Last night wasn't the best night. The past two nights, Colbi has been waking herself up and talking a lot. I've tried to NOT get up every time and stick her paci back in her mouth, mainly because I don't want her thinking talking is a bad thing. I actually like listening to her, but her daddy on the other hand has to get up very early and doesn't think it's as cute. Yes, she is still in our room at night in her rock n' play sleeper.
This morning she decided to wake up at 2:30, eat, fuss, go back to sleep for 15 minutes and then to start talking. So, at almost 5, I put her in her crib with her paci. She did okay for about 20 minutes, but by the second time of me getting up and putting it back in, I said enough (I was laying on the floor in her room btw). Dave walked in to her room at 5:50 and said "what are you doing?". It probably was kind of bizarre with me on the floor and staring at the monitor. I just knew if I went and laid back down, she would start crying and I'd have to get back up.
She was being pretty quite and I looked in the monitor..........
That's why. You're sucking your thumb!! I couldn't help but smile because its exactly what I don't want her to do. There's nothing wrong with babies sucking their fingers, it's a self soother. It's even cute to a point. I just worry about when they're older. I can't take away their fingers, I can take away the pacifier. And I know, realistically, I can't jump up out of bed everytime she puts her thumb in her mouth because she's dropped the paci, or go run and pick her up EVERY time she wakes herself to rock her back to sleep (although, I'm not really a cry it out kind of girl until they're older......I think 8weeks is a little young to even understand why you would be crying it out).
So, I guess we will have to see if the thumb sucking continues or not. We are DEFINITELY working on sleeping in the crib though because bottom line: this is one tired momma today.
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You are right, 8 weeks IS too young. You are doing the right thing! Just keep asking for help from your hubby and you guys will get past this stage. It's temporary and it will get better!
Hello Brooke,
I just wanted to give you a bit of encouragement and say hang in there! I happened onto your blog through Tanna's blogroll and thought about commenting on your last post. I have a baby girl who is three months old and from the sounds of it, you are experiencing much of the same things we went/are going through with our little angel. I never knew I could be so sleep deprived, but like you said, even those early morning chatting sessions are hard not to love. :) As for sleeping in the floor of the baby's room... I completely relate. Our little one has horrible reflux so that threw us for a loop. We have done much research on the "CIO" or "cry it out" methods. While it works for some, I have read and been told by our pediatrician that this is not a great idea for babies less than 6 months. Some babies will do ok with it, but as you mentioned, at the younger ages... it just does not 'click' with them. We have worked on sleep associations with our daughter and it has worked immensely.
And the finger sucking, we relate 100%! We offered the paci fairly early due to complications and needing a soother when I could not hold our daughter during a hospital stay, but our thoughts were the same as yours. You can take a paci away. Well, now it seems like a quest of our daughter's to see how many fingers she can get in her mouth at once. At this point I am trying to roll with it, but of course praying all the while that it is short lived, lol!
Best of luck with your little angel! She is beautiful! Hang in there. From one new mommy to another, it goes by and I know one day we will miss them being so little. Sorry for the book of a comment! :)
Hello Brooke,
I just wanted to give you a bit of encouragement and say hang in there! I happened onto your blog through Tanna's blogroll and thought about commenting on your last post. I have a baby girl who is three months old and from the sounds of it, you are experiencing much of the same things we went/are going through with our little angel. I never knew I could be so sleep deprived, but like you said, even those early morning chatting sessions are hard not to love. :) As for sleeping in the floor of the baby's room... I completely relate. Our little one has horrible reflux so that threw us for a loop. We have done much research on the "CIO" or "cry it out" methods. While it works for some, I have read and been told by our pediatrician that this is not a great idea for babies less than 6 months. Some babies will do ok with it, but as you mentioned, at the younger ages... it just does not 'click' with them. We have worked on sleep associations with our daughter and it has worked immensely.
And the finger sucking, we relate 100%! We offered the paci fairly early due to complications and needing a soother when I could not hold our daughter during a hospital stay, but our thoughts were the same as yours. You can take a paci away. Well, now it seems like a quest of our daughter's to see how many fingers she can get in her mouth at once. At this point I am trying to roll with it, but of course praying all the while that it is short lived, lol!
Best of luck with your little angel! She is beautiful! Hang in there. From one new mommy to another, it goes by and I know one day we will miss them being so little. Sorry for the book of a comment! :)
Hello Brooke,
I just wanted to give you a bit of encouragement and say hang in there! I happened onto your blog through Tanna's blogroll and thought about commenting on your last post. I have a baby girl who is three months old and from the sounds of it, you are experiencing much of the same things we went/are going through with our little angel. I never knew I could be so sleep deprived, but like you said, even those early morning chatting sessions are hard not to love. :) As for sleeping in the floor of the baby's room... I completely relate. Our little one has horrible reflux so that threw us for a loop. We have done much research on the "CIO" or "cry it out" methods. While it works for some, I have read and been told by our pediatrician that this is not a great idea for babies less than 6 months. Some babies will do ok with it, but as you mentioned, at the younger ages... it just does not 'click' with them. We have worked on sleep associations with our daughter and it has worked immensely.
And the finger sucking, we relate 100%! We offered the paci fairly early due to complications and needing a soother when I could not hold our daughter during a hospital stay, but our thoughts were the same as yours. You can take a paci away. Well, now it seems like a quest of our daughter's to see how many fingers she can get in her mouth at once. At this point I am trying to roll with it, but of course praying all the while that it is short lived, lol!
Best of luck with your little angel! She is beautiful! Hang in there. From one new mommy to another, it goes by and I know one day we will miss them being so little. Sorry for the book of a comment! :)
I remember sleeping on the couch, bc Parker was in his pack and play in the living room, and then crawling out of the room so e wouldn't see or hear me. I swear they can smell us, and they just know. It does pass...that's all you need to know. As hard as it is being in this moment, at 22 months old, I don't remember it being that bad. Haha
You're doing a wonderful job!!!
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