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@runsyellowlites: @smurfette: thanks ladies, his second stretch of that night was 4 hours, which is great. Unfortunately that's a rare night these days
@babyboecksmom: I guess that's something we need to consider. I really wanted him in our room for at least 6 months so I'm having a hard time with that. Plus with where we live and having stepkids, he would possibly have to move back into our room later anyways. I don't want to confuse him with the back and forth.
My LO, unlike yours, does like sleeping on people and in their arms. He'd be in heaven if I sat up and held him all night. -
@momof1: thanks for the link, I will try to check it out ASAP. Unfortunately I WOH full time 5 days a week so wearing LO all day to ensure he gets good daytime sleep is not an option. I work weekends sometimes too. LO also only really likes the bjorn carrier, facing out, which is not super conducive to sleep, especially as he gets bigger and so interested in the world around him.
Being on the same page as DH is so important, we are not there yet but we are trying -
Update: after one good nights sleep things are back to awful. LO was up a million times last night with only 2 stretches of 2 hours at the most. He rubs his eyes non stop now, he's so tired. We tried everything last night, including co sleeping.
I had a good ugly cry in the kitchen this morning at 5:55 am because LO was up already. He wouldn't go back to sleep after nursing or bouncing. I couldn't bounce forever because I have to get ready for work! We are bouncing again now and I'm on the verge of tears. Again I have limited time to try to get him down, I'm still not dressed for work, haven't packed food for the day, done LO's bottles, etc. plus I need time to nurse him again before we leave the house so if I do get him down I will have to wake him back up.
He only slept 9 hrs total yesterday, poor baby. Schedules worked out yesterday so he was with my mom in the am and mil in the pm. Both only got him to nap for about an hour, and they held him in their laps the whole time (in living rooms with tv on, lights, dogs running around, etc. so I don't believe he's getting deep sleep). He was awake for over four hours in between naps I don't know how I'm going to function at work today and I feel like I'm failing my LO who now constantly rubs his eyes he's so tired.
and my back is probably permanently damaged from bouncing on this damn exercise ball!!!
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@ALV91711: hope sleep was good for you last night. Things are terrible here still.
I guess I should count my blessings because my LO has never been up for 2 hours like yours, you poor thing -
Sorry it went back to horrible. I hope it goes back to good soon and stays that way.
Our last two nights have been terrible after two decent nights. I wish all these babies would figure out how great sleep really is.
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@cmomma17: YIKES!!! So sorry to hear about your horrible night's sleep!!! Does he seem hungry when he's awake? Maybe he's going through a growth spurt? Also, if he's working on a new skill (like rolling), he might be waking up more than normal.
Do you know how long he's up before your mom/MIL try to get him to nap? Maybe they are missing his sleep cues and so he's getting overtired, which leads to it being harder for him to fall asleep? And then his crappy napping could be contributing to his crappy night-time sleep!
I hope things get better for you soon! Having to work on little to no sleep is sooooooo hard!!!
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@cmomma17: I am so sorry!! I know how awful those nights are and then working the next day. Could you try having your Mom and MIL start trying to get him to nap sooner? Like every hour.
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I am so sorry
Have you considered a sleep expert like the Baby Sleep Site? I don't have personal experience with them, but have heard good things. They ask a bunch of questions to determine what's going on and what kind of approach you're open to using and then they come up with a plan for you to follow and they're available for follow-up communication. If I were as tired as you (and had to go to work every day) I might consider it
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@ALV91711: right??! Sleep is AWESOME! Why don't they get that?
@Adira:he doesn't seem hungry because he will fall back asleep very quickly if we hold and bounce him. If he's hungry we know!! Last night he not only wanted to be held, he wanted me to be sitting upright! When I tried laying down with him he'd wake up and cry
he's definitely overtired, yesterday he was up for more than four straight hours. The grandmas just think he's cute and want to play with him, or because he fights sleep they just give up and say "he didn't want to nap." I had a brief talk with mil when I dropped him off this morning, we will see how she does today. Both her and my mp are terrible listeners!!@smurfette: I told mil not to keep him up more than 2 hours today, we will see how she does. I like the one hour idea even better. I also told her to start using her crib and to stop holding him for naps because momma can't sit up and hold him all night!
@heartonastring: we probably can't afford something like that
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