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2:34 pm
October 11, 2009

ADRNielsen

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Anyone else out there dealing with burnout?!? When your almost 1 year old STILL isn't even close to sleeping through the night and is waking twice and staying awake for hours, it's kind of hard to enjoy being a mom. Cry http://community.picknicksbrain.com/wp-content/forum-smileys/', ' Cry ', '1');" src="../../wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-cry.gif" alt="Cry" />

If sleep is this hard, how will the other "natural" things like potty-training be? (anyone know if the other milestones are just as hard for the difficult sleepers?)

I have done everything right (according to my doctor and everyone including this wonderful websites advice) to no avail. He puts himself to sleep, I don't take him out of his crib, I don't feed him when he isn't hungry (until 6 am), white noise machine, schedule, enough medicine to knock me out (pain meds and acid reflux meds)… It has been bearable at times and he was sleeping 8-5:30 then again until 7 but only for about 2 weeks…but now, nope! I get to see his cute face everynight for 2+ hours.

What helps you when there is no end in sight and no hope for a good nights sleep ever? Anyone have coping strategies for when you are up for 3 hours at night, everynight and feel like running away- literally? I am even considering an overnight babysitter or daycare just to cope day to day. Husband is a great help but DS just wants me and a small house makes for no sleep if he is awake. Yell http://community.picknicksbrain.com/wp-content/forum-smileys/', ' Yell ', '1');" src="../../wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-yell.gif" alt="Yell" />

Just thought I would see if I am the only one who feels this way or has this terrible of a sleeper. I love love love him during the day but nighttime…well…different story. Thanks for letting me vent!

Ashley

7:28 am
November 6, 2009

Nicole

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Hi Ashley,

I'm so sorry things have not improved consistently. :( When you can't even get one week or one month of straight sleep it is SOOOO frustrating!!! And, being up so much at night is just downright torture. Is he getting his molars? Those are usually doozies for many babies / toddlers. I remember many times when my son would be up for long periods at night, it just prolonged it to stay with him. He'd go back to sleep so much faster if I stayed with him for a bit and then left him alone to sleep. It was hard, but my presence, no matter how boring, was enough to keep him up. Feel free to keep venting here as this is why this community is here. (((HUGS)))

Take care,

Nicole

4:18 pm
November 9, 2009

ADRNielsen

Utah

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Thanks so much for replying Nicole. It is very hard because he has very severe acid reflux and possibly something more serious going on. We have decided to take him to a specialist now. The problem is, when he wakes up he is obviously in pain and has all the signs of his reflux. We have tried to let him cry but I really think that he cannot go back to sleep because he is in pain. Medicine is not working. It may be a few months before we can get into the specialist (crossing our fingers it's not).

Do you have any suggestions for a chronicly ill baby? What should I do until we get it under control to salvage what little good habits he does have? I think others might have this problem and maybe you could blog about it?

Thanks a bunch, I need all the hugs I can get right now!

12:27 am
December 21, 2009

baglec

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hi there, i just wanted to say that i feel for you. i have a little boy who is 17 months and has never slept through. he was breastfed for 4 months and then i had to go back to work. he has teethed constantly from 5 months and still is.

he is a fairly happy little boy adn very busy but not sure if he just seems more busy cause all my friends have little girls. he is very clingly with me and doesnt mind my hubby but seems to need me more :-(

i am also very tired as last night he just wanted me to sleep next to him with my hand on his body and then was awake for about 1 hour at 11…

it is so hard when you work. sometimes i just feel like giving up but then i speak to other moms and realise that it is not just me :-) i think that is what helps the most is when i talk to a mom and they are like "hey my child didnt sleep through till 3 years!" ok so i hope it wont be that long but it helps me to feel like it is not my fault, i think thats the biggest problem, we blame ourselves.

i am also so tired of hearing some moms who have kids sleep through from about 8 weeks. do those moms breastfeed? more often not.

one thing a friend said is that children are either sleepers or they arent and it looks like i have one that doesnt.

you need to do what is best for you, like i hate co sleeping but if it means i can sleep a bit longer then so be it.

p.s. i have tried/tested/read everything under the sun on how to get them to sleep through and it hasnt worked so what else can i do ?

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