Sleep
I didn’t sleep well last night, but after a rough start Mark and Amy both slept all night.
I think we may have reached the point where it is no longer helpful to rock Amy to sleep before putting her in the crib. Mark says she pretty much always wakes up crying a half hour or so later, no matter what time he puts her down.
My guess is that it’s time to start helping her learn to fall asleep in the crib. That could be a lot of work — standing there watching, patting, talking, replacing the pacifier, winding the mobile again, and so on — but if it works, I think it might be worth it — I think she might then be less likely to wake again.
The main thing is that Mark is stressed every single night when he goes to bed, because he anticipates that waking crying and having to go through the whole process of rocking her and putting her down again. He needs to be able to have some quiet evening time, some peace, to relax and replenish as he goes to sleep.
Sleep training is hard, but SO worth it. I don’t know what method you’ll be using (there are so many out there, and debates by the mile) but I pray you’ll find one that works for all of you. Once Sadie learned to sleep in her crib and soothe herself, we all got more rest.
Comment by shelley — March 16, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
Yep, exactly what Shelley said…a ton of different methods and all debatable in one way or another. I too hope you will find what works for all of you soon. Its a bit of a tough hurdle, but once you get through it, you’ll be glad you did. Goodluck.
Comment by Sandra — March 16, 2007 @ 8:34 pm