So as most of you know, I've really been struggling with Bostyns sleeping habbits.....it has not been going well. She was waking up way too much to eat and I was getting up way too much too feed her snuggle her, give her her bink and all of those fun things. It was to the point where functioning during the day was impossible.
So my last resort was the cry in out method that I swore I would never do. I just felt like there was a better way to do things then to just let my baby cry her self to sleep. But I really tried everything but that, until Mac and I decided we needed to at least try letting her cry it out. So we did just that.
Last monday I fed her and put her to bed after her bottle and she went down like an angel, but of course she woke up around 4 and cried for about 20 min, It was pretty bad, but I was really surprised she only cried for 20 minutes. I had been warned by so many people and by reading that it would probably be a lot longer then that. But she slept until 7 which I'm totally ok with. The following night was worse, she woke up and cried for about 30 minutes, and a couple more times after that. Like I predicted she did wake up at 7.
Wednesday was Halloween, and we were all out partying so my friend let me put her in her pack and play till we went home. We ended up leaving at midnight, so when we got home I put her straight in her crip and she DIDNT WAKE UP AT ALL! I was shocked when I woke up I couldn't believe that after 2 days she was sleeping through the night! She's been sleeping so good the past week and I hope she keeps it up! I feel like a new woman with all of this sleep!!!!!
Our routine goes as follows
7 am- Wake up eat a bottle, and watch despicable me.
8 am- She goes back down for a nap
11 am We play and get stuff done, grocery store....(and can I just say I love taking Bostyn to the store. for reals)
2pm -Bostyn takes her second nap
4 pm- play and get ready for dinner
6 pm- Bottle and Despicable me
7pm Bath time then more Despicable me
8pm Bed time
Success!!!
DUDE!!! i AM SO happy that she is sleeping!! i've been wonderin how everything was going. GOOD GIRL!!! yay for schedules!! makes your life so much easier huh!! i love that she loves that movie cause jerz like laughs at it haha hilarious! crazy kids. miss your face girl!!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! That is awesome! good work mama! I am in your same boat!! My baby slept through the night at 4 weeks... literally. And did that until his 3 month b-day... now he is up like 3-4 times a night. Not even to eat, just can't get back to sleep. UGHHHH so I am back on the cry it out method too. Well i am starting it tonight. During the week is too hard on Joel! I HATE IT! But for some reason it works, even if it makes you feel like the most guilty mom in the world! Hopefully my baby is as good as yours and catches on quick! :) PS I want to meet that little cutie! Lets do lunch!!
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