Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Things That Go Roll In The Night

3am. A time that was once reserved for eating greasy pluto pups and staggering not-so-gracefully home from the pub. These days, there is still bleary-eyed staggering, but it is limited to the confines of my house, and there is a significant lack of pluto pups. Or booze.

The reason for my staggering lately is this:

Rolling Ninja
And his new game I like to call "I've rolled over and I need you to fix it".

The boy is super quick on the escape roll when I need to get him dressed, or change his nappy, but he has yet to work out how to roll back. 

Which is where I come in.

Were he to play the game once a night I could probably just get up, flip him back over and go back to bed. But Hayden really likes his new game, that or he is a slow learner, because the moment I get back into bed he is back on his stomach and squealing to be rescued. His current record is 5 times in half an hour.

Frankly, it's driving me bonkers.

He isn't hungry, he isn't wet, he isn't too hot or too cold. His teething seems to be inconsequential. He just likes to roll over and then complain about it. Short of stapling his sleeping bag to the mattress I am running out of ideas.

On the upside I am struggling far less with the idea of not having any more babies!

Joining in with Essentially Jess for iBOT. Pop over and check out who else has linked up.


Comments (20)

Loading... Logging you in...
  • Logged in as
Yeah that does sound like a fun game. Not! Poor little fella, hope he learns the reverse roll soon. Not that I want to wish his life away for just so you can get some sleep
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Yes me too, I definitely won't miss this stage when he gets bigger zzzzz
Neither of my kids were rollers...not sure if that is a good thing or there is something wrong with them?
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Haha! I think you probably just had them doing something else that stopped you sleeping as much as you needed to. Skye never did it this much, Hayden might be a bit special ;)
I don't remember K rolling but what I will say is - it's a stage he is going through and he will get over it - you just have to hang in long enough !!!
Hope you get some sleep as well - have the best day you can !
Me
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Absolutely! There is always something, but at least it is always temporary. Thanks for visiting :)
I giggled at the thought of stapling his sleeping bag to the mattress. Desperate times, desperate measures right? Have you tried him with one of those sleep positioners? Not sure how big he is and if he would fit in one, but maybe it's worth a try. Good luck with getting him to either learn to roll back or stay put.
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Thanks for the tip, I will check them out, he may be too big but it's got to be better than his current arrangment!
I actually rolled towels up, taped two of them to the mattress (so they would be snug from around about the armpit area) and then put the cot sheet over the top as normal so my boys could not roll. #teamIBOT Good luck!
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Oh that's a better way to do it, I tried the towels but didn't secure them and it made the problem worse. Thanks for the tip!
Unusual problem to have there little guy. Learn to roll back again asap! I'm not sure how long this would work but perhaps one of those moving mobiles or distracting soft light toys on the bed time wall might keep his eyes in one place long enough to drift off in one position? What about those special bed 'hands' for holding baby? Other suggestions above sound good too.

I'm loving the baby butt shot. So rare these days- thanks for sharing it :)
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Hehe, who doesn't like a baby butt shot? Will have a look for a mobile too, might just keep him on his back long enough to go back to sleep :)
Oh I remember this so well!
I used to practice rolling back in the day with them. Physically trying to teach them to roll onto their back and then being very excited when we did it. They got there eventually.
Also, how cute is that baby butt?!!!
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Yes, we have been doing rolling boot camp through the day but he is more interested in crawling now! Everything I read says front to back is supposed to be easier for them 😩
Gotta love a baby butt!
Isn't it a great trick - not so fun when they have a nap full of turds though! And I can imagine the thought of more children getting a little less attractive! BOO for 3am x
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Haha, yes the inconvenience is definitely increased when a dirty nappy is involved! Yes I think I will be glad to be past this stage permanently!!
No, not such a fun game at all!!! I remember my Mother in Law suggesting to use safety pins to pin the sleeping bag to the bed! I didn't try it though!
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Ooh that could work Eva! Probably less damaging to the mattress than the staple gun ;)
Don't you just love how just as you're starting to get clucky again, they go thru a stage that reminds you just how crazy it is!
#teamIBOT
1 reply · active 603 weeks ago
Ha! Yep, it's got to be someone making sure that I don't get carried away by the Cluckies

Post a new comment

Comments by

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...