As expected, Amy did not take to the new sleep routine very well at first, but I’d still say this first attempt went remarkably well.
Mark put her down after her bottle, when she was showing signs of sleepiness. He read to her, played the mobile, gave her a pacifier. He sat on the floor quietly where she wouldn’t see him. Turned out the light quietly. Left the room quietly. Closed the door.
And then she started yelling.
Finally we got her calmed down and she fell asleep — in the crib.
Made sure she had a clean diaper, gave her the pacifier, took it out when she needed to yell, tried it again when she seemed ready, repeated often, talked to her, patted her, let her hold onto some fingers, and soon the eyelids fluttered — I stayed as still as I could until her grip loosened, then I left.
She slept until 6:30 this morning.
Nice. Way to go.
Comment by Sandra — March 17, 2007 @ 7:49 pm
Way to go!
You are making great progress in many areas of your life.
Comment by katm — March 17, 2007 @ 9:45 pm