March 29, 2007
Oh what a day!
I talked to Maile today, and she told me about her sleep dramas with Connor. She inspired me to try to put Gianna back on a schedule, since her teething pains seem to have subsided. Tonight, I started the sleep ritual at 5:30 PM.
At 5:30 PM, I woke her from a brief nap to feed her dinner. It was cereal and sweet potatoes. She ate it all up, but she was really sleepy.
At 6:00 PM, I gave her a bath. She loved it! She was splashing around like a mermaid!
At 6:15 PM, I took her out of the bath and got her dressed in her pj's.
At 6:30 PM, I left the bedroom with Gigi sobbing in her crib. I had sung her Brahms' Lullaby tree times before leaving.
At 6:35 PM I went back to soothe her, but not pick her up. I stayed for 3 minutes, then left the crying baby. I sang her Rock-a-bye Baby. :(
At 6:45 PM, I went back to soother her again. She has been crying non-stop since I left. I sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Again, I stayed for 3 minutes.
At 7:00 PM, I went back. She was still crying loudly and strongly. :( I stayed for 3 minutes, rubbing her belly and talking quietly and calmly to her. I stayed for 3 minutes. She started to quiet down, but when she saw that I was leaving, she started to wail again. :(
At 7 :15 PM, I went back again. She was on her belly this time, so I rubbed her back. She was sobbing into the crib bumper. She was so sad. I stayed for 3 minutes. She calmed down while I was with her, but when I left, she started to cry again.
At 7:30 PM, I went back in to see her, but I did not talk to her or rouse her. She was softly sobbing into the crib bumper again, but it looked like she was asleep. I watched her, and I tried to move the bumper out of her face so she could breathe better. I stayed there for about 10 minutes just watching her. She was asleep, but she was still whimpering in her sleep. I was brave enough to move her onto her back to the middle of the crib. She stayed asleep.
At 8:30 PM, I went to check on her. She was sound asleep, no remnant sobbing.
I hope she sleeps for the rest of the night!
I talked to Maile today, and she told me about her sleep dramas with Connor. She inspired me to try to put Gianna back on a schedule, since her teething pains seem to have subsided. Tonight, I started the sleep ritual at 5:30 PM.
At 5:30 PM, I woke her from a brief nap to feed her dinner. It was cereal and sweet potatoes. She ate it all up, but she was really sleepy.
At 6:00 PM, I gave her a bath. She loved it! She was splashing around like a mermaid!
At 6:15 PM, I took her out of the bath and got her dressed in her pj's.
At 6:30 PM, I left the bedroom with Gigi sobbing in her crib. I had sung her Brahms' Lullaby tree times before leaving.
At 6:35 PM I went back to soothe her, but not pick her up. I stayed for 3 minutes, then left the crying baby. I sang her Rock-a-bye Baby. :(
At 6:45 PM, I went back to soother her again. She has been crying non-stop since I left. I sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Again, I stayed for 3 minutes.
At 7:00 PM, I went back. She was still crying loudly and strongly. :( I stayed for 3 minutes, rubbing her belly and talking quietly and calmly to her. I stayed for 3 minutes. She started to quiet down, but when she saw that I was leaving, she started to wail again. :(
At 7 :15 PM, I went back again. She was on her belly this time, so I rubbed her back. She was sobbing into the crib bumper. She was so sad. I stayed for 3 minutes. She calmed down while I was with her, but when I left, she started to cry again.
At 7:30 PM, I went back in to see her, but I did not talk to her or rouse her. She was softly sobbing into the crib bumper again, but it looked like she was asleep. I watched her, and I tried to move the bumper out of her face so she could breathe better. I stayed there for about 10 minutes just watching her. She was asleep, but she was still whimpering in her sleep. I was brave enough to move her onto her back to the middle of the crib. She stayed asleep.
At 8:30 PM, I went to check on her. She was sound asleep, no remnant sobbing.
I hope she sleeps for the rest of the night!
posted by mama at 8:14 PM
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