A Mothers Plea – Darling Husband, I know it is Fathers Day today and that you are in my eyes (and your daughters) the bestest Daddy ever! But please, please when you get home from work today don’t wake the baby. She is very tired and has only just gone to sleep, if you wake her up she will start crying again. Give her a little kiss by all means, but please, please don’t wake her up. Thank-you
An explanation -
Finally Bubbaleechie has gone to sleep. She has been grizzly a lot lately, especially in the afternoons. And clingy, very clingy, which I thought wasn’t meant to happen until she hit 7/8 months (she’s 4 months now).
The child health nurse said that Bub’s is probably upset because she has been looked after by lots of different people over the last 3 weeks. I’ve had surgery and couldn’t look after her myself so friends and family have come to the rescue.
Now I’ve got a baby that wont go to sleep unless she is lying down with me or Leechboy and holding onto us (usually she grabs an index finger). Gah! Hopefully once we get her settled into a routine again she will revert to falling asleep on her own. But for now she wants lots of love and cuddles from mum and dad, which we are doing our best to provide.
OHHHHHH I know that time! Sleep is the hardest baby issue indeed. Keep going and remember this sage wee bit of advice the Plunket nurse gave me…if you do anything more then 3 times baby thinks it is a routine. Pick your rountines carefully, I know I didn’t
And Happy Fathers Day for the Daddy Leechie.
She’s a female. Chick just sounds icky! And the little I know of Ice I would think she would want to be poking your eye out with a sharp stick for calling her a chick.
Aaron just went through a stage when he did not want to fall asleep. We’d put him down for the night, and he’d howl like a banshee for about ten minutes before he finally went night-night. Now, it seems that he’s okay with falling asleep, and will go down quietly.
I am a big meanie. I did a thing called the “sleep program”. It can’t be started till 9 mths. Did i mention I was a big meanie? I did it at 8mths cause my hubby was a wus and wouldn’t let me do it and he was in hospital at the time.
Night number One…3 hours of crying. Night number Two…one hour of crying. Night number Three…dead to the world in less then 15 minutes.
Yes it takes ear plugs and “mean mummy” resolve but it works. Though BubbieLeechie is still at the age when roaring lungs out is a done deal
:: Beats Dr_Paprika out of the thread with a large stick :: *
Well I tried heading Leechboy off at the door with a finger to the lips and whispered pleas for silence. He agreed and was very good for all of 10 minutes then his ‘must cuddle my baby’ instinct took over. Thankfully his rehersals had been cancelled so he was able to stay home and settle her down again.
Thank-you to Jonathan Chance. calm kiwi and MsRobyn for the giving me a hope that there is light (or sleep) at the end of the tunnel.
