This is Paige's latest face. I have no idea where she learned it. If you've been reading my blog since the beginning, you'll remember that I've always had major issues with getting Paige to sleep in her crib, and sleep through the night. I made the huge mistake of letting her nurse in bed, which led to her sleeping in our bed all the time. It was extremely difficult to break that habit, but we have FINALLY done it!
Six weeks ago, (when we moved into the house) I made up my mind to teach her to sleep in her crib, without needing me to put her to sleep. It has truly been a hell-ish experience, but now it has really paid off. She sleeps through the night (most of the time) and falls asleep on her own. She doesnt fight it when I put her in her crib. It really feels like a miracle. I feel so much better about motherhood now that I have that under control. It was the one thing that really overwhelmed me. Everything else has been relatively smooth. (Not that I'm some kind of motherhood expert.) So, come on down baby #2! I'll do better this time around, I promise!
8 comments:
Hallelujah is right! What on earth did you do? I've been reading books on the very same problem and I can't bring myself to just let her sit and cry. That is so wonderful for you! Yay Ash!
That's great Ashley! Scarlet is the total opposite and I think that's only because of her hospital experience. She goes to bed easily and doesn't like to sleep with us even though I've wanted her to a few times! :) I'm nervous about having another baby and having to deal with the no sleeping thing. Let me know when you are expecting again!! :)
Pah ha ha. You are so hilarious. I love the last line... I feel like that all the time. With J i have just screwed up with so much stuff. ha ha ha I am still laughing. I think you're hysterical!
Yay!!! That's great news! That would be really hard. Good work mom!
Totally know how you feel. David has always been a terrible sleeper, and when we finally had him trained to go to sleep on his own it just seemed like a miracle. Although it is a really hellish experience, just like you said. So maybe miracle is an overstatement. Anyway, congratulations! That's awesome! Sleep well!
I have been doing the same thing with Elena. I am just so tired at night and she sleeps so much better with me that I just leave her in bed with us. Mostly because I fall asleep and forget that she is nursing. I have been much more clingy with her than I was with Patrick, maybe because I know she will be my last.
Congrats on the sleeping through the night thing. Eden has recently started a phase of no longer sleeping through the night and waking up crying and screaming for hours. The only way to get her back to sleep is to put her in bed with us. It's not teething, so my next guess is night-mares so I feel your pain. Anyway, huge pain... So, congrats on your accomplishment! I remember when I finally could quit nursing Eden to sleep. That felt like HEAVEN! Although there are now and then times that I miss it when I hear her in her room crying for 35 minutes before she gives up (like tonight).
congrats! i'm so glad that you've stuck it out and it's actually working, that makes it worth it! i definitely feel your pain and know it sucks going through transitions like that, you are awesome though for sticking it out! good job paige at being so good for your mommy!
out here on vacation breanna has had some sleeping issues too, just like she had in spokane, where she freaks out and screams and cries if she sees us in the room at night...she does NOT want to sleep with us apparently :) anywho, wahoo for good nights of sleep, b/c i appreciate sleep SO MUCH now that i'm a mom :)
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