Last night, unfortunately, is becoming more common for our nights. During her last feeding of the night she gets fussy and distracted. With the help of some tummy massage and leg exercise, she has a HUGE bowel movement. She finishes eating after I change her diaper...and her clothes. Then goes to sleep no problem. Wakes up 4 to 5 hours later wanting to eat...and ends up having a fussy night.
This is a far cry from what she used to do, and what she CAN do. She used to do 9pm eat 9:45 sleep 3 pm eat 3:30 sleep 7:30 wake-up eat. She has gone 7-8 hours many times without eating. I had this crazy idea to sleep train her into holding her 8 hour nights and she fought back with a vengeance!!!
Last night while I was curled up in fetal position on our recliner trying to drown out Presley crying in our room (Terry had already made his way to the living room)....Terry suggested giving her a pacifier. I snapped back at my poor husband (who has to get up early to go to work) "that won't work". He kindly(yet firmly) reminded me that I am not the only one that knows how to take care of Presley and I should try it.
3 hours later (that would be 6:30am now) after giving in and feeding her, burping her and her laughing at mommy wanting to play at 5 in the morning...I gave her the pacifier. What-do-ya-know???? It worked. Next thing I know, Terry is standing over me at 8:30am while I am in bed (with the baby...I get desperate sometimes) wagging his finger at me because Presley, sleeping like a baby, still has her cute little pacifier in her mouth (she's still sleeping now and it's 9:15am). Terry has a lot of grace with my stubborn self.
In spite of all the good and bad things about pacifiers and using them at night....I sure hope this sticks.
PS. Presley will be moving from bassinet in our room to crib in her room after my dad comes over today and puts up her blinds in her room.
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Def. a thing created by God - a pacifier!
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