Saturday, March 14, 2009
Keeping a Schedule
Right now I am trying to Maire to stay on a schedule. More specifically a sleeping schedule. I really don't have her on a feeding schedule because my days aren't consistent with school and trying to find a job. So I just try to feed her lunch and dinner at the same time as much as possible. As far as sleeping goes she did good for a while. She usually went to bed around 10:00pm and wake up at 7:00am with out a feeding during the middle of the night. Now she's not getting to bed after midnight, she gets up in the middle of the night for a feeding, and she doesn't wake up until 10:00am or so. I think the time change might have had something to do with it, because she didn't start doing this until after the change. So that' what we're working on now. I hope it won't take long, because the next step is getting her to do to bed with out a bottle. I can't wait to see how that goes.
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Oh, Tiffany, I so remember the bummer of the time change. It really used to screw my kids' schedules up. Usually, though, not for more than a week or two. The other bummer is when the days start to get really long in the summer. It's hard to get them to bed at 8:00 when the sun is blazing and it looks like it's mid-afternoon. Then, by 6 am the sun is shining back in their rooms and they're up and ready to go but underslept and cranky. We finally bought thick, light-blocking shades at Home Depot so that our kids would sleep!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry Maire's all off her schedule. Hang in there--she'll straighten herself out! Remember, it's only a phase! :-)
--Kristen
Hi Tiffany, First I'd like to say sorry for spelling Maireann's name wrong. We also use the light blocking shades in Ali's room. They do help alot. She still calls for me in the middle of the night. It's amazing how a mother can still function with sleep deprevation. My step sister let my niece cry through the night. She said it was hard, but within a week, she said she slept through the night. I wish I'd have done that when Ali was Maireann's age. Shoulda' woulda' coulda'.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I agree with Kristen about finding a support group. Mesick had a home to school program that we were involved in. It was a play group for the kids, and an awsome time for us parents. They also made home visits once a month for one on one with your child, and to see if they are on track for their age. It was for children ages 0-5 years old. The nice thing is it's free, and that's how we found Love and Logic. We went on fun field trips with the kids too. See if you can check with your school in your area. It might be a good thing for your boyfriend too. Mesick canceled ours due to budget cuts, and it's sad because there isn't anything else for children in that age group. Some of us moms said we were still going to get together, but it hasn't happened yet. Good luck, and may the force be with you.
Hey Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to say, I can't really remember Ali getting up in the middle of the night. Dawn, had the night shift. I was working about sixty hours a week, and was out cold every night. Ali, had colic as a baby, and would scream for hours on end. So one night Dawn was at the end of her rope, she woke me up, and said it was my turn. Actually, I thought it was pretty cool, rocking Ali in the chair in the dark. After Ali stopped crying, the house was so peaceful and quiet. I wouldn't want to do that every night. Also it made it pretty hard to get up the next morning. I have to give you a lot of credit, I couldn't imangine how hard it would be to go to school, and stay up with your daughter.