a mr nice guy exclusive
mrs nice guy and i have been mystified lately. the kid went from dozing peacefully all night long just a couple weeks ago to waking up at least three times a night, every night. it sucks. i cannot tell you how much it sucks. we have tried nursing her, changing her, ignoring her ... nothing seems to work. (this morning mom was irrationally angry at a 6-month-old infant, stomping around the apartment slamming cupboards and murmuring under her breath "mumblemumble dumb baby mumble exhausted mumblemumble meetings today," which was funny.)
so what's going on? the kid might be teething, she might be gassy, she might just be figuring out that if she cries, we will come. these are the main popular theories.
i have my own hypothesis, a mr nice guy exclusive, and i am going to share it with you: it's the diaper champ. seriously, you have to feel a little sorry for the kid. how well would you sleep every night knowing that sitting at the foot of your bed was a big bag -- twice as big as you -- filled with your own steaming offal?
posted by mr. nice guy at 12:36 PM
16 Comments:
I don't see why she would be angry about the excrement. She probably thinks it smells funny and is making a comment about it. When our daughter was born we burned her offending nappies in a sacrificial fire at sundown each day. For a month or two the neighbors got angry Then then they absorbed it. It's quite common and looked part funny and part weird. If someone made a comment it would never upset me.
My advice is to just chill and get used to it.
(sorry, adventure dad. i couldn't resist)
twice as big, and ten times as heavy.
You know, all my kiddos have gone through this too. It's just part of being a baby. This is what you signed up for, sorry, but it's true. :P Sometimes it really sucks, but they are really worth it, promise! ;)
She is probably growing or something fun like that. Honestly, my little guy is 17 months and is just now starting to sleep at night.
It doesn't last forever, no 5 year old wakes up every 3 hours (unless they are sick).
She is most likely going through a growth spurt. She just needs extra nutrition during the night and extra comfort because her muscles are achy and her growing body gets jittery. Getting up all night is killer though. Thats why we cosleep.
We went through this too, right at the 6-month mark. Our daughter went from waking up once a night 2-3 times a week to waking up every couple hours every night.
Find The Wonder Weeks, it's a great book about fussy stages (what to do, when to expect them, how to get through them)... that's my guess.
I love the changing sleep pattersn - juuuuust when you get comfortable in peace and rest, bam! But then again, usually when you are going to loose your mind it switches back... usually.
I agree with the comment that this is probably a growth spurt, and I also bet it's teething related. I agree that by giving her more to drink, as well as addressing any pain issues, will probably go a long way to helping her sleep more comfortably at night. I also agree with the co-sleeping thing, but that's just me...
Tulip
I really enjoy your blog. Very very funny. Does it bug you at all that you are often given advice or testimonials in response to your entries? Just curious.
Please keep up the good work.
yeah but dude - she doesn't need to get out of bed to go pee. How bad can it be?
Can I just say I LOVE your blog?? My daughter was born May 4, and so is going thru EXACTLY what your daughter goes thru. She's been waking up every couple of hours now also. VERY frusterating, especially since I'm a single parent for now (hubby's out to sea). Keep up the good work!!
Now that you mention it, that would be kind of creepy.
Hyland's teething tablets, they are completely harmless and all natural and work really well and you don't have to feel like you're drugging her in case she's actually not teething, otherwise I'd go for baby advil instead of Tylenol because it lasts longer! Good Luck!
My husband thinks she may be looking for car keys or contacts.
Picking up her food supply. That's all she's doing. Feed her some cereal right before bed. She should sleep well unless she's sick.
baby nice guy is at the age that her sleep patterns are shifting from the infant stage to a more 'normal people' vibe. i am certainly not suggesting that you do the ferber method but read what he has to say about sleep cycles. it has some good info. and they have it at the barnes and noble right near that train table.
NOOOOOOO! That sucks for you and now you've got me scared that my little sleeping angel's gonna do it too. Oh crap.
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