Nws + EWs + short nights are back.What do I do with this kid????

[Tweakster]

Yeah it may, I've never tried every other day of tweaking because frankly it drives me around the bend to even tweak in the first place (why is my kid broken?! lol).  But then you know, NW would drive me too so I'd probably give it a whirl.  We got no body clock working in our favour either.  It's a Spirited epidemic, which seems to match exactly what I have been reading in RYSC.

[Grants]

We couldn't resist We are doing an early BT today for our own sake. Plus I also think DS is tired. I think we might have been missing his window. I never know with him. It's so hard to tell?? On RYSC the author says that the energetic spirited has a very short window. I think M's window is super short

Wendy, I can't remember the part about the lack of body clock and spirited epidemic ?

[Tweakster]

Yeah she talks about certain Spirited types and not having a set time of doing anything, they aren't hungry at the same times, they don't poop at the same times, they don't want to sleep at the same time every day.  It's not that extreme with us as he likes predictability and hates change (imposed change, but he can change his mind on a whim!) but we have never had luck forcing F onto a routine, BW or otherwise.  BW has helped us teach him independent sleep (thank God!) but we never had an EASY.

[Grants]

I remember now it's the 'regularity' extra feature of spirited. M scored off the charts on that one. He is very irregular . Blooming hard to read!

Btw Asleep by 6:30pm on the dot! It only took 10 mins this time so we could have been missing his window all along that's why he has been taking long to fall asleep who knows ? I will only be able to tell after a few days as there is no much logic with him and I think this is def linked to the irregularity trait.

[Tweakster]

Yep when I think we've cracked it with an 'aha!' moment, we always end up regretting saying that lol  I don't know how two predictable people like DH and I got a kid who is a big question mark.  It's interesting if nothing else.

[Grants]

STTN last night 6:30 to 5am but of course mummy and daddy are OT so we were both wide awake at midnight after DS made a little noise in his room. DH went downstairs to watch TV and I stayed upstairs playing games on my phone I only managed to fall asleep at around 4am and DS was up at 5

Anyway, listen to the disaster... I went into DS's room in the hope I could get him back to sleep as it was pitch black at 5am and of course there was no chance after 10.5 hours night, then he didn't want me to leave ( on the positive note no tantrums when I walked into his room ). Then I took him out brought him to our bed, thinking that perhaps he would chill out there.(DH was sleeping in the lounge). Of course he didn't. So I convinced him to go back into his room to wait for Mr Sunshine. I had to get into the cot with him to wait for the sun. ILs are back from their holidays so DS is sleeping at their house tonight to give us a break. I hope he forgets the fact that I took him out of the cot before Mr sunshine 

Yesterday DS had a NAET appointment and he needed a booster for the Cortisol and cortisone. I wonder if that was getting in the way of his sleep hence the bad nights. When I needed a booster for my dust treatment I spent the whole week having heayfever symptoms and once I got the booster it went away, so perhaps the need of a booster could have had an major impact on his sleep. He also got treated for Acetylcholine Chloride, another neurotransmitter which can influence muscle relaxation etc He was weak on it and needed treating. So let's hope it was all just a glitch related to the treatment.  

[koe2moe]

Hey I get insomnia or sleep problems as an effect right after a treatment.  I hope it is just a reaction to the treatment also!  I am so happy for you that you could have a break!!  Hugs

[Grants]

Yes. It could def be a reaction to the treatments especially when he has been treating for all these hormones and neurotransmitters associated with sleep.

He is sleeping at the grandparents tonight. We dropped him off at 2pm and I had a lovely nap from 3 to 6pm 

[sianie]

I wonder if that was getting in the way of his sleep hence the bad nights.

Interesting....hoping this is the case so at least you know what's going on!

Hope you & DH manage to get a good nights sleep tonight!

[Grants]

Thanks Sian 

[Grants]

It is all the same over here. NWs and EWs . He had 3 early BTs as i was concerned he was OT but it didn't stop the NWs, he STTN on the first night of early BT but the NWs came back after that). I was hoping for an early and long nap today ( for my own sake as I need a break) but he won't go down for a nap early today he is full of energy, running around and in a good mood. So I will have to give him only 1 hour nap as he won't go down early enough for a long one

[sianie]

{{Hugs}}!!

[Grants]

I'm letting him nap a bit longer. I will do a later BT if it's necessary. I just need the break. The only thing I worry about is the fact that tomorrow is nursery day and it will be the first day at the new room. So if he has a late BT or loads of NWs he will be really tired tomorrow. The kids in the new room sleep on mats on the floor so it will be very different from the other room. I’m so stressed about it all

[sianie]

The kids in the new room sleep on mats on the floor so it will be very different from the other room. I’m so stressed about it all

It's the same here! DS is starting nursery this week (settling in sessions & then starts properly next Mon) & he will be napping there the 2 mornings he's there (on mats!). I freaked out when DD went through this & thought that there was no way she would sleep on them but she did, no problem! I'm giving nursery one of DS's Gro-bag to put him in so he can't move around so much!

Hoping it all goes well, I know how stressful it is!

[Grants]

Yes . You are right these kids can adapt to anything. Did your DD sleep on the mats on her first day? I just worry that it will take DS a few weeks to get used to sleep on the mats on top of his sleep issues will make him super OT. Or perhaps the lack of decent naps will sort his sleep issues at once LOL