Camping Griswalds
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- Aug 6, 2000
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We were just away in a hotel this weekend for 2 nights. My DD 16 months was a nightmare! We were all in one room, plus a full sized crib for her. She DID NOT SLEEP!!! This is a baby who slept 8 hours through the night at one week of age. Really this just made our whole experience awful. The only way she finally slept was about 3:30 am on Fri night by sleeping in my bed. We have never done this with our kids when they were this young! Mostly not because we are opposed to it, but we have always had these great sleepers, who slept in their own cribs, because when they slept in our room, every time they stretched or tooted I was fully awake. I did much better if they were in the next room. Any way she just screamed. jWe were all so frustrated, and exhausted. My DH, and 2 DS and myself were all awake, nothing seemed to work. Even once she finally fell asleep in my bed ( DS 13 then went onto floor, and DS 9 slept with DH) she screamed out several times and seemed frantic until she could touch me. Nothing helped, not a bottle, not nursing. I was hoping it was just a one night thing, but she repeated this on Sat night too. I don't know if it's cause she was in a strange place, or strange crib, or maybe because we were all in her room, and she heard us snore, or semi-woke up and then saw us there...I was at my wits end!!! jDuring the day she was her usual self, so I know she's not sick or anything, and it wasn't like when kids have those night terrors...it was crazy!!! Then today we get home, and she goes to sleep in her own bed with no problems. What do you think? There is no way we can spend 11 nights in Disney like that! We've already told the boys we may have to cancel the trip. I am anxious, I really want to go, and know all of us would love it, but if the nights are like that, there is just NO WAY I can face that again!! We have the first 6 nights booked in 2 rooms at POP, and the last 5 at AKL in one room. Do you have any advice? Should we just put her in her own room on vacation? How crazy is that? Do we cancel the AKL and just add the 5 nights there onto 2 rooms at POP? Or do we just accept that maybe she isn't ready to travel for whatever reason, and not go? My husband is ready to NOT go! My boys don't want to go if she's gonna be like that either! I just am so sad. We need to make a decision soon, 'cause the deposit needs to be paid off by 12/13, and then I have to figure out what our options are in regards to our flights. This is just such a mess, and I am such a wreck!! HELP!!