Teething update
An update to the teething: the teeth have both popped through so I’m PRAYING that things will calm down. As of yesterday, they haven’t. Hannah never teethed. Like, she got her teeth and never cared a thing about it. I feel like a frazzled first time mother who’s about to lose it.
An update to the sleep situation: there isn’t one. We’re still not sleeping much. I might as well have a tiny 5 day old newborn at home with all the sleep I’m NOT getting. Except at least when I had a 5 day old newborn I wasn’t working. Getting up, working, and being gone for 12 hours a day is not going well with me. It’s finally taking it’s toll on me. Last night I was just in a daze most the evening and this morning I woke up with ANOTHER cold when I just had one a month ago. The not sleeping is killing my immune system. I’m getting to the point where I’m feeling depressed. Like I just need a freakin light at the end of the tunnel. SOMETHING.
I’ve been sad for Livie to turn 1 for months now. But after this week, I’m ready to have a 3 year old with a full vocabulary and all her teeth. The teething tablets and oragel and ice packs only work for so long. Plus, my kid goes against the grain and any advice anyone has ever given me regarding her has not worked or barely worked at best. She just is a different kind of baby I guess. The kind that medicine doesn’t work on….the kind who slept like crap to begin with but even that was better than this. The kind that is sweet and loving and cute most days but has mutated into this child that I didn’t recognize at all this week.
So that’s where I’m at right now. That’s all I got people. Updates to come on Monday. They better be better than this one.
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Wow. Sounds like you need a serious break. I remember vividly those days of no sleep and up all night with a cranky baby. Do you have any vacation days you could take? If so, I’d take one during the week JUST to sleep the entire day when no one else is home. Take care.
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Sounds like teething hell. I was pretty lucky with Maya, she was more like Hannah and getting teeth didn’t really phase her. Although, she is working on her two year molars right now and those (and her one year molars) do kinda make her crabby.
I hope you get out of teething hell soon, or at least get a little break. I was saying yesterday that I was so worn out I needed a spa vacation, sounds like you should join me!
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If I lived close, I swear to God I’d babysit for a weekend so you could get some sleep and feel slightly refreshed. You poor thing.
Isn’t there anyone who can watch her for a while on a Saturday or something so you can at least take a nap?
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3 kids in and I’m still confused/frazzled by the whole teething deal.
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You just need a looong good night’s sleep and you’ll feel like new. I hope Hubs helps you out with that this weekend!
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I wish I had some real advice for you. But, you don’t need advice. You need rest. Stat. Hope you get some. And, hope those teeth come in.
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Can you bring her in bed with you all night? Maybe just until the teething is better? I am just thinking that hearing your breathing and heartbeat may be soothing for her and allow her to sleep longer and thus you can sleep longer. I am so sorry that you are feeling so overwhelmed and I hope that it gets better soon!!
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