Hey It's 2:00am and My Kid Won't Sleep.....
**UPDATE*** My kiddo never went to sleep last night....yep we stayed up aaalll night. She/we finally went to bed at 9:00. I let her sleep until 12:00 and it took about an hour to wake her up. I had to put a ice cold cloth on her feet. She stayed up until about 2:00 at which point she could no longer stay awake....seriously the kiddo could not stay awake! We both went back to bed until 4:00.....it took another 30 minutes for my poor tired baby to wake up! We are outside trying to soak up some sun and adjust the ol'body clocks. Wish me luck tonight. I would be happy if she went to bed at midnight. We have soccer in the morning.....let the fun begin!
How long does it take a baby to get over jetlag?? I know that we...(Sophie and I, everyone else is sleeping) are in for a challenging few weeks. Seriously, she should be sleeping. We were up early, she took a long nap; but was up at 4:30. I gave her a bottle around 10:00 and she went to sleep, but woke up at 11:00. Of course there is no letting her cry herself to sleep. She is exhausted. I am exhausted. We need to sleep. They must have put her to sleep in the orphanage with a bottle, she doesn't seem to be able to go to sleep without it. Any suggestions, hints etc will be greatly appreciated.
posted by TBG Happenings at 1:47 AM
12 Comments:
Give her the bottle and go to sleep:D It took LiLi a good week and a half to turn her little 15 month old body around and get on Georgia time! Hang in there, she will get it.
Ladybug hugs,
Debbie
Give her the bottle for now... you can deal with that later. And yes, it took Lillie at least a week to get over the jetlag! Sleep when she sleeps, if you can. We tried to keep her up as much during the day as we could, other than one nap. It helped but it was HARD to keep her awake!
So glad you are home safe and sound and that Sophie is doing well. I came home from china with a nasty cold too - it's no fun.
Heather
Ahhh yes....jetlag...i remember it well. It took a GOOD month for her (and me) to get over it. Give her the bottles now while she adjusts. Hannah as of about 2 weeks ago is only on one bottle a day. I tried to sleep when she did....I didn't do good with it. You will get it all together - tho it will be hell. (sorry).
So glad you are home. Get all of you well.
I would try to break her from it slowly. Perhaps use water for now - if you are concerned about her teeth.
I am so glad to hear from you - we were concerned.
Welcome home.
I agree with putting water in the bottle,especially if you think she's just attached to the bottle more so than what's in it.
It unfortunately takes time to get readjusted to a 12 hr. time difference, but keeping her awake as much as you can in the day is key. Our daughter was 25 mon. and finally got her on track in a week.
Glad you're home !
Welcome back!!!
The first week home is the WORST, but it took us a full 2 weeks to move beyond the jet lag. Go out & get lots of sunlight during the day. No naps after 3pm.
As for the bottle, I'd give it to her any way she wants it for (at least) the first month home. When I wanted Mali off her nightime bottles, I put water in them instead of milk. It totally pissed her off at first, & she put up quite a fuss. After a few days she realized she wouldn't win & just went back to sleep.
I read that it takes a baby's internal clock to change one hour per day....that'd be about 2 weeks. Goodluck!
Sending much love and hugs your way!
Should have called me, we were up 2. Unfortunately mine won't sleep through the night by next week. I will envy you then...
oh... my worst nightmare.
We kept Grace and Hannah up for the whole day when we got home. Thank the Good Lord above, they acclimated the first day.. so sorry, I know that sounds like bragging when you are on the side you are on, I tell you that only cause I will be the first to admit, I would have gone down if it hadn't worked that way. Me+sleep deprivation= insane momma.
Hang in there... I will pray for the little momma to sleep, when you need her to sleep. Don't know how you are doing it. I bow down to you!
I say give her the bottle and work that out later.. try to keep the little munckin up all day, not even a little nap. Doesn't sound fun, but it will be so worth it!
Good luck... if you figure out what works, do share!
:)
Amie
Wow, I so look forward to all this.....NOT!! Emily is going to sleep the first night we are home...........ha ha ha ha ha!
We are still dealing with this and are finally getting a handle on it, it has been over a month. You have to do whatever to get some sleep. Sleep when she sleeps and if that means co-sleeping for comfort, well that is what you have to do. For us our baby was sick with an ear infection, so we did whatever he needed. Try to wear her out during the day, but if she naps then that means you do too. Good luck! It helps to know that others are suffering with us too.
Yes, all of the above -- no time to worry about the bottle right now, sleep is the thing! She's tired, yes, but it's also overwhelming to be suddenly submerged in the USA where everything looks, sounds, smells different. She'll come around. Hope you're getting lots of help and support, I hate being sleep deprived.
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