Lucy is 11 months. She still wakes up 1-2 times at night and a couple times during the week 3 times a night. Is this normal. I feel so tired right now dealing with this. Not to mention I have major PMS right now that makes me feel crazy!!! Now that she can sit up on her own she wakes up during the night and tries to sit up right away. This is not a good thing because then it just takes her longer to go back to sleep. I am thinking maybe if her room were cooler she would sleep better. Her monitor in her bedroom says 85 degrees when she goes to sleep. Our upstairs where the bedrooms are located gets crazy hot and the window unit in her room just can't keep it very cool. I noticed she doesn't wake up as often when it is about 75 degrees in her room. Any ideas of how to cool down her room? I keep the black out curtains drawn closed all day and a fan blowing on her, plus the window unit set at its coolest...what else can I do?
I think I am just cranky, PMSy, tired, and I know she would be happier too if she woke up less often. Oh, I forgot to mention that every time she wakes up she wants to nurse back to sleep. When we were on vacation she slept next to me and I would wake up as soon as I heard her start to rouse herself and I would pat her back to sleep. That seemed to do the trick but even then I am still having to wake up. I feel so selfish just wanting to sleep more, I can't escape the mommy guilt!
You are totally not selfish! Sleep is such a basic need and can completely wreck our day without enough of it!
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I do think that maybe the heat is affecting her sleep. I do hope this heat wave ends soon! UGH!
might be too hot, but might be a phase. no suggestions for you. If I had a magic trick, my 14 month old would not be waking up randomly in the night, and refusing to take naps.
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