Well, as you read before, it took Dawson 25 min to cry himself to sleep the 1st night. It was so sad. At 5 am he woke again and was trying to eat me alive. So I fed him a bottle and asleep he went until 7:30. It's amazing how good sleep can change a person. Dawson was so much happier (some may say he's already happy, but he has been super whiny), he played better independently, and listened to me. It was amazing, and he still loves me.
Night 2... well we got home at 10:00 and I laid him down in his crib with no bottle since he had one about an 1 hour before. He throws up if he gets too much. It took less than 3 min! I didn't even go in to check him on the 3 min mark, he just fell asleep! Whoo hoo! So me and J.D. went to bed. It was 10:20... Dawson didn't wake up wil 5:30! I gave him a bottle and he was trying to sleep, but I needed to change him. Once I did, he threw up all over me. It was okay cuz he had slept for 7 hours. That is a major improvement. I'm okay with once a night, just not 4-5 times a night of waking up. So, quick bath, and he went to sleep on his own. He slept til 8:30. I feel so refreshed. I actually kept waking up because I'm so used to it. I can't remember the last time I got 7 hours of sleep. Anyways, thank you to my good friend Britt for letting me in on this strategy of getting a child to sleep. It worked! :)
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