tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15298826.post114469299405928300..comments2016-05-11T16:03:19.828-04:00Comments on :: good enough ::: i'm in a total funkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15298826.post-1144982970453178002006-04-13T22:49:00.000-04:002006-04-13T22:49:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh. This sounds so familiar to me. Andy ...Oh my gosh. This sounds so familiar to me. Andy swears that he was afraid for my sanity for the first year and a 1/2 of Simon's life, and it's because I never got any sleep. He was up every hour and a half. You know, it does get better. I can say that from rather recent experience. Sometimes children go through off times when they're having growth spurts, so that may be part of it. I know it's rough to work naps in your busy day. I was able to get Simon and Charlotte both onto a 10 am and 2 p.m. nap cycle that worked around our schedule, and they were able to get about an hour for each one. Now Charlotte will sometimes sleep for 2 1/2 hours at a stretch, on days when I don't have to get her into the car for carpool duty! I think Maya's sleep schedule will resolve itself naturally. I agree with your ped. that 10-11 hours may be right for her. People are different sleepers, you know? As far as the travel issue, we flew with Charlotte to Florida last year when she was 9 months old, and I was scared to death because she was such a busy baby and such a screamer. Two words: Ben Adryl. No seriously. Babies get weirded out by the pressure in their ears, and benadryl helps with that. Also, have them sucking on a bottle during takeoff and landing because that helps with pressure as well. I know Florida and Japan don't exactly compare, but I did a lot of online research ahead of time to get hints and suggestions of stuff to do for babies on long flights. There's some good info out there if you've got time to weed through it. Oh, and also? Bring a big old bag of brand new toys she's never seen before, and open them up at strategic intervals throughout the flight. That worked well too. I am thrilled that you're going to go! I totally understand your anxiety, and your funk, but I think you'd absolutely regret it if you didn't go. That's the bottom line. Even IF it's a nightmare scenario on the plane, it will STILL be worth it. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there, know that you'll have good days and bad days (3 cheers for Rupert for overlooking your snappy moments!), and that in about a year, you'll be dealing with a whole other set of fun issues and all of this will seem but a distant memory. Hee!grudge girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804147900832478548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15298826.post-1144867001494386502006-04-12T14:36:00.000-04:002006-04-12T14:36:00.000-04:00thanks to everyone who has lent me their support! ...thanks to everyone who has lent me their support! especially allison who called me yesterday to offer some advice and lend an ear.<BR/><BR/>i am definitely thinking too hard and too negatively about everything. sure, it might be bad *right now*, but i have to remember that this too shall pass. i was almost to the point where i was forgetting to enjoy my child, and that's not the path i want to take. <BR/><BR/>so thank you for bringing me back from a bad place, allowing me to vent, and offering up sage advice!yucareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571955226906015844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15298826.post-1144812641405535332006-04-11T23:30:00.000-04:002006-04-11T23:30:00.000-04:00To add to hobokener's comment, i have 2 new tricks...To add to hobokener's comment, i have 2 new tricks for combining naps and getting JSC out of the house:<BR/><BR/>1) Sometimes I just put her down to nap in her carseat/stroller, so when I have to leave I can just roll her out the door without waking her.<BR/><BR/>2) Often even when she won't sleep in her crib she will sleep in a carrier (I have a Mei Tai and I'm getting an Ergo), which means I can be out and about with her. (It also means I can't put her down, but that's another story.)<BR/><BR/>BTW, the couple of times when JSC did cry on the flights, it wasn't a big deal -- people were very nice about it. What are they going to do, kick you off the plane?<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>Good luck!<BR/>LauraNew Teachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762754683762556067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15298826.post-1144767386328880642006-04-11T10:56:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:56:00.000-04:00Hey Yukari, Sounds like things aren't at their bes...Hey Yukari, <BR/>Sounds like things aren't at their best right now. Good luck with everything. <BR/>1) JSC actually slept very well on her flights - the environment with all the vibrations and white noise, is actually pretty nice. Agree that a 12 hour flight won't be paradise, but it might not be that bad.<BR/>2) Laura has semi-obsessively read everything on sleep, and she's not at all a fan of Weisbluth, so just a watch out (as with any kids book, we've found) that that's just one point of view!<BR/>3) best of luck with everything!Hobokenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938758835069468718noreply@blogger.com