Sleep. I never would have imagined what a luxury that concept would become upon entering parenthood. Fortunately, almost five months into the adventure of being mom and dad, the two of us have adjusted to getting fragmented sleep at night. Unfortunately, so has Levi!
I never thought we would have to participate in "sleep training," but at our last appointment, our pediatrician suggested that we start working on getting our son to sleep through the night. He assured us that it's healthy for Levi's development. He needed to sleep more than three hours at a time.
I've read books and asked friends lots of questions, as there are so many opinions out there on the best way to get babies to sleep through the night. Feeling as ready as we'd ever be, we started sleep training last week, after apologizing in advance to our duplex neighbors! We bought a baby monitor and set up camp in bed, bracing ourselves. I can sum up that first night in one word: miserable. It went against all instinct to not run in to the rescue each time he woke up, but I didn't. Lo and behold, our little bundle of joy made it through the night and was actually all smiles the next morning.
I am happy to report that one week later, Levi is doing so well! He is sleeping through the night, and the three of us are much more rested in general. We are so proud of him!
Here's a snapshot of part of our bedtime routine. I can't get over how adorable these two are together.
3 comments:
Way to go Lauren! You're right there are tons of opinions out there but you gotta do what's best for you guys! So proud of you!
So, wait, did you just leave him alone all night or did you check in occasionally?? I want to do the checking in occasionally, etc... But I feel like when I check on Brielle it works her up all over again. I don't know if I should just leave her to cry. It seems unnatural, yes, but I'm not against it if it will work. AH, I don't know. Once she has regained what she lost while she was on her eating strike, I think it is time to do sleep training. I mean it this time - seriously!
Pretty much - I never thought I would be a cry it out mom, but I did it and it totally worked. We bought a video monitor, which made a huge difference because like you, Madame Stone, checking on him woke him up. I honestly thought I would give it a week and then probably try something else, but in less time than that he was sleeping all the way through.
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