Holy rough nights.... This week has not been Lydia's best by far. She has this internal clock that goes off about 12 or 12:30 a.m. and she is up until 4 I mean no sleep except for maybe the occasional 15 min cat nap on mommy or daddy while we rock her or walk her around the house for the gazillionth time. (good thing we didn't replace the carpet like I want because i'm pretty sure there will be nothing left of it if we have another week like this one)
Does anyone have any suggestions on getting her into a better schedule (I've been trying to keep bottles right at 3 to 3 1/2 hours apart, putting her in her crib for a couple naps a day and trying to wake her up to play a bit during the day too) or anything that worked with your babies when they were screaming their heads off like a crazy version of their cute self?!?!?! Matt and I are exhausted and frustrated, I just don't want us to start taking it out on eachother... soooooo help me please!!!
Don't get me wrong I love my new baby more than I love sleep but I reeeaaaly love sleep :( THANKS!
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Have you tried letting her just sleep at night where she likes to sleep in the day? (Swing, bouncer, etc...) or maybe on a boppy? It's good to eventually transition but right now it doesn't really make a big difference as long as the 3 of you are sleeping. Aubree slept new to me some nights, in the pack n play, in her crib...but you need sleep so don't so much worry about a strict routine right now. She's still so little that you will be able to worry about that later.
Also have you been giving her gas drops? THat worked like a charm for me!
Hope you get some sleep girlie, I promise promise promise it gets easier soon!
Ps. Forget what books tell you. I always tell people that. If she needs to eat every hour to make her happy then that's okay! You will find what your baby likes over time because they are all different. Praying for you and your pretty family.
Hey--people always told me go with my instincts. That woulda helped if I HAD ANY! :) I did the Babywise system with Lilly LOOSELY. I basically just tried to do the schedule of eat, wake time, then nap. I tried to stick to that. Sometimes she wouldn't though. I also became VERY addicted to the swing. She eventually ( around 10 weeks ) started to skip middle of the night feedings. Don't get discouraged, sleep WILL come. :)
If you have a mantra for the next year of your life it should be "this too shall pass" That is what I have learned! These little babes are forever changing and I have felt like once I got one thing figured out and going well then some other challenge arises! So just remember "this too shall pass"!!! I also do BAbywise....it's one of those things you can do as strict or loose as you want, but it has really worked for us! I love ya!!!
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