I am tired. Well that is nothing new, I am always tired. Since becoming a mom, I have been tired for one reason or another. But right now, I am really, really tired. I have not had a full night's rest since oh, Thanksgiving.
The babies are getting up at least once sometimes as much as 3 times a night, EACH! Add in Hayden and his occasional nighttime accident and there is not a lot of sleeping going on here.
I have tried everything to get them to sleep; bottles, no bottles, letting them cry, rocking them until I am nauseous, medication, no medication, more naps, no naps, early bedtime, late bedtime. Nothing is working. They just won't sleep.
Why is it that kids fight sleep tooth and nail but as adult we yearn for more and more and more?
So this is my new plan. When they are suppose to go down for a nap, I will instead. They don't want to sleep, fine then I will. I will just put away all the knives, chemicals, and other dangerous stuff and they can just run around the house. I will just lay down for a couple hours a day and it will be beautiful.
I will be well rested and they can continue to be the cranky, walking zombies that they have been. It's perfect.
Edit: I think that a solution just might have presented itself here. Not only did I get many ideas and encouragement from you all but I also got and email from Elizabeth Pantley about her new book, "The No-Cry Nap Solution." I can't wait to check it out. Just another reason that blogging to totally AWESOME!!!!
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Oh NO. I am sorry. :( I hope you can take a nap today.
That sounds like a great idea, I mean what could possibly go wrong with all of the knives, chemicals and such all put away??? Let me know how it turns out for you.... you just might be on to something here!!
UGH, so sorry, Jen.
Just lock them in a closet for an hour. Works for me. :o)
I am all for a mommy siesta.
Last night Madalyn could not get to sleep. She was up past 11. I was thinking she was just excited to get back to school today until she told me that she was worried about someone shooting her.
Evidently she watched forensic files with my mom all day sunday. Madalyn calls it the murder show. Good times...
I say put them in their cribs, close the door, and then go somewhere far enough that you can't hear them screaming (like the car) and take a nap. If that works, you let me know, because we're fighting sleep around here, too.
Oh lady, I am sorry. Being tired is no fun when a nap cannot be had. I can't imagine how you feel day in and day out. Have you talked with your pediatrician?
Oh, I am very sorry! Perhaps some of your night-time awakenings are occurring @ the same time as ours so we should web-cam each other or call each other and keep each other company! :-) We have been up from 2:30 till about 6, just wide awake no matter what is tried/attempted/done/not done/given/etc. I blame the 2 year molars but who knows...someone stop the madness!!! Here's to hoping you get a nap today!!! Hang in there!
You go girl! I'll lock my little rascals in their playroom if I need a nap. I used to have issues with my youngest not sleeping through the night - he eventually outgrew it, but the doctor says you gotta do what you can to catch up your own sleep. The kids will get their naps anytime they want, but you have to mae sure you take care of yourself. Good luck - I know what you are going through, and it is not fun.
PS - I added you to my blogroll ... I check in on you every day and love your posts!! :o)
let me know how that works out for you. Maybe I will try it too. I haven't slept since Feb 2008.
DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! I am getting ready to post something similar. I finally got some last night and to find out how...check my blog later :) HUGS! I SO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!
i'm convinced it's a maniacal plan.
oh no jen, it must feel like torture. i say there is no harm in lying everyone down for a nap (even if they don't sleep) and just getting some shut eye yourself. i hope some zzz's find you very soon!
That's what playyards are for... :)
There was a time when my kids were little that I absolutely finally had to have a nap for myself. Child proof the family room and put in a video. It worked for me.
Maybe I need to try that! :) Sorry to hear about your lack of sleep. Trust me...I'm right there with you. My kids HATE to sleep. I was up until 1:30am this morning b/c Tyler REFUSED to go to sleep & then he kept waking up. Trevor's been sick & waking up too. I wonder what it'd be like to sleep for like 4 hours straight...?
Oh man I feel so sorry for you. I hate it when people give me unsolicited advice, but I feel it's my duty to pass the nuisance on to you too:
Check them out. Something may be up. Maybe something really small, like a hair in their mouth, or jammies are scratchy. Or ear infection. Or teeth coming in. When Charlie Brown was a baby, he suddenly went from sleeping through the night to waking up screaming. I thought he was trying to get my attention so I ignored it for 2 days, till I took him to the doctor. Ear infection. I felt like a turd.
Of course, it might be nothing. But you'll feel better giving them the once over. And, if it's teeth, Anbesol can do wonders.
Oh, just give them a drink and call it a day ... :)
Yikes!! What a nightmare! I sure hope you find some relief somehow. Many a playdate? They go away and play and you sleep?
ugh. i feel your pain. well, i guess i feel it minus 3 children.
so i guess I can't even imagine your pain....
anyways, hope you get some sleep. try ear plugs? works for me. i sleep during his naps and if he wants to scream from crib, so be it.
I don't know how you are functioning with so little sleep! Poor you. I think your idea is a great one. You need to catch some zzz's sometime.
Happy New Year!
That was pretty much my Mum's approach with me (she would probably try to tell you that I was as active as twins - maybe not triplets!) She would put me in my bedroom and SHE would have the afternoon siesta.
Good Luck with it.
I've said this before... and you hate me for it... my kids love to sleep..
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One word, Babysitter! Then sleep for 16 hours. The money may be well worth the silence...sweet silence...
You poor, sleep-deprived thing, you.
Isabel was the worse sleeper ever.
Took her until the age of four to get over it.
I'm interested to see if the book helps you out. Make sure you blog about it...
Oh Jen, I'm sorry you're so tired!! I didn' sleep for the first 6 mos. of Teddy's life--i was like a zombie!
Good luck w/ the naps and sleeping!!
Your plan sounds great, I just hope you have a safer place to store your chemicals than my "high shelf."
I've got a few books with similar titles like "The No-Cry Nap Solution." Unfortunately, my kids can't read and don't understand the principles. I have found that instead, these books make good kindling.
M 2 year old does thesame thing...I know I write this ALL the time but the fact that you do it with 3+ amazes me! I finally put Riley in the bed with me cause I couldn't take the no sleep anymore! Now, I can't get a good nights sleep cause I am hanging off the bed, not to mention no "alone" time with hubby. If you come up with something that works do share!
let us know how that book is!
oh - I know your pain - my kids are bad sleepers as well- I am a really bad sleeper - and i can not nap - seriously I would lay there for hours - never falling asleep - I gave up YEARS ago even trying!
Good luck - and if it work s- let m ei non the secret - b/c I would love to be the Sleep Nazi!
No sleep has been my holidays. I am so sorry......I really know how painful it is. I don't know how you manage to blog when so tired. I would try when I was so tired, but it would make no sense, so I would just leave it in my drafts folder. Now that I have had some sleep. I am not even sure what I was trying to say.
I did finally find a thing called warm milk from the health food store that has worked wonders around here. It's a chewable and looks like a multi-vitamin. My seven year old is finally sleeping through the night again.
i'm glad this blogging is paying off for you! i just enjoy reading all your funny stuff!!
I hope you find something that works. Sleep is SO important!!
I feel your pain. Well at least one time over! My son has finally realized how glorious sleep. But those days, that turned into weeks, that turned into months made ME worse to be around than him! Some people are addicted to coffee, I am addicted to sleep.
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