Remember that cute little post I wrote, thanking my carseat for helping Tiny Baby to sleep more?
Well, since then I had a terrible bout of temporary insanity. For some unknown and illogical, completely crazy reason, I got worried that it wasn’t good for Tiny Baby to sleep in her carseat. (Like, maybe she was getting to big for it or she was going to have a flat head or a crooked neck, or some other weird carseat-sleeping-induced condition.)
Since that dreadful decision, Tiny Baby does not sleep more than two hours- ever. Sleep (I can’t remember the word- you know that condition when you don’t get enough sleep? I think one of the symptoms is forgetting words. . . . .) Anyway, sleep “whatever the heck that word is” has set in. Yesterday when I was driving the kiddos to school, I missed the turn and didn’t even realize it for about 6 more blocks. Luckily, there was still an alternate route available, and they weren’t tardy. Later for ballet class, I was so worried about earlier missed turn that I turned down that street, only to realize after a few more seconds that that is not the way to ballet class!!!! AAGHH!!!
This morning when I got home from driving them to school (by the way, I’m doing all this driving because it’s deer hunting season and dear husband is out in the hills somewhere, dressed in orange) there was a call from the doctor’s office on the phone. Thankfully, I haven’t missed another appointment yet! But there is an upcoming appointment Thursday morning for Tiny Baby. I seriously stared at my calendar for 15 minutes trying to figure out what day today is, what day they were talking about, and which daughter the appointment was for. For a minute, I even had to question who I was- did they even call the right person about this appointment???
(Oh I just remembered the word! Sleep deprivation!)
Seriously, cross fingers for me to be able to get this baby to sleep! And feel free to share any and all advice that you have…. or anything crazy that happened to you as a result of your own sleep deprivation!
#3 did that crap. Honestly…we switched him from the boob, to a colic formula (which was so expensive I felt like I was putting the can through college…but, I would remind myself…I’m paying for sleep), and Daddy and I would switch off having him sleep on our chests in the recliner…all. night. long. He grew out of it…but, it took time. Oh, and he is STILL our biggest snuggler.
I wonder if she needs colic medicine…. I know her tummy is hurting her- at least in the evenings. We have to stand up, holding her over our arms so that we press on her tummy or she cries her head off.
I recently heard someone swear by gentle chiropractic treatment for colic. If I’d known about it, I would have tried it with my colicy baby.
I’m so sorry. I hate that stage about Tiny Babies. I hope you didn’t crash into anything while you were staring at your calendar for 15 minutes while driving. No suggestions about how to get Tiny Babies to sleep. One of mine did, the other did not. One has a beautiful round crainium, the other has a bit of a flat spot.
I wasn’t staring at the calendar while driving! Ack! I stared at it in the safety of my own home.
Sorry, I must have gotten lost in the paranthetical woods aside and was still driving around out there.
Carrie, put that baby to bed in the evening after you have taken care of all her necessities (food, diaper, burping, etc.). AND WALK AWAY! It is time to teach her how to put herself to sleep. She is not going to come to any harm in the crib by herself and you and others will come to harm if you don’t get some sleep. When she wakes up after 2 hours DO NOT GO GET HER! You have to be tough with yourself. Stop worrying! If after you have slept for 4 hours you feel you need to go get her and feed her, then do so. But she doesn’t need to be fed every 2 hours all night long. Just ask your doctor. Lots of luck!
This is your older brother speaking. Do you recall asking for this same advice when we were there this summer and I warned your about letting the baby decide the sleep schedule for you and were told not to let the baby sleep more than 2 hours at any point during the day and to let her fall a sleep on her own at night and it was ok to let her cry come on care bear this is numer 5 you should know by now to leave the child in the crib by her self and walk away. this will bring much joy and happines back into your life and now while the great white hunter is gone is the perfect time to start correcting the problem of ……………………..
what was that word you used again let me reread oh yes
That’s right
(Sleep deprivation!)
by the way do you recall teh definition of insanity
repeating the same thing over and over again expecting a different result