Patrick has slept an awful lot this weekend. Matt and I have bounced around several theories as to why he's sleeping so much. We're hoping it's just that his morning routine has been off a little and he's slept less then, so he's made up for it the rest of the day. Our other reasonable theory is more teething. He hasn't had any teeth acting like they're about to break through, but that hasn't stopped some other teeth.
I'm a little worried he's either a little sick or this is a delayed reaction to his flu shot. I felt a bit crummy for a day or so after mine, so it makes sense that it's affecting him, too. The nurse didn't mention a delayed reaction, though. I guess since otherwise he hasn't shown any symptoms of being sick, I'll give it another day or so before calling a doctor and asking. Maybe once his normal routine returns tomorrow, he'll be back to normal.
The incredibly long afternoon naps haven't been a problem. I've been trying to keep him awake longer before his afternoon nap so that he'll sleep longer then and not need a late afternoon nap. It's definitely time to make that transition. We tried it once about a month ago, but it didn't stick. He's still not quite there, though, ready to drop a nap. That means several hours after waking up from his afternoon nap, he's fussy and desperate to sleep again. That usually happens right around dinner time. Feeding him when he's that sleepy only leads to frustration for all of us, so we've put him to bed first, expecting him to wake up hungry after an hour or so.
Unfortunately, Patrick hasn't followed our wonderful plans. He's decided he's down for the night by that time. His normal bedime has come and gone, and he's still been completely asleep. Yesterday and today we had to wake him up to feed him a late dinner. That's been another tough call for us. We hate waking him up for any reason, but it's better than him waking up once we're asleep, desperately hungry. Besides, we're supposed to be stuffing him, and letting him skip a meal doesn't help him gain any weight.
I guess I'll have to keep hoping the return to a normal routine tomorrow fixes this problem as well. If it doesn't, I'll have to really work to keep him awake as long as possible before that afternoon nap so that he won't need to sleep again before bedtime. Even then, I might still have to feed him tired and just put up with the inevitable mess that will happen. I just know we can't keep doing this, waking him up to feed him.
By the way, don't be concerned about me. That "under the weather" feeling was hormone-related, and I should have expected it. I'm already feeling much better.
I'm a little worried he's either a little sick or this is a delayed reaction to his flu shot. I felt a bit crummy for a day or so after mine, so it makes sense that it's affecting him, too. The nurse didn't mention a delayed reaction, though. I guess since otherwise he hasn't shown any symptoms of being sick, I'll give it another day or so before calling a doctor and asking. Maybe once his normal routine returns tomorrow, he'll be back to normal.
The incredibly long afternoon naps haven't been a problem. I've been trying to keep him awake longer before his afternoon nap so that he'll sleep longer then and not need a late afternoon nap. It's definitely time to make that transition. We tried it once about a month ago, but it didn't stick. He's still not quite there, though, ready to drop a nap. That means several hours after waking up from his afternoon nap, he's fussy and desperate to sleep again. That usually happens right around dinner time. Feeding him when he's that sleepy only leads to frustration for all of us, so we've put him to bed first, expecting him to wake up hungry after an hour or so.
Unfortunately, Patrick hasn't followed our wonderful plans. He's decided he's down for the night by that time. His normal bedime has come and gone, and he's still been completely asleep. Yesterday and today we had to wake him up to feed him a late dinner. That's been another tough call for us. We hate waking him up for any reason, but it's better than him waking up once we're asleep, desperately hungry. Besides, we're supposed to be stuffing him, and letting him skip a meal doesn't help him gain any weight.
I guess I'll have to keep hoping the return to a normal routine tomorrow fixes this problem as well. If it doesn't, I'll have to really work to keep him awake as long as possible before that afternoon nap so that he won't need to sleep again before bedtime. Even then, I might still have to feed him tired and just put up with the inevitable mess that will happen. I just know we can't keep doing this, waking him up to feed him.
By the way, don't be concerned about me. That "under the weather" feeling was hormone-related, and I should have expected it. I'm already feeling much better.
Labels: Feelings, Frustration
2 Comments:
glad you are feeling better Kathy :) I hope you get Patricks sleeping patterns all sorted out. I know how frustrating that can be.
Getting used to new sleeping patterns is hard! We think Will is deciding to go to one nap per day--after lunch. It's hard getting used to his new schedule. Another reason Patrick might be so sleepy is that he could be growing. Will seems to sleep a lot when he's growing...he seems to be even bigger when he wakes up :)
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