Comments on: Holiday Ups and Downs.. http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kari http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 kari Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:15:42 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2110 i just read your comment on my christmas post.. and i had to laugh because we DID go through the 4 month wakeful, in fact i wrote and re wrote and erased what i had originally written on my last comment to you about it! Liam's was pretty bad for about a week... we are now working on some modified "sleep training" (via Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child book) we had a GREAT week with him last week, he was rocking with his naps and going to bed etc.. but this week he is back in daycare, and we are all in a funk again. we weaned off swaddling a few weeks ago and are now using a sleep sack which we love! i do miss the "baby burrito" though. i am sure that the minute we totally get through this, we will have teething to look forward to... good luck, hang in there! xo kari good luck!!! i just read your comment on my christmas post.. and i had to laugh because we DID go through the 4 month wakeful, in fact i wrote and re wrote and erased what i had originally written on my last comment to you about it! Liam’s was pretty bad for about a week… we are now working on some modified “sleep training” (via Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child book) we had a GREAT week with him last week, he was rocking with his naps and going to bed etc.. but this week he is back in daycare, and we are all in a funk again.
we weaned off swaddling a few weeks ago and are now using a sleep sack which we love! i do miss the “baby burrito” though.
i am sure that the minute we totally get through this, we will have teething to look forward to…
good luck, hang in there!
xo kari
good luck!!!

]]> By: ariana http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 ariana Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:06:12 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2107 Ack! Farah and Marybeth you are not giving me much hope that this will resolve anytime soon! Marybeth, I'm so glad that you have at least kicked the swaddle habit. I've been doing one arm (left arm) out for naps and that works ok, but last night I had to resort to full swaddle and it still took me 1.5 hours to get him to go to sleep!!!!ARGH!!! I also have been using the baby crack machine for a long time and it hasn't helped any, though maybe it would be worse without it? Ack! Farah and Marybeth you are not giving me much hope that this will resolve anytime soon!

Marybeth, I’m so glad that you have at least kicked the swaddle habit. I’ve been doing one arm (left arm) out for naps and that works ok, but last night I had to resort to full swaddle and it still took me 1.5 hours to get him to go to sleep!!!!ARGH!!!

I also have been using the baby crack machine for a long time and it hasn’t helped any, though maybe it would be worse without it?

]]> By: Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:29:16 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2106 Just a quick update--not swaddling certainly didn't HURT anything in relation to my baby's sleep pattern. He was still up a few times during the night, but he went to sleep just fine and wasn't up any *more* than he has been for the past few nights. So, at least with this wakeful period I can make it do double-duty and avoid any sort of stop-swaddling transition that might have happened down the road! Also, I gave in and ordered a Baby Crack machine from Kohls. I'm ready to try anything to help baby sleep! Just a quick update–not swaddling certainly didn’t HURT anything in relation to my baby’s sleep pattern. He was still up a few times during the night, but he went to sleep just fine and wasn’t up any *more* than he has been for the past few nights.

So, at least with this wakeful period I can make it do double-duty and avoid any sort of stop-swaddling transition that might have happened down the road!

Also, I gave in and ordered a Baby Crack machine from Kohls. I’m ready to try anything to help baby sleep!

]]> By: kari http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 kari Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:47:06 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2104 we are sending super-positive sleepy vibes Jaspers way - and magical sugary sweet dreams of a full night sleep to you! Happy New Year! Kari and Liam we are sending super-positive sleepy vibes Jaspers way – and magical sugary sweet dreams of a full night sleep to you!
Happy New Year!
Kari and Liam

]]> By: Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:44:24 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2103 Ugh, we are also in the thick of the wakeful period, and my baby is 5.5 months old. He started about a month ago. Starting cereal hasn't helped, and the past three nights he's been up every hour! I'm also losing my mind and I don't know what to do. Our plan for tonight is to stop swaddling to see if he's waking himself up by struggling against the swaddle. I don't know, I'm willing to try anything at this point! Ugh, we are also in the thick of the wakeful period, and my baby is 5.5 months old. He started about a month ago. Starting cereal hasn’t helped, and the past three nights he’s been up every hour! I’m also losing my mind and I don’t know what to do. Our plan for tonight is to stop swaddling to see if he’s waking himself up by struggling against the swaddle. I don’t know, I’m willing to try anything at this point!

]]> By: Farah http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 Farah Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:16:42 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2102 My son waited until 5.5 months to do this wakeful period. We are also still in the midst of figuring out how to make it work for all involved. I wish you the best My son waited until 5.5 months to do this wakeful period. We are also still in the midst of figuring out how to make it work for all involved. I wish you the best

]]> By: ariana http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 ariana Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2101 Oh Chantal, you poor thing! Well it does at least help to know there are other sleepless mothers going through the same thing right? UGH... I really hope it ends for both of us soon! Oh Chantal, you poor thing! Well it does at least help to know there are other sleepless mothers going through the same thing right? UGH… I really hope it ends for both of us soon!

]]> By: Chantal http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/05/holiday-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-2100 Chantal Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:46:17 +0000 http://www.becoming-mom.net/?p=354#comment-2100 Oooh boy, do I feel your pain. We hit the 4 month wakeful period and I was up every 2 hours, but this has been going on for two+ months now, and Annora is now waking up every hour. Last night she was up every 20 minutes for about 2 hours! I felt like shooting myself this morning. :) I hope you have more luck than I did and this ends for you quickly. Annora is 5 1/2 months old and there's no end in sight. I'm rapidly losing my mind. Oooh boy, do I feel your pain. We hit the 4 month wakeful period and I was up every 2 hours, but this has been going on for two+ months now, and Annora is now waking up every hour. Last night she was up every 20 minutes for about 2 hours! I felt like shooting myself this morning. :) I hope you have more luck than I did and this ends for you quickly. Annora is 5 1/2 months old and there’s no end in sight. I’m rapidly losing my mind.

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