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SLEEP IS FOR THE WEEK part 7 -- prop your eyes open with matchsticks here

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MegBusset · 21/10/2007 09:18

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

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chibi · 07/11/2007 13:01

roro - for the responses to your other thread re CS.

As far as sleep training techniques go, I think there is probably one which could work on a particular child, but do you have the patience to explore every permutation? I deffo don't.

After having tried 3 different ones, (pat-shush, gradual retreat, cosleeping and 'playing dead' when the baby wakes ) I am at a real loss. We had some success last night, I very much doubt it will last. My enthusiasm for solving things has peaked.

i hope your dh is more supportive of you. Sometimes I think the worst part of hardcore sleep deprivation is the way dps can snipe at each other. I say this as a guilty party to this .

RoRoMommy · 07/11/2007 13:01

Ginger that's incredibly helpful and insightful and wonderful and thank you for taking the time to think about it and write that to me. It means a lot. Really.

I just spoke with nanny and had the conversation you suggested. She said she is happy and she knows she doesn't have to do everything all of the time but gets bored when DS is napping, so she does it. She didn't mean to give DH the impression that she was unhappy. Oh, and she understands that I am tired in the morning so no worries about feeling rude, etc.

DH...I am reluctant to let him do the nights because he has a sleep disorder that makes it v. hard for him to wake up (one night the house alarm was going off AND the baby was crying, and he didn't even move ). Plus because I am away during the day, and DS isn't crazy about the bottle, he only drinks 6 oz while I am gone and I bf like mad in the evening and throughout the night. I think I've got myself into quite a pickle there, not sure how to maneuver out of it EXCEPT that my mother is coming to live with us, so I think between her and me we can tag team through the night. December 1 is the day my life will start getting back to some semblance of normalcy (I hope).

You're so right about feeling completely out of sorts and needing some time. I was just telling a friend that sometimes I wish I could stage an accident involving a falling tree or striking lightning so I could have a legit reason to call into work for a week and lay in bed and watch television with DS for days....

Amberjee · 07/11/2007 13:02

ah ginger , you're a wonder as ever!

gingerninja · 07/11/2007 13:04

Cuteness of the highest order Amber. Little heart breaker that he is.

Try a different nursery. IME I don't think it's a good idea to send them for less than 2 days but I'd have thought 2 was ok, they just take longer to settle because of the length of time between visits. My nursery would allow it.

RoRoMommy · 07/11/2007 13:05

Thank you also Tibs, Amber and Chibi...I think me and the nanny are sorted, as per last post. Me and DH...that's another story for another thread and another day...I agree with you Chibi that the sniping is a real problem, we never did it before and now it gets to a fever pitch so fast. Amber, three mornings a week isn't too indulgent, but I understand your feeling re: spending time with DS. Tibs, I'll tell you what, if DH continues with the snoring, I'm kicking him out on the street for crying out loud.

thanks girls.

RoRoMommy · 07/11/2007 13:06

Amber, what a sweetie! We just took identical photos of DS Sunday, must upload them...

Amberjee · 07/11/2007 13:11

ginger, i've tried all the nurseries close by. the min is 2 full days or 3 half days. i don't really want 2 full days either. i think if i want 2 half days, it will havve to be CM, but i find that a bit daunting to have to find someone suitable that i trust.

gingerninja · 07/11/2007 13:16

RRM, I see your point re DH. You need to have that conversation with him too though as he really needs to see truly what you're thinking / how you're feeling. I am the worst for pushing DH away when I need him most. Good luck and take care

tibsy · 07/11/2007 13:16

amber - what a cutey patootie he is gorgeousness personified!!!

roro - yay for the chat with the nanny..... roll on dec 1st!!!

ginger - you me sometimes. youre so lovely

actually, all you guys are just so lovely, but ginger is loveliest atm
where would we be with out this thread huh?
yes, tibs is hormonal (blardy period) and feeling spotty and bloated too, but all is right in my siftw world

gingerninja · 07/11/2007 13:35

Tibs, you make me . I'm not that nice in RL though

Tamdin · 07/11/2007 13:57

yes you are ginge don't lie

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

yeah, dont tell porkies ginger

roro - just noticed you've put your profile up. your ds is gorgeously gorgeous. a real cutey patootie

what beautiful children we have on here

tibsy · 07/11/2007 15:35

ahem......dont know what happened there

bealcain · 07/11/2007 15:41

roro - if you need any moral support about talking to DH i'm here. i'm waiting for df to come home so i can tell him it;s over now whats the bet way to put that lol!

and now i'm feeling all left out coz i dont know how to post pictures

MegBusset · 07/11/2007 16:09

Oh Beal hug, sounds like you are going through the mill atm! Thought you and DF had sorted things out...

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MegBusset · 07/11/2007 16:10

That was sposed to be a {{hug}}.

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EffiePerine · 07/11/2007 16:51

RoRo: new baby and sleep deprivation puts a hell of a strain on the strongest relationship. Giong back to work doesn't help either: Dh and I snap at each other far more than we used to Iand more than we did in the earlu days when we were just shell-shocked!). Part of the problem is that I HATE being corrected and told what to do, and obv Dh has at as much say over parenting issues as I do. When he criticises me I get very het up and we end up having a flaming row. Not sure what the solution is other than communcation and patience!

Better go, DS kicking off again...

RoRoMommy · 07/11/2007 17:02

Beal! I thought you'd sorted things out, too! Thanks for the moral support, I think I am going to commit to the status quo until I can muster the energy for a good row. Erm, that might be when DS is 16? And you figured out the photos and your DSs are SO HANDSOME! I want to know how you got them to sit still in the slings, mine likes to wiggle too much!

Tibs, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you...I can never hear that my DS is gorgeous enough times anyway

Effie, sounds familiar...

tibsy · 07/11/2007 19:55

beal - your boys are just gorgeous ds1 has got a cheeky look about him i love impish little boys, reminds me of how ds was..... now hes just trying to escape from geography homework with a face like thunder
hope all goes well for you lovely. just remember, we're all here for you x

hey EP!! - hope you manage to get your gorgeous boy settled

roro - just tellin it as it is

hope we all have peaceful and sleepy nights

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