Completely aggravating..preggo and parenting vent

Melania puts herself to sleep at nite..i give her the last bottle at 7:15pm and after shes done with it, she usually either passes out in my arms on the way to her room, or i lay her down awake and she goes to sleep on her own..great..this JUST started happening about a month ago,,before that i would have to hold her in my lap until she fell asleep THEN put her in..
For naps, she is so used to her napping times, that i literally pick her up after she eats breakfast (9am-9:15am) i rock her for about 5 PROBABLY LESS minutes, and shes out like a light for an hour and a half to two hours..her afternoon nap for some reason, she must be so tired by then, she lets me just lay her in her crib awake, and pat her butt for a few minutes, and puts herself to sleep from like 330-5, 5:30..
the morning nap drives me INSANE at least 3 times a week..she fights it, and im holding her and rocking her, and mind you, im getting HUGE and shes getting uncomfortable laying on my big pregnant belly..
is kicking me like crazy probably cause shes making him so uncomfortable in there..and she just WONT GO TO SLEEP..shes wide awake, looking around, squirming, talking, crying, kicking me, slapping my face with her hands..and forget it, IF I SIT DOWN FOR EVEN A SECOND, i have to start all over again..cause she feels me sit down..
its so crazy to me, usually its SOOO easy, but on days like today, i wanna cry..my collar bone is STILL seperated from my car accident when i was pregnant with her, and since i got pregnant again so soon, i couldnt have surgery to fix it,,so when its damp (today) im in ALOT of pain, and then holding her squirming around like that kills me..i cant take anything of course cause im pregnant, blah blah blah blah blah..
And now of course, since its gonna take an extra 45 minutes for her to fall asleep, im gonna be stuck in the house till 12!
SO FREAKIN FRUSTRATED..
if you got this far.
thanks..

Message edited 11/12/2009 9:20:32 AM.

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aww Jaime

If she can put herself to sleep other times, it sounds like she's a good "candidate" for CIO. Have you thought about that?

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Posted by headoverheels

aww Jaime

If she can put herself to sleep other times, it sounds like she's a good "candidate" for CIO. Have you thought about that?

Message edited 11/12/2009 9:29:21 AM.

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Posted by MommyAgain

Posted by headoverheels

aww Jaime

If she can put herself to sleep other times, it sounds like she's a good "candidate" for CIO. Have you thought about that?

oh Lb, i am Allll about CIO..i did it with ds, i did it with her at 6 months, it worked in one nite..i had to re-do it around 8 months..again one nite..
shes in her crib right now..awake..
youd think shed be CRYING IT OUT..but no, shes freakin playing!!!!!!!!!!
At this age, i know she knows EXACTLY how to manipulate me into going back in there, so usually, i let her get a good cry in for about 4 or 5 minutes, i go in without picking her up, and just roll her over on her side, and pat her tushie..and it works.,
perfect..
TODAY?!?!! SHES NOT EVEN CRYING YET..so i cant do CIO lol

but i KNOW she needs this nap..
and i NEED HER TO TAKE IT LOL

Message edited 11/12/2009 9:27:49 AM.

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lol i just edited my last post..
and there is NOOOO WAYYYY she will not be taking 2 naps a day loll my ds did it till after he was 3, and i intend to MAKE her do it that long too lollll

She really does need it, she gets up at like 630-7 but by 9-930 shes DONE..
shell sleep now untik like 11 ish, and then be up till 330ish and go back in for another hour or more..

Im just so stressed, my dh starts working his late shift next week, so ill be alone from 7am-8pm every day including saturdays..and im not getting any less pregnant, so it just sux..plus, we were supposed to move in August and we couldnt get the dumb tenants out of my FIL's house, to start renovations, so we are moving these next two weeks..
Its just such a sh*t show really lol

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My DD does this a lot - i put her down for a nap and I hear her up there playing, sometimes for as long as 45 min-1hr. I just leave her. She eventually falls asleep.

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I hope she starts napping better soon...

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How old is she? my DD dropped her second nap at 11mths. I know you NEED her to take two naps and your other chld took two naps but every child is diffrent and maybe she doesnt really need that nap if she is fighting it so much.

I know ...not what you want to hear and I know its hard being pregnant when you have another child but ...it may just be the end of the road for her and her morning nap.

Whatever happens hope you get some rest soon and try to take one day at a time

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Posted by beachgirl

How old is she? my DD dropped her second nap at 11mths. I know you NEED her to take two naps and your other chld took two naps but every child is diffrent and maybe she doesnt really need that nap if she is fighting it so much.

I know ...not what you want to hear and I know its hard being pregnant when you have another child but ...it may just be the end of the road for her and her morning nap.

Whatever happens hope you get some rest soon and try to take one day at a time