bfaddict1977 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 My dd is 9 months. She was born nye so by xmas she'll be almost 1. She is SUPER attached to me. I mean super. She cosleeps with me and if I dare move, get up, she's up and moving looking for me. I have NO idea HOW I'll wrap gifts without her getting into it all but my biggest thing is HOW will I get everything upstairs from the basement and set out if she's like this? I have things to put together that I probably won't be able to this year with her. Santa doesn't come until after midnight due to kiddoes bedtime and excitement but does anyone else have this peculiar issue? I can't very well tote her around while I tote heavy gifts. Thanks.
momof3luvs1 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 What is her nap schedule like? My best advice would be to get stuff done when she is asleep. Or does she ever go with dh the same way she is with you? Or a grandparent?
bfaddict1977 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Posted October 20, 2011 I'm a single mom so no dh. And she naps with me too:( I have her in a terrible position I know. Very dependent on mommy.
momof3luvs1 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Hmmm, well when she naps once she is asleep can you get up? I used to have to do that with my dd, lay down with her but once she fell asleep I could get up and do my chores. Or, at night time as well? That might be the only way to get it done. My dd was very attached to me as well so I had to make due with the limited time I had to get stuff done...
tinkrbel Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I wish you luck....gs is kinda like like this but also obsessed with his sister, maybe you could try leaving with other kiddos for a bit while you do stuff and see if it works?
Turtle Mommy Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Do you have a sling? I would let her fall asleep in the sling and wrap.
momlori Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 You could try moving her to her own bed. See if you could put it in your room at first and then move to another room if possible. If she has her own bed like a "big" girl, she wont feel you move or leave once she is asleep.
Elmck Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Maybe you could try "camping out" Let all the kiddos(including her) sleep together on the floor (sleeping bags or blankets). Try it one or two weekends to see if it works. Maybe for Christmas Eve you could have a special movies, books, games or snacks. When you leave the room I would put up a baby gate just in case she wakes up and trys to follow you.
Chewbybell Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 I had a sling and a front pack when mine were little like that- all of them were attached to me until they were 18 months old or so, so that front pack and sling came in very handy.
bfaddict1977 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Posted October 22, 2011 thanks. She's tiny but the baby bjorn was terrible so I sold it and have no more sling. I can probably wrap the gifts while sibs watch. It's going to take days, literally lol. But my thought it that when it comes time for santa to put out the gifts, I can't hold her and carry. lol
Elmck Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 thanks. She's tiny but the baby bjorn was terrible so I sold it and have no more sling. I can probably wrap the gifts while sibs watch. It's going to take days, literally lol. But my thought it that when it comes time for santa to put out the gifts, I can't hold her and carry. lolWould you be able to get a neighbor in to help you carry things? Maybe a teenager or a family member.
noehlp Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 Would you be able to get a neighbor in to help you carry things? Maybe a teenager or a family member.EXACTLY what I was going to suggest! :) If you have a good friend or family member, ask them to sneak over and haul stuff up. Grandparents may love this! And single or friends w/out kids might actually get a kick out of doing this for you. If you have to, and they won't do it for free, offer a teenager ten dollars to swing over at midnight, I bet they just might (maybe $20, no clue how much they'll be hauling). Last but not least, figure a way to take her with you to do it - because thankfully at that age she shouldn't really remember it in the future, let alone the next morning. And if per chance she sort of remembers bright colored paper from the night before, I hardly doubt she'll rat it out to her siblings. Good luck in your endeavor!
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