Ever since our monumental decision to stop nursing was put into effect, I've been exhausted.
Utterly, fall on your face, need numerous sodas, exhausted.
Why, you ask?
Well, our once well coordinated bedtime routine (which always involved nursing) is all screwed up leaving me with a wound-up toddler that doesn't go to sleep until 11:30 or 12:00!!
Of course, a later (much later) bedtime often results in sleeping in. This screws up nap time. Sometimes sleeping in late results in no nap, or Roo thinking it's nap time at 7:00pm and waking up at 9:00, ready to play.
It's exhausting just writing it out!
I understand that I screwed with her 21 month tradition, but I thought since she handled the elimination of nap time nursing, she'd recover from this just as nicely.
Wrong.
Any hints, suggestions, rubber mallets (Just kidding)?
This Mama needs her sleep.
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I would try to move the bedtime a little earlier every night until you get her back on track. And I would still put her in her crib at naptime--even if she doesn't sleep, at least you can rest. Just call it "quiet time" instead--and then hopefully she will start napping again.
I'm sorry you're so tired!
It doesn't work for every child (as evidenced by the fact that #4 still sleeps with mom, nobody is perfect) but with my first 3 kids making bedtime "fun" was what got them back on schedule when the boob went by by. I'd get all excited for them, have them help pick out pj's and a book. We'd get dressed, do the teeth thing and read. They'd eventually get back into the groove, sometimes it took more than one book.
GOOD LUCK! I hate that draggin' tail feeling when so much needs to be done.
I've no idea - I wasn't successful BFing my kid. But good luck and hope things are "normal" soon!
Oh Man...that really sucks...I have absolutely no advice, I dread the day I have to go through that. I wish you all the best though, I'm sure things will work out soon!
oh dear that totally sucks. Wish I had suggestions for you but seeing as I only nursed for 5 weeks and then transitioned to the bottle I haven't gone through this. I do find that I can get mine into bed a little earlier by giving them a book to read, they might not fall asleep straight away, but they are occupied at least until they do.
As for the potty training. I introduced them to it a few months ago, just to see if they'd be interested. They used it once or twice but for the most part my little girl asked for diapers. The other day I happened to run out of diapers and couldn't get to the store until the afternoon so I winged it and brought the potty out again and she took straight to it. I'm still in shock. He went along with it b/c she did it first and got so much lovin' from peeing in there that he wanted to try too. Pooping was the same, she did it first and so he had to give it a go too. I've literally kept them at home for the most part for 3 solid days to get them into the habit of using it and not relying on diapers, that's the hardest part. We are getting cabin fever.
Thanks for stopping by! I do have leftovers that would go down nicely when your kiddo is up at night, lol.
I weaned my son in November. That was the friggen hardest thing I've ever done. Telling him "all gone" and him crying was tough. I stuck it out for a few long nights, and it was over. 3 nights. 3 nights of being firm. Now, to go to sleep he cuddles Mamma. We cuddle on the couch and he's out. He too had a late bedtime, we're slowly working that down. My twins go down without a fight at 7pm. I was lucky with them. Good luck!
P.S. LOVE your profile pic!
I have no advice, as I have no children to wean from Le Boob, but I do empathize with the lack of sleep. I have had wicked insomnia for the last few days and I think it might actually kill me.
Good luck with Roo. Hopefully she will just wake up one day and be all, "boob? what's a boob?"
Oh dear, sorry, no advice for ya here.
Just keep plugging through and it will even out and become the new routine.
Does she have a lovee?
Pie!!! Pie cures everything.
Remember when Peyton would fall asleep sitting up in his crib? All I can offer is they do eventually work it out. Pick a routine and try to stick with it as best as possible. We'll sleep when they go to college. . . right?
Ooh, that's a hard one. I've never been there, but I know that kids are big on their routines (okay, so adults are, too). You just have to create a new one. It'll be hard at first, but hopefully she'll get the hang of it after a little while.
The hardest part for us was the transition from milk directly before bed to milk, THEN brush teeth, then stories and bed. He adjusted after a few nights - we just stuck with our routine.
Hi, I saw you on another blog and remembered that I had been to your blog before.....so I'm back!
I stopped nursing my girls at 19 months. Our last to go feeding was in the morning so it didn't interfere with any sleeping routine.
My advice would be to replace the time you nursed with another soothing quiet activity. Like reading or listening to mellow music.
humm sleep yes you need sleep!
I would wake her up early and keep her busy all day. Maybe then by the time its bed time she will be more than ready to go. And don't let her take a nap past 2pm.
Hi I am new to reading your blog, but totally relate to you. My daughter is 22 months old and still nursing. We are going to start weaning when she turns 2. I relate to the sleep issues 'cuz that's what she is doing now.
You poor thing!
I weaned my daughter at 19 months, and I probably broke all the rules, but I did what was right for us.
At naptime, I give her a sippy cup of water and we lie down together to read a book. Then we cuddle, and she falls asleep. After that, I sneak out!
We kept her bedtime routine the same, except I give her a sippy cup of water and she lays next to me on the sofa and falls asleep. Then I carry her to her bed. She still wakes sometime during the night and comes into our bed, but I don't mind. I miss her by then!
Things will get easier for you! Hang in there!
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