I’ve been dead tired lately and realized it’s because our little peanut starts waking up around 4:30-5 am. We [read I] put her back to sleep as much as needed until at least 6:30. Even so, it’s a tough go when the little one just doesn’t want to sleep!
Add to this a no nap situation and, folks, this is a recipe for disaster. There’s been some madness going around our place lately, with early days, no/limited naps, and later bedtimes. I hope it’s just teething and a cold because much more of this will drive me to the drink!
I have had some success in bringing her to our bed to try and get some sleep. The end result has been her going back to sleep and nursing and me NOT getting much more sleep. It’s tough, cause I’m not sure what’s keeping me up but I feel like I’m burning the candle at both ends.
Somebody did tell me last week that this could also be a developmental thing as she’s learning to talk a bit. I also remember from a parenting class I took that the 18 month mark is one of those tumultuous times. While she isn’t there yet (16 months), we are fast approaching that timeframe. I was hoping that by some minor miracle we’d skip right by that. Methinks that won’t happen.
I just keep repeating “this too shall pass” over and over and it makes things a bit easier. Either that or I’m slowly going crazy by repeating things to myself….
We did the sleep training with Callum after 6 month. We waited for his older brother until after 16 months because we didn’t know any better. Now, at night, they stay in bed for around 11 hours. It has been a real godsend for us. They are in bed by 7, and we don’t need to get them until 6:30. That gives us adults time together, and the kids have learned to soothe themselves and put themselves back to sleep.