Chase is now 3 months old today. Wow, time has gone by really fast. However, at times, it seems to drag forever too.
Many of you know my personal opinion on raising my newborns. (It's emotionally driven, no scientific facts.) I just don't feel it's right to let a newborn cry-it-out. It worked with Carter, he slept for a few hours at night, and took long naps. Chase on the otherhand is more stubborn. He was on a good track. (I will put this out there too, Chase actually is easier than Carter to get to sleep, but doesn't sleep for long periods. Poor Chase, the real problem is with Carter I had 1 child. With Chase I now have 5 to care for during the day.) We went to Oregon and Chase was sleeping about 5-7 hours at night. I don't know if Chase is going through a phase, but for almost 2 weeks now he wakes up every 2-3 hours. Sometimes he is hungry, (I know that's not what wakes him up, but nursing him is what will put him back to sleep.) He is on a good nap routine, but after I put im to bed, it's like....will I get 2 or 3 hours or praying for more.
Another factor is Chris' alarm clock goes off every morning at 5am now. (Also something I didn't have to worry about with Carter. We just slept in till about 8)
I think I am going to move Chase into his own room this weekend, maybe not having us disturb him might be the ticket. Otherwise, I am not sure what I will do. I don't feel comfortable letting him cry till at least 4 month. However, I know others have done it. I know the child isn't scared for life. (I did let him cry one night after waking up after only 1.5 hours, but he cried for 45 minues. I just couldn't take it. So I nursed him down, then he slept again for only a little while. I know he just needs to learn to fall asleep alone, but I just think he's too young......and darn STUBBORN. He is super persistent, I think he gets that from me.) I still ahve no problem doing nigth time feedings, but the past few nights he's woken up 4-6 times.
Besides his contant night wakings, he is napping well. (falling asleep at 9, between 12-1, and again between 3-4, and in bed at 6:30ish)
All that said, it really isn't that bad, Chase is easy to soothe and return to sleep, unlike Carter, however, it's just uch more often than what I remember with Carter.
Another factor different this time is i know what a good routine and schedule look like now, and am anxious for Chase to be old enough to reach that point.
any thoughts?
3 comments:
You just have to try different things. And what works might not work after a couple of weeks or he just mught realize this is how it is and settle into a routine that works for you and him. Whatever you try give it several days for him to get used to it. People will always have advise but you have to do what you feel in your heart is right for you. Love you all!
I watch kid's as well when the girls were young it was tough on our family life. We needed the income.
I would be nursing Lissa and there would be 3 kids crawling up the kitchen counter tops and one getting something in the other room.
I finally had to stop babysitting for a while till my kids were able to handle it.
So that's when I got into gardening and canning.
Didn't have much of a social life out side of family functions and church as long as it was free.
I shopped at the Goodwill, clipped coupons, cooked from scratch.
We had one car Eric had it. We lived in a trailer park with a neighbor that would call me all the time. Drove me nuts.
I got upset one day complaining about the neighbor to Eric and didn't realize he was outside listening.
I felt horrible after that he took us to dinner and decided to give some privacy back.
When I did babysit I had to draw the line to the mom's that decided to not bring food for their kids to eat, and show up early or late to get their kids. I had to protect my family and our schedule.
for some reason moms thing that babysitters don't have a life. They decide go shopping after work so you will feed their hungry kids.
Or that your babysitting and they don't need to bring food for their kids.
The reality is you are doing them a favor and aren't getting paid enough to do it, or appreciated enough to do it.
Eventually I gave up babysitting and my life was much easier and my family was happier.
I don't know if this helped or not.
I had a totally diferent daycare experience.I ended up doing daycare because I couldn't find any good ones for Jason. I took one room in our house that during the week was for daycare and the kids weren't able to get to the rest of the house. Unless they were infants or on a special diet I provided all the food. I liked it that way I could make sure they ate well and it was a write off any way. Doing daycare takes a lot of adjustment for your family but it can be good too. We got so attached to the kids I watched it. It is a way to be home for your kids and that really is what it is all about.
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