I have a little girl who will be two at the end of next month. She has been virtually sleepless for the last month or so. Don't get me wrong, she does sleep. However, she doesn't sleep as much as I thought toddlers were supposed to sleep.
Naps are now virtually non-existent. I called the doctor and he said it was perfectly fine for her to faze out her naps this young. AHHH! I need that time to unwind and do thing around the house! Then, she doesn't actually go to bed until about 9:00. We try for an hour before she actually falls asleep.
You may think that a toddler who gets such little sleep must sleep through the night. Guess again! For about a month now she gets up and comes into our room about 2 or 3 times a night. It is exhausting!
My husband and I have tried every different method we can think of for getting her to at least sleep through the night again. We have another baby on the way (my blog: http://www.vbacadventure.com) and I am very worried about how much sleep I will actually be getting in a couple of months. Oh, the woes of motherhood!
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Ugh, it's no fun when they won't let you sleep. I'm sorry she's phasing out her nap. My Toddler still needs one even if he doesn't want it and I'm so glad he will nap for at least 2hrs a day still. We moms need that time to get stuff done! I hope she starts sleeping better before the baby comes, it's no fun when you have 2 kids waking up at night.
Boy, this brings back memories.
I think my boy had dust problems that I didn't know of, keeping his room very clean helped-except the day or two after cleaning. I also suggest get up early together and get in the sun to set her bioclock. Open her window shades early, too. Try increasing protein in the day and having a very regular bedtime routine with a small snack, reading a quiet story and finishing with a long back rub. Have the room very dark during the back rub, if the dark doesn't distress her (you'll be with her).
Meanwhile, you will get sleep again in your life.
For nap time, have a quiet time with toys only available during quiet time. Like a doll house, legos (the big ones) or something that she see older kids have that she wants. Then pack it up for tomorrows quiet time.
I was so sad to hear that a friend of mine was instructed by her early childhood education teacher to lock her child's door for naptime. She also heard another parent brag about doing that. We were shocked. This is too psychologically triggering for a person to go through at any age.
The larger portion of misery is our unmet expectations. We can always change our expectations and suddenly find happiness possible-if not order and productivity! At least for now!
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