 | Hi all,
My 12 week old son has shown me that he can sleep through the night because he will do it once or twice a week. However, the other nights of the week he is up at least once for a full 8oz bottle. I know that I am very lucky that at least I get one night per week but I am wondering if there is anything I can do to establish a permanent sleep through the night pattern. I am not against letting him cry it out at a later stage, but I believe that he is still too young for now. Any ideas?
Secondly, we don't really have a daytime routine yet - that is virtually impossible because I have a 3 year old daughter who goes to school 3 mornings a week and naps in the afternoon. My problem is that on the mornings that we go to school, my son will fall asleep on the walk to school and then wake up when we get home (about 1/2 hour later), not having had enough of a nap. However, when I go to put him in his crib, he screams even though he needs more sleep. So now my problem is that on the mornings that we are home, he will only sleep for 1/2 hour in his crib and wake up grumpy. His schedule is always different because of his sister's school and short of keeping her home, I don't have any other ideas of how to establish a morning routine.
And then we get to the afternoon. What do people do with older children who nap in the afternoon when the infant is screaming his little head off? My daughter is almost 3 1/2 and still naps and as far as I am concerned, will continue to do so until she is 12 lol. I want to coordinate their schedules but I am finding it immensely difficult. It seems that as soon as the older one goes down, the younger is screaming. As soon as the older one gets up, the younger one falls asleep leaving absolutely no time for poor old Mother. Am I doomed to no time to myself for the next couple of years?! Anyone else have a clue as to how to coordinate these schedules?
I would really appreciate any ideas! |
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