Monday, November 8, 2010
Sleep
As new parents we struggle and strive to do what is best for our children, hoping that we are making the right decisions especially when we feel like we have no idea what we're doing. I bring this up because we are fighting the war of SLEEP with Mercedes. I love my baby, I've always loved holding her and rocking her or bouncing her to sleep. Well, now she's almost 9 months old, getting big and I'm getting exhausted. Taylor and I can no longer keep up what we've been doing to put her to sleep and it is time to change. Ah change. We're also learning that change can be a hard thing for babies. I've gotten tons of great advice from people, I'm reading the most recommended book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and we're making the change to teach her to fall asleep on her own, which will hopefully lead to longer naps and sleeping through the night. She started to do pretty good a couple of weeks ago but then she and I went to Utah and that threw off our progress. We've started over and her falling asleep at night has been pretty good. Last night I put her in her bed at 6:40 p.m. when she was tired and fed and she went right to sleep without a fuss. Success!! But then this morning she would NOT go down for a nap. She spent about an hour in her crib crying on and off. Whenever she wasn't crying and I would peek in to see if she was sleeping, I would find her sitting up playing with whatever she could entertain herself with. Ugh. After that hour she was so worked up and not wanting to sleep that I finally just got her up. An hour or so later I tried again. I even walked her to sleep because I had had it. I laid her down as she was dozing off and she got right up and started crying. She's still crying in her crib as I type this. I am tired! I know we'll make it through this and we'll figure things out but I just have to vent! I thought parenting would be easy! Ha ha.
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3 comments:
I feel ya Kenzie! We are fighting the exact same battle with Kinley. I talked to my Dr. and he said to try giving her a sippie cup/bottle of water when you put her down. It helped a little with Kinley. Not a ton, but you could give it a shot...Hang in there, Kinley has gotten a lot better the last few weeks!
Awww--I love the new pic of Mercedes! Just hang in there, Kenz. Maybe you should be sleeping every time she does. I know you want to get lots done while she's sleeping, but you need your rest too!
Awwww!!!! I feel your pain!!!!!
Let me just say that consistency is key. If you're not consistent in WHEN you put her down everyday (naps and bedtime), she'll get confused and never really know what's expected of her.
I have a dear, poor friend who hasn't been consistent with her sweet little girl and now, even if she tries to let her cry it out, she'll basically cry for hours until someone gets her b/c someone always eventually would, so she has no routine and doesn't know what she's supposed to do or not do, ya know?
And feel free to vent anytime! I am comforted knowing how other moms feel and I am more than happy to feel WITH you or try to help! :)
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