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Mommy - 0
Much to my chagrin, I am officially throwing in the sleep training towel for now. I just don't think Cohen is ready for it and I personally, for my mental health, cannot take one more night of his crying. 5 nights is enough to know it's not going to work right now. If his crying was tapering off and was for a shorter amount each night, I'd keep going, but it's not.
Got him down by 8:00, he woke up at 3:20, cried for 20 minutes. I'm thinking, once again, "Great, only 20 minutes...this must be it!!" Wrong-o Timber Tom. He woke up at 4:40 and cried until 5:45. Then again at 6:25, at which point I got up and answered his booty call and nursed him. Aren't they supposed to cry less each night? Not my dear, sweet-natured Cohen.
After talking with my mom, who's 3 daughters all slept 12 hours at night by the age of 4 months, and Christian, I've decided to give in for now. Some of you will be happy to hear that.
But I will certainly try again in a month or so. For now, I need more sleep to deal with Sir Fusses Alot all day.
My friend, who's baby is a week younger than Cohen, and I went for a walk yesterday and Cohen fussed and cried the entire time while her baby just sat there taking in all the beautiful sites without making a PEEP. I had to carry Cohen and push the stroller (her sister eventually caught up with us and pushed it for me) around the park to keep him calm. When we got back to my friend's house, she hugged me in a "I'm sorry you have such a rotten kid" kind of way and I cried the whole way home.
I really hope he doesn't get kicked out of daycare for fussing so much! We're meeting the director of the daycare today and that will definitely be one of my questions.
On the bright side, he looks adorable in one of the outfits a friend bought. I'll post a photo tomorrow. He might fuss a lot but he sure is cute to look at. I don't know what I'd do with him if he was ugly.
I am SO sorry! Some days are like that for us too. I feel you on the sleeping thing - she is 10 months and although she went through periods of sleeping 12 hours straight, the last couple months she is waking up at least once, but generally more like 2-3 times. It is SO frustrating and I try to do all sorts of methods - ferber, cry it out, etc - but honestly after being up a couple hours in the middle of the night, I give up and go nurse her. It is just plain easier and I know that is wrong at her age. I think you are wise to give it another month. Let him adjust to daycare (he will do fine - I promise - they are used to dealing with 'troublesome' little cuties!). Then try it again once this adjustment period is done. I actually have to say that Addie does better at daycare then home, she naps 2 times a day for a couple hours and I can barely get 1, 40-min nap on the weekends.
ReplyDeleteCohen is a cutie. On Addie's fussy days, I am extremely glad she is as cute as she is. Greg says that she had to come that cute so when we leave her on the side of the road one day, someone will pick her up! ;)