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RachelandSadie · 05-13-2011, 04:57 AM

Well I've finally had it! I've had my two pups in our bed with us since I can remember and I've finally had it. Every night I get horrible sleep anyways but it doesn't help that the dogs are up and down so many times waking me up in the night. they get off the bed and there is a loud THUD everything waking us up. We never know if the thud is for a drink or they need to go outside. Lately the dogs have both been jumping down mid-morning and peeing or pooping all over my bedroom floor waking me or Dh up with the sound of them scraping their feet after their business on the floor. It's frustrating me to know end to have to clean up poop every day and to be woken up over and over when I'm already having a hard time sleeping.

I've decided the dogs need to learn to sleep in their own beds in the beautiful doggie tent and not with me and DH. we're pushed apart and never snuggle anymore and no one is sleeping soundly. time to move on with the baby coming who will need my attention and my bedroom more than the dogs do.

I love my pups so much, but i cannot take it anymore. they are driving me batty when they bounce around on me while i try to sleep and keep jumping off the bed and then wanting back up again.

Am I a horrible pregnant lady for wanting some sleep and peace? I think it's better to transition them now than after baby comes so they don't resent baby.

Thanks for any advice.

yorkietalkjilly · 05-13-2011, 05:03 AM

Oh, honey, do what you have to do to get some sleep! Your babies will adjust - dogs aren't like humans and adjust to things without resentment or bad feelings. They may be stubborn at first and put up a bit of a fight because it is a big change but they will come around. If they understood, they would be the first to offer to sleep in their beds so mommie could rest.

Ringo1 · 05-13-2011, 05:03 AM

I don't think you are horrible ~ sounds like THEY are being horrible! Lucy sleeps with me but if she was waking me EVERY night ~ then that would get old fast. My bed is so high off the ground that she can't get up or down without help.

She still has those rare nights when she whines to get down (I THINK she's going to find a toy or bone) then wants back up; then down, etc.

Do what you have to do so that EVERYONE can get some rest.

RachelandSadie · 05-13-2011, 05:05 AM

thanks guys. that helps a lot. i think they are sick of me kicking them and moving them too. i'll prob get no rest for weeks until they stop whining at me to be with me

but it's for the best i really think so

katienme2002 · 05-13-2011, 05:10 AM

I dont think you are horrible! You need to get your rest (before that baby comes..lol..j/k) But seriously they will be ok. Foxy does not sleep with me, and shes ok with it. She has her own little bed and her space. Dont worry about them, they will adjust and be just fine!

lovespandp · 05-13-2011, 07:38 AM

Aw Rachel, I'm sorry your babies are being little monsters. I agree with the others you need to do what is best for you right now. They will adjust! Plus it is better to get them use to it now so when the baby comes it should flow easier!

I would hate to see you not do something about it, and then have to deal with those lil monsters when the baby is home!

Britster · 05-13-2011, 08:25 AM

That stinks

I would hate if Jackson was so restless all night - luckily he sleeps VERY soundly throughout the whole night and I actually miss him when he chooses to sleep on the floor.

It sounds like you need to do what is best. Could you let them stay in your room, just put an expen for the two of them, or a crate? That way they won't feel TOTALLY kicked out.

hnybun128 · 05-13-2011, 08:34 AM

Rachel, don't worry about this at all! I am a SUPER light sleeper, so I can't have any of the fur butts sleep in the same room with me at all. Your doggies will adjust just fine. You need to get your rest while you still can!

KendraE · 05-13-2011, 08:45 AM

Poor You!! I kinda understand what your going through!! Bevo has always been a super sound sleeper and a great cuddler...But we just recently allowed our newest into our bed (almost 12 weeks)...hes getting better, but has had many bouncy, restless nights that about drove me insane!!

But, you being pregnant need all the rest you can get!!! Dont feel bad about it!! They still have each other at night!!!!

MauiGirl · 05-13-2011, 08:50 AM

Rachel, you definitely need your sleep now, and once the baby comes you will need it even more.

Sounds like a good move for many reasons to get doggies out of your bed/bedroom. If they have less room to roam and no access to food and water during the night, they will probably settle down more & have less pottying.

I'm lucky my 4 sleep as soundly as I do until 6:00a.m.

jeanm1963 · 05-13-2011, 08:55 AM

I think your doing the right thing to prepare them for the baby coming. They will adjust, I could sleep through an explosion, my kids always ask " mom how can you sleep when Laci walks all over you when your sleeping" I never wake up , if she has to pee she will lick my face over and over until I wake up.
Get all the rest you need now you deserve it.

RachelandSadie · 05-19-2011, 08:19 AM

so i never completely followed through on this. DH and i decided we'd try them in bed and if they kept jumping down they would go into the crates. well last night they got up when i got up to pee and bentley pooped on the floor AGAIN. this is happening too often. i'm really just upset that my dogs can't remember their potty training manners. i think it's down to re crating when i can't be watching them 100% of the time. they are naughty little boogers. i love them but it's stressing me out because i'm sick and exhausted and can't be cleaning up poop and puking my guts out at the same time. doggies will try their first night in their kennel together tonight. pray they are quiet about it.

MauiGirl · 05-19-2011, 09:23 AM

Good luck Rachel. It's hard to keep on training them, but besides the inconvenience on you now cleaning up after them, you must be preparing for the future when you have your baby. You don't want to have any pottying on a floor that a toddler will be crawling and playing on.

Deuce · 05-19-2011, 09:33 AM

Don't worry, you're not horrible for this, I had to ban my cat from my bedroom because he would never settle down and I wouldn't get any sleep. Plus if he wanted a midnight cuddle he'd put his face right next to mine and MEOW until I woke up and pet him. He's a total jerk, lol, but I love him, and to continue to love him I've locked him out of my room. He took a couple weeks to get used to it but now I sleep sound, and so does Rizzo...in fact I usually don't know where Riz is during the night until I roll over and he pushes me off him :P.
Get all the sleep you need, because you need it! plus transitioning them now before baby comes is going to be much better, the less that changes when the skin kid comes the less they should dislike it...should anyway, yorkies are selfish little creatures when it comes to mom

Beer Belly · 05-19-2011, 10:23 AM

I feel your pain....I'm going thru the same thing for years, but I usually catch them before they dirty things up, and get them outside. If I crate them, it doesn't help, they pee and poop in the crate. After they ruined our hardwood floors in the bedroom, we now keep them in the master bathroom while we're out...easier to clean up....which is every time we leave and come back....but they spend the night, for the most part, in our bed.

05-13-2011, 04:57 AM	#1
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	Banning the dogs from my bedroom. Well I've finally had it! I've had my two pups in our bed with us since I can remember and I've finally had it. Every night I get horrible sleep anyways but it doesn't help that the dogs are up and down so many times waking me up in the night. they get off the bed and there is a loud THUD everything waking us up. We never know if the thud is for a drink or they need to go outside. Lately the dogs have both been jumping down mid-morning and peeing or pooping all over my bedroom floor waking me or Dh up with the sound of them scraping their feet after their business on the floor. It's frustrating me to know end to have to clean up poop every day and to be woken up over and over when I'm already having a hard time sleeping. I've decided the dogs need to learn to sleep in their own beds in the beautiful doggie tent and not with me and DH. we're pushed apart and never snuggle anymore and no one is sleeping soundly. time to move on with the baby coming who will need my attention and my bedroom more than the dogs do. I love my pups so much, but i cannot take it anymore. they are driving me batty when they bounce around on me while i try to sleep and keep jumping off the bed and then wanting back up again. Am I a horrible pregnant lady for wanting some sleep and peace? I think it's better to transition them now than after baby comes so they don't resent baby. Thanks for any advice.

05-13-2011, 05:03 AM	#2
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Oh, honey, do what you have to do to get some sleep! Your babies will adjust - dogs aren't like humans and adjust to things without resentment or bad feelings. They may be stubborn at first and put up a bit of a fight because it is a big change but they will come around. If they understood, they would be the first to offer to sleep in their beds so mommie could rest. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

05-13-2011, 05:03 AM	#3
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	I don't think you are horrible ~ sounds like THEY are being horrible! Lucy sleeps with me but if she was waking me EVERY night ~ then that would get old fast. My bed is so high off the ground that she can't get up or down without help. She still has those rare nights when she whines to get down (I THINK she's going to find a toy or bone) then wants back up; then down, etc. Do what you have to do so that EVERYONE can get some rest. __________________ Mommy to Lucy, Ringo, and Matthew

05-13-2011, 05:10 AM	#5
katienme2002 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Posts: 1,290	I dont think you are horrible! You need to get your rest (before that baby comes..lol..j/k) But seriously they will be ok. Foxy does not sleep with me, and shes ok with it. She has her own little bed and her space. Dont worry about them, they will adjust and be just fine! __________________

05-13-2011, 07:38 AM	#6
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	Aw Rachel, I'm sorry your babies are being little monsters. I agree with the others you need to do what is best for you right now. They will adjust! Plus it is better to get them use to it now so when the baby comes it should flow easier! I would hate to see you not do something about it, and then have to deal with those lil monsters when the baby is home! __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so." Last edited by lovespandp; 05-13-2011 at 07:39 AM.

05-13-2011, 05:05 AM	#4
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	thanks guys. that helps a lot. i think they are sick of me kicking them and moving them too. i'll prob get no rest for weeks until they stop whining at me to be with me but it's for the best i really think so

05-13-2011, 08:25 AM	#7
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	That stinks I would hate if Jackson was so restless all night - luckily he sleeps VERY soundly throughout the whole night and I actually miss him when he chooses to sleep on the floor. It sounds like you need to do what is best. Could you let them stay in your room, just put an expen for the two of them, or a crate? That way they won't feel TOTALLY kicked out. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

05-13-2011, 08:34 AM	#8
hnybun128 I ♥ Maci & Mojo Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morris, IL, USA Posts: 856	Rachel, don't worry about this at all! I am a SUPER light sleeper, so I can't have any of the fur butts sleep in the same room with me at all. Your doggies will adjust just fine. You need to get your rest while you still can! __________________ Gina ~Mojo , Maci ~ Sweetie, Katie, Coco Chanel, & Figaro

05-13-2011, 08:45 AM	#9
KendraE Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 3,752	Poor You!! I kinda understand what your going through!! Bevo has always been a super sound sleeper and a great cuddler...But we just recently allowed our newest into our bed (almost 12 weeks)...hes getting better, but has had many bouncy, restless nights that about drove me insane!! But, you being pregnant need all the rest you can get!!! Dont feel bad about it!! They still have each other at night!!!! __________________ Kendra Bevo and Mack & grandpups Bryleigh and Jaxon

05-13-2011, 08:50 AM	#10
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	Rachel, you definitely need your sleep now, and once the baby comes you will need it even more. Sounds like a good move for many reasons to get doggies out of your bed/bedroom. If they have less room to roam and no access to food and water during the night, they will probably settle down more & have less pottying. I'm lucky my 4 sleep as soundly as I do until 6:00a.m. __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

05-13-2011, 08:55 AM	#11
jeanm1963 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weymouth, Ma Posts: 2,584	I think your doing the right thing to prepare them for the baby coming. They will adjust, I could sleep through an explosion, my kids always ask " mom how can you sleep when Laci walks all over you when your sleeping" I never wake up , if she has to pee she will lick my face over and over until I wake up. Get all the rest you need now you deserve it. __________________ I Support http://www.yorkiesinc.com/

05-19-2011, 08:19 AM	#12
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	so i never completely followed through on this. DH and i decided we'd try them in bed and if they kept jumping down they would go into the crates. well last night they got up when i got up to pee and bentley pooped on the floor AGAIN. this is happening too often. i'm really just upset that my dogs can't remember their potty training manners. i think it's down to re crating when i can't be watching them 100% of the time. they are naughty little boogers. i love them but it's stressing me out because i'm sick and exhausted and can't be cleaning up poop and puking my guts out at the same time. doggies will try their first night in their kennel together tonight. pray they are quiet about it.

05-19-2011, 09:23 AM	#13
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	Good luck Rachel. It's hard to keep on training them, but besides the inconvenience on you now cleaning up after them, you must be preparing for the future when you have your baby. You don't want to have any pottying on a floor that a toddler will be crawling and playing on. __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

05-19-2011, 09:33 AM	#14
Deuce No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,717 Blog Entries: 1	Don't worry, you're not horrible for this, I had to ban my cat from my bedroom because he would never settle down and I wouldn't get any sleep. Plus if he wanted a midnight cuddle he'd put his face right next to mine and MEOW until I woke up and pet him. He's a total jerk, lol, but I love him, and to continue to love him I've locked him out of my room. He took a couple weeks to get used to it but now I sleep sound, and so does Rizzo...in fact I usually don't know where Riz is during the night until I roll over and he pushes me off him :P. Get all the sleep you need, because you need it! plus transitioning them now before baby comes is going to be much better, the less that changes when the skin kid comes the less they should dislike it...should anyway, yorkies are selfish little creatures when it comes to mom

05-19-2011, 10:23 AM	#15
Beer Belly Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bethel, Ct Posts: 124	I feel your pain....I'm going thru the same thing for years, but I usually catch them before they dirty things up, and get them outside. If I crate them, it doesn't help, they pee and poop in the crate. After they ruined our hardwood floors in the bedroom, we now keep them in the master bathroom while we're out...easier to clean up....which is every time we leave and come back....but they spend the night, for the most part, in our bed.