sleep deprived... it's the baby this time
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smittenbyuI don't know why but the last few days, today included, LO refuses to sleep during the day. She yawns away, rubs her eyes, droops her lids... every sign of sleepiness one could find in the book but she refuses to fall asleep. She will take naps when she is in someone's lap or by my boobs. But the moment you put her down she is wide awake.
Today she has been a smiling sleepy baby. She just gives this biggest smile when you put her down on the crib, in the bed or the sofa - trying everything. Yesterday, I had to sleep next to her to get her to sleep, which she did.
I love having her sleep on my lap... my favourite time of day, but then there are so many things to do. I have tried using the wrap but she hates having her hands all wrapped up too. She has discovered this week sometime that she can hold on to one hand with the other! And she is discovering her feet down there and is constantly rubbing one foot with another.
She is a happy baby today! I am loving it. But I am also not looking forward to the meltdown that is to come when she reaches sheer exhaustion. sigh.
I wish she realised that her feet will still be there, her hands still around and the world still in one piece after a good sleep to continue her exploration!
Today she has been a smiling sleepy baby. She just gives this biggest smile when you put her down on the crib, in the bed or the sofa - trying everything. Yesterday, I had to sleep next to her to get her to sleep, which she did.
I love having her sleep on my lap... my favourite time of day, but then there are so many things to do. I have tried using the wrap but she hates having her hands all wrapped up too. She has discovered this week sometime that she can hold on to one hand with the other! And she is discovering her feet down there and is constantly rubbing one foot with another.
She is a happy baby today! I am loving it. But I am also not looking forward to the meltdown that is to come when she reaches sheer exhaustion. sigh.
I wish she realised that her feet will still be there, her hands still around and the world still in one piece after a good sleep to continue her exploration!
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Date: 2010-08-06 09:36 pm (UTC)I'm not sure what kind of wrap you are using, but I have found a few ways to keep my LO's hand free with my Moby-like wrap. It seems to keep him happy if he can use at least one hand for important stuff, such as hitting his own face and poking fingers into his eyes. (I've never said he was a bright one.)
Anyway, if nothing else works - I let the baby sleep on top of me and spend the day on the sofa, even if that means getting nothing done. Or (more ideally) I lay down next to him and read during his nap. I find it easier to "waste" a few hours doing nothing than deal with the pissed off baby for the rest of the day.
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Date: 2010-08-07 03:23 am (UTC)