Sentences with phrase «get some sleep instead»

But, with this, the annoying phone calls will stop and you will be able to get some sleep instead of tossing and turning all night worrying about bills.

If you'd rather simply invest get some sleep instead of study stock markets and nerdy math stuff, or read this website — that is PERFECTLY fine.

The little bit of free time that you do get you may find yourself prioritizing getting some sleep instead of wanting to spend time with each other and this can lead to a feeling of distance within the relationship.

Not exact matches

But instead of a big hit to drum up some hype in the city that never sleeps, Cirque's got Shpeel on its plate, and it isn't the sort of entrance the 26 - year - old company was hoping for.

Instead, they view food as fuel, sleep as recovery, and breaks as opportunities to recharge in order to get even more done.

Instead of lying there and getting increasingly frustrated with the fact that sleep will not come — try to stay awake.

The fear of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full of happy choirs of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death of friends and family are so painful.

As I would not stop pestering him on this and as my mother was backwards to the point of experiencing REM in the middle of daytime sleeping and so was of no use whatsoever on these matters, my dad finally got very upset and his face turned red and he went into his den and came out with an old drafting set and a very old King James bible instead of one of his many favorite beating belts, he handed to me that bible and that set and said to me «Here.

I had originally emptied out a large suitcase and turned it into a makeshift Moses basket for him [Brown Owl would have been proud] but I got so many comments and Lady Bracknell impersonations [yes that's right, I put my baby to sleep in a suitcase and pushed a copy of my racy novel around in his pram] that I abandoned the plan and brought him into bed with me instead.

Carl was gone for a week earlier this month, and one of my kids said to me, «This will be really hard for you, because now you'll have to get up on time instead of always sleeping in.»

The kind that when you have to wake up at 3:30 am to get to the airport on time — THEY came to the rescue and made your very - early - hardly - any - sleep morning quite happy or that other time you took a 6 am road trip to your favourite city seven hours away and knew you couldn't count on rest stops to fuel you and you'd probably die a slow death of malnourishment instead of being happy you're going on an adventure — they came to your rescue!

Instead, focus on keeping well hydrated, getting at least eight hours of sleep, and maintaining a complete and diverse diet with fresh foods, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

But instead I get constant cries, which means I get frustrated, which means I have to give her back to breastfeed, which means mom gets no sleep.

You have stepped up to the responsibilities of a new father big time, aren't getting enough sleep, the new mom in your life doesn't return the appreciation you have for her, and your relationship, instead of being a source of strength, is a source of stress.

At 8 months old he instead hit a huge sleep regression and suddenly began getting up every hour, often staying awake for an hour at a time.

Even Ferber (I have read ALL the sleep books in an attempt to help our situation) acknowledges that some kids get worse with CIO instead of better.

We stopped doing the dream feed when my son was about 3 months old because he still was not sleeping through to the morning despite the dream feed and I finally decided that I'd rather go to bed when he does and get as much sleep as I can before his early morning feeding, instead of setting an alarm or staying up till 10 or 11.

They allowed her to dictate the terms of her bedtime and sleep schedule instead of getting control of the situation.

It would be pretty nontraditional for a 6 month old to take only one nap but I am wondering if she would get the sleep she needs during the day but all in one chunk instead of broken up into two naps?

It means that only mama will do and crying to sleep in my arms instead of boob resulted in many hours of crying, seriously she once went four hours), vomiting and the exhausting days got far worse for us in that period.

If you do not want to sleep, do quiet activities instead of trying to get all of your chores done.

As they've gotten older and more interactive, the playing - instead - of - sleeping has become more of an issue.

So when an article about giving a small child 1 «pass» to leave their room at night was making the rounds around the parenting cyber-world a few weeks ago, it got me thinking of how much it helped me to not pick sleep as a battle and to instead, surrender to my daughter's needs and rhythm.

You can have two nap times instead of one depending on how much sleep the child gets during the day or have a long lunchtime nap.

It is knowing that a melting - down child, for example, really needs to sleep so instead of unleashing punishments for lashing out, your focus in on calming your child, and figuring out a way to get him or her horizontal.

So far I have freaked out about doubling the amount of children in our house, where the babies are going to sleep, cloth diapering, starting completely over with baby clothes instead of trying to sort through what would be usable, nursing two babies at the same time, buying a bigger house, how I'm going to drive four kids around (thank God we just replaced my husband's car in January with a full size SUV with a usable third row), traveling with four kids, what happens if my husband has to start traveling for work, getting the big kids to and from school with two babies in tow, how the big kids are going to feel once there are two new babies in the house, how I»M going to feel with two more babies in the house, and so on and so forth.

Some exhausted new parents are shocked to find that instead of falling asleep the minute their head hits the pillow, they suddenly can't get to sleep at all.

By five weeks, I was totally exhausted, those babies still didn't want to eat in the middle of the night, and on the understanding that the advice to do this feeding was out of concern for my milk supply, I started getting up to pump instead and let the babies sleep.

Mother of one 8 - month - old Playards - YES Bassinet - NO (used the pack - n - play) Swaddle Blankets - YES (Aden + Anais) Crib - YES SnuggleU - HAVE N'T USED Rocking chair / glider - NO Activity gym - YES Bouncer - YES Bumbo - YES (I didn't have one, but I have tried it and would get one on sale for my next baby) Exersaucer - YES Jumper - HAVE N'T USED Front Carrier - YES Stroller - YES Wet wipe warmer - NO (I haven't actually used one, but I didn't use one and diaper changes were fine) Changing table - YES Swing - YES Lilly Padz - HAVE N'T USED Nursing pillow - NO Milkies - HAVE N'T USED Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe water - YES

At night they can be helpful in trying to get them back to sleep instead of you feeding them back to sleep.

Instead, keep the lights off, or keep them dim, and try to get him to go back to sleep in the darkness of his room.

Countless times we've bought ourselves an extra hour of sleep in the morning by offering our early - riser a pacifier instead of getting him up.

And instead of telling you that your baby is Ok I let you cry untill you get exhausted and cry yourself to sleep.

So, to help make mission Get Alex To Nap a success I am going to buy some essential oils and I will be using them during our bedtime routine as well as around the times of day where Alex normally gets sleepy but instead of just dropping off he fights sleep until he has a overtired breakdown about 5 pm.

I could go anywhere with my babies in a sling, nurse them and let them nap, instead of running home or driving them in a car to get them to sleep.

They didn't get the memo that newborns are supposed to sleep for the first 24 hours, which left me awake and caring for them without help, instead of in bed and regaining my strength.

I think I read that at first it takes just 90 minutes to digest breastmilk, so any longer than 90 minutes of sleeping and they'd be burning calories instead of getting extras to grow!

Last night I decided that instead of bouncing I was going to hold him and pat him to sleep because at least that way we can transition to patting in the crib to get him down.

I always feel like an alien when I describe our sleeping arrangements, because of the reactions I get, you'd think I was talking about a sixteen year old needing to sleep next to me to get quality sleep, instead of my four month old!

Instead of more sleep, I got no sleep.

Two things that made the difference for us: (1) A new «big - boy» duvet, instead of blankets / growbag (2) A toddler sleep - training clock, so he knows when he's supposed to get up.

Don't forget the white noise machine if your baby needs one - it may be annoying for you to fall asleep to the sound of a waterfall, but at least you will get SOME sleep if your little one sleeps instead of cries all night.

As I just noted, if American women are being bullied around co-sleeping, the message they are getting isn't that they should feel guilty if they don't let the baby sleep with them — it's that they might as well just give their babies kitchen knives instead of stuffed animals at bedtime, should they be irresponsible enough to even consider it.

in my son's case, he only slept 7 hours in any given 24, and we worked to get them in a row instead of irregular naps.

She immediately slept much better — only getting up 3 times or so in the night instead of 6 or so.

Instead of going to sleep, though, she would play in her crib until she got bored; then she'd start crying.

Is the fact that she is not in REM while eating sufficient or should I somehow strive for an even MORE awake baby??? As for question # 2: Anila's cycles are as follows: eat (and try to stay awake)- usually takes about 1/2 an hour or so wake - is or tries to be until 1.5 hours prior to next feeding sleep - 1.5 hours (but sometimes its only 1) I know that at the moment she can be on a 2 1/2 - 3 hour schedule but I not sure what to do if she gets up from her nap after an hour instead of 1 1/2 hours - should I feed her right away and then start the next cycle from there, throwing off the rest of the day's cycles??

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Another solution is to put your child to sleep when you see the first sign that they're getting tired instead of tucking them in when they're practically sleeping.

Instead, parents are required to have a sleep schedule as this enables kids to get enough sleep.