I wish just one person had told me this when I was pregnant! I spent our early weeks with Sweet Pea lulling her to sleep with long walks, bouncing, and singing to her. I diligently tried to lay her down "drowsy but awake" only to have her pop awake and need to go through the whole process all over again. Exhausting. I began to dread nap time! Read almost anything about baby sleep (and nearly every new parent is busy looking for answers on sleep!) and the one nearly universal piece of advice is to not let baby fall asleep nursing. And it really is good intentioned advice. If baby falls … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Three Hours of Sleep
Wearily I roll over and check the clock. Three hours. Sweet Pea slept three whole hours! For most people with a 5 month old, three hours of sleep would be a major regression, but we'd gone on for almost two weeks with her waking up Every. Single. Hour. Three hours was a luxury! I'd given myself a two week deadline to wait out this latest sleep challenge before considering some form of (gentle!) sleep training, and she pulled through with two days to spare. I'm really not sure if I'd have actually turned to sleep training, or whether I would have waited some more, but giving myself … [Read more...]