We have been experiencing so many first in our home. In case you have forgotten we have been "trying" to get Braylon to sleep in his bed and not in ours. It has been very hit and miss. However, Tuesday changed all of that. First a little back ground. Braylon sleeps on a cot at school and goes to sleep all on his own. Last week he was asking to get in his crib. So I put him in and he played. This has NEVER happened. Then Tuesday after Gym in Jammies Colin out him to sleep in his bed and Braylon slept all night! Wow we were impressed! Wednesday was another story and he cried but he went down and slept again all night! When I say all night I mean he goes down at 7pm and wakes around 7am without making so much as a peep in between. This has been the case all week. He has even been taking his naps there too. Tonight, Colin is on shift and I really want to have my baby next to me in bed. But I know that I cannot not be selfish. Bringing him back to bed would upset this good thing we have going. Also, he has never slept 12 hours straight ever in our bed. So I know that we were waking him up. And I just cannot do that. He needs good quality rest. So he is in his bed and I will be in mine. SO glad that we have an AngleCare on nights like this!
Another first happened along with the switch to his bed. No more night nursing! Since he is not waking up I have no need to try to nurse him back to sleep. I do have to say that I am enjoying getting solid sleep once again. It has been so long.
And finally a first that just happened tonight. Braylon always wants to nurse. When I get home form work it is the first thing he wants. I usually will do it once in the evening and then to put him down for the night. Well, with the transition to the crib I have not been doing the bed nurse but I have been doing the evening nurse. Usually right after dinner. It seems to make him less fussy and want to hang out a little longer with me. So tonight we go up to go to bed and I sit in the rocker with him. Typically, he would immediately attempt to nurse. I was fully expecting to let him nurse and to the rock him a bit. Well, he never tried and I figured that I would not offer it. So today is the first time in 17 months and ten days that I have not nursed him. I made my goal and way beyond. And while I am a little sad, my baby is growing up, I know that this is for the best.
So many firsts. I know that many of you never had the bed to crib transition and if you did it was done long before 17 months. Let me just say that while I am glad to have my bed back, co-sleeping is one of my favorite things. I loved having my baby next to me to snuggle in whenever he needed it.
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