I crave it. I need it. I love it. It's probably one of the main reasons I do not want another baby. Well at this point anyways. I will forego social events in the evenings if it means I may be late getting back. So obviously my social life is quite hindered by this.
Things were moving along well in the sleep department with Gillian. Both Matthew and Mia are pretty good sleepers. Mia goes to bed at 7:30 and Matthew goes at 8. They always sleep through unless they are coming down with something. Getting up in the motn is a BIG indication some illness is coming on. Mine children have never let me sleep in. They are all early risers so that is why I need to get to sleep at a decent hour at night. However Gillian is not getting with the program lately.
She is up a bit later than the other two but I'started to notice that she was crashing earlier and earlier in the evening. So now I give her a bath b/w 8 - 8:30 and down she goes. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. Her little tummy seming to bother more and more these days instead of letting up. I don't know if I should be blaming the formula(she gets two bottles a day) or me(I still bf a bit). I swaddle her up tight and lay her down but sometimes herlegs get to kicking away and her fusses and cries until I give her some gripe water. The gripe water is he only thing that seems to help these days. Her tummy bothers her often throughout the day and now in the night.
For awhile there she ws doing awesome! Down by 9:30 up to eat briefly somewhere b/w 5 and 6 and then down to sleep again for a bit. Then little by little she started to change. Waking up at 4 and then at 3. And she wouldn't really cry but always seem to be on the verge of it. Sometimes I gave her gripe water, sometimes I would feed her and there are night I will do all that stuff and she would still fuss for hours.
This behaviour has got to stop! I'm trying different formula. I'm contemplating starting cereal to see if that helps calm her tummy. I've tried homeopathic remedies for colic but ultimately gripe water works the best.
I'm so tired today. School starts on Tuesday. Things will probably get worse.
Sleepless in Canada
5 comments:
I know how you feel! Well, a little anyway. With Katie being sick I've been staying up later and later...Nathan is in morning kinder, so I have no choice but to get up early anyway. I hope that Gillian starts sleeping for you again.
Sleep is so important to me too. I'm miserable without it! Hope you're able to get some soon and that the different formula will settle better in Gillian's tummy.
Poor baby. I hope you figure it out soon. Tummy issues are a bummer.
I'm sleepy right there with you and I don't have to go teach.
I am sorry about the sleep issues. But you have a few of us that are quite experienced in the department of no sleep.
I hope you are able to narrow down what is bothering Gillian. It is so sad to have a little one in pain.
And I really feel for you with school coming up. I don't think I could make it if I didn't get sleep and then have to go to work.
Oh no June. Not yall too. I am so sorry Gillian's tummy is bothering her. It definitley might be worth a shot at switching formula. Are you using gas drops in the bottle?? And I know for Grace the gripe water has to have the chamonille it it. Not all gripe water has this. Also as far as the swaddling, we found Grace does better without her legs being swaddled. Just trying to throw some things out there for yall.
Hope she starts sleeping well for you!!! At least she was once, so you know she can do it!
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