So, Zac and I have been trying to "figure it ALL out"...parenting that is. We have been measured and found wanting. Our latest task has been trying to figure out how to get this sweet little bundle of joy to sleep at night. Avery has been doing very well with nap time, but he seems to have amazing endurance when 8 o'clock hits. We start bedtime routine around 7 by bathing, singing or reading, nursing, and then praying right before we lay him down at 8. For the past 2 weeks he has cried for almost 2 hours every night (with us going in and shush patting him every 5-10 minutes) and finally around 10 I give in and get him up and nurse him to sleep. He also rarely sleeps more than 3-4 hours before waking up (shouldn't he be sleeping the whole night by now?). So if any of you seasoned parents out there have any miracle suggestions we are definitely open to it!
Weeping may last for the night
But JOY comes in the morning!
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hey Bekah!
first of all, the pictures of Avery are PRECIOUS!
second, every child is different... I truly don't think certain advice works the same way for every child... you have to listen to all advice, then figure out what works for your baby.
I will tell you that (according to Scott), Maggie started sleeping through the night at about 6 weeks (which is REALLY early)...
Rebekah slept through the night around 8 months...
Rachel slept through the night around 10 months (and it took serious cry-it-out measures)...
and Lauren slept through the night at 6 months.
Hang in there... you AND Avery will figure it all out eventually :)
Agree with Sarah - EVERY child is different. And everyone has a different definition of sleeping "through the night". :) Sydney slept 12 hours through the night at 9weeks. She was a freak. Fletcher - well, he only started sleeping 7-5am at 9months!!! The good thing was, even when I was getting up with him at 2/3am, he would go right back to sleep. Even now, he takes a bottle at 5am and goes back to sleep for another hour or so. How old is Avery now?
Also, some babies just have a fussy period of the day. His is apparently 7ish-10ish. Maybe go ahead and keep him up longer. Or let him cry it out longer. Syd was a terrible napper and I would let her cry for 30 minutes or so.
You will eventually figure it out. And then he will change his habits. :)
It'll happen! Claire started sleeping through the night at 2 months - it was lovely! Chandler was 11 months old. Ugh.
I don't have a perfect memory, but I think Janey was similar. We ended up just tickling, laughing and bouncing in the evenings for an extra half hour. Then we kept her up (and active) until she was ready to relax...then we started the bedtime routine. My advice would be to try and keep Avery up for an extra 30 minutes to an hour and see if he'll settle in a little later, and save you an hour of fussing. After you can get him in bed at 9, then you can try to back up bed time by 15 minute intervals or so. Even after you get him in bed by 8 different baby seasons will change your schedule. Growing or teething will make him more hungry or uncomfortable along this road to toddlerhood. Just when you think you have him figured out new seasons come along and help you grow as a parent. Sorry I don't have hard fast miracle cures...maybe by the time baby 2 comes along I'll have my skills cemented :) You and Zac are great parents full of wisdom- we all make it though with the Lord's help, and grace <3
Thanks ladies! I cherish all the feedback and advice. The one thing I keep hearing is that all babies are different and you can't fit them into a mold. I am finding this is very true :)
Bekah
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