tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post6869441582761475981..comments2023-12-12T04:01:44.960-07:00Comments on life as i see it: I need help!Just Rhondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03600767894323506660noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-4546687356123726782011-05-30T17:56:30.127-06:002011-05-30T17:56:30.127-06:00"Good Night, Sleep Tight" by the Sleep L..."Good Night, Sleep Tight" by the Sleep Lady (aka Kim West). The Sleep Lady Shuffle has saved my life. That book is a bible for getting kids sleeping through the night, regardless of age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-82912898737872474132011-05-30T12:04:12.998-06:002011-05-30T12:04:12.998-06:00That's tough. Yeah, definitely have to sort th...That's tough. Yeah, definitely have to sort things out before the new baby comes along. Bryce would wake up and come to our room just because, so we started locking our door. If he really needs us he will knock, but coming to our door at night to find it was locked, after a few nights he just stopped coming. I guess you have to keep on trying different things until you find that magic 'The Lowry'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319349434777852610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-75544090489312975012011-05-27T16:46:47.819-06:002011-05-27T16:46:47.819-06:00i was going to comment on here and then i didn'...i was going to comment on here and then i didn't know what to say. you know i have been there! i mostly only dealt with it 2 and under and non pregnant. <br /><br />every time i babysat sweet little eli i never got up past the first night. it didn't change anything when i went in there so i just didn't. i felt kinda mean, but that's what i did with james after a while too. LindsayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594397776095370200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-85829786902484044592011-05-26T11:40:10.157-06:002011-05-26T11:40:10.157-06:00I'm not going to be much help for you. But I d...I'm not going to be much help for you. But I do know what you're going through...my son slept like a charm the first month of his life (to the day!). And then it was like a lightbulb went on in his head and he turned into a nightmare sleeper...until he turned about 5 years old. I know! He slept terribly. I don't know why. He just did. We tried everything. And I mean everything. And Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349121891582565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-57343489707934537022011-05-26T09:53:15.151-06:002011-05-26T09:53:15.151-06:00i be an ipad at 5:30am would cure all problems. ha...i be an ipad at 5:30am would cure all problems. ha ha<br />just a phase remember just a phaseSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184520351081060885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-43328367848324456522011-05-26T01:29:19.498-06:002011-05-26T01:29:19.498-06:00Poor you, that really is the worst. Probably time ...Poor you, that really is the worst. Probably time is the best healer for this wound. Hopefully it won't last long.Steffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332889684847632549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-13612111261461896762011-05-25T23:29:05.825-06:002011-05-25T23:29:05.825-06:00I don't have any advice, but I really hope thi...I don't have any advice, but I really hope things get better for you! Luckily both my boys are good sleepers, but Cache is a terrible eater too, so I feel you in that respect!Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803670397159785105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-11894270022948825442011-05-25T21:46:13.711-06:002011-05-25T21:46:13.711-06:00Would he drink pediasure? If you told him it was ...Would he drink pediasure? If you told him it was chocolate milk? <br />That might fill him up before bed if he would drink it. Although then he might have to go pee. <br /><br />Maybe try healthy food all day, but bedtime snack just get him to eat whatever he will eat (within reason, lol) just to fill him.Christy and Brett Bevanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881183348175032051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-75902737256343726172011-05-25T21:42:06.504-06:002011-05-25T21:42:06.504-06:00I wish I knew what to tell you. But I don't.
...I wish I knew what to tell you. But I don't.<br /><br />I know that they Lethy Library has books on sleep for babies and some of them deal with toddler problems (I read them all with Grace when she was a baby, but ignored the toddler part because it didn't apply at the time). <br /><br />I does sound like lots of people have given you some good advice though. Hopefully something works.Christy and Brett Bevanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881183348175032051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-60665855490832785962011-05-25T20:19:50.764-06:002011-05-25T20:19:50.764-06:00Wish I had advice to offer - Eliza still wakes up,...Wish I had advice to offer - Eliza still wakes up, but we just let her crawl in bed with us and then she's usually fine. We just have to put up with her kicking in her sleep! Hope it gets better for you soon.Christinahttp://franklyentertaining.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-59871197166193975042011-05-25T14:19:56.997-06:002011-05-25T14:19:56.997-06:00Okay - I wrote a comment, and it was crazy long. I...Okay - I wrote a comment, and it was crazy long. I'll just phone you.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618406109447187879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-85326273975450781602011-05-25T12:01:54.026-06:002011-05-25T12:01:54.026-06:00Came across your blog through a friend's blog....Came across your blog through a friend's blog. I would recommend reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth...it will help you get a healthy sleep schedule started and hopefully help you get some much needed sleep! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-5179521947903478952011-05-25T10:55:32.298-06:002011-05-25T10:55:32.298-06:00Id say have him sleep with you...But that doesnt a...Id say have him sleep with you...But that doesnt always work...not to diminish your story, but that how it is at our house too. Im up 3 times a night, just because Im pregnant and have to go to the bathroom. Kyler usually wakes up once and Parlee waked up 3 times every night. Joel works out of town, and I cant think of a time in forever that I have been to bed before midnight, then every morning Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237205870032122352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-27128167034612809322011-05-25T10:52:30.376-06:002011-05-25T10:52:30.376-06:00I just wrote a huge comment, and then accidentally...I just wrote a huge comment, and then accidentally deleted it - grrr!<br /><br />anyway. . . we have a standard bedtime routine that we use every night (supper, bath, snack - so they're not hungry, family scripture and prayer, brush teeth, use bathroom, individual story, song, prayer, dicuss good and tough parts of the day, hug kiss, lights out)<br /><br />I make sure that their room is safe Abby Metzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054052022277837138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-59477492322053851632011-05-25T10:38:33.258-06:002011-05-25T10:38:33.258-06:00Hunter was a terrible sleeper until I forced him t...Hunter was a terrible sleeper until I forced him to get on a schedule and I stuck with it. Being pregnant with Marley gave me the motivation to be really firm with him and me. I always found that the more tired Hunter would get the worse he would sleep. I still have to make sure that he has a bed time snack because if he is hungry he will still wake up. Hunter is a picky eater and I don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-39467776743336015232011-05-25T10:17:24.563-06:002011-05-25T10:17:24.563-06:00Get him on a regular schedule. J was really bad fo...Get him on a regular schedule. J was really bad for this also. We would give him a bath, read stories cup of warm milk, a song or three. Prayer then we would put him in his room tuck him in and say our good nights lots of hugs. At first we did lock him in his room seems mean but it worked. he would play in his room for a while then he would go to sleep by his self. When we started to potty train Jessica Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-44583400243913345412011-05-25T10:15:40.406-06:002011-05-25T10:15:40.406-06:00Move to Raymond and they can play at my house whil...Move to Raymond and they can play at my house while you nap!whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602793584583835188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-59007954556148379062011-05-25T10:15:19.594-06:002011-05-25T10:15:19.594-06:00What would happen if he slept in Alden room in the...What would happen if he slept in Alden room in the bunk? Would he feel safe and not get up so much? Or would he just wake Alden up - maybe try on a weekend! <br />Have you tried letting him sleep with you? I used to be totally against kids in my bed but both Roman and Finn went through a time when they would wake up super early and not go back to bed - and I was pregnant both times. We took whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602793584583835188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-89296926722591358602011-05-25T09:53:26.343-06:002011-05-25T09:53:26.343-06:00Is he wide awake and alert or just zombie sleepy l...Is he wide awake and alert or just zombie sleepy like you? It could be anything. Hungry, dreams, growing pains...Meg was bad til 18 mo. I had to cage her in her room. So sorry. A portable dvd player might work too. Or an mp3 player. Teach him to self soothe. Hope this is just another phase but a short one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-91417349336082900992011-05-25T09:34:14.422-06:002011-05-25T09:34:14.422-06:00Man, honestly, I wish I could help you but I reall...Man, honestly, I wish I could help you but I really have no idea what you should do. Because he might need to pee you can't just lock him in there and ignore him while he cries it out. And, he's not my kid so I don't know how much he understands and can be bribed or reasoned with. I am assuming you've tried all the bribing necessary? Like "if you stay in your bed all night Catherine Dabelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257246075104891064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999595.post-77698643209485963052011-05-25T09:33:33.962-06:002011-05-25T09:33:33.962-06:00GRAVOL! Ask Reg what the absolute maximum safe dos...GRAVOL! Ask Reg what the absolute maximum safe dose is, and drug him up...sounds mean, but you need some sleep! Let me know if there's anything I can do - I mean it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640576686020132221noreply@blogger.com