Sunday, June 22, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Night ???
Hadley got sick at the end of sleep training. First it was the throw up, then she had some fever, then it was really bad nasal congestion. So we're back at square one. I'm going to redo the whole thing after another night or two when I'm sure she's completely well again. I am a much more pleasant person when I have sleep!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Night 9
I went in the hallway last night. This is how long it took:
Happy mama! But then she cried at 9pm-ish. I started to just let her cry and see if she'd go back to sleep, but I wanted to maintain her trust so decided I'd open her door again and get back in the hallway. As soon as I opened the door I smelled throw-up. Poor baby. It's hard to sleep well when you're covered in vomit. :(
I had to give her another bath because it was everywhere. I was scared it was a virus, but she had no other symptoms and had tried a new baby food earlier (and a lot of it). She still slept fine all night and kept down her bottle at 5am, so she went to school. I hope that doesn't make me a bad mama, but she hasn't done it again so it must have just been the food.
Hoping for another successful night, one in which I just walk out and she goes to sleep! After that happens I will stop with all the sleep training posts. You're welcome :)
Happy mama! But then she cried at 9pm-ish. I started to just let her cry and see if she'd go back to sleep, but I wanted to maintain her trust so decided I'd open her door again and get back in the hallway. As soon as I opened the door I smelled throw-up. Poor baby. It's hard to sleep well when you're covered in vomit. :(
I had to give her another bath because it was everywhere. I was scared it was a virus, but she had no other symptoms and had tried a new baby food earlier (and a lot of it). She still slept fine all night and kept down her bottle at 5am, so she went to school. I hope that doesn't make me a bad mama, but she hasn't done it again so it must have just been the food.
Hoping for another successful night, one in which I just walk out and she goes to sleep! After that happens I will stop with all the sleep training posts. You're welcome :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Night 8
Well, I ended up going in the hallway last night even though Collins was awake in the living room. He was watching Up so he was quietly entertained.
Hadley didn't love that I wasn't in her room. She fussed about 10-15 minutes, but never cried hard. I put her to bed earlier (after reading more info on sleeplady.com) and she slept longer! She went to bed at 7:30pm and woke up at 6:00am, as opposed to 5 or 5:30am.
A night or two more of hallway-ness, then I'm supposed to be able to just close the door and she'll fall asleep on her own!
Hadley didn't love that I wasn't in her room. She fussed about 10-15 minutes, but never cried hard. I put her to bed earlier (after reading more info on sleeplady.com) and she slept longer! She went to bed at 7:30pm and woke up at 6:00am, as opposed to 5 or 5:30am.
A night or two more of hallway-ness, then I'm supposed to be able to just close the door and she'll fall asleep on her own!
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Night 7
Ahh...sleep. Such a beautiful thing.
Last night was another great one. After the bedtime routine (read a book, tell the lamp/window/etc. night-night, sing a song, rock a tiny bit), I put Hadley in her bed and went across the room. She took about 20 minutes again, but I don't think it was necessary that I stayed in the room. She stood up some, played with her fish thing, talked a little...still no crying. She slept till 5:30am!
I think tonight I'm going to try just walking out and closing the door. I'm a little nervous about that because the book says the next step is to leave the door open and move into the hallway. I just don't know how I can do that with her brother in the living room blaring away. He'll be quiet for a while, then just all of a sudden let out a roar. Literally. He's a tiger, you know. So we shall see.
God bless the Sleep Lady! (and Dr. Loftin and the inventor of ear tubes)
http://sleeplady.com/
Last night was another great one. After the bedtime routine (read a book, tell the lamp/window/etc. night-night, sing a song, rock a tiny bit), I put Hadley in her bed and went across the room. She took about 20 minutes again, but I don't think it was necessary that I stayed in the room. She stood up some, played with her fish thing, talked a little...still no crying. She slept till 5:30am!
I think tonight I'm going to try just walking out and closing the door. I'm a little nervous about that because the book says the next step is to leave the door open and move into the hallway. I just don't know how I can do that with her brother in the living room blaring away. He'll be quiet for a while, then just all of a sudden let out a roar. Literally. He's a tiger, you know. So we shall see.
God bless the Sleep Lady! (and Dr. Loftin and the inventor of ear tubes)
http://sleeplady.com/
Monday, June 9, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Night 6
Wooo Hooo!!!!!
Hadley slept all night again last night! She took less than 20 minutes to fall asleep and did so with NO crying!
I laid down at the opposite end of the room, but I don't even think she noticed. She didn't really look at me at all, just talked and moved a little and went right to sleep.
Whew! We're getting there!
Hadley slept all night again last night! She took less than 20 minutes to fall asleep and did so with NO crying!
I laid down at the opposite end of the room, but I don't even think she noticed. She didn't really look at me at all, just talked and moved a little and went right to sleep.
Whew! We're getting there!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2, Nights 4 and 5
Okay, I think we're making progress. On Friday night, Hadley cried/fussed (not too badly) for about an hour, then slept all night! Oh, what a glorious feeling.
Last night she only fussed/stood up/etc. (no crying at all) for 45 minutes, which was a huge improvement; but then woke up at 12:30am and cried pretty hard for about 30 minutes or longer. I didn't rock or feed her though, and she finally put herself back to sleep and slept till 6:30am.
So, I guess we're making progress? I think tonight I'll go to the other side of the room instead of lying right next to her. I think that's the instructions from the book (Good Night, Sleep Tight), but I honestly haven't even revisited the book. Maybe I should do that...
Last night she only fussed/stood up/etc. (no crying at all) for 45 minutes, which was a huge improvement; but then woke up at 12:30am and cried pretty hard for about 30 minutes or longer. I didn't rock or feed her though, and she finally put herself back to sleep and slept till 6:30am.
So, I guess we're making progress? I think tonight I'll go to the other side of the room instead of lying right next to her. I think that's the instructions from the book (Good Night, Sleep Tight), but I honestly haven't even revisited the book. Maybe I should do that...
Friday, June 6, 2014
Sleep Training, Round 2
Hadley, Hadley, Hadley. Ohhhhh Hadley. Sweetest baby girl. Except at night time.
On Monday we went for her post-op visit and learned that her ears are in perfect shape! I have been delaying really sleep training her for fear she was still hurting and that's why she was awake during the night. She also has two new front teeth that I'm sure were/are playing a part in her wakefulness.
On Tuesday night of this week, she slept all night long without a peep! People keep asking if I woke up all during the night worried about her. Umm...no. I don't wake up during the night unless someone wakes me up. Ever.
She was even easy to go down initially that night. Jake tried to rock her, but she was so squirmy he just put her down and she went right to sleep. Bliss!
Wednesday night wasn't as good, but not bad either. She again went to sleep easy as pie, but woke up around 12am or so. I went in and sat next to her crib and said "Shhhh...lay down...go night, night" a hundred times. She took probably 20 minutes to soothe herself back to sleep. Not bad.
Last night was way worse. I thought I remembered the nights getting easier, not worse. She went to sleep easily, but then woke up less than an hour later for some reason. I wasn't finished putting Collins to bed yet, but went in her room anyway because I didn't think it would take long. I sat in the chair at first, then decided to lie down on the floor and pretend to be asleep. She didn't cry too badly, but stood up, looked around, tried to knock the fish mobile thingy down, chewed on the crib, etc. for about an hour. She finally went to sleep and I thought maybe we were making progress.
Until 12:30am-ish (I always lose track of time). She woke up again. I went in again. I sat in the chair, then got on the floor. I forgot my ear plugs. Big mistake. The child sounds like this when she cries:
I don't know how long it went on. Seems like an hour maybe. Jake made a bottle and stuck his arm in the room to offer it to me. I was adamant about not feeding her; she doesn't need to eat during the night. But then it went on a little longer and I got desperate, plus I was very aware that Jake was probably going crazy and Grammy was in the living room trying to sleep, probably going crazy as well. So I gave her some of the bottle, which she didn't even want, then held her and rocked her, which she did want. She had her paci in her mouth, smiling as she drifted off to sleep. Like she had won!
I was literally in tears because I was cold and sleepy and frustrated and hopeless. Why is this child not sleeping? I know she's capable. I know she's well. I know she's sleepy.
I have to keep reminding myself this is not a cruel thing to do; I'm right beside her, and it is teaching her an important life skill. She is just mad, not neglected. Your thinking becomes clouded in the middle of the night when someone is yelling at you!
We'll get there, eventually. I'm going to keep on doing what I did with Collins and we'll just have to listen to her little Stitch self cry. And I won't forget ear plugs anymore.
On Monday we went for her post-op visit and learned that her ears are in perfect shape! I have been delaying really sleep training her for fear she was still hurting and that's why she was awake during the night. She also has two new front teeth that I'm sure were/are playing a part in her wakefulness.
On Tuesday night of this week, she slept all night long without a peep! People keep asking if I woke up all during the night worried about her. Umm...no. I don't wake up during the night unless someone wakes me up. Ever.
She was even easy to go down initially that night. Jake tried to rock her, but she was so squirmy he just put her down and she went right to sleep. Bliss!
Wednesday night wasn't as good, but not bad either. She again went to sleep easy as pie, but woke up around 12am or so. I went in and sat next to her crib and said "Shhhh...lay down...go night, night" a hundred times. She took probably 20 minutes to soothe herself back to sleep. Not bad.
Last night was way worse. I thought I remembered the nights getting easier, not worse. She went to sleep easily, but then woke up less than an hour later for some reason. I wasn't finished putting Collins to bed yet, but went in her room anyway because I didn't think it would take long. I sat in the chair at first, then decided to lie down on the floor and pretend to be asleep. She didn't cry too badly, but stood up, looked around, tried to knock the fish mobile thingy down, chewed on the crib, etc. for about an hour. She finally went to sleep and I thought maybe we were making progress.
Until 12:30am-ish (I always lose track of time). She woke up again. I went in again. I sat in the chair, then got on the floor. I forgot my ear plugs. Big mistake. The child sounds like this when she cries:
I don't know how long it went on. Seems like an hour maybe. Jake made a bottle and stuck his arm in the room to offer it to me. I was adamant about not feeding her; she doesn't need to eat during the night. But then it went on a little longer and I got desperate, plus I was very aware that Jake was probably going crazy and Grammy was in the living room trying to sleep, probably going crazy as well. So I gave her some of the bottle, which she didn't even want, then held her and rocked her, which she did want. She had her paci in her mouth, smiling as she drifted off to sleep. Like she had won!
I was literally in tears because I was cold and sleepy and frustrated and hopeless. Why is this child not sleeping? I know she's capable. I know she's well. I know she's sleepy.
I have to keep reminding myself this is not a cruel thing to do; I'm right beside her, and it is teaching her an important life skill. She is just mad, not neglected. Your thinking becomes clouded in the middle of the night when someone is yelling at you!
We'll get there, eventually. I'm going to keep on doing what I did with Collins and we'll just have to listen to her little Stitch self cry. And I won't forget ear plugs anymore.
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