Just thought I'd share with all you mamas who have supported me through sleep deprivation hell (and all you mamas who are still there and might need some hope...)
Jackson is sleeping! Jackson is sleeping!
For the last week or so, Jackson has been sleeping 6-8 hours a night. Like without waking. Like without nursing. Like sleeping through the night. For a while he was spending the rest of the night tossing and turning and crying, which made for some pretty rough nights (especially considering his 6 or 8 hours starts at 7 pm and I rarely go to sleep then!). But the last couple of nights have been heaven. 1 or 2 wakings total, a little sweet talk and backrub and he drifts off again. And, he is teething right now and has a cold!!
Do you believe that?!?!!
What worked for us was some serious nightweaning. We abandoned the 6 hour period Dr. Jay recommends and stopped nursing in bed altogether (except for nursing to sleep initially). Even when he wakes for the last time in the morning I don't nurse him in bed, I take him out to the couch. My gut just told me he didn't 'get' the whole 6 hour period thing, that he was holding on, waiting until I would nurse him instead of learning how to not nurse at night. So, we did it, it was hard, it worked...
So, come to our party! I'm bringing some really good coffee and these monstrous cinnamon rolls I saw at the Maltby Cafe last weekend (dinner plate size, in a huge puddle of frosting!).
For the last week or so, Jackson has been sleeping 6-8 hours a night. Like without waking. Like without nursing. Like sleeping through the night. For a while he was spending the rest of the night tossing and turning and crying, which made for some pretty rough nights (especially considering his 6 or 8 hours starts at 7 pm and I rarely go to sleep then!). But the last couple of nights have been heaven. 1 or 2 wakings total, a little sweet talk and backrub and he drifts off again. And, he is teething right now and has a cold!!
What worked for us was some serious nightweaning. We abandoned the 6 hour period Dr. Jay recommends and stopped nursing in bed altogether (except for nursing to sleep initially). Even when he wakes for the last time in the morning I don't nurse him in bed, I take him out to the couch. My gut just told me he didn't 'get' the whole 6 hour period thing, that he was holding on, waiting until I would nurse him instead of learning how to not nurse at night. So, we did it, it was hard, it worked...
So, come to our party! I'm bringing some really good coffee and these monstrous cinnamon rolls I saw at the Maltby Cafe last weekend (dinner plate size, in a huge puddle of frosting!).