My almost one year has always been a night owl but things have taken a serious turn for the worst. She was sick the week before last and now she is teething. I was already fighting exhaustion and burnout. I am a single mom with no support and I watch a couple kids 5 or 6 days a week to pay bills.
She was going to bed around midnight which irked me but now she is going to bed around 3 AM and waking frequently! essentially I am getting zero sleep.
I have lost two grandmothers in the past 3 months (the only people in my family I ever even spoke to) and one was earlier this week so I am seriosuly feeling crappy.
She seems to get talkative, energized, happy and explorative late into the night. I cannot handle this much longer. I have to get up at 7 in the morning and I guarantee I will not have slept more than an hour by then. She is fussy, she switches back and forth nursing for a long time and scratches and claws me. She freaks out if I don't give her something she wants.
I do not even recognize her when she gets that way.
I wish I could get her happy talkative self during the day. I have no idea what to do.
I have the No Cry Sleep Solution but I have no time to read a book or write down patterns. My house is suffering, I am suffering. My neighbors are sick of having to listen to her being loud at night (i am in an apartment) which only stresses me out more.
She takes two naps during the day. I try not to engage her at night but then I feel like a jerk because I am not paying attention to her. I tried wearing her but she just kicked and clawed at me screaming to get down. I am not used to her acting like this.
Any suggestions? I am desperate. I often do not know the day of the week. I forget food that is cooking on the stove. I look like crap and I feel miserable.
Also, is there anything you tel yourself when you feel you might lose patience. I feel like I have a large reserve of patience but I know at night sometimes I feel bad for getting upset with her. I am not mean to her but I feel like I need a reminder to be more loving.
She was going to bed around midnight which irked me but now she is going to bed around 3 AM and waking frequently! essentially I am getting zero sleep.
I have lost two grandmothers in the past 3 months (the only people in my family I ever even spoke to) and one was earlier this week so I am seriosuly feeling crappy.
She seems to get talkative, energized, happy and explorative late into the night. I cannot handle this much longer. I have to get up at 7 in the morning and I guarantee I will not have slept more than an hour by then. She is fussy, she switches back and forth nursing for a long time and scratches and claws me. She freaks out if I don't give her something she wants.
I do not even recognize her when she gets that way.
I wish I could get her happy talkative self during the day. I have no idea what to do.
I have the No Cry Sleep Solution but I have no time to read a book or write down patterns. My house is suffering, I am suffering. My neighbors are sick of having to listen to her being loud at night (i am in an apartment) which only stresses me out more.
She takes two naps during the day. I try not to engage her at night but then I feel like a jerk because I am not paying attention to her. I tried wearing her but she just kicked and clawed at me screaming to get down. I am not used to her acting like this.
Any suggestions? I am desperate. I often do not know the day of the week. I forget food that is cooking on the stove. I look like crap and I feel miserable.
Also, is there anything you tel yourself when you feel you might lose patience. I feel like I have a large reserve of patience but I know at night sometimes I feel bad for getting upset with her. I am not mean to her but I feel like I need a reminder to be more loving.
your way for the loss of your grandmothers. Hang in there mama
