I'm about to lose it

So my girls have the wonderful hand foot and mouth disease! Abbie got a sore on her lip on friday and started to get cranky, but wasnt to bad, and over the last week it has gotten worse. She could barely eat and had sores all over her mouth, 1 on her hand, and a low grade fever. Since last friday she has been sleeping with me, since she is so miserable. FINALLY her fever is gone, and she looks to be starting to mend the last few days. Well I am exausted, and have barely slept the last week taking care of her (I also work full time). P works ft too, but has been doing a lot of the middle of the night shifts when shes upset, but since she is sleeping with us I am still awake for all of it. So anyways, now she is in the habit of sleeping with us, and being doted on, and I can't break it! Yesterday they went to daycare since she was seeming a lot better, and there she was great, slept great, happy, eating ect so I KNOW she is feeling better. So im all excited to get a baby free night (in my bed)! No such luck! I have NEVER let them CIO before, but last night I tried, it went on for 45 min until I gave up, and as soon as I picked her up she fell asleep in my arms, so I dont think she is still uncomfortable, just in a habit. She is still screaming and whiny with me, but no one else, I even have to rub her feet in the car or she screams. How can I get this to stop? How can I get my bed back? And to top it off Harlie had a fever of 102.7 and a rash last night (symptoms of Hand foot and mouth) so I think now she is getting sick, and we need to give her the extra attn, but Abbie wont let us! And Harlie is the kind of baby who doesnt try to get the attn, we wouldnt of even known she was sick if I didnt give her a hug and felt like I got burned she was so hot (she is SO happy, even when she is sick) And she didnt even wake up after I put her to bed last night, I had to get her up to check her temp again and get her to drink more fluids! I just need help with Abbie, I feel like Im going to SNAP, and I HATE that feeling, not to mention P & I are fighting like crazy because we are both so tired, worried about the kids, ect, we at least need our bed back and to get some sleep.

 

I know how you feel! One of mine had been sick, and would scream everytime I put him down. So I ended up rocking him. Well, he is better now, so it is time for them to go to sleep by themselves like they used to. So, I had my DH put them to bed a couple of nights because of course they didn't act that way for him. He is a fireman and works 24 hr shifts, so he is not always home to put them to bed. So I thought if he did it for a few nights, then they would get back on their routine. It worked fine the first couple of nights I was by myself, but now the other twin is pitching a fit when I put him in his bed! And he never does that! I ended up rocking him last night. I don't want that to start a habit with him now! DH said he is getting me back for not rocking him the nights I was rocking his brother! Well, DH has bed time duty until he goes back to work on Saturday!! I would suggest maybe your P help you put them to bed and see what they do. I tell them it is time to go to bed like we do for 'dada' and they lay down! It is amazing what they will do for their dads, and how they have us moms fooled!! Little turkeys!!

 

I just want to say that I hope it gets better for you and you all can get some rest!

 

My Maya gave us the same problem. She was sick so a couple of nights in our bed and then it was nothing else. We had to let her cry it out. She would cry and cry and every 20 minutes or so I'd go in there and pick her up and hug her and she'd fall asleep in my arms. I'd lay her back down and she'd start crying again. After 2 nights of doing this until she had just worn herself out to the point of deep sleep. Haven't had a problem since. It was so hard to hear her crying. I was crying right along with her, but in the end I knew we'd done the right thing.