i am trying to put eva on a schedule. every time, like every time, i tell someone they say good luck with that. seriously is it so hard? probably. but i think people mis-understand my version, or reasons, for a schedules. i'm not trying to get my daughter to be more advanced than her age will allow. i am just trying to get her days and nights straightened out. and most importantly i am trying to get her to sleep at night in between her feedings. for the first week i was demand feeding... when she cried i tried to feed. and she cried every hour from 11pm to 3 am and wouldn't sleep unless i held her and rocked her. well that meant that i didn't sleep and was getting crazier each night. so i reached my breaking point on my own and decided a change was needed. i found a book with a strict outlined schedule starting at her age, and progressing through the first year, and bought it first thing monday morning. the end result should be a baby who sleeps through the night and can self sooth back to sleep. i have followed the exact schedule only one day this week... i am not a type A person and tend to be more laid back. but i have tried to follow the principles of the schedule with feeding and wake times, and space between naps and bedtime rituals. so far every night this week our daughter has slept in between her feedings. success. even if i never put her on the exact schedule the book was worth it. it gave me direction when i had no idea what to do. it gave me hope in the middle of the night that i would be able to sleep again. it gave me my sanity. and that was worth it.
it's called The Contented Little Baby Book
the reviews are a bit controversial, people either love it or hate it.
3 comments:
I'm glad you found a bit of sanity. That breaking point you described is what makes you search for answers, reach out for help, or at least vent and ask for advice. You found what worked for you, and Eva sleeping between feedings is a success that brought you some relief and peace. Good job, mommy, another hurdle behind you!
You will get so much advice (I'll be one of those) that it can be overwhelming and condradicting. You can learn from a lot of it, but your own instincts are worth a lot.
You are doing great, you will do great, and you have a good man beside you to walk the journey with. Love you tons!
oh my gosh your birth story was so great! you dont know me, but i'm a friend of mikes from way back in the day and i found your blog thru steve and melissa. sorry if this is creepy:) but congratulations!!!
ps..(and i am absolutely no expert) the best book in the world that changed my life was the Baby Whisperer. had my kid sleeping through the night by 5 weeks old and me not suicidal:)
both boys have been put on a schedule since day one. well not a real schedule at first but the day we came home the hospital we started a night time routine and hyrum will be 3 in jan and still has the same night time routine! hey they work and will make you not go insane!
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