Giving you a quick update on our adventures in sleeping.. Lastnight Andrew slept a 6 hour stretch then another 2, however the four nights prior Andrew slept 7 hours or longer even 9 hours one of the nights, how you ask?? SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE. We just decided on a schedule that would work for us and agreed to do it the same every night around the same time and see how it goes, so it goes like this:
7:00pm: Bath Time
We now do this every night, two nights with soap and the others with just a lot of playing. He just started splashing around last night and soaked everything...floor, cabinets, counter top, me, etc..
7:30pm: After daddy dries, lotions, and dresses we give him one of only two bottles of formula
-Once done daddy plays with him and reads a book, usually Goodnight Moon. Then he changes his diaper and swaddles him (arms out).
7:45-8:00pm: Sometime between this time frame I nurse him and he zonks. Many people say not to nurse them to sleep, but it works for Andrew.
9:00-9:30pm: Between this time frame he is out for the night.
This is what has worked for us. We have done it for 5 nights and overall he is doing great. We will see how tonight goes, just taking it day by day. We have given up on the cry it out method, it just does not work for us. In every story I have read about this the longest time anyone had was 50 minutes... Drew has them beat by far with over 2 hours. There may be time at a later date we may try it again, but we will see.
Now that we are getting the nights under control, it is time to focus on days as he is still not napping. We are literally taking baby steps!!
I am attaching a new picture and video.. these are at 11 weeks!
Until we meet again.. Christie
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