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- From: cew@med.unc.edu (Cathryn W. Chiesa)
- Subject: Sleep deprived parents needing help
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- Organization: UNC-CH School of Medicine
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:52:50 GMT
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- Yes, I know this theme has been discussed before, but I still
- need some help. Up until two weeks ago we had a lovely
- bedtime routine for our 2.9 year old son. We gave him
- a bath, read a couple of stories, and tucked him in.
- Now, we have the nighttime from hell at our house.
-
- For some reason, he hates being in his room alone. We
- have had to stay with him until he falls asleep, which
- can take up to an hour. Then like clocke work he is
- up between 2:15 - 4:15 and wants to come in our room.
- Instead one of us gets up and stays until he falls
- asleep in his own bed. He says he doesn't like his
- bed or his room and is lonesome. We leave the hall light on
- and he has a tape palyer in his room. Nothing unusual
- is happening at day care or home. He has been having
- problems with fluid in his ears, a cold, and is cutting
- his last set of molars.
-
- Last night I was up for about three hours and am no totally
- exhausted, plus all of us are gettign grumpy from lack
- of sleep. Little George is particularly whinny. I am
- thinking about putting up the gates across his door and
- just letting his have a tantrum (which he did the last
- time I closed his door). He really SCREAMS, it breaks
- my heart but how else can we get him to go to sleep on
- his own again and stay in his bed all night. What
- has been the experiences of those of you who have
- used this approach with an almost three year old. I
- guess I am afraid later in life he will develop some
- problem which will be traced back to the fact his parents
- let his scream at night and put a gate across his door.
- I don't want to close the door because that really upsets
- him
-
- ANy suggestions on how to get him to sleep and to stay asleep
- will be greatly appreciated by two tired parents. Basically,
- he says he is lonesome and doesn't like his room. I have been
- thinking about his one of those Mickey Mouse that glows when
- you squeeze him. He has a monkey that he already sleeps with.
- Pardon my rambling, chalk it up to fagigue zzzzzzzzzz. Once
- again thank you for all the net support we have gotten in
- the past. We are still working on getting pregnant after my
- miscarriage, but I don't think sleep deprivation and worry over
- this is helping.
-
- Cathryn W. Chiesa
- cew@med.unc.edu
-
- p.s. we are giving him a lot of love and attention so he shouldn't
- feel lonesome prior to going to bed.
-
-
- cew@med.unc.edu
- Sorry for rambling on, chalk it up to fatiguezzz
-