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Hey Mony,
My 6.5month old is cutting his first tooth as well. and He won't be put down at all!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
It makes getting work done as a stay at home mom a bit of a chore... but I got my work out in this morning! Praise the Lord.
have a good day
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SUZANNEJOZEF
3/26/06 11:10 A
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Good luck to you all, my son is 8 YEARS old and still doesnt sleep through most nights!!!! I'm happy to get 6 hours of sleep if it's unitrupted. He wakes up comes into bed with me but has to wake me up before he gets in. I've told him he doesn't have to wake me up just crawl in, I don't care, but nope every morning around 6, mom, mom .....
Talked to his counselor about him getting in bed with me cuz some poeple say he shouldn't be there at this age. His response was, who cares, do you? It's a security issue for him at this point(has lots of issues)and don't rush it, he will stop when he is ready.
I must say he goes longer and longer each night, it used to be around 1 or 2 am now it's around 6 or so. Which we have to be up at 6:30 anyway so it is getting better I guess.
Good luck all, hang in there.
Suzanne
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| My son picked up his mess behind him for the first time without asking yesterday. You know I just have to go get him something. He has been doing it all day today.
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My first 2 (3 & 2 years old now) were such awesome sleepers as babies. Now, it's a challenge to get them to go to bed and go to sleep!!! Napping is the biggest challenge and my 2 year old has decided it's great fun to take the mattress off her toddler bed every day!!!! My 11 week old is still getting up every 3-4 hours. I'm with all of you sleepless parents!!! Hope we all get some good shut eye this week!!!
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| Mdulzer, mine is only 7 months, so I don't know what 17 month olds are supposed to do. Hope your daughter gives you a complete night of sleep! Mine seems to be taking the same path as yours - fighting naps like crazy!
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| When will she sleep through the night? She has started fighting taking naps in her crib too. She used to be so much better. Is this normal for 17 month olds? I want one complete night of sleep.
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| I know how you feel. I had to beg my husband to get me some medicine...I thought he was going to die the way he was carring on.
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SCHNOOGLES
3/2/06 10:04 P
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Beverage, I'm feeling much better - thanks for the good wishes! The baby is better too. She still has a runny nose, though.
Unfortunately, the hubby is still complaining. I think he's trying to get all his miles out of this.
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| Schnoogles I wouldn't wish this on anyone and now I am sick too. I wish you the best and have said more than my share of four letters while I was walking the dog under my breath.
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SCHNOOGLES
2/27/06 7:48 P
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Beverage, that's what I've had the last couple of days.... on top of that, I'm coming down with it too. Or I'm just so tired I feel like a four-letter word...
I did get to sleep in Saturday morning until 7. Whoo-hoo! And I was only up once that night.
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| I know how you feel...try having a sick baby and a sick husband. Don't know which one is worst.
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STELLAGRIFFITH
2/27/06 2:38 P
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| My girls have been waking up at all hours for the last week now. I am so tired today I can't even see straight.
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| My daughter (17 months) didn't sleep well last night. She went to bed fine at about 8pm. Woke up at around midnight, slept w/us until 6. I am tired this morning, but she seems fine.
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| I haven't lost anything but I think I did good when my husband decided to pull up to McDonald's...I got a side salad and everyone else got all sorts of greasy things. Of course when we got home my 2yr old decided to eat most of my salad. I thought about not letting him but if he rather eat a salad than some fries and nuggets, I was proud.
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SCHNOOGLES
2/24/06 10:11 A
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| My girl finally went to sleep last night just after 10. She woke up again at 11:30 and then didn't go back down until almost 1 am. Then she was up again at 4:30. This after being up with her for two nights in a row before! Oh well, at least last night I got a couple hours' sleep. That helps.
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I love it when my girls (3 & 2) say "I love you so much mommy!" It makes my heart just grow and feeli like it is not going to fit in my chest. I can't wait until my youngest (9 weeks) says the same thing but, she shows me with her beautiful smiles!
I am a little discouraged right now. I weighed in after really exercising all week, eating right, drinking all of my water and I didn't lose an ounce (although I didn't gain either). My body just isn't ready yet to give it up!!!!
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MEMRYSBYMICHEL
2/24/06 8:15 A
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| Kraig woke up twice last night--at 1am, and then again at 415am. Vivarin will be calling my name later!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/23/06 11:42 P
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Momtomiss, welcome! Beverage, awww. How sweet!
My DD napped today - she went down about 8:15 am our time, and I logged on to SP to wind down before I took a nap too. At 8:30, a crew showed up to do work on our apt so they kicked us out. I had about 5 minutes to throw on pants and grab the stroller. !@$!@!!! Luckily, I got lots of walking in. She just fell asleep. I'm going now too.
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| The greatest thing that I heard while I was away for the weekend was when I called my son on the phone and he said I love you mommy. He is only 2. I had to shed a tear for that one.
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Can I join you? I feel eternally sleep deprived.
DD will be 13 months next week and has just started sleeping through the night. Most nights, we are still up with her at least once. So, while she is finally sleeping better, it certainly isn't consistent.
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| I need to do that...just haven't made it to the store yet. I just started with Sparkpeople last week and I want to print out the shopping list for next week...payday is tomorrow..lol
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SCHNOOGLES
2/23/06 9:41 A
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Yay TMJavon! Glad to hear you got some sleep. My daughter gets her second 1/2 of flu shot today, so it will be a rough night. Last night was very rough - she was quite congested and up constantly. I paced the floor all night. And my stupid pedometer didn't even record the steps! !@$!@^$@#!!!!
Andersst, I keep fresh fruit and veggies cut up and ready to go in the fridge. That way if I get snacky when I'm up with her, at least I have good food handy. Right now I have grapes, pineapple, peppers, and carrots in handy containers in the front of the fridge. I put the peppers on top of the Valentine's candy so that I have to consciously move them to get to it - and that always deters me. LOL!
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| YEAH!!! Annika (9 weeks) woke up at 1:30 and then again at 5am. but, the night before, she went to bed at 9:15pm and slept until 5am. I can't wait until she is a little more consistent. It seems that the more tired I am, the more I tend to eat (or I eat the worng stuff!!)
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MEMRYSBYMICHEL
2/23/06 8:06 A
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| Kraig slept all night last night! I woke at 4am, and he was still sleeping. Doing the happy dance! It won't last, but I enjoy it when it happens!
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MEMRYSBYMICHEL
2/22/06 1:32 P
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Kraig got his RSV injection yesterday, so he was pretty cranky yesterday! He also slept very very little, so he went to sleep yesterday evening at 530p--and woke up at 3am. He went back to sleep at 4am--and I get up at 445 to get ready for work. Crazy life I lead.
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Thanks. He is moving like he was never sick. He still feels a little bad but couldn't tell by the way he is trying to tear up the house
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Wow, I guess I can't complain with mine, so many of you are so incredible!! I hope everyone is getting some sleep.
With the fruits thing; I usually cut up some oranges in the evening and keep them in a tupper on the kitchen counter so anyone can eat them...so its not such a bother. And also bananas are easy too. My DH is quite fussy when it comes to fruit; he will never go and eat an apple or orange on his own, he says its too much of a hassle. But if its already peeled and cut up, he'll eat it.
Going to get some sleep before I end up playing games on the computer all night...lol
Mayuko
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| I like the fruit and veggie tip too. I just had a conversation with my husband that we need to keep more fruits and veggies on hand.
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I like the fruit tip. Will try it this week. 
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2/20/06 4:19 P
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| Yeah, I have my days when I think I must be the most exhausted person ever too. Keeping fruit and veggies handy helps - that way if I snack out of exhaustion, at least it's healthy!
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| I can relate! I have a 9 week old who tricked me last week by actually sleeping through the night. Now she is back to getting up every 2-3 hours. I also have a 2 year old and a 3 year old who I am constantly listening for on the monitor since my 2 year old had a febrile seizure in December! I am also back to working full time and have my 11 year old step son living with us. I don't know what a full night's sleep is anymore. I am trying not to use sugar as a quick boost but, sometimes that is all I have!
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MEMRYSBYMICHEL
2/20/06 12:48 P
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| My sleep is better than it used to be--I wonder now how I functioned at all! Kraig still wakes most nights; I keep hoping for that magic night he will sleep for more than 4 hours at a time. He's 15 months birth age, 12 months corrected.
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| I can totally get in on this thread. I have a three month old that wakes up about every three hours to eat and a 2 y/o that falls out of bed at least twice each night and a 5 y/o that gets up at least once a night to use the potty and turns on every light in the house and makes so much noise that there's no way to not wake up. I just might be the most tired person on the planet! I have noticed that I eat worse food when I get less sleep, I need to clean out my pantry so I don't have any temptations.
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Great thread to start.
I am probably the queen of sleep-deprived right now. I'm literally up every hour all night long with my daughter. It's terrible. I can't even remember the last time I've had two consecutive hours of sleep.
It's sad but your body does adjust to it eventually. I'm determined to continue with my exercising and eating healthy despite this issue. I know eventually it will change and I just need to be strong and motivated through the exhaustion.
Good luck to all of you in the same situation. It will get better.
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SCHNOOGLES
2/14/06 9:47 P
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It's great! And she really loves peekaboo right now!
Time to try to get her to sleep!!!
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| Wireless is cool! Give her a peekaboo smooch!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/14/06 9:32 P
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| Hooray! My daughter is starting to play more on her own too. Or next to me, like she is doing now. (Wireless is great!)
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| Hi Schnoogles, Today was a much better day! We got about 5 hours last night, and it was heavenly. Plus the baby seemed to be feeling better and would "play" on her own for awhile. I hope you had a great valentine's day! And I hope everyone is doing well!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/14/06 9:23 A
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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Tina10000, I'm so glad you made it through the day with your calorie range intact. Good for you! Your 3 year old will forgive you. Are you having a better day today?
Beverage, welcome! I hope your son is feeling better.
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| Thanks guys! I made it mostly okay through the day. I made no fat brownies and had 5 of them, but am still within my calorie range. I was not a very perky mommy today, but at least I made it. Hopefully my daughter, 3, won't hold it against me! We were all relieved when Daddy came home! Now, I am off to do strength training and go to bed. I really appreciate your kindness, it totally helped me through the day! You guys rock!
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| I know how you feel. My son has the flu and both my husband and I work 3rd shift. We have learned to take shifts to give each other a break. We then use the gym for our us time. Try being a cop and prison sergenat and having four kids. My doctor told me that benadryl is okay to give at night just check on the baby every so often. That way you get sleep too.
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SCHNOOGLES
2/13/06 11:59 A
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Tina10000, you poor thing! Of course you're allowed to vent. That's what this forum is for.
NO CHOCOLATE! DO NOT GO BUY CHOCOLATE. Chocolate will not make you less tired. If you eat crap, you will only feel tired AND guilty. You don't need that.
Do you have a Snugli to carry your little one around in? When my daughter had her cold I carried her around in that. She was close to me, and that way I didn't worry about dropping her if I got too tired. I'm at a loss for advice on your older daughter. Unless there is maybe a sitter, friend, or relative who can come over to help so that you can rest?
Hang in there!
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TINA10000
2/13/06 11:06 A
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Schnoogles, I am about to totally vent, so skip this if you are not in the mood for a whiny read...
My youngest (5 and a half month) is STILL sick! It has been over a week of her waking up coughing all night. And to think I used to think getting up to feed her 2 or 3 times a night was bad. She had one good night in the middle of last week, so we thought she was getting better, but no. Today I am utterly exhausted. When my husband left to go to work I cried. I don't know if I can take another day of holding my little pumpkin all day! Last week, at least my older daughter was sick too. That sounds odd, but she was drowsy and restful. Today she is full of energy and wants a lot of my attention, and I have NOTHING left! (Though I do feel like I could make it to the grocery store just long enough to buy a bunch of gooey ooey chocolate and make it home to sit on the couch and gorge!) But realistically I would not be alone on the couch so it wouldn't be as restful as I think.
Okay, I think I will stop complaining because a)it doesn't really help, and b) there are plenty of people who have it WAY worse than me!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/13/06 9:42 A
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Thanks, Tina10000! In his defense, he got up with her on Sunday and let me sleep in. What a great guy!
How is everyone else doing? All babies healthy, happy, and sleeping through the night? Everyone staying on plan?
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| How funny Schnoogles! What a great attitude you have!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/11/06 3:53 P
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Good for you, Netlocmomma!
Today was my morning to sleep in, and my hubby was going to get up with the baby for a change. Wouldn't you know - she picks today to sleep in until 8:00! At least we all got sleep, anyway. Hooray!
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| Netlocmomma, good for you! Time for yourself!
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NETLOCMOMMA
2/10/06 1:54 P
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So my kids actually slept last night, but I was up studying and goofing off with games online! LOL! whoops!
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TINA10000
2/10/06 11:28 A
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It is so great to read what you guys are saying because it so mirrors my thoughts. I can't imagine life without my daughters. Sometimes I miss the sleep, but seriously they are so amazing. My husband and I were talking about how we used to think we were so busy before children. What were we doing? I can't even remember. And even through the sleep deprivation and aggravation, they are little miracles.
Thanks for keeping me on track!
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2/10/06 12:18 A
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Bapows, how true! Every time I have paced the floor at all hours of the night with my little one, I've reminded myself of how many people out there would give anything to be in my place. We had a rather complicated delivery and first few months, and frankly, we're both lucky to be here. So no matter how tired I get, that always perks me back up. Thanks for the well-timed reminder!
We broke down and called a cleaning service. I'm too tired to clean, and my hubby is tired of the place looking like it's about to be condemned. (OK, it's not that bad, but he was practically raised in a plastic bubble. My MIL has a problem. Seriously. And she's passed it on!) I admit, it is nice to have a clean place - and even nicer that someone else did it! Now when I'm up at all hours with the baby, at least I don't have to stress about what I didn't do in the house that day.
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NETLOCMOMMA
2/9/06 2:00 P
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I logged a whopping 4 hours last night. You'd think a 2yo could sleep past 4am..but NO not this one! I wish it weren't so durn cold outside I could get her more active during the day. Maybe we'll set up some kind of obsticale course or something this afternoon.
Thanks for the welcome. :)
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Today is a great day because after 3 consecutive nights of being up for hours with sick children, I was only up twice with my 5 month old, and after eating she fell right back asleep and so I did too!
I hope everyone is doing well! It is amazing how complicated motherhood. You just can't explain it to anyone who hasn't experienced it first hand.
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Bapows,
You are so right when you said you wouldn't trade holding you baby in your arms. It goes so quickly. Before I had my daughter I thought I would be upset about getting up everynight. She is now 17 months old and most nights sleeps well, so those times she needs me in the middle of the night are almost done. I keep asking where the time went.
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Oh, how can you all talk about the sleepless nights and ponder a second baby in the same breath?  LOL.
My little guy just turned one this past Monday. I am still nursing him all night long. Usually it's a couple of time a night, but lately he's been sick and so I've been nursing him and pacing the floor nonstop.
The funny thing is - when he's feeling well - I wouldn't change it for anything. Not a thing. How many moments will I spend with him safely in my arms? Whatever the answer is, I know it is not enough.
Ah...motherhood.
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SCHNOOGLES
2/8/06 10:09 P
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Mayuko and Stellagriffith, sounds like you guys have some passive-aggressive mother-in-laws! That stinks!
Canadianmama, that's how I feel too. I don't want to wait around too long. Of course, I'd like to wait at least a little bit. I can only take so many nights of no sleep!
Mony, you'll have to tell us when your baby finally gets her teeth. Are you trying for #2 now too?
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STELLAGRIFFITH
2/8/06 10:06 P
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| Mayuko, I can relate. My grandmother slips coffee to my toddler when I am not in the room. Apparently she used to do the same thing to me. Maybe it is normal in her culture, at least back in the day, but I need sleep and that isn't going to happen with a caffenated two year old.
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Hi Ladies,
I went to visit my mother in law with my son last night. She served green tea; I didn't think I should give it to Wes because it has a bit of caffine; but she says "no its ok, I used to give it to Aki(my husband)."... So I gave him little sips of my tea; well night came and it was bedtime for the both of us. But my son was really restless and just couldn't go to sleep. Which means no sleep for me!
So this morning I'm tired, a little grumpy, and I'm blaming my mother in law!...Ok I'm being quite selfish and childish I know, but sleep is so important right now, because I don't get enough of it as it is... I learned my lesson. Thanks for listening.
Mayuko
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CANADIANMAMA
2/8/06 9:46 P
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| schnoogles, i should be losing a LOT of weight too before ttc again, but i am also in my 30s and time is marching on (marching on ME, so it feels!)... that's why i'm just doing my best to lose some weight and we'll go ahead with ttc in march regardless of my weight. whatever is meant to be for us, will be. it took us a year to get pg with my son (now 2), so i am paranoid about waiting too long and then having it take forever. here's hoping it doesn't take as long this time! ;)
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Hi gang,
We've been more sleepless than usual - Jackie has got 2 teeth coming in.
She's never going to get a little brother at this rate!
but I could use a little more time getting my body & diet back on track.
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| Welcome Netlocmomma! Hopefully your daughter will start sleeping through the night soon.
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| Canadianmama, good luck! I'm definitely not ttc yet. But I would like to lose (a lot of) weight before we try. I'm in my 30s, so we can't wait around indefinitely. Add me to your buddy list!
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NETLOCMOMMA
2/8/06 3:58 P
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| I'm so glad I'm not alone with this 'all night kids' stuff! My 2yo has decided she is a newborn agian. I'm still nursing her at night...only she's decided that is the ONLY way she can go back to sleep at 4am. UGH! I'm unable to have anymore kiddos, but 4 of them is pleanty. :) I can't wait till my baby is 3 and, hopefully like her older siblings, will sleep through the night again. :)
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CANADIANMAMA
2/8/06 1:36 P
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hahahaha. you ladies are funny! hmmm...just in case there's any merit to that theory, i think i'll keep drinking my water cold! ice cold! :D
anyone here thinking about having any more children soon? dh (darling husband) and i are considering ttc (trying to conceive) beginning in march. just wondering if i'll have any buddies here who are trying to lose weight while ttc...
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| I've heard that too. But I drink ice water and exercise outside in the cold every day, and the weight is just not coming off. :( Maybe someone with a normal metabolism can share their experience?
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| I have heard that your body burns more calories when you exercise in cold weather because it has to expend more energy to keep itself warm. So I can see where that would follow for the body expending extra energy to bring the ice cold water to your body temperature.
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I heard that somewhere too...because your body has to warm up the ice water, so you use more energy. But its cold here...my water is cold even in room temperature.
Mayuko
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I dont know if you gals have heard of this, but I read somewhere that your body actually burns calories when drinking ice water, to get it to body temprature!!!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/7/06 10:28 P
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| My daughter is too young for TV, but her daddy and I enjoyed it thoroughly. She'll like it when she's older. We LOVED the penguins!
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| Thanks Schnoogles! By the way did you ever watch Madagascar with your kids? Whenever I look at your profile picture, I think of the penguins on that movie. They were one of the funniest parts of the movie.
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2/7/06 10:10 P
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| Rasheeda, I don't think you're weird. Seems like a lot of people around me want room temperature water. Personally, I like ice water - the colder the better. But I've been drinking it that way all my life.
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| I don't know if either of you would like this but drinking room temperature water helps. Goes down easier, for me anyway, and doesn't give me the chills. Or maybe I'm just weird. lol.
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Here's hoping that the little ones will sleep well tonight. You would think that they would eventually have to sleep longer just out of sheer exhaustion. We are praying for our daughters to get over their colds. They are totally tag teaming us.
Canandianmama, oh my! My husband and I are experiencing the same coldness with the increased intake of water! If you find any thing out, please let us know!
Sweet dreams!
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CANADIANMAMA
2/7/06 8:31 P
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Doing ok here today. think i might be getting sick, though.
does anyone else find that when you drink so much water, you're cold all the time? it seems like i constantly have the chills.... strange...
whoever said it previously took the words right out of my mouth -- the more i talk to other parents, the more i think that a good night's sleep is just not in the plans for most parents of young children/babies.
let's hang in there together. we CAN do this! think how much better we'll feel about ourselves if we can lose those extra pounds!! maybe we won't feel so tired all the time??
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Hi Mony! Welcome! Yes, we have similar current weights & goals, and babies, from the sound of it! I laughed when I read about your pregnancy. I was up peeing all night when I was pg too.
Welcome Boobear! Thanks for sharing your daughter's teething story. I keep waiting for mine to have one break through. I think she has more fun keeping me up all night.
Mayuko, nap while you can, right? Maybe then it will help you have energy to exercise.
Rasheeda, good grief! I don't know how you do it! Maybe you can treat yourself to a sitter once in a while? It's important to give yourself a break. If a regular sitter won't cover those kinds of hours, maybe a home health nursing service might. There are always lots of ads for night nurses in the parenting magazines here. Good luck!
To all the mothers of teething babies, we found a homeopathic teething treatment that worked for our baby. They're called Hyland's Teething Tablets and we found them in the baby aisle at the drugstore. I had been up with her for 2 nights straight before I found them. Her dr. said to go ahead. The next night when she woke up I forgot about them at first, so we had yet another couple of hours of walking her through the apt. I was just about to drop from exhaustion when I remembered them. I gave her 2 tabs and she fell asleep within 10 minutes! My hubby wants me to give them to her every night but I don't think I'll do that unless she is in teething pain.
Hyland's also makes colic tablets. Those worked really well on her too. She still woke up at night, but not screaming with colic.
How is everyone else doing?
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2/7/06 8:40 A
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| I have just about given up sleeping period. Just when I think Kraig might actually be sleeping all night, he starts waking again. And he's 15 months (by birth anyway). It doesn't effect my exercise, since I do that at work, but it does make me so tired afterwards--I find myself dosing at my computer. And recently my older son has been having breathing problems, and waking at night for breathing treatments. Aaaah the joys of parenthood.
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| Schnoogles, sorry about not getting back to you yesterday. Went home sick yesterday. Feeling better today though. To answer your question - not a soul. No daddy and my mom lives in Virginia where I relocated from. Not close to my other relatives even though if I was they also live in the Metropolitan area (DC,MD,VA). If I'm not at work or they're not at school, we're ALWAYS together. No breaks for this mommy.
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Hello everyone; Wes just went down for a nap...ahhh quiet... last night he got up 2 times to nurse, but he didn't fuss and want to play, he just went right back to sleep.
Anyway, I'm going to take a nap with him while I can
How is everyone with their excersising? I'm so tired all the time its difficult to get moving...
Take care.
Mayuko
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I'm getting the feeling that a truly good night's sleep is a rare occurence for those with children. I have a almost 4 year old boy, and even now he gets up for something almost evey night. Yawn. Good thing their so darn cute, huh?
Connie
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| WoW...this forum must have been heaven sent!! LOL NO kidding! Today was my first complete day on Spark...let's just say I journaled and it allowed me to see where I need to make changes, which was basically everywhere..hehe! Anyways...my baby girl will be 6 months on Feb. 17 and she is NOT sleeping through the night and she's killin' me! The pediatrician made it seem like she was one of the few special cases that are NOT sleeping through the night at her age, ugh when will it end! I do have to throw out that 2 days ago she slept from midnite to 10am...I think i fell outta bed, when i came to and realized she didnt even wake up to be nursed, but the next day I realized she had finally gotten a tooth to break through, and oh...it was that one day and that's it! If y'all dont mind, I would love to be part of this group!
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| water is my major weaknes... i'm having a GREAT day if I can get 2 glasses in :(
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CANADIANMAMA
2/6/06 9:41 P
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stella! that's hilarious! i had the exact same breakfast as you! hehehehe too funny!!
how's everyone doing with their water intake for today? i've finally reached my 8 glasses. yay! little yay, but yay! ;)
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Hi Schnoogles!
Just wanted to say that I too have a 6-month old and I haven't slept normally in about a while - although I thought the pregnancy was the worst of it.
She's cuting her 1st tooth - so I guess my restful nights are over.
I just wanted to say that you & I have very similar current weights & goals - good luck to you!
Mony
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| Hi, My daughter is 16 months old. She has been sleeping great until recently. She got up four times the other night. Last night only once, but my husband put her in our bed after she woke up. She might be teething. Other than that any suggestions?
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| I find that getting outside wakes me up. I always tell myself I can come back home after 10 minutes if I'm really that tired. By the time 10 minutes are up, I usually perk back up and then have a good walk. I've only had to take myself up on the 10 minute offer a couple of times.
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STELLAGRIFFITH
2/6/06 3:23 P
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Hi guys. I hope things are going well for all of you!
Canadianmama, that sounds like what happened with my nephew. I am afraid of that happening with Belle too. It is awful when you kid can't breathe well. Belle is doing somewhat better. She is actually sitting up and playing right now, so that is good.
I am getting back on track. I am finding it important to keep things simple and managable. I had a bowl of Kashi with banana and milk for breakfast, and easy to throw together casserole for lunch and we are having soup and bread for dinner. I am having whole wheat bread with jam and popcorn for my snacks.
I have been fitting exercise in by doing it in smaller chunks. I can't usually find 30-60 minutes to work out, but I can usually find 10. I have even resorted to doing jumping jacks, shimmying, and squatting while I am doing dishes or cooking.
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CANADIANMAMA
2/6/06 1:19 P
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stella, ugh. when i read about your night at the er with your daughter, it brought back TERRIBLE MEMORIES of last winter with my son. we spent numerous nights at the er with him last winter, with various diagnoses of bronchiolitis, bronchitis and such. turns out he's asthmatic and needs inhalers regularly -- esp. when he gets a cold. i hope your daughter gets healthy quick!
so does anyone have any tips for staying on track with very little sleep?? let's share what we can!
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SCHNOOGLES
2/6/06 10:49 A
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Tina10000, good idea with the swing. My daughter had a cold in December and the only way I could get her to sleep was to put her in the carseat. Then I put the carseat in the crib, so she was in a familiar place, but her chest was elevated.
Mayuko, sorry to hear your little one is so wakeful. Good idea about taking a breath.
Rasheeda, is there anyone else who can get up with your daughter on one weekend day to give you a break? If there is no daddy on the scene (or if daddy isn't pulling his weight) maybe a friend, aunt/uncle, or grandparent could come over?
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| Thanks for that moment Mayuko! My little one was up most of the night. She has a bad cough and everytime she laid down she would cough and wake herself up. I finally had her sit up in the swing and she dozed off. I hope everyone and their little ones get healthy soon!
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Hello busy Moms! I hope everyone's babies/children are doing well. Let's all take a break and just close your eyes for just a minute and take a couple breaths...relax...
My little one was up till 2am; and he would wake up every couple of hours. He also seems to not want to nap like he used to.
Let's look on the bright side; it won't last forever!
Good luck to all the mommys!
Mayuko
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| Hi everyone. My sleep problem is a bit different. During the week I get up at 5:30am to get myself and 2 kids ready. So naturally on the weekend I want and need to sleep in. However, my youngest tends to pee on herself if she's not on a strict schedule. She was potty trained at 3 and even though she's 6 now, she still has difficulties. So because she's used to going so early during the week I have to get her up at the same time on the weekends to avoid any accidents. And once I'm up it's almost impossible to go back to sleep. I might as well be going to work!
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Welcome to all the new people! I think helping keep each other on track is a great idea.
Stellagriffith and Trinah, I hope your kids feel better soon. I think being up with a sick kid (or in a hospital waiting room) is the worst kind of up all night! I've been really lucky - my daughter has only had one cold. (Knock on a BIG piece of wood!) So other than when she was first born, I haven't been through a lot of the parent-of-a-sickie anxiety.
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| I hope your little ones feel better soon!
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Urgh ... sounds like my house!! I have a 23 month old and a 3 1/2 month old (and don't forget the 6 & 7 year olds) and between the two little ones ... its a miracle if I get any sleep!!
Last night my 23 month old threw up in the night and I picked her up and we slept on the couch together and I didn't even realize she'd thrown up because I was so tired I was moving like a zombie!
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| im so sorry that you had such a rough night. i hope that your baby gets to feeling better soon. maybe when shes napping if possible you could strech out and get a few zzz yourself.
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STELLAGRIFFITH
2/5/06 11:19 A
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| Oh man. There aren't words for how tired I am today. I spent most of the evening/night in the ER with Isabella, my 6 month old. She has bronchialitis. dinner was half a bag of cheez-its and a snickers from the hospital vending machine. I stayed within my calories, but I don't exactly feel energized. I can't sleep even though I am exhausted because I am so anxious.
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| My guys are 3 & 7. The 7 yr old has started having some bad dreams where he will come in an wake us up. The 3 yr old will wake up because he's cold or when he is sick. This past week was rough since he was sick. Once I get moving I usually do okay. It's just getting out of bed when I've been woke up in the middle of the night.
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| I would love to help others keep on track because maybe I would be more accountable that way!
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CANADIANMAMA
2/4/06 10:25 P
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Hi there! I can join this group for sure! Our son is 2 now and we STILL have at least one interruption per night. Ugh. And to think we're going to start trying for another one in a month! ??!! Crazy, huh??
I can certainly sympathize/empathize with the difficulties of sticking to a diet/exercise programme while dealing with a little one who requires soooo much attention. It's just too easy to reward myself with junk food if I've had a "Rough Day" with my little guy.
Perhaps we can all keep each other on track??
Karyn
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| I know what you mean about quality of food. When I am tired I crave chocolate and chippy type foods. Also, it is very hard to get myself to exercise when all I want to do is lay on the couch with the remote!
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STELLAGRIFFITH
2/4/06 1:10 P
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Mine are 22 months and 6 months. Both have been sick, first with a tummy bug, then with a cold, for the last two weeks. I swear I am starting to lose my mind for lack of sleep. I totally feel for you.
I find it really easy to stay on plan when I sleep, but I end up falling back on less nutritious food when I am overtired. I still stay within my range and get in my work outs, but it isn't the quality of food I would be eating if I could get a good nap.
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| The night potty thing is a challenge. My daughter was totally able to take care of the bathroom at night, but would come wake me up to tell me about it. But that passed and now sometimes she goes without a sound. I think most of our 3 year old's night wakings stemmed from her baby sis being born.
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| thought i would drop in and say hey. and i still trying to find that uninterupted night of sleep. dont get me wrong i get them oh 1 to 3 times a week. my son is 3 and refuses to sleep all night long for one reason or another. i sometimes think he gets up just to aggravate me (just kidding) but even though we are doing the night potty thing (he goes on his own. thebathrrom is right outside his room and there is a night light that is right there that lights things well for him. he comes to tell me he went and need help with clothes) he did sleep all night last night.
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I've tried every book on the market. "The No-Cry sleep Solution" was the most practical of all of them for my baby's habits, but it still wasn't a magic answer.
Crying it out isn't an option for us - we live in an apt. and the neighbors aren't very tolerant.
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My son is now 10 months, i did have that problem when he was younger for the first few month he woke up every hour . for a feed . The first few months he slept in a detachable pram crib as he couldn't sleep in his cot as he was just too tiny for it and he thought it was scary i guess ... he slept better in the crib part ... maybe its where he or she sleeps ... also he prefered to sleep in the same room or with us and that gave us a few extra hours well now he sleeps 14 hours straight ... some nights he would wake up just because he would like a cuddle lol, but then goes back to sleep ...
Also if you play before they feed , and then put them to bed after the feed they seem to sleep longer
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Hi there. My little one is 5 1/2months. He likes to get up a couple of times a night for a feeding. So we stay in bed all night but I have to get up every 4-5 hours for the feeding. I just wish I could get at least 7 hours of non interupted sleep... But I guess I can't complain because I think I have it pretty good. 
Have you heard of the book 'Healthy sleep Habits, Happy Child', by Marc Weissbluth MD. It has everything from sleeping at night, naps, when to put baby down for naps; everything about sleep. I find its a good book to refer to.
Let me know how it goes!
Mayuko
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| Thanks for the empathy! One thing I've noticed is that parents of older kids always say "Oh, it gets better".... but then they tell stories of waking up to escort them to the potty, quell nightmares, etc. Gosh, does it ever stop before the teenage years? LOL!
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LILSPARKGIRL
2/3/06 6:49 P
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| Just giving empathy. I was woken at least once a night by my daughter until about the time she was three. Oh it felt so good to sleep (for a couple of weeks and then she night potty trained and needs an escort to the potty almost every night).
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| Thanks for starting this! It will be nice to chat with those who know what we are going through.
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God love ya...Hang in there! I remember that part too well! I'm glad you got a break last night and I hope you see some peace over the weekend!
Be well,
Kelly
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I've posted on a couple of other boards about how my daughter won't sleep, and how it's really hard to stay on plan when I'm so exhausted. Seems like there are tons of other parents who have this same problem, so I thought I would start a discussion for us.
My darling 6 month old slept for 7.5 hours last night - but the two nights previous, she kept me up almost all night. So we're at the touch and go stage. I miss that 3 week reprieve between colic and teething!
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