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July 07, 2007
Sleep
Did I give birth to a newborn and forget about it? Andy has been sleeping through the night (as in 12 hours straight) for a year now, but suddenly here I am up for about 2 hours at this point not knowing what to do. He will not sleep in his crib, at least not since 1:30 this evening. He's quite happy when he's not in his room (or the pack n play I just spent 10 minutes assembling as an alternative). So at this point I have given up and he's watching Sesame Street. I have no idea what is going on or how to deal with this. Peter's currently sleeping as he has had less than my 3 hours, so I don't know who to ask for advice. I'm glad this happened on a day when we can both take naps, but typical that my pediatrician's office is closed. And I never asked them the questions I asked my old one, so I have no idea if they have visiting hours this morning or what to do when I have an issue. I want to cry. I've been wondering all week if this parenting stuff ever gets easier, and I think I have decided that it won't. Or at least not until he's 35.
Posted by laura at July 7, 2007 05:10 AM
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First, I'm really sorry that you're losing sleep. Second, parenting does not get easier (so I've heard from parents of grown children). Now for some suggestions about why Andy isn't sleeping suddenly:
--new environment (not used to new room, etc.)
--teeth (a great excuse for everything)
--developmental milestone coming up (is he getting ready to talk, climb on his own, etc.?)
What to do? *shrug* Know that it will pass. Try to be consistent in your approach to bedtime and to night wakings. Take breaks when you can get them. If he is teething, I strongly recommend Hyland's teething tablets.
Hang in there!
Posted by: Jennifer at July 8, 2007 09:41 AM