Ep. 123: Dealing with Toddler Sleep Regression
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Shanna discusses her toddler’s sleep regression and how a very unexpected event at bedtime messed up her plan to get things back on track. Laura talks about experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions and her tips for getting them to subside. Also, in the special segment “Throwback,” Laura rewinds back to the mid-90s to tell a story about how her mom handled a very disappointing situation. Finally, they reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s toddler is 21 months old, and Laura’s toddler is 20 months old. Laura is 22 weeks pregnant.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. |
| 0:05.4 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:07.3 | We have our special segment, Throwback, where I tell a story about how my mom always knew |
| 0:12.0 | what to do in every situation, and we close with our BFPs and BFNs. |
| 0:16.2 | Let's get started. |
| 0:18.8 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:19.7 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:20.8 | This is episode 123. Hi, Shana. Hello. Hello. Why don't you tell me what's going on with you this week? |
| 0:30.0 | Okay. First off, she's 22 months and second off, I am exhausted. because she is in the throes of some kind of sleep regression. |
| 0:43.4 | I don't understand it. I've talked before about how she's been kind of waking up at 5.30. |
| 0:49.2 | We've kind of solved that problem. And this week, it's resisting bedtime. She doesn't want to be comforted, held, |
| 0:58.3 | snuggled, nothing. And then I just like set her in her bed and she's like so sad and wailing and |
| 1:03.0 | unsettled. And she does this at naps too. And her naps have been so short. Like how short? |
| 1:08.3 | Oh, like 30 minutes. Yeah, that's short. And yeah, and she's the kind of kid that |
| 1:15.2 | usually does not wake up happy. Anyway, even if she has a good nap, right? She just wakes up and like, |
| 1:21.8 | why am I awake? So waking up from a short nap is just complete meltdown. Oh, and she must be getting |
| 1:29.4 | overtired. Yes, and do you know why? Why? Because she's waking up at 4.30 in the morning. |
| 1:37.7 | That's not, I'm sorry, I know it's AM. That's not the morning. That's the middle of the night. |
| 1:42.6 | She's starting her day at 4.30 in the middle of the night. |
| 1:46.4 | What does she do? Like, what do you do? Do you go in and get her? Do you let her just chill in her room? |
| 1:53.3 | Well, Steve did the first one, and he is like, I tried to get her back to sleep, and she just wouldn't do it. And so then he like laid on the carpet |
| 2:02.7 | and kind of snoozed on and off while she just played all around him. I mean, she just started |
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