I am getting excited now. I have to admit I wasn't really for a while there. I was thinking with Lauren not sleeping and being cranky I wasn't going to enjoy it. Then on Saturday we had a dinner at my parents with family friends and Lauren did good. She did get cranky and didn't want to sleep but she did. We even stayed out late with her sleeping upstairs. It was really nice. The family friends have a 14month old daughter as well. They said that they have been through this and totally understand. I felt a bit better that no one there had a problem with the fact that she was having a meltdown before bed and that I was with her somewhere else. I don't have that at both sides. Usually I hear things like "why can't you keep her quiet" 'Shouldn't you take her down stairs rather than just another room so no one can hear" and the best, " put her down to sleep downstairs and close the door, then she can cry and cry and you can't hear her and you can enjoy the night, She will learn"
I know that they need to learn to put themselves back to sleep. Lauren has been doing this well for a few weeks now but they wanted her put down in the middle of a meltdown and ignored. This I can't do. I think at my parents she couldn't be put down awake and go to sleep cause she didn't' know where she was and the bed was different. Tony just went in and held her till she fell asleep and then put her down and she slept fine. Since then at home we can put her down awake for her naps and bedtime and she goes right to sleep.
I have also given up on trying to stop her nighttime wake ups for now. We noticed that there wasn't a pattern to her waking and once she was fed she was fine. I am not feeding her to sleep eve, she eats and then I put her back to bed awake and she goes to sleep once she wiggles around till she is comfortable. I figure once she is on more formula maybe then she will sleep better. She isn't getting much protein from just veggies and fruits and the only protein is from the 10mls 3x a day from the formula. Once she gets a bit more maybe then she will sleep. She is only up twice and that is fine I guess for now.
I am done shopping and almost the wrapping. I have to admit that Tony wraps I just have to do the stocking stuffers and his gift so I have it pretty easy. I plan to do this during Laurens afternoon nap today. I should be doing it during this one but the wrapping supplies are in her room and I don't want to go get them now. It is going to be a busy 2 days but it will be so much fun!
Lauren is getting older
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Good post!!! I'm glad to hear you've adjusted your thoughts on the night-waking. When I struggle with that, I choose to remember that night waking is something babies do on purpose to help prevent SIDs :) That kinda helps. Sometimes ;)
And I can't believe people would say that to you - obviously Lauren didn't want to sleep somewhere new and different. Anyone has trouble sleeping in new places. Even grown ups :)
AND I can't believe that Tony wraps gifts. Jordon doesn't shop or wrap. He came this year ONLY because he had to pay since I was on mat leave. LOL.
hi! i've been an occasion reader when your baby was first born because i was due only a few months later. and i just wanted to drop a quick comment saying you're doing a great job!!! i know how difficult it is with a baby who won't just fall asleep. my firstborn was like that, he would meltdown if he was over-tired or over stimulated and he seemed to only want to nap for 45min at a time! drove me bonkers. we got the same advice it sounds like family is giving you: just let him cry....but we tried that a few times and it would only make it worse. i don't want to go on and on here, but just know that you're not alone. that a lot of moms have extra fussy babies and that it WILL pass! my son started sleeping through the night at 9 months, and that felt like an eternity, but it was SO nice when it happened! anyhow, huge ((hugs)) and prayers for a good night's rest!
Paige-I totally understand-Im blown away that people tell you to put her somewhere strange and new to cry it out - thats freaky and not very nice either.....you guys def. did the right thing!! I wouldve done that too....either me or wayne wouldve held her till she fell asleep. Your doing awesome, its helpful to know that someone else is going through this too - and im not alone! thanks!
:)Heather
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