Nap 1: Lilah allowed me to rock her. Fell asleep and slept like normal.
Nap 2: Lilah allowed me to rock her. Fell asleep and slept like normal.
Bedtime
7:15pm: Lilah allowed Anthony to walk and bounce her fast asleep.
1:50am: Woke and Nursed her (her last nursing of the prior evening was way before bedtime, so she was hungry much earlier.
2:10am: Back in crib and sound asleep.
4:00am: A small regression - Lilah woke and cried in crib for about 30 minutes. I have heard the third day, they go backwards a little, still trying to figure out what's going on. But, our system has been Anthony sleep in the guest bedroom and monitor and I sleep in our room with the door closed since I am usually the one who will go to her if she cries, while I'm asleep. This has helped for me not to do that. I was asleep and didn't hear this protest cry. I am glad, cause I think I would've caved.
7am: Lilah awake.
I worry that the middle of the night feeding is confusing her. It's hard for me to know if she is able to go 12 hours without a feeding. This is the hardest - to be confident in what I am doing because I don't want to deprive my child of food if there is a need. In addition to Lilah regressing a bit, I also am grieving. I am having more trouble falling asleep at night and even in the middle of the night because I am used to her being with me. I miss her. :( I am surprised at how much I am emotionally involved in this process and realized last night as I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep that I was grieving. I can't say I am getting "more" sleep yet. I am tempted to stop and just go back to how things were, but I also know this will confuse her even more. I have also read that these are normal feelings for parents and many times, parents do end up "giving up" thus contributing to even more of a sleep problem. That said, I am trying to be patient with the results and am hoping in a week or two we will be in a good groove. *fingers crossed*.
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