Baby was up at 2, 4, and up for the day at 5:20. Zombie Mama. He keeps going to bed too early and I can't get him back on schedule. Parents, any tips?
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Glamcookie - Apr 21, 2010 5:27:21 am PDT #24172 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Jessica - Apr 21, 2010 5:37:01 am PDT #24173 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Parents, any tips?
Martinis.
More seriously, Ask Moxie has great tips on infant sleep coping mechanisms, but they all pretty much boil down to "wait 2 weeks and then everything will change again."
msbelle - Apr 21, 2010 5:49:05 am PDT #24174 of 30001
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as much as you can, sleep when he sleeps.
Amy - Apr 21, 2010 5:49:08 am PDT #24175 of 30001
Because books.
How old is he now, Glam?
But really, what Jessica said. They change their sleep patterns when they're having a growth spurt, when they're mastering a new skill (is he near rolling over?), anything. You just have to roll with it.
And have a martini.
Dana - Apr 21, 2010 5:52:00 am PDT #24176 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I hate all of you who combined to earworm me with Gary, Indiana.
Gudanov - Apr 21, 2010 5:52:16 am PDT #24177 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah, I don't think there's much you can do at this point. E was a good sleeper and L wasn't, it didn't seem to matter what we did.
Glamcookie - Apr 21, 2010 5:55:31 am PDT #24178 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
He's 4 months old today. Probably a growth spurt. I need to tattoo "wait two weeks and it'll change" on myself as I know it's true, but I always want to change the behavior immediately. Must be the sleep deprivation clouding the logic.
Gudanov - Apr 21, 2010 5:57:54 am PDT #24179 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Come to think of it, it's still true today. E sleeps with few problems and L can be difficult to get to sleep and every so often wakes up with nightmares. He'll also freak himself out with stuff like "What if I forget to breathe?"
Dana - Apr 21, 2010 6:03:05 am PDT #24180 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And thanks a lot to CNN for spoiling me for last night's goddamn episode of Lost. Which IS TOTALLY front-page news, of course.
flea - Apr 21, 2010 6:20:16 am PDT #24181 of 30001
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Ask Moxie has a lot on the "4 month sleep regression." It is one of the classic periods of evil. (Well, disrupted sleep patterns as a result of developmental changes in other areas.)
Nine months is the other time of EVIL. You think your kid is big and settled, and BAM. Casper was up every hour all night for weeks. (She was, in general, evil in the night until age 3. Dillo was much better.)