apron strings!!!

Playschool, umm! we are actually waiting for places, but can't afford it, although its free when they are 3 in october so hopefully get them in before christmas, or I'll be pulling my hair out.

My mum says I do too much with them, I'm a very hands on mum, ya know house a mess, rather play, paint, playdough, bake, stories, etc (on a good day of course)

Yes will be cutting those apron strings, but its hard as they don't let me sit down, if I do they sit with me, then demand play or stories, they are fine when I am doing housework, but I'm not a workhorse, I am an old mummy at 45 with 2 yo twins, its a killer, but I must try harder at ignoring them! I do start them off on an activity but it lasts 2 minutes if I'm not there to prompt them. Don't get me wrong they do play lovely together alot, but just not enough for my energy levels.

I actually had a brill day yesterday for a change, but I'm paying for it today, I am so tired, good job home start came, don't know how I would have coped. God send!

Sorry you're a bit low at the moment, I must admit since my all time low on wednesday I had to force myself to buck up just for the kiddies sake, they are so young and vulnerable, I started to get the guilts

My one and only lie in till 8am is sat am so I'll make good use of that now and get a good nights sleep, I think it makes all the difference in our patience levels doesn't it.

I can cope with anything if i have had enough sleep,which was 10 hours before children, it is now 5 hours. Thats what they do to ya! I must admit i was very hands on with my first but the total opposite with the second. It is a matter of just ignoring them. I know its hard and it makes you feel guilty but it works. Glad you have home start, i take it they help you out with the kids etc? I have cbeebies!!! We have been swimming and the park today. 10 brownie points to me!!! Hope you are having a good day.

Wow - a mini triathlon for the kiddies then, well done you.

Yes 'Home Start' are a help to me, and I also have cbeebies, but the thing is I sit down and watch it aswell, I love the new underground ernie, and twins love Come Outside, I'm naughty really cause it seems to be on tooooo much, but hey, happy kids happy mummy! (cruel or what) its not as if its every day though

Your like me, I had 10 hours sleep pre children, how do we cope, I think we deserve a medal.

I think instead of so much family tax credit, we should be treated a free holiday, and I mean holiday, not in mi caravan, empying the toilet, I mean a holiday with servants! [dreaming]

Sorry forgot to answer your question, um not really a brill day, DS1 been sick, we have a karate grading tomorrow so worried we won't be able and strong enough to do it, pray he gets better, he'll be soooo dissapointed if he can't take part!

ah let me know how he gets on x

WE DID IT! we both did really well and yelled our way through to recieve our next full belt!

DH just nipped out to play a few rounds of golf, I think he felt penned in all day looking after the twins, now he knows how I feel day in day out!

Think we'll go for an evening stroll now the sun's out! have to be quick I think we've got about 10 more minutes before it sets!

well done you!!! What a clever mummy you are.

Well what a week! Kim and Agie have been to my house I have been sooooo busy, don't know whats come over me, all this cleaning and tidying up, (its not healthy)

Quite proud of myself, cause 'tidy' isn't in my dictionary!

I am probably bored, cause my mum on hols, home start lady on hols, sister on hols, I have NOBODY! (but my computer and MN) good job!

Kids have been really good this week, even though they are a bit poorly with colds, I have ignored them whilst doing housework, they seem to play better, so what is it about mummies when they want to sit down, why do we have to be climbing frames, roads etc and get me this get me that, do this do that!

Have I got to do housework for the rest of my life! I think not!

Bed times have been ok lately, they only get us up about 5 times in the night now! yes thats brilliant, I know its crap really, but hey ho its getting better!

How's life treating you at the mo?

What a horrible end to a bril week, twins have a sickness bug! I'm a horrible mummy and won't go near them, I have a sick phobia, DH looking after them, saying that each time I check on them they seem to be sick! so I havent escaped!