Changes

Hi Bud,

So we are making some changes starting today. You don't sleep at all during the day like you should and you get up 4 times a night still to eat. You have been doing better at falling back asleep fast at night (I dont usually have to stay up for over an hour anymore) but its a struggle to get you to sleep more than 30 minutes at a time during the day. All my books say you should be sleeping 1 or 2 hours 4 or 5 times a day and not be up for over 2 hours ever. Well, we need to make some changes. I am going to try The Sleep Sense Program. We are starting today. So far, not so good. You have had a 30 minute nap and a 23 minute nap and have now been sleeping for about 20 minutes. That isn't anywhere near an hour and a half, but I think it will work.

I am no longer going to hold you when you are sleeping (at least not too often) and am going to start a bedtime routine. I am thinking bath, pjs, book and eating. We will see how that works. I know you still need to get up and eat at night, at least for another month or two, but hopefully you can start to go longer between feedings and get more sleep during the day. I really believe that part of your extremely fussy behavior is sleep deprivation. You get overly tired and then fussy and then you can't sleep.

Lets hope it works. It doesn't hurt to try, but you have cried more today than usual, but it's in your best interest, I think. I hope. Lets see how it goes.

Good luck learning how to fall asleep on your own (that's what I read the problem is, you don't know how to soothe yourself to sleep).

Love You!!!

Mom