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Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« on: May 29, 2007, 18:19:39 pm »
I think I am in an overtired, night waking, early wake up cycle and I am not sure how to get out...

To make up for all the NWings and early wake ups, David is going to bed at around 6:30 (we want 7:30 to be bedtime, ultimately) the last few nights, before that it was 6:45.  We keep having to go to bed earlier make up for increasing night wakings or early wake ups. 

My question I guess is, because this seems to be endless and not really getting better, should I be putting David to bed even earlier??  I have a hard time with earlier, it just seems too early...  Have I just not let him catch up enough?? 
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2007, 20:39:47 pm »
Can you remind me of his routine please
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2007, 21:29:43 pm »
Hey Mari! 

The routine we want is:

Wake 7
Nap 12-2,2:30
Bedtime 7:30

Right now I am putting him down the last few nights around 6:30 b/c of all the nwings and waking early.  He is sometimes waking around 5ish, but I am not getting him out of bed until 6.  So, up sometime between 6 and 6:30 lately. 

Once we are done with overtiredness I was going to work on pushing bedtime back to 7:30 by 15 min increments, but I can't seem to get past overtiredness due to nwings, especially the last few nights.  Frustrating.  Now we are leaving on a trip in a week, but I guess that doesn't have much to do with now and wanting to get past this... just saying, we'll probably be messed up again very soon.  ::)

Thanks!   :D
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2007, 21:38:03 pm »
Is he napping well during the day?
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2007, 23:31:47 pm »
Not really.  Normally, if there is such a thing, he wakes once during the nap and then is up between 2:15-30.  Today he woke once and then was up at 1:30, which is before he'll wake usually.

I just put him down at about 6:15, he was obviously tired and waiting longer would've have been too much for either of us.  I just have a hard time with bed this early, for some reason. 

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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2007, 12:40:35 pm »
Well, it went decent.  Still had NWings, 5, but woke at 7.  So, I guess we are catching up...  My problem is somewhere in this catching up for several nights I miss the night he should finally start pushing bedtime later...  any good ways to tell?
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2007, 18:42:07 pm »
I am posting again, but I am so frustrated!  DS only slept an hour at nap today!  What is going on?!?!?  He isn't eating well right now either, which I am sure isn't helping sleep.  Didn't eat a thing at lunch, just whined and fussed...  AHHHHHHHH I am just so frustrated, and tired!
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2007, 19:10:35 pm »
Looking at your DS' age, is it possible his teeth are bothering him?  We are having major sleep issues with our DD right now too, she's about 2 months younger than your DS and I know she has just cut some molars and her eye teeth are coming in.  I know that's not the only issue... but just wondered if it might be a contributing factor?

It's so frustrating isn't it?  Overtired and not sleeping is such an awful cycle.   :'(

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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2007, 19:54:54 pm »
Kris-I agree, take a peek in his mouth.  cole got his molars from Sept. - December (YES, 4 long months) and then his incisors in January and February.  so from 17-22 months was a nightmare for us...on top of our regular sleep issues :P

oh, i just can't wait for the two year molars ;)
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2007, 21:42:52 pm »
I do think that it sounds like teeth.  A sure sign is when they are off their food.  Hang in there, the worst bit only lasts a couple of days.  Do you give him meds? 
Poor little David, I hate teeth, I wish we were born with them.
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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2007, 23:34:49 pm »
Yep, I checked, it's teeth, uggggghhhh!  Thanks Heather for that initial heads up... I really thought we were starting a nice break of the teeth drama!

Mari, I do give meds when it's teeth, but hadn't over the last few days, not realizing what all the additional commotion was about ::) . 

DS already has his first molars, it is one tooth (I think an incisor...) that seems to be causing all this trouble!  I really do hate teeth!!!  And tonight I checked him and he has fever... 

I am with you Traci, not looking forward to the 2 year molars, although at the rate we are going we might get them long beforehand!

I went ahead and put him down at 6:25, he wasn't ready to go up to bed, but once he gets there, he is fine, so...  I still think he is overtired from all of this and this isn't the first time we have gotten stuck in this cycle!  I just don't know how to get his 7 or even 7:30 bedtime back...  I guess we'll be waiting to see...

Thanks guys! 

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Re: Overtired, night wakings AND early wake ups, grrrrr
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2007, 12:55:46 pm »
oh good, at least you found a reason for it!
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