UPDATE: I guess I can't be mad at dh anymore.....SCTRACH THAT I"M EVEN MORE PISSED NOW.......So, I'm freaking pi$$ed off at dh! Would u be?

wee1emski:

Ah I see, how rubbish! Well it took me a long time to do battle with my DS but after he is much better now. He found it really hard to self-soothe but once he got a bit older and could sort of understand the concept of sleep he went to sleep much easier. How old is your DD? If she is still quite little I'm afraid it will probably be a hard road ahead for a bit but maybe if she is a year or so you could start maybe getting stories about going to sleep and encouraging her that way (we have this programme over here called 'In the Night Garden' which Logan loves and that certainly helped him to go to sleep lol)? I really hope it gets easier, I think DH needs a sharp wake up call (in the form of a slap, perhaps lol) though because he has certainly made this situation way worse. 

Yes I agree And she's 14 months. You've given me a lot of options and things to try and I appreciate it, now I just have to make a plan b. Thanks again.

 Lol you're welcome - I feel your pain and sleeplessness is not fun. I really hope it gets easier hun, she is getting a bit older so I'm sure you could start trying to make bed seem like a really fun for her lol. Easier said than done I know, but I do hope you're able to get it sorted before newborn baby appears! 

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FourCutiesOneLove:

Oh and he's still FREAKING SLEEPING!!!!

 

There's your problem.  When you're woken up, you need to turn on some lights and make enough noise to make it his problem as well.  Every. single. time.   Until it's his problem he's obviously not going to care.

GREAT ADVICE!!!!  this is what I do when I think DH should not be getting sleep when I'm not!  I just did it the other night when he was drunk and thought he should be sleeping! 

Malibu~:

GREAT ADVICE!!!!  this is what I do when I think DH should not be getting sleep when I'm not!  I just did it the other night when he was drunk and thought he should be sleeping! 

Love it!

 SO how is it going is she sleeping better now?

maddi:

 SO how is it going is she sleeping better now?

Oh my gosh I am so sorry I forgot to update this. The last 2 night she has NOT WOKEN UP AT ALL!!!!!!!!!! YAAAA!!!! And she hasn't had a bottle in like a week. I am so proud of her and thank God she didn't fight as hard as I though she would. She is waking up every morning at 630 am which I wish was a little later. The only thing that has been a little difficult is nap time but it's not that bad. Anyway thanks for asking and I made it. She didn't kill me! Yet. LOL

OMG! Nicki Im sorry you are going through this but Im glad things are getting better right now and both your dd and dh are making some progress.

Yeah!  9 hrs of sleep! DD#1 was horrible to get to sleep on her own. I always slept with her or let her have a bottle (bad mommy -I know) no cavities at 6 years though.....Yes, sometimes you have to "tough it out. As long as you've covered your bases, she 's dry, not hungry, she'll be ok. I only went in once the kids were getting hysterical, then I would rub their back and talk quietly to them. I think once you pick them up, it's harder to put them down. You need your sleep! Esp. being pregnant. Best wishes that things are on the up and up!

Well last night SUCKED! It started because she had a nightmare. I could tell by the terror in her cry and then I went through about 3 hours of waking up on and off again until 4 a.m. but hopefully it was just one bad night and tonight will go better!