[Pamster]

I dont' think it's asking too much either. Jackie got up again at 3am. I am gonna stop letting him have anything to drink after 7 pm if he doesn't stop pulling this crap on me. I was up til 10 and couldn't fall asleep until well after eleven, it's just not fair, and I could cry right now, I couldn't use my cpap machine because I had cried yestday and my nose is stuffed up from that and now I just want to lay back down but he won't go back to bed. Why do kids run us ragged? WHY???

[Pamster]

He did finally go back to sleep at 6 am but sheesh I hate this and it happens too much.

[Nikko]

I feel for you. I don't have any children, but I know it must be tough.

Maybe just tell your husband you need a day in bed to decompress, relax, watch a movie on TV and doze off.

You really need to get some good sleep.

I hope you can get some.

Hugs, Nikko

[Pamster]

I think I will get some sleep tuesday while he's in school. IF I get my shopping done on Monday. If he gets up this early again tomorrow I am just going to scream! I have to get up and make some phone calls around 8am and if he gets me up at 3 again we won't be up in time for me to do that if we hit the hay again around 6 am. Thanks for the hugs Nikko.

[bizi]

I am sorry Pam about you not being able to sleep.
I think that stopping the fluids is an excellant idea.
Since he goes to school during the week...you may want to have a talk with his teachers...I wonder how he does with them and if he pushes their buttons like he does yours.
I hope that your hubby can take over for a bit and that perhaps you can get a nap today.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

[Pamster]

Nah, he won't take over, he's the only one here who gets to nap, though he hasn't since we've moved I have to say. But it used to make me real mad when he would nap at the old place. I think Jackie is just a pushy little bull, he does these things to me and all because he's comfortable enough to, with teachers in school he's still not that comfortable enough with. I hope he never gets to the point where he's sent home for bad behavior like he was in the regular school. He goes to a special school so it's nice that they can deal with him and his idiosyncrities.

I wish my dh would let me nap today, but he's not that kind. If he would get up and deal with the kiddo I would offer to let him nap, but it just works out that Mom does it all sadly. I think we are going to try to do the pool today *sigh* and I wish it was fall so we could put that in the garage and be DONE with summer already. Oh well, then we've got some chores to do like the cleaning of the bathrooms and the kitchen and the living room. It takes about an hour and we're done for a week. Though I am happy to say that the clothes are still mostly in the dressers.

I hope I can sleep good tonight, I will be hitting the hay early, probably when Jackie does JIC he tries to get up at 3 am again. And I think I will stop drinking around the same time he does so I won't have to wake up, just to see how it works out. Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the support you've shown me the past few days, I have been so stressed it's just awful.

[Mari]

Hi,
What happens when he gets up early? Does he get "rewarded" for it (as my therapist would say)?

Do you get up and turn the lights on and start giving him attention?
Have you already tried mostly ignoring him until a certain time of the morning?

Just some thoughts. Maybe they are out of line.
You do sound frustrated and I am sorry.

Mari

[Dmom3005]

Pam

Have you tried giving him some melantonin before he goes to bed.

This might help him sleep more soundly. You might look into something
like this. Its a natural sleep remedy.

Donna

[Pamster]

Don't worry he doesn't get rewarded. We sit there with the lights off for an hour and a half before I get to the point to where I turn anything on because he is just obviously not going to go back to bed. I didn't feel you were out of line at all Mari, thanks for posting, it helps to just know that people care and that I am not alone you know? You guys matter more to me then I can really put into words.

We both take melatonin, I think I am going to stop taking it though with how manic I've been feeling these days. I remember hearing it wasn't really good for us BPers to take so maybe it's aggrivating my symptoms. I think I have been putting him to bed to early, 9:30 is a bit early I think so maybe 10 will work out better. Thanks for suggesting Melatonin though Donna, I know it's something that really does help him fall asleep it's just that he wakes up to go to the bathroom, the liquid restricting might help more then anything so I will post again and let you all know how it goes.

[Dmom3005]

Pam

Maybe you should also up the melantonin for him. See if maybe he needs more. Maybe thats the problem.

Donna