No change there then!
Well, sleep deprivation hits again:-(
but hopefully it's the beginning of the end.....
Once Xmas was properly finished, I put my foot down and refused to feed LMD during the night any more. Being cruel & heartless I have drastically limited her daytime feeds too. She's 11 months old now, and really doesn't need to be demand fed anymore - not when she demands it 6 times a day! So she only gets mummy first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and for one week only, mid-afternoon.
She is not impressed with this arrangement, and is vocally letting me know. I hate doing this:-(
Last night was her third night without a feed, and she also decided to put her foot down. She started crying at midnight, and kept it going pretty much non-stop till 4.30! she'd calm down on and off if I cuddled her, but has mastered the art of screaming in her sleep, so was able to keep me awake all the time:-(
Now, obviously, she's miserable and tired & trying her best to convince me to feed her, so she can have a nap.
I am not going to give in.
but I'm not going to like it either.
but hopefully it's the beginning of the end.....
Once Xmas was properly finished, I put my foot down and refused to feed LMD during the night any more. Being cruel & heartless I have drastically limited her daytime feeds too. She's 11 months old now, and really doesn't need to be demand fed anymore - not when she demands it 6 times a day! So she only gets mummy first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and for one week only, mid-afternoon.
She is not impressed with this arrangement, and is vocally letting me know. I hate doing this:-(
Last night was her third night without a feed, and she also decided to put her foot down. She started crying at midnight, and kept it going pretty much non-stop till 4.30! she'd calm down on and off if I cuddled her, but has mastered the art of screaming in her sleep, so was able to keep me awake all the time:-(
Now, obviously, she's miserable and tired & trying her best to convince me to feed her, so she can have a nap.
I am not going to give in.
but I'm not going to like it either.
posted by Juggling Mother @ 9:47 am
4 Comments:
At Tuesday, January 03, 2006 1:48:00 am,
mig bardsley said…
I seem to remember my nerve failed at the thought of depriving ours of midnight feeds. So they were the last to go.
But I've always been a late bird so it suited me better that way.
You have to claim your own body back eventually (and your sleep!). I hope she settles down soon :)
At Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:10:00 pm,
Urban Chick said…
sympathy! we've been doing controlled crying in our household for the last nine nights
it's not much fun but it does finally seem to be working
yay!
At Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:27:00 pm,
WendyWings said…
Good luck, I won't tell you how old my Miss Four was before she was totally weaned :D
At Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:51:00 pm,
Juggling Mother said…
Thanks everyone. I've done it before, I'm sure I'll manage it again. But I still hate it!
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