Eric and I have been having the pacifier talk. He wanted Wyatt to get rid of it before our trip to California in July. I wanted him to keep it for meltdowns...So memorial day we were heading out to a picnic and Wyatt strolled down the stairs with his pacifier in his mouth (this is a no no, since about 2 months ago the pacifier was only allowed in bed). Eric promptly took it and told him we were going to send it to a baby and put it in the mailbox. Wyatt seemed fine with that. I was not.
Some of you may be having dejavu and remembering how this happened with Bianca. I wasn't happy about it, Eric took it away and she was fine. Wyatt is a different story. He's stopped napping, and he's been up A LOT at night crying. The night part wouldn't be so bad as long as he napped. But the last two days have been crazy. He's been so cranky and starting fights with Bianca, biting me, making messes for fun, generally just causing a ton of trouble.
Yesterday we went to a water park near us about his nap time and he fell asleep in the car. So today when I could tell he was really tired we took a ride in the car. He fell asleep and then I carried him into his bed and he stayed asleep. I'm hoping this will help him transition, and if nothing else get him some much needed rest to deal with the loss. So we'll see how the rest of the week goes, but today he got a two hour nap and I am so glad. That is Wyatt's sleep problem.
I'm going to put something on here pretty personal just because I trust the girls who I know read my blog to get some opinions. I recently went off of my birth control, about two weeks ago and it has been a rough transition. When I used to get woken up at night by the kids or whatever, I could easily go back to sleep. Since I've been off the BC I am up for hours. In fact last night I took a Zyrtec at 3 in the morning to help me get back to sleep, it worked but now I feel like a zombie today, I'm super tired. Another strange thing is I thought being on BC could make you gain weight, which I don't think it ever did to me, but since I've been off of it it seems like I can't get enough to eat, I'm starving and eating all the time. Any thoughts, experiences you can compare these to? I was thinking of talking to my Dr. about the sleeplessness at night but I don't really want to be on a sleep aid....
That explains why I couldn't reach you today. E had me call you three times. Anyway, I don't have any experience with BC. A few things came to my mind: Vitamin C, shoulder stand and warm (soy) milk at bed time. I also think this might be a natural reaction of your body trying to adjust the change. Give it sometime and watch your body. Hope things will get better soon!
ReplyDeleteI had some sleep issues a while back...it started with mono though, not BC. I went to an alternative medicine doctor when my regular doc didn't have anything else to offer other than a sleep aid, which I didn't want! (I had a HORRIBLE bout of mono for over a year and a half-it was awful and it's effected my sleep and health in so many ways since!) The three things that he strongly recommended to help with sleeplessness was:
ReplyDelete1)exercise routine that included a sauna (I had to go sit in there at least twice a day for 10-20 minutes each...no joke, I joined 24 hour fitness and did the sauna just before and just after working out to get it in and it really did help so much!)
2) A really really good multi-vitamin that includes vitamin c and magnesium. The magnesium was a real life saver for me! I took it separately and within 10 minutes of taking it, my muscles were so relaxed and it helped me get a deeper sleep. Foods higher in magnesium just before bedtime help too.
And 3) Melatonin. I never had to take this though since the others helped so much and I knew I wanted to get pregnant soon. (You can't take it while pregnant or nursing) You can buy it OTC at a whole foods store.
If those suggestions didn't work, he told me about Ozone Therapy. But Utah does not have any doctors that do Ozone Therapy and I didn't care for the cost or 2 weeks of traveling to AZ that would require. :) Had my sleep problems continued any longer though, I would have seriously looked into it! I was at my wits end!
I hope that helps some!
And sorry about the binky transition...that is not a fun thing and I can see why you would have a harder time with it being that you are the one who has to deal with his tiredness during the day! All I can say is: eventually, he will adjust! Hope your sanity can last till then! :)
The comments here are very good. I was going to say exercise- it always helps you sleep better. Maybe your bc made you more tired or more relaxed at night, so now you have to do something to make your body feel that way. Even though you're doing a lot, I know, but you have to get that extra energy output. And maybe it will just take a little while to adjust, like Wyatt and the paci. I'm sorry you guys haven't been getting much sleep. But he did take that good nap the other day. My only suggestion with him would be to point out ways for him to soothe himself otherwise, like with a blankie or an animal or a book... something like that. Maybe a new soothing song for him before he naps- or an old one he loves. Give me a call about Tuesday when you feel lively and available to chat for a few. ;) love you
ReplyDeleteI'm in and out- period this week and it's like, UGH. MOOD SWINGS HELLO! Kids love it. ;)
Sounds like a rough time at your house! :( I hope Wyatt can learn to sleep well without his binky. I wonder if Brian will have binky withdrawl someday when he can't have it to sleep anymore?
ReplyDeleteAs for the BC, I have no idea why stopping it would make you sleepless, unless it's just that you're excited to be off of it, and what might happen as a result! (wink) Good luck.
BTW, keep in touch! I miss you all in Cincinnati so much and it hasn't even been a week since we left!
Ah, the binky transition. I let Elijah keep his until he was 4. Rob was against that, but I told him that when he's volunteering to stay home with the kids, THEN he gets to decide. :) ... Transitioning out of naps is a hard thing, period. I hated that period! Hang in there. And if you need to give your kids away for a few hours, or just need someone to hang out with, for adult sanity time, give me a call!
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