On Monday morning we started on our quest to get Lucy sleeping in her own crib--so far she's taken daytime naps in somebody's arms, and spent the nights snuggled up next to a breast in our bed. It was working out quite well for her, but less well for us, so we decided to phase her into becoming a champion sleeper on her own. We read a book and prepared for lots of tears, but when we put her down for her first nap of the day on Monday, she cried for 6 minutes and went to sleep. While she was crying we sang, patted her, shushed her, and held her hands. I was prepared for a 45 minute meltdown, once again proving that the key to a happy parenthood is low expectations.
Day 2:
This morning (Tuesday) I put her in her crib alone (Shaggy was in class), and once again, it was not what i was expecting! She was down in the crib with no crying at all, maybe drowsy but awake turned into already asleep? Or maybe she's just a quick learner . . . I'll wait 10 minutes for the first stirring/partial awakening and see what happens, but if that goes well it's onto a shower.
12 minutes later, not a peep, and I've confirmed that she's still breathing.
Day 3:
I'm such a proud mama! We put Lucy in her crib this morning at 8:30, drowsy but definitely awake. She wiggled quite a bit, sucked on her hand for a few minutes, fussed a little, and then went to sleep. No crying at all, and we just sat nearby--Shaggy sang from a distance, but I didn't shush or pat her, and the whole thing took a total of 8 minutes.
Go Lucy!
Day 4:
Getting her to go to sleep in the crib (for naps) is turning out to be the easy part; getting her to stay asleep for more than 30 minutes is decidedly more challenging. I've read that infant daytime sleep tends to be disorganized longer than night time sleep, so now we have to decide whether to work on extending naps or just jump right in to the all-nighters. I'm looking forward to having the bed back to ourselves, but I have a feeling I'm also going to miss the little snugglebunny.
(who wouldn't miss this?)
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