So....let me tell you something awesome!! Last weekend, I spent 90% of each day trying to get Layla to sleep. I would rock her for 45 minutes and lay her down only to hear her wake up 30 minutes later. Then I would rock her 45 more minutes to try to extend her nap. That’s not the awesome part. Actually it was a long weekend for everyone...especially Lily. We knew we needed to make some changes.
So Monday we packed up the mamaroo, we packed away the swaddle and we prepared ourselves for sleep training (ahhhhh...not that...anything but that). We decided to teach Layla to self-sooth, help her become less dependent on eating to calm down, and sleep in her crib without a swaddle. I mean, if we’re doing it, we might as well do it all.
The first night was rough. Layla did a lot of crying. I watched a lot of YouTube videos to try to distract myself from the crying. But (here’s the awesome part) the last couple nights, Layla has done a great job!!!! She still needs a little help getting back to sleep and I think Husband must have the magic touch because he will hold her for a minute, put her down and she will fall asleep in a couple minutes. Can he use “helping my kid learn to fall asleep” or “helping my wife stay sane” as a reason to call in sick to work this weekend?
We are very thankful!! Sleep training isn’t an easy process and we haven’t totally got it down yet but we are so thankful for the success Layla has had so far!!!
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