Monday, March 29, 2010

Healthy Sleep habits, Happy Child

So since Pella has been about 3 weeks old, she totally decided to ditch the naps! She would be awake all day! maybe sleep for a total of 2 hours out of the entire day....now that shes 2 months old, I notice how exhausted she is, her eyes are red, she fights trying to go to sleep, I was using 25 different sleep aides (which I am opposed too) and she was defiant, NO NAPS!So Today was day 1 of the Healthy sleep habits, happy child approach..and I'd like to share was a success today!
she was up at 8am changed her, fed her, burped her, had about 1 hour of wake time , laid her down slept for 1.5 hours.
11am changed her, fed her, burped her, had about 1 hour of wake time , laid her down slept for 1.5 hours.
2pm she was fed, and slept for 2 hours up her aunties.
5pm changed her, fed her, burped her, had about 1 hour of wake time , laid her down slept for an hour
8pm changed her, fed her, burped her, had about 1 hour of wake time , gave her a bath, topped her off with another 2oz, laid her down at 9:30pm and shes still sleeping.

I never realized until I started reading HSHHC (with my kindle on m iphone) how important sleep truly is for these little tiny humans...I'm hoping by her getting this extra sleep, and by me becoming the sleep NAZI, she will be a happier child! just like the book says!

anyone else read this book?? thoughts? experiences? feedback?

6 comments:

  1. thanks for the recommendation! After the first three weeks Rue stopped napping all together, except for a 10-15 minute cat nap here and there... AWFUL. I have been so exhausted and drained. And his eyes are red too. :( Poor kids.
    I'm def gonna check out this book....

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  2. thats awesome marce! i would establish those good routines now, so you're not screwed later! nice job!

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  3. that is amazing. how are you getting her to sleep when you put her down? how come she isnt fighting the sleep now?

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  4. i swaddle her....and I was only swaddling her when she goes to bed, so i think she connects being swaddled with going to sleep ...and I was always bouncing her, putting her in vibrator chair, rocking her....over stimulating her for sure!!!! it takes her awhile to fall asleep,and i continuously am having to stick her pacifier back in her mouth....but im sticking to it...

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  5. oh yeah i swaddled liv for the longest time. good luck!

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  6. This book has been recommended to me so many times, I just need to buy it already! It's supposed to be one of the best, let me know how it all works out!

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