Dec. 6, 2005 - Bedtime update |
I was writing a long reply to a comment, so I decided to just make it an entry!
not really. :( Last night was better though. I got up
and nursed A 3 times, DH got up and comforted him 3 times.
Tonight I've comforted him once, havne't nursed him yet. I'm
hoping he'll respond to me in the middle of the night.
Did I mention before that he spontaneously started sleeping through the
night? He did for 2 weeks. I was so thrilled. It
"happened" to coincide with E getting his tonsils/adenoids out.
Literally, the first night after E's surgery, A slept through the night
(I do mean that loosely, he did wake up a few times, but didn't need to
nurse, and DH could just pat his back for a minute). The two
weeks it took E to get back to normal sleeping patterns, A slept the
same way. I was sleeping in E's bed for most of those 2 weeks.
I thought at the time it was pure coincidence. I suppose not
literally, I did see it as a blessing. But now I truly understand it as
a gift from God. It would have been so difficult to have two
children need me so intensely in the night--E was still nursing
then. God graced me with a reprieve from A's needs. Now
we're working on nightweaning in the more gradual way that I had
expected to do.
I'm so thankful for that gift, and for the hope it gives me now--A can
sleep through the night, and he will get there again. Not
tonight, obviously, as he's just waking up again.... Thank you, Lord,
for giving me strength.
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Dec. 7, 2005 - i totally get it :) |
| Posted by isthecoffeeready |
oh, how i understand how you feel. although i never really viewed a night's sleep as a gift from God before i had nurslings!!
tucker nightweaned in two nights. i had no idea what a blessing that was! of course he was three years old at the time. that extra year i'm sure makes all the difference. when he was griff's age, i was tandem night nursing. oiy!!! talk about no sleep!
i've been working on nightweaning griff for over a month. he still wakes up at least 3-4 times. i can cuddle him and rub his back until around 3-4 a.m. --- at that point he has a full blown tantrum if i don't nurse him. i've been refusing to; i keep telling him we can nurse when it's light outside. let me tell you, once the sun begins to peek over the horizon @ 5:30, he's right on it!!! "it's daytime, mama. i wanna nurse!" lol.
hang in there. i keep reminding myself that this is such a short wedge in the grand pie chart of their lives. :)
i'm so glad i'm getting to "know" you heather. it's nice to have a likeminded friend!
~jen |
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Dec. 7, 2005 - nursing |
| Posted by Anonymous |
| I didn't nurse the first one, I was too young and didn't really think about it. With the second, I knew a little bit, but not enough to do it sucessfully. I had a breast reduction when I was 18, so I don't make too much milk to begin with. That coupled with the c-section led me to formula. Now, with the new one coming, I'm hoping that I've learned enough to give it a real try. I probably will have to supplement, but I'm excited to even nurse at all. |
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Dec. 9, 2005 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Monda |
| My youngest didn't sleep more than about 2 hours at a time until he was about 10 months. I remember how insane I felt from the exhaustion. It seemed like all I did was maintain, no getting ahead, too sleepy! When that switch went off, and he started sleeping, it was like I got my brain back! |
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Dec. 27, 2005 - hi |
| Posted by DandelionSeeds |
When I tried to wean, it was so hard for me...with all of the kids, I had to quit "cold turkey"... I did when they were all around a year, but it took two weeks for me to quit being in pain, and then another month before I could quit wearing nursing pads! What a blessings to be able to do so though, right? When I hear stories of women who struggle, I just thank God that I've been able to nurse my precious blessings.
In Him,
Amy |
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