I go to sleep in anticipation of sweet dreams and rejuvenation...so why do I feel like I've been run over by a truck?
This precious little face. Yes, believe it or not, this tiny human is the reason.
I totally get being in a new place. We never sleep as well as we do at home. In her defense the first night was not entirely her fault. At midnight a ridiculously loud child came running down the hallway yelling, followed by an apparently unconcerned parent. Grrr. G ended up in our bed (which personally has never been allowed but we did what we had to). When she was not sleeping sideways, her tiny body was pressed into the small of my back. I couldn't move.
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The second night was similar except it was around 1:30 am and the culprits were random loud adults. It was another sleepless night.
I kept kicking myself for not bringing her bedtime music to drown out the noises.
The final night of our stay was much better despite some crazy person slamming a door across the hall 3! times at 4:30 am. I just knew she'd wake up but praise the Lord, a couple mumbles were all we heard.
This is not the first time we've traveled and stayed in a hotel with her, but it seems as she gets older that she is having more difficulty sleeping in new places.
These are things we currently do to help her sleep away from home:
-extra padding on her Pack -N- Play "mattress" to make it feel more like her one at home
-Play her bedtime music (when we remember to bring it)
-keep closely to her normal bedtime routine
-wear her out during the day
-lay her down with her moose and "night night" blankie
We'll continue to live and learn but I'd love suggestions to make our future vacations a little more peaceful. What works for you?
...and thanks for stopping by to join myself and others like Natalie for this week's Thoughts for Thursday!
Oh she's adorable! Just stopping by from the link up and I'm the same way in hotel rooms. You'd think you would sleep like a queen, but nope, never happens!
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DeleteStopping by from the link up.Awww...my baby (well 2 year old) never sleeps well when we travel as well..., nothing I do helps. I feel your pain, girlfriend! PS- want to follow each other on GFC?
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I'm not sure what GFC is but I follow you on bloglovin' :)
DeleteStopping by from the link up: Oh girlfriend! I feel your pain!!! My daughter absolutely does not sleep when we travel. We haven't been to my parents house in over a year because the last time we were there Lily slept for 6 hours over a total of 4 days. Hope you get some much needed rest soon!
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Thanks so much for linking up!! Vacations are so different with kids!! We had a similar experience when we took my son, who had just turned 1, to the beach a few weeks ago. Thankfully he was so exhausted from all the activity that putting him down was easy but he woke up super early every morning or at 4am ready to play. He's been sleeping horrible ever since we've been home and we leave again for the beach next week so I'm super nervous!
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