Comments on: And the sleepless nights go on

By: maryleigh

maryleigh — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:12:47 +0000

I know this is going to be hard to believe, but one day they'll sleep through the night, stop climbing into your bed, and dog-piling on the floor in your room. And, oddly, you'll miss it with an odd aloneness. I hope you get a good night's sleep, though! .-= maryleigh´s last blog ..The Devil of a Christmas =-.

By: noelle

noelle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:54:19 +0000

WOW..
I feel as though I wrote that!
I am having the EXACT SAME PROBLEM!
My son is almost 10 months old… and he still wakes up..
If I try to let him cry it out… he gets so worked up he gets sick.
Then, I have to change him and the sheets..
it is very frustrating!
Stopping by from SITS

By: Alex aka Ma Whats For Dinner

Alex aka Ma Whats For Dinner — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:47:43 +0000

Just hang in there and be strong. Shouldn’t take more than a week. Trick is to be consistent. If you back down at all, you’re screwed! :)

Happy SITS day.

Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner?
http://www.MaWhats4Dinner.com

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:54:01 +0000

Michaela – I found you on SITS! Your son is cute! I feel your pain, my first had sleeping issues too – but I am happy to say he is now a great sleeper! You’ll get there!!
Wendy

By: cocoamomm

cocoamomm — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:23:59 +0000

Happy SITS Day! What a cutie putootie. I feel for you with the sleepless nights. A friend of mine is the only mom I know who has 3 kids on a no fail bedtime schedule. She whipped me into shape with eliminating the nighttime bottle and letting my daughter cry if she woke up. Although it was really, really hard it did work over time. Good luck to you!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:29 +0000

I felt that my daughter’s nighttime troubles from age 2-4 were payback for what a terrible sleeper I was as a child. The kids just go through these terrible phases. Then it passes. I often wonder if it’s even anything we do as parents or if it’s just the kid finally maturing enough to stop driving us crazy!

I found you on SITS – happy featured blogger day!
.-= Joey´s last blog ..We’re cookin’ (with gas) now! =-.

By: Stephanie Stearns Dulli

Stephanie Stearns Dulli — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:52:45 +0000

I don’t have any fabulous advice, just lots and lots of hugs. Mine is 16 months and although we had about a month of sleeping through the night…that’s all gone now. We’re back to getting up 3-4 times a night. Everyone tells me to cherish this time, but I think I would cherish it more if I wasn’t so tired and couple play more with him during the day! I hope he sleeps for you soon!!!

By: Jael Custom Designs

Jael Custom Designs — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:51:43 +0000

Wow! I can definitely empathize with you. I hope all your efforts pay off, I on the other hand am still trying to find something that works. My DS will be 24 mos. in January. He’s been nursing and co sleeping with us since birth. I said I would let him self wean and gradually try to get him in his own crib/ toddler bed but I’ve had no success. I’ve tried shirts/ blankies with my scent. I’ve gotten in the crib… Don’t ask! I feel as though I’ve exhausted all of my options. DS eats solids, of course but no meal is complete with out being nursed afterward and he doesn’t go to sleep without being nursed either. He’s so used to laying in between hubby and myself that we physically have to be next to him for him to stay asleep. The moment I lay him down he’s up! I get most of my work done at night. I’m mommy to four so, I keep late night hours and that affects his sleeping habits because he wants to be with mommy & daddy. It’s been like this since day 1. He never really slept through the night as a newborn or infant into toddlerhood. So, it’s sort of the norm and that’s not good. I’m really trying to turn this around. I just knew that by the time he was two I’d have everything under control and I don’t. Ugh! This si definitely a work in progress, and I won’t give up.

Happy SITS Day!
.-= Jael Custom Designs´s last blog ..Not So Wordless Wednesday =-.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:46 +0000

Happy SITS day! What a GORGEOUS child! Those eyes just swallow you up! My son started this at about 8 months. He just wouldn’t stay asleep. We tried letting him cry it out (which breaks you heart!!) but he would just keep crying and getting more and more upset until he stated gagging or coughing, and then it took an hour to calm him down. So THAT didn’t last long.

Because of my illness and absolute necessity for sleep, we moved Jacob’s crib in our room, and that seemed to fix it. I think he was just lonely. We only have one child, and won’t be having more, so this isn’t a big deal for us.

GOOD LUCK!!
.-= Kerri´s last blog ..What a weekend. =-.

By: VandyJ

VandyJ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:19 +0000

I feel for you. We are dealing with the same thing with our ten month old. Here's hoping that sleep comes soon for both of us. .-= VandyJ´s last blog ..Random things =-.