Finlay at Childminders and return to work
Well I havent been on a little while as had a manic week! especially as car broke and had the day from hell on my last day off! anyway
Started work Wednesday took fin just before 8am - he crawled off chasing the cats and gave a big smile... i left for work and felt sick worse cause i had an hour drive to work!!! anyway i resisited to ring cause i thought sods law he'll be crying or something then i'll worry even more!
got to him at 5.30 - so a very long day for him and me without him! he was happy to see me and got all excited but then wanted to get back on the floor to play... hehehe
she wrote in a little notebook about the day for me- he had breakfast and a morning nap of hour and half then ate all lunch and then another hour and half nap... same next day although she woke him early from afternoon nap as .........wait for it.................... we had the worse nights sleep of my life on the wed night!!!! and in the end thursday was just as bad - so my god i hope tonights better!!
the night from hell... went off fine then he woke screaming and sobbing at 12 - but getting himself in proper state no amount of dumy replugs bum rubbing etc made any difference... got to 3 am and i was nearly crying so got some milk and fed him, made no difference then i tried capol nothing! ended up bringing him in to bed with me and he wanted to hold on to me with both hands and lay basically on top of me - everytime i move he cryed! so had about 3 hours sleep then had full days work and then the same last night!
im soooo worried its messed up his sleeping, not sure what to do if he does it again tonight!?!!
xxxxx
Started work Wednesday took fin just before 8am - he crawled off chasing the cats and gave a big smile... i left for work and felt sick worse cause i had an hour drive to work!!! anyway i resisited to ring cause i thought sods law he'll be crying or something then i'll worry even more!
got to him at 5.30 - so a very long day for him and me without him! he was happy to see me and got all excited but then wanted to get back on the floor to play... hehehe
she wrote in a little notebook about the day for me- he had breakfast and a morning nap of hour and half then ate all lunch and then another hour and half nap... same next day although she woke him early from afternoon nap as .........wait for it.................... we had the worse nights sleep of my life on the wed night!!!! and in the end thursday was just as bad - so my god i hope tonights better!!
the night from hell... went off fine then he woke screaming and sobbing at 12 - but getting himself in proper state no amount of dumy replugs bum rubbing etc made any difference... got to 3 am and i was nearly crying so got some milk and fed him, made no difference then i tried capol nothing! ended up bringing him in to bed with me and he wanted to hold on to me with both hands and lay basically on top of me - everytime i move he cryed! so had about 3 hours sleep then had full days work and then the same last night!
im soooo worried its messed up his sleeping, not sure what to do if he does it again tonight!?!!
xxxxx
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Hope you have a better night tonight
Try asking her to shorten his nap if he's not used to sleeping for that long during the day, another thought is what does he nap in at home? Philip naps in his bouncer for about 30mins twice a day, once i tried putting him in his cot for an afternoon nap, he slept nearly 2hours then woulnd't settle for bed that night so i haven't done it again since!
Hope you get a better nights sleep tonight
El x
Sounds like Fin is doing really well at the childminders at least, did she have any suggestions for the fact he was having such bad nights? Maybe it is something she has seen before?
Fingers crossed next week is better anyway and if it is a tooth it gets through quick sharp!! xx
Hope you have been able to catch up this weekend.
Sam starts nursery soon and so we may get it too!!!
well fin was ok the fri night as daddy and bro had him split that day and been okish since still waking earlier but hey ho cant have everything also woke yesterday from nap witha snotty nose so maybe that wasnt helping!
anyway hope its better next week!
oh he has only ever slept in cot will not go off anjywhere else apart from car! she did cut his nap the second day to 40mins and also made sure she filled him up... think he must have missed his mummy!
xxx