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We did it!!

post #1 of 7
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Avett and I just survived our first night of sleeping with him COMPLETELY away from my chest! I'm so excited! The breakdown went as follows:

8:30 - 10:30: I slept ril good while daddy held him

11:40 - 12:40: slept next to me in snugglenest unswaddled (I actually just laid him down there for a second to go to the bathroom, and when I came out he was asleep! So random and unexpected for him! So I left him there)

1 - 2:30: Swaddled him and he slept for the very first time in his pack and play bassinet!

5 - 6: another hr in the bassinet, even though he chatted through most of it

6 - 8:30: a marathon session in his swing, still swaddled


I was determined to break him of the chest habit last night, and he exceeded all of my expectations. My sleep wasn't the greatest since he did a lot of talking and noise making in these places, and also I rarely got more than 2 hrs at a time, but still - we are MAKING PROGRESS and I am so proud of him and me!!!!
post #2 of 7
Congrats! Isn't it amazing when they surpass all your expectations? I still can't believe that tonight will mark one week since we used a nipple shield. I hope you have similar luck.
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Originally Posted by cloudbutterfly View Post
I still can't believe that tonight will mark one week since we used a nipple shield.
Fantastic, great job! That is my next issue to tackle :-)
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Originally Posted by Truckerdoo View Post
Fantastic, great job! That is my next issue to tackle :-)
Are you using one too? Or just BFing in general?
post #5 of 7
Yay! Congrats!
post #6 of 7
Ah, thanks for the inspiration! We are trying the same thing too - to transition out of mommy's arms/chest and into his own space.

Last night he slept 2 hours in bed away from me, and 1.5 hours in bassinet (mine was chatty too!!!). I slept so much better. The swaddling really helps though.

Good luck tonight. I will be thinking of you at 1am.
post #7 of 7
YAY!! Way to go Momma!! We're still co-sleeping with her in bed, but will start trying to move her away next week. She does sleep in her pack-n-play in the daytime, which Mommy is very happy for!
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