Last night I got a full night of sleep! Jeremy, on the other hand, slept on the couch with Bentley. Bentley had finally been sleeping well. We would do our bedtime routine, swaddle him, and put him down in our bedroom (which is where they are supposed to sleep until they are 6 months). He would sleep until 4:30 or sometimes through the night. Now, things are changing. Bentley is going through an awake period. He is having trouble napping during the day, and staying a sleep at night. During the day he wants to nurse while sleeping…if you put him down he fusses. At night, I feel some of the problem is he is breaking out of his swaddle (meaning he probably doesn’t want it/need it anymore). The doctor told us at the last doctors appointment to let him cry and go in every 5 minutes and pat his stomach and say “go to sleep”. Jeremy and I have been throwing around different ideas on what the best way to get him to sleep is. We have read 2 different books (Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child/ No Cry Sleep Solutions). We have a video monitor on the way and know that soon we need to start transitioning him to sleeping in his crib. Does anyone have any advice on sleep? What strategy worked for you and why?
On another note...I just realized that Bentley doesn't play with toys anymore because he is so busy trying to scoot himself around. It won't be long before those baby gates are going to be needed, this child is determined to get up a go!
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