Comments on: The Call of the Child http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/ Just another blogs2.startribune.com weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: jodie http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9184 jodie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:00 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9184 It's usually me. My husband is great, and tries to calm the kids (2.5 years and 4 months) but they always want mama, so I just get up and deal with it. But he is the one that gets up early on weekends and lets me sleep in (until the baby needs to be nursed, that is). It’s usually me. My husband is great, and tries to calm the kids (2.5 years and 4 months) but they always want mama, so I just get up and deal with it. But he is the one that gets up early on weekends and lets me sleep in (until the baby needs to be nursed, that is).

]]> By: Lisa http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9176 Lisa Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:05 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9176 My husband & I split the night into two 4 hour shifts. I took the second as an early to bedder; hubby took the first. Worked great for us; simple, eliminated keeping score with lifestyles. Four hours of uninterrupted sleep was a lifesaver. My husband & I split the night into two 4 hour shifts. I took the second as an early to bedder; hubby took the first. Worked great for us; simple, eliminated keeping score with lifestyles. Four hours of uninterrupted sleep was a lifesaver.

]]> By: Lisa http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9175 Lisa Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:44:47 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9175 My husband & I split the night into two 4 hour shifts. I took the first as an early to bedder; hubby took the second. Worked great for us; simple, eliminated keeping score with lifestyles. Four hours of uninterrupted sleep was a lifesaver. My husband & I split the night into two 4 hour shifts. I took the first as an early to bedder; hubby took the second. Worked great for us; simple, eliminated keeping score with lifestyles. Four hours of uninterrupted sleep was a lifesaver.

]]> By: Sandy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9173 Sandy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:49:37 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9173 3 words: Paper-sissors-rock. 3 words: Paper-sissors-rock.

]]> By: Kate http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9164 Kate Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:09:15 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9164 I am usually the first responder in these situations. Often because I can't sleep until he's back in bed anyway. If she wakes up again then it's my husband turn most of the time. I am usually the first responder in these situations. Often because I can’t sleep until he’s back in bed anyway. If she wakes up again then it’s my husband turn most of the time.

]]> By: darcie http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9162 darcie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:41:15 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9162 I pretty much get all of the late night callings - and some weeks are worse than others...My husband just plain and simple NEEDS more sleep than I do - he literally can't function without XX amount of sleep-he sleeps pretty soundly too so if I'm going to have to wake him to get up - only to lie awake and listen to them on the monitor anyway - I figure I might just as well go myself. I did however try to let our 3.5 year old cry it out last week one night - as did he - but when she started crying 'Daddy, Daddy, Daddy' - he was all over that...thankfully! I pretty much get all of the late night callings - and some weeks are worse than others…My husband just plain and simple NEEDS more sleep than I do - he literally can’t function without XX amount of sleep-he sleeps pretty soundly too so if I’m going to have to wake him to get up - only to lie awake and listen to them on the monitor anyway - I figure I might just as well go myself.
I did however try to let our 3.5 year old cry it out last week one night - as did he - but when she started crying ‘Daddy, Daddy, Daddy’ - he was all over that…thankfully!

]]> By: Becky http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9160 Becky Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:06:35 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9160 You know, this happens to us every night. I'm the one who gets up first, but if we have a second episode, my husband then takes his turn. What frustrates me is that often, my husband doesn't wake up at all. The result, then, is that I have to actually wake him up to tell him it's his turn. I suspect he often isn't aware that I've already been up once! You know, this happens to us every night. I’m the one who gets up first, but if we have a second episode, my husband then takes his turn. What frustrates me is that often, my husband doesn’t wake up at all. The result, then, is that I have to actually wake him up to tell him it’s his turn. I suspect he often isn’t aware that I’ve already been up once!

]]> By: robinmarty http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9159 robinmarty Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:59:12 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9159 The rare occaision that it happens, its me. I'm a much lighter sleeper so she often doesn't wake him. Plus, I can go back to sleep for a bit before work once they leave in the morning since I work from home with later hours. The unspoken rule is that if she wakes up the next night, its his, but she's never done two nights in a row, so it always resets. We also switch off weekend mornings so one of us cam sleep until 8:30 while the other gets the 6am waking The rare occaision that it happens, its me. I’m a much lighter sleeper so she often doesn’t wake him. Plus, I can go back to sleep for a bit before work once they leave in the morning since I work from home with later hours. The unspoken rule is that if she wakes up the next night, its his, but she’s never done two nights in a row, so it always resets.

We also switch off weekend mornings so one of us cam sleep until 8:30 while the other gets the 6am waking

]]> By: Erin http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9157 Erin Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:35:51 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9157 When I was on maternity leave I would get up Sunday-Thursday night and my husband would do Friday and Saturday night. Once I was back to work, and we were both getting up in the morning, we took turns. We would also then take turns sleeping in on the weekends. Now that my son is older, and almost never wakes at night, my husband usually gets up with him because I have to get up at 5AM for work and most mornings my husband can wake with my son (he works for himself and works at home). We are very type A people so this kind of a system works really well for us. When I was on maternity leave I would get up Sunday-Thursday night and my husband would do Friday and Saturday night. Once I was back to work, and we were both getting up in the morning, we took turns. We would also then take turns sleeping in on the weekends. Now that my son is older, and almost never wakes at night, my husband usually gets up with him because I have to get up at 5AM for work and most mornings my husband can wake with my son (he works for himself and works at home). We are very type A people so this kind of a system works really well for us.

]]> By: May http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9155 May Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:59:11 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/cribsheet/2009/06/26/the-call-of-the-child/#comment-9155 The absolute worst is when I pretend to be asleep and my husband gets up but then I can't get back to sleep anyway so really I should have gone because guess who's turn it'll be next time....sigh. The absolute worst is when I pretend to be asleep and my husband gets up but then I can’t get back to sleep anyway so really I should have gone because guess who’s turn it’ll be next time….sigh.

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