4 mo. sleep patterns? - Page 3

[lenore80]

Originally Posted by Bay Area Babe

I dunno - doesn't sound manipulative to me. Sounds more like DD just wants you to be near her. Who can blame a girl for asking for what she wants? You're her whole world and then some.

I was joking. Thats why I had the laughing smilie.

[blairinargentina]

ahhh, the sleep craziness continues! just when i think, oh we're in the clear, and we have a few weeks of "normal" sleep... it changes again! my oh-so-content-to-sleep-in-crib child has become an all night nurser... just like that.

isa has started this pattern of going to bed like normal at 8pm, waking up at 1:30am and then every hour after that til 7am. Usually the ONLY thing that will settle her is nursing... and man, are my nipples paying for that. uh.

so, we are trying to stick with the no cry baby solution plan but my resolve is so weak. i dont know who is crying more at 4am these days! i think me. i just can't get back to sleep in the time it takes her to nurse before she is awake again.

could it be her teeth? not convinced. developmental? possibly. her diaper? we are gonna try a sposie tonight (grrhhh).

come on now, let's all say together...this too shall pass... right?

[SummerTwilight]

I don't know Blair. I just read that book yesterday and there were mama's who's babies were still sleeping like that at age 2. God. THAT made me want to cry! So much for this too shall pass! I want to start that plan but I am too tired to think about taking any action whatsoever besides sleeping when I can, kwim?

[blairinargentina]

dear god, please don't let me be this sleep deprived when she is two :

i mean, i don't know any 15 year olds who don't sleep through the night. so there must be an end in sight somewhere... sometime...

i would like to hear people's thoughts on the book. i am skeptical at the moment.

she suggests nursing you babe to sleep for naps (and continuing to do so when they wake up after only a few minutes). every since i tried this isa has started waking up demanding to nurse all night when we co-sleep. she NEVER did this before. coincidence? or have a created a (rather cute) monster?

[taradt]

There is alot changing in them right now

My DD started really bad sleeping around 6 months (she was on and off before then). It was always something with her until close to 2 years. Around 18 months we started having some good nights, we read the no-cry book but were too tired to do anything in it. There were nights when we wondered if we would ever sleep again, then she slept through the night and we felt so much better You will get through the bad sleep, it might happen tommorow it might take some time but seriously it will pass. If it is your first nap with the baby (I remember living for those naps). Also DH would get up in the morning and let me get a bit more sleep

So far Kienan is a much better sleeper. One good night seems to undo most of the weeks tiredness.

It is so hard being so tired

tara

[blairinargentina]

Originally Posted by SummerTwilight

I want to start that plan but I am too tired to think about taking any action whatsoever besides sleeping when I can, kwim?

so far my "taking action" works well, once. and then when she starts to wake up again and again i can't really muster the energy to keep getting up and rocking her and standing over the crib, etc.

its so much easier to just bring her in bed and put the ole boob in her mouth. which, i know, i know, might be fine for some folks. but i just have a hard time getting any rest with her in bed with me, much less all night nursing.

so, we are gonna TRY to stick with the plan. emphasis on the "try" part