Sleep Patterns
All is quiet in my house
After many months of changing sleep patterns, it’s finally come to this: After Saioa goes down at around 6pm, she wakes up three times. At 10pm, 1am and 4am. It’s always on the clock; she’s very punctual for being only 8 months old. But she’s eating well during the day so I know that she shouldn’t be waking up three times a night at this age because she’s hungry. She’s developed a habit of waking up and so have I. Sometimes I’ll wake up right at 1am and wonder why I’m awake. Of course I’ll look at the clock and then hear Saioa shortly after, beckoning me for her nighttime nursing.
I don’t mind getting up to nurse her, I just don’t think she needs it three times a night.
Recently, I had to have a friend baby-sit for me and I wasn’t due to come back to the house until about 9:30 or 10pm. The whole time I was worried about Saioa waking up and wanting to be fed before I got home. Sure enough when I got home, guess who was awake and waiting for me?
I’ve known for a while that I need to break her habit, I’ve just been avoiding it.
Finally, the other night when she woke up at exactly 10pm, I just went in there, gave her back her pacifier and walked out. It was hard! She doesn’t understand why I didn’t pick her up. But I had to squelch my feelings of guilt in the name of good sleep habits.
She stopped crying after five minutes.
At least I can put her down awake and she’ll fall asleep on her own without a problem. According to my Pediatrician, that’s the biggest sleep dilemma when it comes to infants.
Now, I just have to get her sleeping through the night.
How does your baby sleep through the night? Any tips for me?
