when will it get easier?

[martikadragoon]

Juggling 2 boys close in age I mean?!?!  I am being run ragged by my two little guys and yes I expected it however I also am wondering when it'll get a bit easier. Mason is nearly a month old and only sleeps about 2 hrs at a time at night which S*cks since TJ slept through 1/2 the night at this point.

I'm thinking he's got lactose issues so I'm going to take him in to the dr. Poor baby struggles alot to pass gas and seems to have trouble with it. he's a LOUD grunter so even though he isn't crying at night he's really noisy when he's got gas (which is all the time) and he's cosleeping w/us since he doesn't seem to like sleeping in his bassinet much at all.

i've got both babies right now on about 3 full hrs of sleep and they are wide awake and wanting to play!

[martikadragoon]

We just today switched Mason to Soy based formula because we're fairly sure he's lactose intolerant.

Sasha~ We can't afford Similac we get parents choice (yes I have wic when I can make it to my appointment!)

Mason sleeps well at night (YAY!) and today makes day 5 that I got BOTH boys to nap at the same time for about 1 1/2 hrs. I feel like supermom right now.  Oh, and now we have simpathy (sp?) crying... if mason starts then TJ starts and vice versa.

[Sasha80]

i was extremely sleep deprived for the first 4 months with second DD (she just turned 5 months).  She too was gasey but also had her days and nights reversed and that took awhile to get back to normal (waking 6-8 times a night).  I did end up having to change her formula as she cried out in pain alot and spit up frequently.  I went from using Good Start to using Similac Advance and it has worked wonders.  I hear Similac Sensitive is great too.  She is now sleeping 8 hours and then wakes for a feed (I am very grateful) around 4am.  My oldest DD was a great night sleeper until Iliana arrived.  She needs to know where Iliana is at all times and if she is crying at night Anika needs to know what is wrong.  I send her back to bed reassuring her everything is okay.  

I hope everything gets better for you soon :)

[diamondintherough79]

What type of formula do you have him on, if any?
My son was always gassey and had problems going to the bathroom aswell. I had to put him on a low iron based formula.
Hope it gets easier for you :)

[martikadragoon]

tiredbuthappy~well on the positive side, We have gotten both boys to nap at the same time 3 separate times now (yesterday and today! and a few days ago).... so I think it's gonna start w/getting them to nap at the same times during the day and then go from there.

[tiredbuthappy]

i found things started to get a little easier between 3 and 4 months. but my little one has colic and reflux, so it might've taken us longer. hopefully you'll all start blending routines soon.

[martikadragoon]

Limonada~ I noticed TJ was getting up in the middle of the night when I was about 7 mo pregnant. also they have a really wierd knack for getting up at the EXACT same time. TJ sleeps in his own room and he and mason tend to wake at the same time which is really wierd

[Limonada]

My little ones will be 3 years apart which is different, yet I'm sure it'll be tiring enough all the same (DS has recently started getting up at night again after MONTHS of sleeping through - it's very frustrating, with a newborn due to arrive any time).

When DS was a baby, I remember thinking I'd NEVER get a good night's sleep ever again...and eventually I did.  I'm sure it's the same with two close in age, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Sorry I don't have any personal experience to lend on this issue, but I'm definitely thinking about you and wishing you well :-))

[martikadragoon]

LosingMyMind~ Thanks, lol. Congrats on your BFP by the way I saw your post. It helps to have DH here but what makes it worse is my back problem. I have back pain alot so that tires me out and TJ's really gotten heavy in the last few months and he is not satisfied just sitting around we have to be playing with him ALOT These days. Also I take care of mason at night when he wakes up so DH can get a little sleep before working all day so  most days I crash in the early evening for a couple hrs because I physically can't stay awake any longer.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

It definately takes getting used to.  With my middle two...they were 14 months apart.  It seemed like I NEVER got sleep.  I was so sleep deprived most days I was physically ILL.  But after about 2-3 months,a routine really started to set in and things just got easier from there.  

[gillianl]

my sister had trouble getting her kids to sleep in the what we call a moses basket, it was fine during the day but at night they screamed.  She had to put them in the cot really early which seemed to work as they had more room to stretch i don't know if this is something you would think of doing.  

I would however also see the doctor about the gas i've never had a child myself so i'm not % sure what the problem could be but i think if this small problem can be resolved you'll have a much better night with both boys.  i hope all goes well for you