my beautifully, huggably, pudgy baby weighed in at 18 pounds 10 ounces last week at his doctor visit. he's healthy and strong. in fact so healthy and strong the dr. says he should be sleeping through the night by now. so i asked how long i could expect out of him.
ten hours he said.
the wheels in my brain came screeching to a halt!
10 hours!
he's waking every 2-3!
after i absorbed this i turned to my sweet little chunk and as he squealed with delight i told him his life was about to change!!
i'm sure he is not a fan of the doctor anymore! he is responsible for those horrible shots and for his comfy little life of pleasures being turned upside down!
that very night was night 1! a very long and emotionally painful night. but with the hope of soon having a full nights sleep i stuck to my guns and survived it!
night 2. not as bad as the first. we had some crying but more sleeping than crying.
night 3. like night 2.
night 4. good. he woke once and fussed a little then went back to sleep. i fed him when he woke after it had been about 9-10 hours!
night 5. bad. he was stubborn and determined-i gave in and fed him. i felt like a failure. it was all lost now!
night 6. very good night again. he woke once for about 30 seconds, then put himself back to sleep. the second time he woke the dad soothed him and he quickly fell back asleep.
night 7. bad night-maybe this isn't going to work.
night 8. very good night. not a peep from 8pm till 4:30 am! maybe it will work.
night 9. okay night. slept till 2:30. he woke and did some screaming. the dad was able to put him back to sleep. it took about 10 minutes but he did it.
and so it goes. we are not going all night yet but we are getting there.
now somebody needs to teach me to sleep through the night!
4 comments:
Hang it there. I know you know that they eventually do it. Hard to remember when you're in the thick of it. My youngest is 5 and I still wake 2 to 3 times a night even though no one needs me. If you find the secret please let me know. Cute picture!
Good luck Ms Shaka! It will get better and quieter!
Have you read Baby Wise? That might help. I know the best thing for us was to tell each other- DO NOT GO IN THERE...LET HIM CRY...after a good week we are all in snooze land. Hang in there!
Ok, so here's how it's going to go...you'll think you've got a great sleep thing going and then all of the sudden the teething will begin, or he'll get a cold or some other fun thing and...you're back to torturous nights! No, I shouldn't be so negative. It actually sounds like it's going pretty well. Baby O (a little pudge herself) is not yet sleeping through the night, but we're getting there! I know I'm too induldgent with her, but it's hard not to be! And her 11pm feeding is Bryce's favorite because it's like the only time he really gets to see her most days! Parenting is so complex.
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