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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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Too tired to comprehend various sleep manuals. Why, why, why does my 5 month old consistently wake up every 45 minute throughout the night and is unable to put self back to sleep? 45 minute, people. I'm like a walking zombie. Help.
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hmm, i had a horrible sleeper, but that is pretty bad and i would say, unusual. and i agree, who can digest sleep manifestos when your'e that tired. so my questions: is dc warm enough, too warm, maybe look for things in his diet. can you try a white noise machine? what happens when dc wakes? wants to nurse?
[ Reply | More ]He wants us to put him back to sleep - he needs holding, jiggling, bouncing, rocking, OR nursing to get put back to sleep. He's not picky about the method, he just needs help getting back down. We tried some half-assed CIO, but gave up after he had cried for 2.5 hours (not straight, we were checking and consoling at intervals throughout).
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that's the age when they start to realize that you'll come if they call you. that's also around the age that i started letting my dd cry a bit to see if she could settle self. started just reinserting paci and comforting a bit but walking away quickly. never picked up. eventually she learned. longest she ever cried was 30 minutes or so (not continuously - we did periodic checks on her and she'd calm down for a bit)
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will he sleep with you? i'm not a co-sleeper proponent, but when my second kid was a really bad sleeper, i just nursed him all night for weeks until he got bigger and we let him cio. at 7 mos. like i said, i'm no co-sleeper proponent, but i am in favor of everyone in the house sleeping. i did whatever it took to keep the house asleep. it's tough, but you'll get thru it. also, talk to your ped. mine had good advice about when it was appropriate to CIO, how much sleep, how much nursing, etc.....
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