tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post5662489544309424392..comments2023-04-27T08:26:25.215-07:00Comments on Making the Moments Count: How I Get Sleepamber_mtmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-66516013212717414672011-01-17T00:08:22.000-08:002011-01-17T00:08:22.000-08:00That's tough. My 2.5 year old goes in streaks ...That's tough. My 2.5 year old goes in streaks where he'll wake up once or twice in the night. Sometimes it's nightmares sometimes we have no idea why. After a few minutes we can usually calm him down and he goes back to sleep in his own bed. It's tough isn't it, those middle of the night wakings?Allison @ Alli &#039http://alli-n-son.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-11004643563508853052011-01-13T10:18:55.000-08:002011-01-13T10:18:55.000-08:00[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Amber,...[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Amber, Amber. Amber said: How do you maximize your sleep when your kids wake up multiple times at night? http://wp.me/p18NsG-kQ (New Post) [...]Tweets that mention How I Get Sleep | Making the Moments Count -- Topsy.comhttp://topsy.com/www.makingthemomentscount.com/2011/01/12/how-i-get-sleep/?utm_source=pingback&utm_campaign=L2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-67130012147094663162011-01-13T08:40:35.000-08:002011-01-13T08:40:35.000-08:00I would do pretty much anything for a full night&#...I would do pretty much anything for a full night's sleep or as close to one as possible, so I hear you. I HEAR you!<br> <br><br> <br>Funny anecdote, to distract you from your exhaustion: My daughter got up three times one night last week, and the baby got up once. I handled three of those sleep interruptions, and my husband handled one (which lasted about two minutes). He was a zombie the next day, moaning and groaning and chugging coffee like he'd been up half the night. Then, when I smiled and said something like, "Welcome to my world" (in a funny, upbeat, nonjudgmental kind of way, of course), he said, "But you're used to it!" Ha! There <i>is</i> no "used to it"!<br> <br><br> <br>Sweet dreams (I hope!), friend.Staciahttp://www.myfluffybunnies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-69866484092894264792011-01-12T23:36:00.000-08:002011-01-12T23:36:00.000-08:00Is he in a toddler bed? Oh, Leslie, we tried tran...Is he in a toddler bed? Oh, Leslie, we tried transitioning Emily from her crib to a toddler bed. It was a big, fat fail. That said, I don't think I could sleep in her bed with her. Not enough space.adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-76519312262167028092011-01-12T23:34:43.000-08:002011-01-12T23:34:43.000-08:00Yes! The "path of least resistance" is e...Yes! The "path of least resistance" is exactly where I go.adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-92140480627351983152011-01-12T23:14:14.000-08:002011-01-12T23:14:14.000-08:00We tried putting Emily in a toddler bed a couple w...We tried putting Emily in a toddler bed a couple weeks ago. BIG MISTAKE. She did not sleep the entire night. We finally put her back in the crib because we were so desperate. (Maybe that's what started this whole thing?) So I understand completely.adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-44813095568870738332011-01-12T23:12:39.000-08:002011-01-12T23:12:39.000-08:00HA! See, a kid's sleeping patterns will change...HA! See, a kid's sleeping patterns will change constantly! Illness and other things will bring them right back to that newborn schedule.adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-48998257174611566712011-01-12T23:11:20.000-08:002011-01-12T23:11:20.000-08:00Thanks, Janae! I really don't believe that if...Thanks, Janae! I really don't believe that if you let your kid sleep with you they will NEVER leave. Emily has, finally, slept through the night again the past two nights. It must have been a phase she finally passed!adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-81455258105311344442011-01-12T20:21:45.000-08:002011-01-12T20:21:45.000-08:00We are trying to transition our daughter into her ...We are trying to transition our daughter into her bed in her room, but it has been a challenge. We have a queen bed donut gets pretty cramped when she wants to crawl in and sleep with us. For now our solution us an air mattress at the foot of our bed.Rudrihttp://www.beingrudri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-52083005209438113202011-01-12T08:39:17.000-08:002011-01-12T08:39:17.000-08:00ya so you sound just like every other mom in the U...ya so you sound just like every other mom in the UNIVERSE! My kids are often in my bed cause sometimes having a mom that gets some type of sleep, even if it's not good sleep, is better then no sleep at all. I've never felt guilty for this and NEITHER should you! I'm convinced that we all have moments of "survival mode, or auto pilot" in our parenting and they are essential to having moments of Excellence! Love you Amber you are the PERFECT mom for your kids-that's why they're yours!!Janaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-32094855106329768972011-01-12T05:41:25.000-08:002011-01-12T05:41:25.000-08:00We got Eden sleeping through the night FINALLY for...We got Eden sleeping through the night FINALLY for about a month and then she quit doing it again. After a miserable six weeks of getting up during the night, we discovered she'd had an ear infection this whole time and now she's sleeping through the night again.Melanie Jacobsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-54534279304999453582011-01-11T23:49:24.000-08:002011-01-11T23:49:24.000-08:00When Jack wakes up, he usually gets to sleep with ...When Jack wakes up, he usually gets to sleep with us, too. Or sometimes I'm so cold and lazy that I don't even want to return to my bed - I just climb into his. (Life after a crib is great that way!)Lesliehttp://fivetonine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-54585119110840341512011-01-11T20:15:49.000-08:002011-01-11T20:15:49.000-08:00Night time is the right time to find the path of l...Night time is the right time to find the path of least resistance. Especially if you or they are sick.Katehttp://Watercoloringthetable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com