First, a photo disclaimer:
Pediatricians are recommending parents not put their babies on their stomachs to sleep at night. This picture was taken when I put Brycen down for a nap. I thought it would be good tummy time. So I promise I'm listening to his doctor!
Tyson and I have recently been told about a book called
"On Becoming Baby Wise".
For those who don't know what that is, it's a sleep reference guide that helps regulate your baby's eating schedule allowing them to nap as well as sleep through the night. We've heard a lot of good things about this book and the miracle worker that it is. We've started giving it a try, but we're not sure if it will work for us. It talks about how a 3-month-old baby should be sleeping through the night (which Brycen is not doing by any means.) And if they're not, the best thing to do to get them out of the routine of waking up through the night is to let them cry until they fall back to sleep.
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We tried this tonight and it didn't work so well. Brycen cried for over an hour before we decided to take him out of his crib and give him a bottle. At this point I'm trying to decide what we should do - if we should keep going with this routine and give it a couple more days, or if it just isn't going to work for Brycen.
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It is so hard for me to let him cry!
Especially since I swear he calls for me when he starts that tired whimper he has.
His little "wahs" turn into what sounds an awful lot like "ma", "mama", and "mom." It melts my heart when I hear my sweet little baby call for me in his tired or sad state. I told Tyson tonight that I'm pretty sure he's already said his first words by doing this. :)
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The book also talks about getting the baby on a good eating routine. I feel like Brycen does pretty well with an eating routine. Until we reach the middle of the night, that is. During the day he stays pretty regular. I'm able to watch his cues plus keep him on a relatively good schedule. That is one thing about this book that is good advice that I know works for Brycen.
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So besides the fact that I hate hearing Brycen cry for me like he does and sound so sad, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I think partially where we've gone wrong is waiting to start him on a routine. The book suggests starting a routine when the baby is born. We didn't start till he was almost 3 months old. I received some good advice and opinions through Facebook about this book, both negative and positive. But I have a lot of friends who check my blog more than view my Facebook status. So I'd really like some more opinions about this! I want Brycen to learn to sleep through the night. For his sake and our sake.
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What have you done that works well? Has this book been helpful or are there other techniques out there that seem to work?
The cupcake creators
Brycen was pretty worn out by the end of the day.
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