How our evenings used to look:
Nurse, rock, rock, rock, carefully transfer to crib after he's (accidentally) fallen into a deep sleep. Sneak out of room.
Enjoy your next 15 minutes because they may be your last of the evening. Heck, maybe you should use them to brush your teeth then head to bed. Yes, it's only 8:00pm, but you have a loooong night ahead of you.
Baby wakes squawking, nurse, rock back to sleep, place in crib, sneak into bed. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. Oh! It's 7:00am already. That wasn't too bad, now was it?
How our evenings have been looking recently:
Give baby a bath, read a book or two, nurse, and rock till drowsy. Place in crib still awake, exit. Listen to a squawk or two in protest, then watch baby on monitor roll about in the crib and babble to himself for a few minutes. Then fall asleep on his own.
Baby wakes about 8 HOURS later for a quick feed, then goes back to sleep on his own without protest and stays there for almost 3 more hours.
Wake well rested, with renewed patience, and energy for the day.
Baby is better rested and is less likely to be an only child.
3 comments:
Ha ha! That's great. Way to stick it out. :)
That sounds much better!
work on baby 2 before the T-2's come with baby 1....lol, totally kidding, those words did not come out of my mouth!! eek.
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