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Post by mel5mel on Dec 4, 2007 9:42:52 GMT -5
Ok so Payton has been over his colic for almost a month now, so we decided to change his formula, which backfired on us and he begain having similar reactions to his colicky days so I can guess hes intollerant of milk protiens. Fine we take him off the other stuff. Great my husband has been on the day shift for almost 2 weeks now which has been great... last night he comes home and tells me hes going back on nights... and the whole house of cards fall on me. I hate him being on nights, im with P all day and then all night, its no better than being a single mom, and as an aside i dont know how single moms do it. On top of me being in a bad mood because we loose daddy home at night P didnt want to sleep this morning but he was still clearly tired and I am having a problem sleeping at night so I dont sleep then P wakes up early and then I know I have all day and all night all by myself... and its 945 am great..... sorry for the rant, i just couldnt cry anymore.
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 4, 2007 9:59:20 GMT -5
I sorta know where youre coming from...
My hubby works graveyards. The days he doesnt...he sleeps all day to catch up. I'm ALWAYS by myself with the girls....i hate it.
He has one day a week where he can help me out the WHOLE day...after that day is over i DREAD the next 6. I get up with the girls, and go to bed with the girls...its really draining to do it all yourself.
hang in there... 
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Post by mel5mel on Dec 4, 2007 10:00:30 GMT -5
its terrible i dread getting up in the morning, Chris is the same way he only has sundays to be around... i think its more lonely than anything, I dont know how you do it with two
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Post by ahoward on Dec 4, 2007 17:57:43 GMT -5
I don't know how you girls do it alone. My husband travels a good bit for work and on those days he's gone, I hate it! I feel like a single mom sometimes when I am left to do it all! I can't imagine doing it alone all the time. Sorry ya'll have to do that! Audrey |
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 4, 2007 18:12:27 GMT -5
Brooklyn had to learn to just go in her crib for a nap and cry it out for about 20 mins...
Some days i would drive myself crazy trying to get her to go down for a nap...and deal with Mya too.
Shes an awesome nap and night sleeper now...because i did so.
She will lay wide away after a bottle and play quietly and drift off to sleep.
I've also found on the really hard days when both girls are screaming or whining....i have to take a min and take a breath. Make myself a cup of tea (im not a big tea drinker, but i started drinking chamomile or something relaxing...tension tamer tea is a good one too) and take a deep breath...other wise it gets to be too much. I have no one to relieve me....so i have to relieve myself in a way.
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Post by mel5mel on Dec 4, 2007 19:05:36 GMT -5
So the very second my husband left for work tonght P decided to wake up from his nap after only 20 mins so i finally got him resettled, and he woke up at normal time but was screaming after his bottle was done... great... finally he put his head down on my shoulder and slept for a bit but man are we fussy today... could be the teeth, could be the ear infection, could be the old formula bothering us who knows... only one more hour until bed..... the count down begins
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Post by pamcrt on Dec 4, 2007 20:06:42 GMT -5
I don't even want to chance changing Abby's formula, that's why I won't. I'm not brave enough. Things are actually "normal" here with Abby, not my other children, but at least Abby. If we can get over the tooth thing and the butt thing we'll be doing better.
My husband works "normal" hours, but I hate it when he has to leave for the military. Once a month I know I will be alone entirely from Friday morning to Monday morning. I hate it, but that's the price I pay and that's okay...
Since Abby finally sleeps through the night, I think I am back to a semi-normal person. I say semi-normal because now I am in the bad habit of going to bed late, not at a decent hour. She usually goes to bed at 8-8:30 and sleeps until 6 am. So much better than getting up 5 times a night. I had to do CIO with her, I had no other choice.
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Post by mel5mel on Dec 4, 2007 20:17:55 GMT -5
hes only getting up once and i dont mind it... its the only time hes snugglie but hes got two more months of it and then hes done... interestingly enough when we stopped the cereal in the morning to see if the new formula would take his sleeping through the night stopped too... who knew that little bit of cereal could keep him full all day
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Post by mel5mel on Dec 4, 2007 20:20:52 GMT -5
hes in bed now... thank god, the 40 min cry fit wasnt so fun but i really think his teeth are bothing him... as we are a spit factory
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 6, 2007 18:37:20 GMT -5
Brooklyn still gets up for a bottle once a night.
Her chubby butt can't wait to eat....all night long. lol
Most the time she'll wake up at 10pm and fuss ...and ill give her a small bottle and she'll sleep till about 6:30 or 7
Some nights she'll wake up at 4 or 5am...and fuss, but calm herself back down and go to sleep if i leave her fussing for a few
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Post by mel5mel on Dec 9, 2007 9:50:02 GMT -5
oh my now we think 6 am is a great time to be awake and alive... AARRRRGGGGG it makes me pretty tired
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Post by mommyof2gurlies on Dec 9, 2007 10:20:02 GMT -5
dont worry....youre not the only one being drug out of bed at 6  we had an early riser this morning too |
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we had an early riser this morning too