Elgama Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 My son is 16 months and still only sleeps for 3 or 4 hours at most at one time. It is getting much easier. Now he is weaned my husband has taken Saturday night but I think I need more is it unreasonable for me to ask for another night? I do get up later than him (8am compared to 6.30am) but then I am on the go until 8pm. Normally it would be ok but I currently have an inner ear infection on top of my fibromyalgia and also seem to have a virus on top of it. I am exhausted and have only had 4 full nights sleep since I was about 6 months pregnant and got pelvic pain. -Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crytsprospect Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Wow have I been there. You need to get you little oneon a schedule , with a little help he should be sleeping all night by now. Also take advantage of naps, when your son naps you nap too. I have 7 children and geting them to sleep all night or at least from 10pm to 6am was a blessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 he's on a really good schedule he goes for his nap happily from 11am-2pm and goes down to sleep between 7pm and 8pm I usually have both kids in bed by 7.30pm - just I could really do with the extra night not being on duty, it has got easier much easier he is sleeping longer (3-4 hours over 1-2 hours) and he comes through and just crawls in bed with us at about 4am, but I stupidly listened to my Mum and put him in his own bed, with my ear problem I can't sleep properly because I can't hear the kids. Its just been particularly bad because I am sick and kids are sick and both have been waking whereas Ellie normally is asleep for 8pm and sleeps until 8-9am. -Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTheWhisp Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Is there anyone else who can help out during the day to give you chance for a nap? If your husband is working full time he may not realise how hard it is for you during the day 'just' staying at home with the baby. It will get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 not really Mum does help out but she has to careful as she had a stroke and she struggles dealing with the kids. She sometimes takes them for a night (thats 2 of my 4 nights) - Richard is pretty good at realising how hard it is working he did go a bit caveman on me when he was working outside the home for the first time until I pointed out he had a 40 hour week - mine is at least an 84 hour week with no lunch break lol and then I get 6 out of the 7 night duties, we;ve just never had a traditional division before not sure how to handle it - it took 2 months to get him to take Saturdays he is now getting over his Flintstone Phase _Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain-Jack Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Elgama, Thank you for posting this, before I thought I'd try to get up a few times ever night to help my wife when our first child comes, but now seeing how hard it can be on some, and knowing how hard my wife's pregnancy has been. I'll make sure I get up a few times every night to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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