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Q: Off Schedule
asked by: jessesgirl on July 12th, 2007
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My husband works a 7/7 schedule. He's off for 7 days and then works for 7 days then is off for 7 days then works for 7 nights. It just goes on and on and on rotating days and nights. Well when he's working I have Ava on a great schedule/routine. She sleeps from 7:30 to 7 and naps around 10 and then around 3. My husband doesn't like routine or schedules. He doesn't like that I put her to bed so early even though I've explained everything to him countless times. So, I told him this time he was off that we'd just go with the flow. We'd do whatever he wanted and not worry about the baby's bedtime and see how that went.

Well Sunday night she stayed up until 12:30 am b/c we went play poker with his family (something we don't do without getting my mom to keep her b/c I don't like her staying up late). Monday night she went to bed around 9:30. We had nothing to do that night, but b/c of the night before she took a late nap that pushed back her normal bedtime. Then Tuesday night we went eat dinner with friends. We got to the restaurant at 7:30 and they came over after until midnight. Ava stayed up with us. This is totally out of character for me to let her schedule get so off, but I was going with the flow like my husband always preaches to me. I actually had more anxiety going with his so called "flow" than anything. I was trying not to stress out though. He thinks I stress too much about her sleep schedule and routines.
Anyway, so Tuesday night 12:30 bedtime again. Well last night we went play cards by his brother's house. I put her to bed there at 9:30, she woke up less than an hour later and wouldn't go back to sleep. We got home at 1 and she was in bed for 1:30. Tonight he went back to work. I was relieved b/c I can get her back on track. She went to bed at 7 and I thought that was a piece of cake. She's magically back on track! WRONG! She slept until 10 and is wide awake!!! I couldn't get her to go back to sleep at all. She wouldn't even blink. lol
So, I'm up until 1 probably with her.

Any suggestions to get her back on track????

I'm waking her up at 7:30 am no matter what time she goes to sleep tonight. I hope that does the trick. I just hope I'm not too tired to get up.
We've been struggling since day 1 with her sleep schedule and routines. I need structure and stability. He likes to be spontaneous and go with the flow. I am high strung and always stressed out or freaking out about something. He's not like that at all. He can care less and that drives me nuts.
I have her playing in the dark in the living room. I have the kitchen light on to give her just enough light. I'm with her in the living room to wait until she gets tired.
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jessesgirl
replied on July 12th, 2007
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Wow, that was a long post.
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young Girl
replied on July 12th, 2007
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hope she gets back on schedual! because now youre off schedual too!
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musikmaker
replied on July 12th, 2007
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My husband know that whenever Luke is born he really won't be able to say anything about schedules. He sees the way that my sisters kids act whenever she lets them off the schedule i.e. fourth of july and he knows not say anything.

Maybe you should let Jesse handle her one of the times that her schedule is off and he is home from work. That will prolly teach him Smile
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jessesgirl
replied on July 12th, 2007
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I just called him at work and fussed at him. He laughed at first until I said, "that's not funny". Then he shut up. lol

She's crying. Let me go try to put her to sleep. She's actually saying "daddy" and crying and biting my leg.
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musikmaker
replied on July 12th, 2007
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I feel sorta bad for the Ava though. I have been falling asleep at night only to wake up a few hours later totally awake! It's one of the worst things in the world.
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jessesgirl
replied on July 13th, 2007
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She ended up going back to sleep at 11 and slept until 5, then woke up at 8.

Hopefully tonight will be better, since she woke up earlier this morning and got 12 hours total of sleep.
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replied on July 13th, 2007
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I can understand where you are coming from... I think that my husband would kinda be the same way. He gets frustrated with me sometimes when I have everything organized down to the hour...But I think that I will win in that department, and he will just have to go along with me.
I think that babies need structure and it definitely starts with their sleeping schedule. My husband can see the difference with my nieces and will probably have no problem having our children on schedules. My one niece is 5 and she has a great schedule. She also has good manners and good eating habits. When we are eating dinner, she sit at the table if she is eating or not...she knows she has to be there. She also goes to bed at the same time every night (with a few exceptions on the weekends). My other 2 nieces are 6 and 3. They are allowed to go to bed when "they" are tired and when it is time to eat, they don't sit at the table, they get under the table and run around playing. I have never seen either one of them eat a real meal. They pick at stuff. Those two are out of control and their mom can hardly control them sometimes. They are a perfect example of why children need structure and boundaries.

**Sorry, that turned out longer than I thought it would
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Willa Weintraub
replied on July 13th, 2007
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Re: Off Schedule
jessesgirl wrote:
My husband works a 7/7 schedule. He's off for 7 days and then works for 7 days then is off for 7 days then works for 7 nights. It just goes on and on and on rotating days and nights.
I'm sorry this has nothing to do with your post but where does your hubs work?my best friends fiance just started at a place like that about 3 or 4 weeks ago.I think its at a boat yard or something of that sort.not sure.I just know hios schedule is exactly like that and his shifts alternate between nights one week and days the next.
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jessesgirl
replied on July 13th, 2007
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My husband works in the oil field. Most jobs working on boats or at the ports are 7 and 7 jobs. He works at the port, not on the boats, so he's able to come home every day.
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Willa Weintraub
replied on July 13th, 2007
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jessesgirl wrote:
My husband works in the oil field. Most jobs working on boats or at the ports are 7 and 7 jobs. He works at the port, not on the boats, so he's able to come home every day.
My frinds fiance might work at the port or boat,i'm not sure I just know he goes to work for a week then has a week off.
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