See this? This would be what Riley DIDN'T do last night...
She is sleeping in my arm right now as I type (one handed...) Last night we started phase 1 of the transition to the crib. You see, for the past 6 weeks, she has been sleeping in bed with me, in my arms. And I loved it. And so did she. But I think it's time to get her sleeping on her own, and eventually in her own room all the time. But she's made it clear that this is not going to happen without a fight. Last night she started out in her crib, slept there for just over an hour, and woke to be fed. We brought her in our room, I fed her, and then instead of having her sleep with me, I swaddled her (sort of) and put her in her moses basket by my bed. Aaaand commence longest night everrr...
She actually did pretty well to start out, it was me that struggled with this new arrangement. I put her in bed awake, but drowsy, and she fell asleep after about 15 minutes. Yay! BUT, when she's not sleeping in my arms, she is very loud, and very restless. When she's in bed with me, she's sound asleep... quiet, and still, for the most part. In her basket? Oh no no no. This baby grunted and squeaked and tossed and fidgeted pretty much for the next 3 hours. Now, she was sleeping... eyes closed, and she didn't cry. But I definitely didn't get much sleep. Now I had not given her her paci, and I did swaddle her , but with her hands up, so I thought maybe that was why she was so fidgety, since her hands were free. So while she slept I plotted ways to get her to sleep better... Well, she woke up around 3ish to eat, I fed her, and this time I swaddled her with her arms semi-down, in the swaddle. And clearly that was a mistake. She spent the next 25 minutes fighting and struggling to get her arms free. So I tried to distract her/lull her to sleep by giving her a pacifier. Big mistake numero dos. She would suck on it, then spit it out juuuuust out of her reach, but he could still feel the tip of it on her face, so she would try and suck it back in, but was unable to get it (cue mommy intervention). Yeah I do not want to be re-inserting pacis all night long. So we ditched the swaddle, ditched the paci, and she was totally content... and totally awake. Siiiiiggghhh. 30 minutes later, still awake, but fussing and grunting, I was running on no sleep, Mark's alarm was set to go off in 90 minutes, so I caved. I'd done a pretty good job, I thought, for our first night of this, so I brought her in bed. And guess what... literally as soon as I laid down with her, she was fast asleep. Took no longer than 15 seconds. Didn't hear a peep from her until it was time to eat next (which unfortunately was only 2 hours later).
And now... she's been sleeping in my arm soundly for the last 2 hours... me thinks this little babe is exhausted. And I'm trying to get her as much sleep as possible today because I have a bad feeling she's going to be very unsettled after her vaccines later today. Could be a long night!
But isn't this just too precious to pass up on? This was taken with the camera built in to my computer...
She actually did pretty well to start out, it was me that struggled with this new arrangement. I put her in bed awake, but drowsy, and she fell asleep after about 15 minutes. Yay! BUT, when she's not sleeping in my arms, she is very loud, and very restless. When she's in bed with me, she's sound asleep... quiet, and still, for the most part. In her basket? Oh no no no. This baby grunted and squeaked and tossed and fidgeted pretty much for the next 3 hours. Now, she was sleeping... eyes closed, and she didn't cry. But I definitely didn't get much sleep. Now I had not given her her paci, and I did swaddle her , but with her hands up, so I thought maybe that was why she was so fidgety, since her hands were free. So while she slept I plotted ways to get her to sleep better... Well, she woke up around 3ish to eat, I fed her, and this time I swaddled her with her arms semi-down, in the swaddle. And clearly that was a mistake. She spent the next 25 minutes fighting and struggling to get her arms free. So I tried to distract her/lull her to sleep by giving her a pacifier. Big mistake numero dos. She would suck on it, then spit it out juuuuust out of her reach, but he could still feel the tip of it on her face, so she would try and suck it back in, but was unable to get it (cue mommy intervention). Yeah I do not want to be re-inserting pacis all night long. So we ditched the swaddle, ditched the paci, and she was totally content... and totally awake. Siiiiiggghhh. 30 minutes later, still awake, but fussing and grunting, I was running on no sleep, Mark's alarm was set to go off in 90 minutes, so I caved. I'd done a pretty good job, I thought, for our first night of this, so I brought her in bed. And guess what... literally as soon as I laid down with her, she was fast asleep. Took no longer than 15 seconds. Didn't hear a peep from her until it was time to eat next (which unfortunately was only 2 hours later).
And now... she's been sleeping in my arm soundly for the last 2 hours... me thinks this little babe is exhausted. And I'm trying to get her as much sleep as possible today because I have a bad feeling she's going to be very unsettled after her vaccines later today. Could be a long night!
But isn't this just too precious to pass up on? This was taken with the camera built in to my computer...
Stay tuned for a post-vaccination update! Oh and UPDATE: can we check this out... success! Baby sleeping in a basket! Cross your fingers it lasts more than 20 minutes!
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