That was the worst night we have had with Sienna, EVER!
When I went into the room and picked her up out of the crib and I nursed her at the end of the bed she had already realized our plan... She was squirming and kicking and when I thought she was back to sleep I attempted the move... Enter the no-breathe cry... So I picked her up again and tried to get her to sleep... This was not working as she was trying to leap out of my arms... So I did the lay down feed... Kyle and I then decided this whole "trying to get her into her OWN bed thing" was not going to work... She spent the rest of the night half awake in fear of being moved from in between mommy and daddy in their tiny double bed where Kyle and I slept with our backs to her on about three inches of mattress each... Every time she woke up and cried she was having flashbacks of being in the crib which made it really difficult to release her, she just screamed in my face until I let her latch on again... I think I slept for thirty seconds last night, LITERALLY! I woke up several times to Sienna's sweaty head in my arm pit and Kyle woke up to her kicking him violently in the back... At 8:30 this morning Sienna was ready for the day, smiling sweetly but still recalling the crib incident, and just to make it clear that this was not a good move on our parts, she began head butting her daddy...
While Kyle was giving her some weetabix this morning he said it so well "she's clearly past the age of bed training..." Oh and he had to throw in "it's all your fault, we could have done this at three months..." YA, THANKS, WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT IT IS MY FAULT!"
Supernanny to the rescue?
Oh Deb! You're not alone in this... First you have to decide do you want her to seep in her own bed or to sleep through the night cause they're two different issues.
ReplyDeleteIf you want her to sleep in her own bed then you have to be strong and constant. You will not get much sleep for a while but babies learn quickly. Try putting her down while she's tired but still awake so she learns to fall alseep on her own. That way when she wakes up in the night he can put her self back to sleep. Also do the same routine before you put her down- like sing the same song so she knows what's coming. Does she have a stuffy or a comfort toy? That usually helps.
If you want her to sleep through the night then you need to stop the night nursing. Figure out how long she usually nurses for then every 3 days nurse her for 1 minute less until she starts sleeping through that feeding. It's a LOT of work but it works! If she's up more than once in the night then start with eliminating the feeding closest to the morning and work your way backwards.
Like I said before- you're not alone in this. I'm still trying to get my youngest to sleep in his crib all night (my hubby keeps bringing him into bed!).
Good luck- keep us updated!
PS- Does she nurse to sleep during the day?
Hi Christina,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the info! You're right i need to be persistent and deal with the issues separately!
That's the thing! Sienna doesn't nurse during the day at all, although she usually naps in her stroller in the day when we go out for our walk.
Sometimes she will go to sleep without it, if she's tired enough Kyle can usually put her down. I am going to try everything you've suggested! I'll keep you posted!
xo