Sleep
TwinkleToes has had brief periods of sleep problems but for the most part she’s a dream to parent when it comes to sleep. After dealing with years of sleep issues (where no one got more than an hour or two of sleep at a time, for years), I know how lucky we are.
For instance, today when we finished lunch I got TT down from the booster seat and she said “nigh nigh” and toddled off towards the den. I put a few things away and followed her in and she was laying on the sofa with her blankie and a stuffed toy and was already half asleep. When she’s ready to go to sleep she is ready to go to sleep.
GlitterGirl has never taken a nap without tears and a tantrum being involved. So this is a huge novelty to me.
But night times have changed with TwinkleToes. When we lay down to sleep she has cried for several nights in a row. I’m not really sure what is going on. She wants to be held and then she wants to lay beside me and then she wants me to hold her again and then she wants to lay beside me, and this constant going back and forth of course doesn’t let anyone get to sleep. I’ve tried keeping her in one place or the other but she just gets so upset.
We had some sleep issues with TwinkleToes when GlitterGirl started back to school this fall but that was different, though I can’t explain why it was different. I think it was anxiety around GG not being with her during the day, or perhaps worrying over the goodbyes in the mornings. And that resolved and school is now part of the routine and not a big deal.
Ah well, hopefully this will resolve soon enough as well. The whole wanting me and pushing me away and wanting me and pushing me away has me concerned that maybe this is an attachment something or other. I don’t think it is, but the thought is in my head when it happens so I’m on the lookout for other red flags.
October 1st, 2007 at 9:00 am
We’ve been very lucky with sleep issues, too. With that said, our daughter will not sleep anywhere but her crib or, occasionally, the car.
I would love for her to curl up on the sofa or her little sleeper/sofa for a nap, or our bed on a weekend morning when we’d all go back to sleep for a little longer. She’ll keep going and going until you put her in her crib. If you ask her if she’s ready to take a nap, she’ll nod. She doesn’t resist once you’ve put her in the crib; it just must be her crib.
I know it’s a minor problem, but I can foresee it being an issue if we’re anywhere but home during nap time.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Hopefully this will not last long and you can all get back into getting a good nights sleep.
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