Like Dada, like son
It's not easy having a kid who doesn't sleep well. A mommy can waste a lot of time worrying about how it's her fault that she's not trying the right things at the right times. Or that her kid is teething or sick or hungry or his bed's too hard or too soft or his jammies don't fit right or maybe the cat is laying on his face or or or...
But I am becoming increasingly convinced that Isaac's sleep problems are genetic. From me? Oh, no. I am an insomniac now only because my belly is far too gigantic to permit such enjoyable things as sleeping; when not pregnant, it is well-known that if there was an Olympic event for sleeping, I would totally medal. No, Isaac's problems are all from Dada. Dada has always had serious sleep issues, and should probably seek some chemical assistance at some point in time. Most nights he wakes repeatedly through the night. Most nights he falls asleep on the couch at 8 and then wakes up at 10 or 11, unable to get back to sleep for a few hours. Obviously, there are strong similarities between Dada and Isaac in this regard.
Perhaps the most important observation I have made linking their horrendous sleep patterns, though, occurred this past week. With few exceptions, Dada is incapable of falling asleep without the TV on. In fact, to get to sleep, he turns on a TiVoed episode of his favorite show, Futurama. This show does not bore him, but he is guaranteed to be snoring on the couch after only 5 to 7 minutes of an episode. Flash-forward to the next generation and this young person's love for Thomas. Putting Isaac down for a nap is always a chore, though once he gets there he sleeps like a champ. To try to calm him down for naptime, I brought Isaac into bed with me and put a Thomas DVD on for him to watch. 5 to 7 minutes into the DVD, he is snoring on the pillow next to me.
Look, internet! It's not my fault! It's nature vs. nuture, and nuture doesn't stand a chance.
But I am becoming increasingly convinced that Isaac's sleep problems are genetic. From me? Oh, no. I am an insomniac now only because my belly is far too gigantic to permit such enjoyable things as sleeping; when not pregnant, it is well-known that if there was an Olympic event for sleeping, I would totally medal. No, Isaac's problems are all from Dada. Dada has always had serious sleep issues, and should probably seek some chemical assistance at some point in time. Most nights he wakes repeatedly through the night. Most nights he falls asleep on the couch at 8 and then wakes up at 10 or 11, unable to get back to sleep for a few hours. Obviously, there are strong similarities between Dada and Isaac in this regard.
Perhaps the most important observation I have made linking their horrendous sleep patterns, though, occurred this past week. With few exceptions, Dada is incapable of falling asleep without the TV on. In fact, to get to sleep, he turns on a TiVoed episode of his favorite show, Futurama. This show does not bore him, but he is guaranteed to be snoring on the couch after only 5 to 7 minutes of an episode. Flash-forward to the next generation and this young person's love for Thomas. Putting Isaac down for a nap is always a chore, though once he gets there he sleeps like a champ. To try to calm him down for naptime, I brought Isaac into bed with me and put a Thomas DVD on for him to watch. 5 to 7 minutes into the DVD, he is snoring on the pillow next to me.
Look, internet! It's not my fault! It's nature vs. nuture, and nuture doesn't stand a chance.
posted by Claire at 7:00 PM
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