Blair doesn't like to sleep anymore. Seriously - she'll tell you so herself. Just a few short months ago, our routine was...well...blissful. Dinner around 6, bath around 7, soundly sleeping Boog by 7:45 at the latest, sleep for around 11 hours. It was perfect.
But then summer came along and I got caught up in all the excitement. It was a very gradual process, now that I think about it. With the warmer weather we'd play outside some evenings, meaning that dinner wasn't ready until 7-ish, pushing bed time back to 8 or 8:30. Then there were parties. Mind you, I don't regret these and fully support breaking the schedule from time to time for new experiences. However, we're now at a 9-10:00 bed time and it is killing me!
And, where as we used to be able to put her in her crib while she was drowsy, but not sleeping, we now have to wait until she is completely knocked out before we put her down or else we get the meltdown. And there is no letting her "cry it out," this meltdown involves near hyperventilation, crying so hard that she nearly spurs an asthma attack. So no, I cannot just let her cry and it isn't because I'm a softy (well, I guess that might be a tiny factor, but seriously TINY).
Last night was better - she was asleep in her crib by 8:10. But that came with a price: NO nap. She still takes a 2 hour nap most days. And since we're beginning to feel the pains of the terrible two's approaching (see: meltdown, above), NO nap makes for a LONG day.
Feel free to leave some advice for us in the comments - surely this behavior isn't unique to the Boog! Please tell me it isn't unique!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sleeping Woes
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Oh Poor Wendy ~ Both of my kids did this during the summer and STILL do it an extent! It is so hard to stay on a schedule in the summer! I am freaking out bc we are going to the beach next week and I know that it is going to be TERRIBLE to get them back into a rountine! The thing that helped me the most was only letting them nap an hour. PERIOD. I would wake them up, so they had a nap, but would also go to bed. I also have put books in the their bed and left a lamp on. I will tell them that they can stay up but they must be quiet or the light is going off...mine usually last MAYBE 20 minutes and they are out! Hang in there ~ and if all else fails ~ a little Benadryl always does the trick! ;-)
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