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March 11th, 2010 | 
Author: Why is it that after 3 children, we still haven’t got it right?
We should be experts by now and know exactly what to do for a long blissful nights sleep. In actual fact though we’re the total opposite.
Our 11 month old refuses to sleep at night unless in our bed being cuddled by one of us. Shattered doesn’t even describe how tired my husband and I are.
The nights are always the same routine. They start off promising with a milk to go to sleep then straight in his cot. After that though you can literally set your watch by him before he wakes again – 45 minutes to be exact! The rest of the night then consists of him being wide awake until we decide to go to bed too. If he then falls asleep and we try to transfer him to his cot he seems to know instantly and screams the house down!
The controlled crying technique has been attempted but usually ends up with him throwing up, and screaming so much he stops breathing and starts turning blue! My heart just stops when that happens and I end up shouting at him ‘breath, breath!’ Getting him to sleep after that happens is then the last thing on my mind!
Maybe we’re just meant to have awkward kids with regards to sleep amongst other things! My eldest 2 aren’t exactly the best at going to bed still, and usually get up at 5:30am even in the winter when it’s pitch black outside.
Don’t worry, I shall be reminding all 3 when they’re teenagers, (and I’m having to drag them out of their beds in the morning,) just how much hassle they were! In the meantime though I’ll continue to walk around in a zombie-like trance, looking like death with lashings of make-up on to conceal the truth! ;0)
Any tips or help gratefully received for just one nights peaceful sleep!
My little man wide awake at midnight!
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