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Re: Dont even know where to start {{{UPDATED 18/11}}}
« Reply #60 on: November 27, 2007, 14:24:00 pm »

I am finding that my DS needs to be knock out dead tired to sleep through the night. I had my best nights this summer when we would go and run him ragged at the park for an hour or so. 

Sounds EXACTLY like my little man!!! We've had no naps for about 6 months or so now as he refuses to take them. It helped with bedtimes - although he wasn't nightwaking any more at the time.

Clare well done!!! You must be so relieved!! I get the little voice too and it is so cute! Our rule is that if it's dark and there is no one else up, he must stay in bed. Otherwise he can get up. So on weekends we are not getting up at as ungodly an hour as we on during the week. This will have to be revisited in the spring of course but hey, one step at a time!!!!

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{{UPDATED 18/11}}}
« Reply #61 on: November 30, 2007, 22:02:02 pm »
I know how you feel!  Freddie will be two in a month, he has no set sleep routine in the day anymore, he just doesn't seem tired somedays so if he naps late I only let hom have twenty mins and some days he does not nap at all but is then overtired so sleeps badly at night.

He goes to sleep in his big boy bed with me sitting at the bottom, have tried leaving the room but he sits up saying 'mummy here!' and won't lie back down until he gives me a kiss (bless him!

Every night he quietly gets out of bed and goes to his daddies side of the bed who pulls him in next to me and his daddy then goes to sleep in the toddler bed, he has only slept through the night about seven times in his life!  He sleeps fine once he is snuggled next to me.

Too tired in the night to take him back to his own bed.

Guess we will have to start as before we know it he will be ten!!!  How do we go about it? :(

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{{UPDATED 18/11}}}
« Reply #62 on: December 05, 2007, 14:48:18 pm »
Just wanted to say that Harvey is STILL sleeping through!! Its been a total of 15 nights now!!

We have sussed the 'early' wake ups!! He was calling out between 6.15 and 6.45 asking to come out, one morning it was 6.15 and I ignored it, he called twice and then went back to sleep until half 7!! We did this for 2 mornings and he now sleeps from 8 until half 7 even after an hours nap in the day!!

Still in total shock but so very proud!!

Thanks again everyone for your help!!

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #63 on: December 05, 2007, 14:54:17 pm »
that is FANTASTIC!  Huge congrats to you.
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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #64 on: December 05, 2007, 15:30:43 pm »
CONGRATULATIONS!!!  ;D

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #65 on: December 05, 2007, 15:35:43 pm »
Clare I've not read thru all the thread  :-[ just the last 2 pages and it sounds like it's working brilliantly now. Just thought I'd chip in with a recommendation  about a clock. It's called Kidsleep, you can get it from John Lewis. It's a bit pricey but worth it imo. It works with light and at night the rabbit is asleep then you can set it for a certain time in the morning and the rabbit awake section is lit up. Works a treat.

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #66 on: December 05, 2007, 15:53:59 pm »
Wow!! Sounds great!! Ill keep it in mind!!

I think it was just getting him used to staying in his own bed all night, now he feels comfortable he sleeps! About 1 in every 2 nights we can leave him awake, other night he likes some company!! LOL But its all fine as he's sleeping through and hes not in our bed and that's the main thing!!

Thanks ladies!!  :-* ;D :-* ;D

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #67 on: December 05, 2007, 16:38:00 pm »
Congratumulations Clare! Good on you both!

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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #68 on: December 05, 2007, 19:11:06 pm »
WOW Claire, that is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D



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Re: Dont even know where to start {{And now we are finished!!!}} 5/12/07
« Reply #69 on: December 06, 2007, 11:05:29 am »
Thank you!!! ;D ;D