Facing up to the fact I won't sleep tonight!

[jennyh]

So it's our first night away from home and also my first night on my own with the baby. So she doesn't really want to sleep and has opted instead to thrash around and whinge continually. I'm currently pinned down to the bed that I would love to be sleeping in myself but sadly she has chosen to settle only on me and won't be put down :-(

I can say for sure that I won't be making an overnight trip again anytime soon and feel thoroughly fed up!

Jennyx

[mrs f]

Oh no, sorry to hear it Jenny, hopefully she will settle down into a deep sleep on you & you can put her down? Fingers crossed! Good luck x

[jennyh]

It was awful!!! I literally stood up the whole night, depths of despair for me! She then spent all of yesterday in a terrible mood because she was tired and there were lots of new places and faces so totally overstimulated, cried most of the way in the car. good news is as a result she was knocked out last night which was bliss!!!

Jennyx

[Goodliz]

Ah Jenny. It does get easier. Not much consolation now I know but I can remember those night of no sleep.

Glad you got a rest last night though. x

[mrs f]

Well done Jenny, it's so brave of you to do first night away on your own! And thankfully she slept last night phew!

[jennyh]

I really want her to get used to these things but she seems freaked out by things like wind and trees so is only happy in the park in her pushchair, tears erupt if I even think of getting her out! Think the change of environment and sleeping arrangements got her all in a pickle, shes been a good sleeper so it was a shock for me!

She isn't a big fan of taking her bottle in public either, gets so disracted and fusses and cries at sudden noises. On the good side though she can't get enough of toys, she loves smiley people and now enjoys baths. Sensitive little things aren't they!!!?? Clearly not an outdoors type of child!