So as I'm typing, Taylor is crying her crib..........
When Kaden was born, i don't know if it was just the way he was or if i was more strick with him, BUt things have definitely done a 180 and got way out of control with my children's sleeping patterns. It's something different every night, there in bed with us, or I'm in bed with them( when they had a toddler bed), watching movies in the middle of the night, but to fall back asleep, rubbing backs, milk MILK MILK. i will just do anything to get them to go to bed. SO last night was the end of it.
I put them to bed, put on a movie, and right away Taylor started crying. Kaden says" Taylor's scaring me, get Tay" SO i just got her out and put her to sleep on the couch. Kaden fell asleep with the movie. 9:30 Taylor is still running around the living room. SO i was so frustrated with her, so i put her in her crib with a movie, surprisingly she only cried for seconds. (probley cause it was 9:30) So we went to sleep also, then 12:30 kaden wakes up, "i want MILK" so i got him milk, he was scared because there was a whole in his wall, he wanted his back rubbed, he wanted his toy, he needed his diaper changed. BLAH BLAH the list goes on forever......so i crawled back into bed. 1:30 am Taylor and Kaden wake up, Milk, scared, so anything not to put them in bed with use, i just turned on a movie. 3:00 am, "Mom MOM MOM the movies over. Taylor had fallen back asleep, and Kaden refused to go to sleep. i was so tired, so restless, so i gave him some milk, rubbed his back, told him no more movie, and i layed in bed and listened to him cry for 40 mins. until he fell asleep. 4 am. Jeremy's alarm goes off for work. i guess this was a sleepless night for me........
So this is how I'm solving my problem......No more TV in there room(that's simple), one milk, once i say goodnight there is no more going in there room, NO more in bed with mommy and daddy. So I'm just going to be consistent and just let them cry. there in cribs, so they cant do any bodily damage to themselves. i will just have to sit and listen to them cry. Hopefully it will only take a few night to get this routine down. I feel so bad! i really do, because i know if i were just to go in there and rock her, she would go right to sleep. BUT that's not the point, she needs to find comfort in herself.......SO what do you think? am i the worst parent EVER? 25 mins, taylor is still crying. :( it makes me sad, but hopefully she will fall asleep soon.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Crying babies at bedtime!
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4 comments:
No you are not the worst parent! I did this with Ellie when she was only a few months old. It just needs to be done! The longer you wait the harder it is, so you might as well just get it over with. I know its not easy though. Good luck!
my kids have always been on a schedule like that, they've never slept in our bed, except when they were newborns. But still sometimes it takes them almost an hour to fall asleep, but they know that thats their time and we wont come in. Most of the time they fall asleep within 20 mins, but sometimes they'll just test you to see if they can get away with it.
ahhh! katelyn is still an infant and i am beginning to see how horrible sleep issues can be. NO FUN. i'm sorry they aren't sleeping good. WTF? but it sounds like you are taking charge and doing what's best for everyone by coming up with a solution to the problem. i'm sure you are exhausted! get some rest somehow!!! and i'm like you, it's hard for me to let kate cry. so sad! :(
stick to ur guns lil mama!! You are NOT the worse parent ever, what you are doing will be very healthy for them, they need to learn to sleep on their own!
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