I'm a little reluctant to say it out loud, but we've reached a major milestone in the Johnson house. Our baby is sleeping through the night!! He did it for the first time at 4 weeks old (pretty sure that was a fluke), and then a few more times when he was 5 weeks old. Eli is now 7.5 weeks, and he's slept until at least 6 am for the last TEN nights IN A ROW!
We have been following the Baby Wise book. While it's been very difficult at times to keep Eli on the recommended routine, it has been well worth any frustration. I know all babies (and parents) are different, and BW doesn't work for everyone, but I would recommend that anyone with a newborn at least give this sleep method a shot. We certainly have broken some of the rules from time to time . . . sometimes he won't stay awake when he is supposed to, and sometimes we can't resist rocking our baby to sleep in our arms . . . but it worked!
It is amazing how good it feels to get a good night's sleep!
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| When I woke up this morning. Still no peep from the little man! |
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| And this is how I found Eli. I had to wake him up! Notice his swaddle. He's started squirming out of it every night, so it might be time to try something else! |
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