We have a problem with sleep in our house. Despite being nearly one years old Evan is not yet sleeping through the night. Hell, nine times out of ten Amy doesn’t sleep through the night and she’s a month off being four. It’s a rare occasion indeed when at least one of the kids doesn’t end up in our bed; taking up 90% of the room and kicking me in the goolies every twenty minutes. I’m sure that there are thousands of baby experts falling over themselves to sell us books about how to solve the problem, but to be honest they can keep them. We’ll keep muddling on doing what feels right to us, admittedly bleary eyed and crankily.
Lately however we’ve had to contest with more than just children in our bed. For the past week or so Evan has woken at around 1am most nights and vomited. He’s not ill during the day at all, perhaps a few sniffles but nothing of any significance. But come the night time we find ourselves dragging ourselves from our beds in the early hours of the morning, comforting a screaming baby, and piling vomit soaked bedclothes and pajamas in the bath ready for washing the next day.
It’s tiring. Very tiring.
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My son didn’t sleep through the night till just after his second birthday & that was fine. Parents are in such a rush for their kids to grow up & move onto the next stage in their development that lose sight of how this time while they’re babies passes so quickly & can never be brought back.
I feel for you. Our son is just shy of two, and it’s a blessed rare treat when he sleeps through the night. I’ve had enough of baby sleep books to last me a lifetime.
Um, yeah – sleep deprivation and vomit covered linens are memories that bring a glow to my heart. Amanda, I salute your own poignant endurance but lamenting the fact that you never get a decent, puke-free night’s rest is every parent’s right. Thanks for reminding us that we need to smell the roses but personally I’d love to have had a fast forward button for all of my kids’ 3:00 a.m. vomit safaris.
We’ve had the same problem for… well, forever, it seems.
My son started sleeping in his own room when he was 7, but my daughter, who is 6, shows no signs of wanting to do that. In fact, she’s quite violently opposed to sleeping in her own bed. She’s thrown some earth-shaking tantrums when we take her back to her room. We make her stay in there, but she’s smart… she’s learned to just wait until we’re asleep to sneak back into our bed.
So we play this game of musical beds. One of us ends up in the guest room or the couch. The only person getting a good night’s sleep is my son. And the cats.
If you find anything that works, let me know. I’m reluctant to put a lock on her door. Or on ours.
Our youngest rarely sleeps through the night. By rarely I mean never. I can’t wait until I can go to bed and have a decent chance of staying there.
I so feel for you and Kerry. The Hub and I haven’t slept in about 5 years. I wish I were kidding. Hope it gets better.
I am sorry for your sleep woes…the thing with the late night vomiting…have you talked to a doctor…that seems odd…
Hope everything works out!
Bradley
The Egel Nest
“It’s tiring. Very tiring”
One of the other reasons why I am sticking to cats.
Hope he stops vomiting soon and that you all get a decent nights sleep, that grows into a week of decent nights, months even.
Dude…our dogs puke a lot. But something tells me that your kids puke more. One day, I truly hope to have a puking kid. And of course, to still have our puking dogs.
You know, the night-puking thing could be a sign that you need to get tough and put your son on a strict sleep schedule. I can sell you a few books about that if you are interested. Because I personally thought they were complete trash. ;)
Sounds like you are doing a great job to me listening to your own instincts and loving your children on your own terms. Screw the so-called “experts”. Hope it gets better for you soon.
Have you tried reflexology?
;-)
(Sorry, but it’s your fault that I think that’s funny!)