My 17-month-old has never slept through the night & I can't even
by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting
My third child is a difficult sleeper. Actually, no. That's putting it mildly. It dawned on me the other day that our 17-month-old has NEVER slept through the night. Not once.
And honestly, I'm not quite sure what to do about it.
I know, I know. By the third kid, you'd think I'd have this down pat. My oldest wasn't the greatest sleeper either. We had to lie down next to him every night until he drifted off ? but once he was out, he was out for the night. And we just happened to luck out with an awesome sleeper the second time around. But man, oh man. Kid number three is a challenge.
My non-sleeper and me!
So here's the situation: Our toddler starts the evening in her own bed ? a twin mattress on the floor of a bedroom she shares with her 3-year-old sister ? after she grumps herself to sleep on either mommy or daddy's shoulder. She'll sleep for a couple of hours there and then wake up crying. Either my husband or IÂ will rock/boob her back to sleep, and then she'll snooze for another hour or two in her bed.
By the time she wakes up again around midnight, we admit defeat and just keep her in bed with us. (Because the thought of continuing this cycle every 2-3 hours all night long with is unbearable.) She'll wake up a few more times throughout the night. Each time, I groggily shove a boob in her direction, and she'll drift off again. It's not a perfect arrangement. But at least I manage to get something resembling an acceptable night'...
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