OHbaby! Forums : She won’t sleep... now what? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:34:12 +0000 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:11:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1181 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : LOL Deb, good to know Maya&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20539&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20539 Author: Maya
Subject: 1181
Posted: 23 November 2005 at 2:11pm

LOL Deb, good to know Maya's not the only destroyer - makes me feel a bit better about Maya wrecking your nets!

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:11:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20539&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20539 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : arent children just sooooooo&#034;helpful&#034;...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20498&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20498 Author: Xander&Harmony
Subject: 1181
Posted: 23 November 2005 at 11:06am

arent children just sooooooo"helpful"]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:06:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20498&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20498 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : we have wallpaper missing all...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20491&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20491 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 1181
Posted: 23 November 2005 at 9:40am

we have wallpaper missing all over the house. i stupidly thought the kitchen could do with a makeover so started stripping the wallpaper only gabriel saw me do it, now we have a small patch in the lounge, dining room and large patch missing behind his bedroom door. luckily the only place he has drawn wall wise is the patch in the kitchen i havent finished stripping. ]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:40:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20491&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20491 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : I&#039;m soooo lucky that the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20486&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20486 Author: Maya
Subject: 1181
Posted: 23 November 2005 at 8:37am

I'm soooo lucky that the landlord has already arranged to paint the whole interior of the house, so they're not too bothered about the missing wallpaper. But I was sooooo mad! And it was the night before she went to have her surgery so I didn't feel I could really growl her. But I was trying not to laugh at the same time coz it was kinda funny.

My car's going to the garage tomorrow which is right next to spotlight, so will check out their curtains while I'm there.]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:37:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20486&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20486 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Emma,Spotlight have heaps of cool...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20447&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20447 Author: Xander&Harmony
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:37pm

Emma,Spotlight have heaps of cool curtains which u can get with ior without the blackout added(and i think they aslo do thermal lined ones to which is good over winter)

Ohhh I no about wallpaper grrrrrrrrrrr,Xander sneakily ripped the stuff off the walls in the sunroom and drawn on the lounge walls.I am just so lucky that the previous tenants left the remaining wallpaper behind so Naths dad will repaper where it needs to phew!

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:37:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20447&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20447 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : I remember that!! Quite amazing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20427&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20427 Author: lenabeanz
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:49pm

I remember that!! Quite amazing how a child's mind works. ]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:49:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20427&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20427 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : That&#039;s so cute! Kiya has...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20425&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20425 Author: daikini
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:26pm

That's so cute!

Kiya has a number of imaginary friends at the moment, they live in her room with her (Dora sleeps in Kiya's bed, Boots on the top bunk and Swiper in the top of the wardrobe!) It seems to be whatever her current favourite is, is who her "friends" are!]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:26:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20425&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20425 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Not so much spoiling the makeover,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20422&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20422 Author: Maya
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:20pm

Not so much spoiling the makeover, more like wanting the grandparents to foot the bill

Here is Maya's take on monsters in the closet Lena, she makes me laugh...
http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/default.asp?categoryID=8&subcategoryID=114&pageID=212]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:20:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20422&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20422 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Short term, if you don&#039;t...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20412&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20412 Author: daikini
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:05pm

Short term, if you don't want to spoil the makeover, you could always hang a blanket over her window. We did with Kiya last summer - worked fine!]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:05:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20412&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20412 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : That&#039;s alright Emma, when...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20406&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20406 Author: lenabeanz
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:00pm

That's alright Emma, when you have done the makeover and she is still playing up (hopefully she isn't) then ask her why she doesn't want to go to bed until its dark. Sometimes there is psycological issues like "Monster in the closet" etc...

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:00:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20406&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20406 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Hmmmm, you ladies might be on...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20400&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20400 Author: Maya
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 3:55pm

Hmmmm, you ladies might be on to something! My parents are giving her a 'room makeover' for xmas (her room is quite babyish with farm animals etc. so we are going to do the whole Fairy theme), and I was going to take down the blinds and put up curtains. So maybe I'll do that now rather than waiting and put some blackout backing on them.

Thanks for your replies ]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:55:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20400&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20400 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Arna went through this a few weeks...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20392&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20392 Author: lenabeanz
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 3:40pm

Arna went through this a few weeks ago and we put the "black-out" curtains up. Sounds like she has blinds so what I would suggest is to get some fabric (black / black out) and put it up behind her blinds so her room is dark... Hope you get the gist of that.

I have also noticed if Arna falls asleep in the car and I leave her in there to sleep with the windows open (I usually just sit outside until she wakes up) when she does wake up she is still in her "normal" bed time routine and if I wake her up she does the opposite and stays up half the night... Yesterday I woke her up and she was up until 10pm

So those are things that work with Arna... They might work on Maya... GOOD LUCK EMMA!! ]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:40:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20392&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20392 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : Here&#039;s me with ALL my experience!...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20391&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20391 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 3:37pm

Here's me with ALL my experience! LOL! Would it help if she had blackout curtains or something so her room is really really dark?]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:37:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20391&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20391 <![CDATA[She won’t sleep... now what? : My lovely little monster has decided...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20390&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20390 Author: Maya
Subject: 1181
Posted: 22 November 2005 at 3:32pm

My lovely little monster has decided that she can't sleep until its "dark", which of course is not till well after 8.30pm and her bed time is 7pm.

Over the past week she has been playing up every night, grizzling, crying, screaming, one night she even ripped half the wallpaper off her wall. I know her cast is probably giving her a bit of gyp but it started before then.

The problem is that the late nights make her tired, so she falls asleep in the car on the way home from daycare at 5pm an even tho I wake her as soon as we get home, that 5-10mins sleep is enough to hype her up half the night. Then the next morning she is tired again, so it's a viscious cycle...

Last night Willie ended up lying on her bed until she fell asleep (he fell asleep too lol). I want to just leave her an let her get on with it like I always have whenever we have had rough patches. She eventually gets the message after a few nights of grizzling and gives up. But this destruction (she also wrecked her venetian blinds) makes me soooo mad!

Any suggestions? I don't know that there is anything I can do except ignore her, but I am soooo frustrated!]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:32:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1181&PID=20390&title=she-wont-sleep-now-what#20390