whoever said infants don’t follow any kind of schedule wasn’t fucking kidding. so far she hasn’t had any 2 days that remotely resemble eachother when it comes to sleep/eating pattern. OMG!. and the last 24 hours have been murder.
it has been nonstop since about 9 or 10pm last night. from about 10pm? (i forget) she would not stop fussing and would not go to sleep. I’d put her to sleep only to have her wake up within 10 or 15 minutes. I’d already changed her diaper a few times, fed her about 3 times and used all means of entertainment i could think of. boppy pillow for tummy time, the swing, my own face, the lights in the living room (she can stare at those forever) nothing would keep her calm or make her go to sleep. so I just gave up and when dennis came home at 1am I handed her to him.
After watching dennis struggle with her for about 2 hours i gave in and took her from him. changed her diaper again only to find that the poop had made it up her back. this only 30 minutes after dennis had changed her diaper. I wiped her down, changed her clothes and also wiped her face, neck and chest when it looked like she might be too hot. I put lighter clothes on her and fed her YET AGAIN. that was good enough i guess and she finally went to sleep. And i went to bed too.
I think that was around 4am? well, she woke up again at 6, 8 ,10 ,12, 2, 4.. at 4pm i didn’t go back to bed when she did, instead i decided to eat. JUST enough time to eat tho cuz as i was done, she woke up at 6. ugh!. now it’s 7pm, i’m in the ‘computer garage’ w/ the monitor on and she sounds like she might be ready to wake up again. I STILL HAVE AN HOUR DAMMIT!!! YOU CAN’T WAKE UP YET!!!
oh, and i’ve got to mention that at 2pm, while changing her diaper she decided to let out her famous explosive poop midway thru the “diaper switch” .. it got on everything. her changing table, the tile, the throw carpet. ALL over my hand. my god!
I’m sorry, sounds like you’ve had a really rough day. Just remember at the end of the day to remember that all the bad things that happened during the day dont add up to the amount of love you have for that baby.
And remember that this phase doesn’t last as long as it might seem, eventually she’s gonna crawl.
Reply to squeaky19wow, she almost made it to 3 hours. now she’s bellowing. yeah, i love the little booger of course!! just that it’s hard to go w/o sleep. :/ gotta go!
Reply to Tania (digsite)I totally understand the no sleep thing. I have been doing that for the past year (being to work at 7am doesnt help). Its something you’ll just get used to, not that you’ll enjoy it, you’ll just get used to it.
It’s all about getting her into a routine. It takes a few weeks, but as long as you don’t freak out too much, she shouldn’t either. My doctor always said to us that we were such calm parents, and that is why Adalya was such a calm baby.
Good luck and savor every moment of sleep you get.
Reply to squeaky19LOL..you poor thing!
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call me if you need anything.. seriously *hugs*
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