The Sleep Wars Continue!
If it seems as though I haven't been posting so much on The Chronicles lately, it's true! One of the big reasons is that we've been experiencing a real sleep regression in this household. Collin has been putting up quite a fight at night and waking up every couple of hours. He's also refusing to nap pretty often. Although, last night was much better, so I'm hoping (praying ) that it's the start of a new trend. My general feeling at this point...and let me tell you honestly that some of feelings are pretty irrational at this point....is that we have created a sleep monster out of our son. At 10 months old he has pretty much NEVER put himself to sleep without some form of parental aid...usually my breasts or his father's bouncing on the exercise ball technique. This has been all well and good because at least he was sleeping pretty well and we were all getting the rest we needed for a couple of months. The tide has now turned though and even our tried and true methods are not working so well anymore. Granted, I think part of the problem has been teething, but I feel like the bigger issue is that we have always relied on some sort of crutch to get him to sleep. I've said all along that I don't believe in the whole cry it out method for developing your child's sleep habits, but I am now close to changing that opinion! It doesn't seem as though Collin is just going to be able to magically put himself to sleep one of these days...which is what I have secretly been wishing for. CJ says that we need to come up with a plan and I'm all for having a strategy, but I don't know if we have any other options besides crying it out. I'm TIRED and my breasts are TIRED. I feel like a day of reckoning is coming!
posted by JerseyGirl @ Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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Every baby is so different, and so are moms and dads, so it's hard to offer advice. But I will tell you what works for us.
First, I make sure Avery is tired, no naps after 2 or 3 pm. I watch for her to start rubbing her eyes and then I know she is ready for bed. Usually around 8 or so. Dad goes and puts her jammies on, then I nurse her but attempt to keep her awake, then take her in her room and sway with her to a specific song. The same song every night, and it's 5 mins long.
This is our attempt at a ritual, because I have heard that rituals are a good idea... Maybe a bath, or a story, a song, anything to let baby know it's bed time. She still cries sometimes, but not more than 5 mins or so.
As far as naps, I just kind of follow her lead for when she is tired, and it's always every 2 hours or so. The longer I push her to stay awake, the longer the naps tends to be. Even still, she sometimes cries 5 mins or so, but that doesn't bother me if I know she is fine and tired.
HOWEVER! When she is teething, or having tummy problems, all bets are off!!
Good luck, I hope you find rest soon!
GIVE UP YOUR BLANKET THAT MIGHT WORK
Every kid is different and parents too I agree! T.D. sleeps well. She grabs her blanket and pulls it over her head and goes to sleep. Every night. We are blessed. But our ritual for her each night is the same. Dinner, jammies, story, lights out, bed at 7 p.m.
We do let her cry it out sometimes for 5-10 minutes in the middle of hte night. It's usally a waking up and realizing we are not there and then she finds her blanket and goes back to sleep. If she keeps going we check on her. It works though and she normally goes right back to sleep. The more we check the more she gets up at night. The less we check she doesn't wake up after a night or two.
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