tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post115837726585277523..comments2023-08-01T09:59:56.087-04:00Comments on Major Bedhead: Sleep StrikeMajor Bedheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158682672083210752006-09-19T12:17:00.000-04:002006-09-19T12:17:00.000-04:00Bundle her. I've done this with kids as old as 14 ...Bundle her. I've done this with kids as old as 14 months.<BR/><BR/>You take a flat flannelette sheet (because it has a nap and is thus harder to wriggle out of) and fold it in half lengthwise. That gives you a piece of flannel about 2 feet tall and 6 feet long.<BR/><BR/>Lay this out on a bed. Lay the baby on her back about a foot from on end. Wrap the extra foot over her, tucking her arm down at her side. Tuck the other arm down at her other side, and just roll her. A quick flip-flip, and she's on her back again, looking at you like you're demented, and is solidly encased in a layer of flannel.<BR/><BR/>Then just keep rolling her, keeping the flannel taut so it's snug around her, till it's used up. Put the spare end underneath her, if possible.<BR/><BR/>One of my clients calls it making a "baby burrito".<BR/><BR/>Sing her a song, give her a kiss, lay her down, and walk away.<BR/><BR/>Will she cry? Well, yeah. But everybody's crying all day, anyway, right? She'll cry for a while, but it won't be nearly as long as if she wasn't bundled, because she can't flail about and keep herself awake. And then she'll <I>sleep</I>, and she'll wake up <I>happy</I>!<BR/><BR/>I've used this on a lot of kids, and it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158601164664473062006-09-18T13:39:00.000-04:002006-09-18T13:39:00.000-04:00why is it that sleep was something I ever took for...why is it that sleep was something I ever took for granted?<BR/><BR/>I could do drastic, seriously questionable things just to get one of those good, long-ass nights of sleep back.<BR/><BR/>just. one. night.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163363926316904033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158466588405986252006-09-17T00:16:00.000-04:002006-09-17T00:16:00.000-04:00My kids were hyper on benadryl too. Like, WTF got...My kids were hyper on benadryl too. Like, WTF got into them?! And both times we tried it was the middle of the night. <BR/><BR/>Now that they're older it doesn't do that to them anymore.<BR/><BR/>Feeling for you J - I wish I could help!Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158418224562513152006-09-16T10:50:00.000-04:002006-09-16T10:50:00.000-04:00Yeesh.Too bad there's no such thing as Flintstones...Yeesh.<BR/><BR/>Too bad there's no such thing as <I>Flintstones Chewable Ambien for Children...</I><BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158414930114982592006-09-16T09:55:00.000-04:002006-09-16T09:55:00.000-04:00Be careful!I'm one of those lucky, lucky people wh...Be careful!<BR/><BR/>I'm one of those <EM>lucky, lucky</EM> people whose child goes bonkers on Benedryl - seven hour ferry ride, closet-size bedroom, Cass running into walls.<BR/><EM> FUN. </EM><BR/><BR/>But yeah, Julia, you have to get a break. <BR/>Do you pump? Could you send the girls to a babysitter for one day and just sleep?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308665452575511461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158385451573291132006-09-16T01:44:00.000-04:002006-09-16T01:44:00.000-04:00The DR recommended benedryl to help my girls sleep...The DR recommended benedryl to help my girls sleep. Britt was older. But for Miss Thang, it was because she couldnt sleep in the casts. <BR/><BR/>Love the pic. Cute kid whoever it is. lol<BR/><BR/>I really hope you get some rest soon.Angewlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246119932956168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158382544438660032006-09-16T00:55:00.000-04:002006-09-16T00:55:00.000-04:00I think I'm beyond the help of Benedryl. Horse tr...I think I'm beyond the help of Benedryl. Horse tranquelizers are starting to sound appealing right about now.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1158380371860526482006-09-16T00:19:00.000-04:002006-09-16T00:19:00.000-04:00Um...maybe it'd work out better if YOU took the Be...Um...maybe it'd work out better if YOU took the Benadryl...<BR/><BR/>Hang in there!<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.com