Go The [expletive] To Sleep

[StL Dan]

My son Brett, who is now 6, seemed to cry all the frigging time when he was a baby. Then, one night, I started singing "Take me out to the ball game" to him. After the third singing........ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

My 3 year old is the type that doesn't cry before bed. He has irrepressible energy that will not slowly subside. When we're trying to watch the game, he's wagging an indoor kid's bat and throwing the ball at me trying to hit a "strike out" (ya, he's messed up in the head). He loves the game. He is full on until there's an "unusual silence" - we look over at the steps leading up to the kitchen or at the arm of the couch or against the brick fireplace....and he's asleep in some weird contorted shape. 10 to zero in a snap.

[lukethedrifter]

My son Brett, who is now 6, seemed to cry all the frigging time when he was a baby. Then, one night, I started singing "Take me out to the ball game" to him. After the third singing........ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

My 3 year old is the type that doesn't cry before bed. He has irrepressible energy that will not slowly subside. When we're trying to watch the game, he's wagging an indoor kid's bat and throwing the ball at me trying to hit a "strike out" (ya, he's messed up in the head). He loves the game. He is full on until there's an "unusual silence" - we look over at the steps leading up to the kitchen or at the arm of the couch or against the brick fireplace....and he's asleep in some weird contorted shape. 10 to zero in a snap.

apparently that was me, falling asleep at the dinner table

[mikechamp]

My 2.5 month old had been a fantastic sleeper from about 2 weeks old until 2 weeks ago. Now he's been fighting a bad cold and been fussy at night. Despite poor sleep, he was just awake at 4:30 yesterday and 4 today. Wouldn't go back to sleep and wanted some attention. I got up with him both times since my wife had been pretty much nursing him most of the night and dealing with most of the fussing. Now, I'm so tired, and don't really have time for a nap this afternoon before the game. I'm probably going to fall asleep in the 4th inning.

If there is a safe way to elevate the head of his mattress, that should help with the drainage, which is probably what's waking him up. Another thing that will wake a small child is if they are not getting enough fluids when ill, their urine can be very concentrated & hot. This could awaken a little boy.

I'm not a doctor, just a parent who has gone through similar struggles.

[StL Dan]

My 2.5 month old had been a fantastic sleeper from about 2 weeks old until 2 weeks ago. Now he's been fighting a bad cold and been fussy at night. Despite poor sleep, he was just awake at 4:30 yesterday and 4 today. Wouldn't go back to sleep and wanted some attention. I got up with him both times since my wife had been pretty much nursing him most of the night and dealing with most of the fussing. Now, I'm so tired, and don't really have time for a nap this afternoon before the game. I'm probably going to fall asleep in the 4th inning.

If there is a safe way to elevate the head of his mattress, that should help with the drainage, which is probably what's waking him up. Another thing that will wake a small child is if they are not getting enough fluids when ill, their urine can be very concentrated & hot. This could awaken a little boy.

I'm not a doctor, just a parent who has gone through similar struggles.

The elevated head maneuver works for us too when the littler ones have had stopped up noses/sinuses.

[Gashouse]

Forgot about elevating the head. Thanks.

He was nursing off and on all night. Hydration definitely not a problem.

[Numbers]

Well, that was a good four week run, hopefully this is a two night aberration

[heyzeus]

Well, that was a good four week run, hopefully this is a two night aberration

Do you want the truth, or do you want something that will make you feel better?

Alright, too late, truth train has left the station. The first three weeks or so after being born, babies are just super tired and sleep all the time, day and night, punctuated by feedings and pooping. It's at about the 3-4 week when they get over that, and the dependable cycle of feed/burp/change diaper/nap breaks up, and they find their lungs. Including at night, because they don't know what night is.

If you're lucky, this phase will last a few months. By 4-6 months, they hopefully will just wake up to feed maybe twice during the night and then go peaceably back to sleep.

In our case, well, that didn't happen for quite a long while longer. For a lot of our friends, they did sleep training at 5 or 6 months and their kids slept through the night from then on. Results will vary, that's the only guarantee. For us, we found that it really helped once we could get our kid on a schedule of when the feeding happens, when the bath happens, and when naps and bed happen. But that can't take place for months.

Good luck dude, you'll endure and then, I promise, it all gets better.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Congrats, numbers. Cute kid-o. Hopefully decimals sleeps well. Personally speaking, we were at the ~10 month mark before AW jr started sleeping through the night. Other than that, it was a pretty consistent wake up and scream bloody murder until getting fed or held.... For hours on end. One time, he ate part of his crib when we tried to let him cry it out. I think the picture is somewhere on here. If not, I'll post it later.

[Numbers]

Thanks guys, I'll take the fact that you are both still alive as a sign of encouragement.

[IMADreamer]

Well I don't have kids but I can't sleep. So much stuff on my mind right now. Tomorrow is going to suck because I have a busy day.