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Old Habits

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 12:44 pm.

I finally figured out what C. is doing with his daytime sleep. Before he was born, he’d have an active day or two - really active, with much grinding of head in pelvis - and then he’d have a quiet ‘rest’ day. That’s exactly what he’s doing now; one day of practically no sleep, and the next day he’s catching up on Zz’s. Which is nice on the Zz’s day, but pretty hellish the rest of the time.

On the plus side - and I mean very plus - he does seem to have decided that nighttime (beginning anytime between 9 and 12:30) is for sleeping, and I get almost no grief from him about eating and going back to sleep. Occasionally he can’t get comfortable and grouses until I pick him up, but for the most part he’s all business. It’s at least something I can start to count on a bit, even if it doesn’t add up to much more sleep than I’ve been getting up to this point.

Now if I could only convince MM that “morning” begins when the sun comes up, and not a minute sooner…

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Mama Nabi Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Yay for nighttime being sleeping time! So funny how C’s continuing his prenatal activities.

Okay, if MM can convince LN that, even if it’s still dark out (what with winter hours and grey days), her day can still start… maybe LN can get her to stay in bed until it’s light out.

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thirdculturekid Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 7:30 am
It’s weird - he and MM both have had one thing that they’re still clinging to from the womb. In her case, she HATED being held down by the fetal monitor strap, and every time it went on she’d move over. For him, it’s discomfort; whenever he got hiccups, he’d start thrashing around trying to get them to stop. It’s like a primal personality characteristic - she hates being held down (literally or figuratively), and he screams if he’s even a little uncomfortable.

My sister has the getting-up problem with her (sleep-loving) daughter - you have my sympathy!!

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