The Tale of Two Preemies: Sleepless In His Crib

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Sleepless In His Crib

So I think we had it way too easy with Cole. He slept through the night at 4 months and rarely woke up in the middle of the night after that. Tate is another story. The kid is up at least once, usually twice at night. He rarely sleeps all the way through. It's driving me nuts. Last night he was up every 3-4 hours. He doesn't need to eat, but that is the only way he'll go back to sleep. I've tried letting him fuss himself back to sleep, but it's usually quicker to get up and feed him than it is to lay awake listening to him cry. Ugh! Any advice? I could really use a good night's sleep.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: No advice, just empathy. M is only 5 weeks but I understand. I am tired too, and I still have a ways to go. J was a bad sleeper and would only go to sleep after eating. I am going ot try with this one to do things differently. Who knows. It is all a big puzzle with no solution that alwyas works.

Wendy; 1/17/2009 2:43 PM

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.