My great-aunt seems to be doing much better since she’s been staying with my Aunt M and her family. Having family around constantly has played a big part in helping her “recover” from her grief. Having people manage her meals, sleep and medication has greatly impacted her ability to cope.
I’ve been so affected by the events of this past week that I completely crashed today. Thankfully Mike was home for the day due to the weather. He took both boys out with him to run some errands as well as spend a couple hours at an indoor playground. They weren’t out of the house for more than 5 minutes before I went upstairs and fell into my bed for a five hour nap.
Emotionally and physically drained by the family drama as well as an infant who is completely against sleeping at night for more than and hour and a half at a time.
Seriously.
I’ve been avoiding talking about it with hopes that it would change, but it’s not. It’s not changing at all.
We’ve tried crying it out a few times and he’s fallen asleep on his own, but only manages to stay asleep for about 30 minutes to an hour. The minute I put him in his bed, he jolts awake and begins screaming. If I leave him scream in the crib Carter is awaken – which starts a whole new set of problems.
The instant I pick him up, his head hits my shoulder and he’s fast asleep. I rock back and forth as I slip in and out of consciousness. I beg him, I plead and pray for even a couple hours of consecutive sleep, but it seems no one can hear my pleas: until today.
Today I peacefully fell into my bed and was asleep the instant my head hit the pillow. I think I could have slept the entire day away, but had enough hours to keep the weepiness and moods swings at bay.
At my wit’s end, I decided to try the very last thing I had yet to try: placing Hudson to sleep on his stomach.
I was / am leary about it. I am terrified at even the prospect of SIDS. I *think* he’s old enough now to be able to sleep on his belly (like his mom and big brother do) and have a restful full night’s sleep.
I’ll let you know how it goes, but for now…let’s just pray that there are at least a few hours of consecutive sleep in my future.
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Keep trying! He’s got to sleep sometime! (How old is he?)
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That was the only way I could get Boo to sleep when she was a baby, too.
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I hope you got your well-deserved nighty night sleep.
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