Yeah, She’s Sleeping Through the Night. Oh Wait, No. Just Kidding.
Sweet dreams lovey love!
Not too long after I announced to the world that my sweet baby was sleeping through the night, she started not sleeping through the night. It was so nice of her to wait till after I boasted to my group of friends that “Yes, my baby sleeps through the night. Oh, yours doesn’t? Awww, poor you. I know, I’m so lucky. Yes, she’s such a good baby.”
She must’ve heard those conversations and was like “Oh no Mother, remember when you made me cry in my bassinet for a whole half a minute? Well take this!”
Recently she started waking up in the middle of the night and won’t go back to sleep until I nurse her. I thought, prayed and hoped that it was just a short-term phase. But she’s been waking up consistently for no apparent reason. I sleepily comply so that I can get back to Dreamland as soon as possible. Last night she woke up THREE times!!! What is she a newborn again?
I had to go over possible, legitimate reasons that this might be happening. Is she going through a growth spurt? Is she not getting enough during the day? Am I producing enough milk? After determining that none of the above was the case, I realized she simply was becoming accustomed to being nursed in the middle of the night. It happened once or twice and now she was forming a habit of having to be nursed back to sleep every time she woke up. This is a habit that I would like to avoid at all costs as I know from experience it could mean disaster in the coming months.
Basically, I’m taking this as a queue to upgrade her to a bigger place. The bassinet next to mom and dad is no longer necessary.
With my lactation consultant’s approval and her Pediatrician’s blessing, she’ll be movin’ on up… just like the Jefferson’s…. to the east side of our house and into her own room and crib.
This is a big moment for us. I feel like I’m sending my kid off to college. Like a mama bird gently pushing her baby bird out of the nest. Fly birdie! Fly!
Yes, I have my hesitations and probably won’t sleep well for the first few nights as I’ll be up and checking on her every hour.
But I know it’s for the best and in the long run we’ll all end up sleeping better for years to come.
Have any of you kids had crazy sleeping patterns like this?
hi my name is jessica and i’ve had problems keeping my babies asleep through the night.