We have to make our little guy cry it out. Ugh.
Well I guess we don't HAVE to. We need to. He has forgotten how to soothe himself and has been really wanting to nurse to sleep or only sleep in my arms. We decided if he is going to cry to learn to self soothe, we are using this time to get rid of the pacifier and stop swaddling him. He technically still hasn't rolled over from his back to his stomach but I think he is strong enough to.
The first cry it out day was yesterday morning. It took him just under 30 minutes, then the second nap he didn't cry at ALL. It was amazing. Both naps were 2.5 hours long. The night time was harder, which I expected. He cried for 30 minutes once again but slept really well. I only got up twice to feed him.
Today was different. He cried it out for his first nap and didn't sleep long at all. The "specialists" say that unless they sleep for an hour, don't go get them but let them cry themselves to sleep again. So I did that. 20 minutes later, he was back asleep. He slept for 2 hours but cried for 20 minutes in the middle of it. That doesn't sound like good sleep to me. Bleh. Anyways, for the second nap, he was actually really good and only cried for a little bit [thank goodness because I had friends over]. It wasn't that long of a nap, maybe an hour but I wasn't going to have him cry it out again. Then for his third nap, he went down pretty good again but it was only 45 minutes.
I HATE IT SO MUCH. Currently, he's been crying for 16 minutes and he is still going strong. People tell me that its a hard first couple days but its so worth it.
I know that this is the saddest thing in the world, but it will help him have healthier sleep, me have healthier sleep, and I know he isn't mad at me when he wakes up. I also know that it isn't "unhealthy" for him to do it. It's just extremely sad at the time.
06.09.17
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