Sleep training
We've started sleep-training Elizabeth, today. We've had a few weeks of her resisting going down for both naps and bed, so it's clearly time to make a set schedule, and ruthlessly stick by it.
It sucks. I hate it. I'm listening to her, lying in her crib, crying. She did this for an hour and a half at nap time today. Then, when her cd finished, she went straight to sleep, slept for an hour and a half, and woke up happy and wonderful, and all was forgiven. She was an absolute delight all afternoon amidst running errands in rush hour traffic in the melting heat.
She's been crying for about 45 minutes now. The cd's still playing. I turned it off, briefly, but it didn't help, so I'm hoping when it runs out, she'll go straight to sleep. It's Jason's first time having to listen to this, and so it's hard on him.
It's hard on me too. I hate listening to her cry, knowing I could stop it. It's making me actually physically sick to my stomach.
But. She needs to learn to go to sleep. She needs to learn to comfort herself. She needs to learn that bed time is bed time. She'll survive this and so will we.
I just really really hate it.
It sucks. I hate it. I'm listening to her, lying in her crib, crying. She did this for an hour and a half at nap time today. Then, when her cd finished, she went straight to sleep, slept for an hour and a half, and woke up happy and wonderful, and all was forgiven. She was an absolute delight all afternoon amidst running errands in rush hour traffic in the melting heat.
She's been crying for about 45 minutes now. The cd's still playing. I turned it off, briefly, but it didn't help, so I'm hoping when it runs out, she'll go straight to sleep. It's Jason's first time having to listen to this, and so it's hard on him.
It's hard on me too. I hate listening to her cry, knowing I could stop it. It's making me actually physically sick to my stomach.
But. She needs to learn to go to sleep. She needs to learn to comfort herself. She needs to learn that bed time is bed time. She'll survive this and so will we.
I just really really hate it.