I never thought in all my life I would be so obsessed with sleep! I am constantly counting how many hours I have had, and constantly trying to catch up on it and never dreamed it would take so long for Kyan to sleep through! I was so lucky with Jasmine who slept through on her own from 8wks. Even when she developed her reflux at 3mths she kept sleeping through.
I had no idea just how lucky I was! Ok, some idea.. but not how obsessed I would otherwise become with it!
Since starting solids, Kyan has become SUCH an easy baby during the day. He is sooo happy, very chatty and just all round a joy to be around. I started the solids a little earlier than planned in the hopes that it would help him sleep through. That theory does work for some babies, but not for Kyan, it seems that he was not waking from hunger, and when he woke during the night was exhibiting reflux symptoms, so it stands to reason that it was still the reflux that was waking him.
He is still on his reflux medication, so I think, ok, he needs it more at night and probably not so much during the day. I wonder if I gave him 2/3 of his tablet at night and 1/3 in the morning, instead of 1/2 at night and 1/2 in the morning if that would make any difference? I checked with my gp and she said it wouldn't do any harm to try it, tho she didn't think it would make any difference.
Well on Thursday night he slept from 6.30pm till 5.30am! HEAVEN! (well aside from Jaz waking at 1am with croup!) Ok, I was starting to get a bit excited here! Maybe this is going to work! Last night I gave him the medication the same way as the night before, and then he woke at 10.30pm. DARNIT! I thought he was going to do one of his 3 times a night stints that he likes to pull..... BUT........ NO! He slept through until 5.45am! YEAH! I got 6hrs straight! I must be feeling refreshed because I suggested that Dean stay in bed this morning instead of getting up with Kyan like he normally does.
Well after two nights of sleeping through... I am feeling hopeful. Of course, it could just be coincidence, it is not like he hasn't slept through at all before.. he does occasionally raise my hopes and sleep through once or even two nights in a row..but I am hoping this time it is not just coincidence, and that this might actually work, and that I might be able to function like a normal human being again...one that isn't obsessed with sleep!
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Ditto Robyn! Roby was such a good baby that he slept from 6 weeks on and all the time. Little Missy has good a bad nights where she will cry in her sleep or in fact completely wake up at some ungodly hour - LOL!! I've started going to bed at 9.30 so that at least I get a couple in, in case she wakes up!
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