I think yes.
I followed all the "rules" and didn't go get him, didn't check on him etc. and it just wasn't getting better. Night 3 Damon and I decided we were going to stop doing this method. We aren't against letting him fuss for a little bit, but Crew just wasn't getting better at crying it out. It was still taking him 30 minutes at least to cry to fall asleep on night 3. I just wasn't doing that anymore. Especially when he would cry for naps which he took 3 times a day. That was just too much crying for me.
Okay so instead, I tried going back to the basics. I brought back the binkie. BUT I still don't swaddle him anymore. Although he hasn't rolled over from his back to his front, I'm sure he could. Bringing back the binkie was a good choice! He took it out but wasn't mad when he did. He fell asleep without it a couple times. He kind of just played with it.
Last night he had SIX uninterrupted HOURS of sleep. Oh my gosh, I woke up SO HAPPY.
Today is Sunday so we were all over the place all day. That baby only took one nap at home, poor kid. He took a 30 minute nap before church then a 30 minutes at church in my arms. Right after church we headed to my parents where I attempted to give him a nap. That did not happen. He was honestly SO good for only getting an hour of sleep the whole day. He fell asleep on the way home then we arrived and I fed him and put him down. At first he was fussy but I just tried to do everything without picking him up. I read him a book, replaced the pacifier, sang to him, and put my hand on his face/chest/hand. Slowly, I tried to get it so he didn't see me but could still hear me. Then eventually he didn't care that he couldn't see me and he fell asleep!
From this experience, it makes me wonder a few things. Maybe he doesn't need 3 naps a day that come to about 5 hours of sleep. Maybe I should put him to bed when he is REALLY tired like he was tonight. And maybe I should stop stressing about his sleep constantly ALL DAY.
He never gets super grumpy when he doesn't get a nap but I just want him to be the healthiest baby and I want him to have the opportunity to get as much sleep as he needs. My pediatrician told me to look for the signs of a tired baby so he isn't overtired when you put him down.
Before this experience I usually look at the time and if it's been 2 hours I have him take a nap. I didn't really see if he was tired. That will be my goal this week! He will hopefully still be getting the amount of sleep he needs.
Heres to a week of no crying and a healthy sleep schedule.
6.11.17
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