Little Miss Alyssia is learning how to put herself to sleep. I'm so proud of her. I'm half-dead, but she's getting it. The morning nap today was a total loss--we spent the whole time working on put down, put down, put down, and she never went to sleep. The afternoon nap, however, was much better. We did put down for about 20 minutes and then she rolled over and went to sleep!!! WHOOOHOOOO. It's like a miracle. Then she slept for 2 solid hours and woke up happy. Bed time was very difficult. It took me an entire hour of put down to get her to sleep, and, unlike the afternoon, she got SO angry with me for continuing to put her down. By the time she was settling in, she was recovering from the hysterics. I had to fight the "poor baby" feeling by telling myself, it will be better for her in the end when she has learned how to put herself to sleep.
There is no doubt that this method requires patience and dilligence. And there is also no doubt that I need to improve myself in both of those areas. It's hard and I'm tired and my neck hurts. But I think it's going to be worth it. My sister had great success doing this method with her daughter, so I'm going to keep at it. I don't know how long my neck will hold out, but hopefully it will hold out long enough to establish a good sleeping routine.
To everyone who has posted comments--thanks. I can't figure out if there is a way to respond individually to you, but I have appreciated everybody's comments!! Keep it up!
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Hooray for you! Don't give up. In a few days you'll hve it licked and both of you will be happier. Roma goes to bed for naps and nighttime so well it's delightful to see. But it was a struggle in the beginning. Babies are so smart. They get it! So keep on going, and shortly you'll both be sleeping thru the night.
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