This happened way sooner than I had anticipated.
The plan was to have Haley sleep in the bassinet next to our bed until she was about 3 months. I figured this would help me out in a couple ways. First, I can lean over and check on her as much as my neurotic little heart desired. Second, it would make breastfeeding easier since all I had to do is pick her up, feed her, and put her back into the bassinet.
Three weeks in and I am exhausted. (Duh, what new parent isn't). With her at my bedside, I wake up at every peep, every coo, every grunt. So in addition to waking up every few hours to breastfeeding, I wasn't really sleeping much between feedings. Last night, I was reaching the end of my ropes. My husband had a busy weekend at work, so I hadn't gotten much time alone with him. I was ready to regain just a bit of my sanity. So I gave her the boot.
At 9 p.m., I fed her and put her in her own room in her own crib for the night. I felt guilty when I walked into our bedroom and felt relieved that it was adults only. I anticipated a long night of her fussiness with the change, but I was determined to enjoy a few minutes of peace with my husband. I fell asleep a lot quicker than I thought I would and didn't wake up again until 2 a.m. when Haley was letting me know it was time for her to eat.
Breastfeeding was a lot easier too. First, I was more awake because I was now required to get up and go across the hallway. Second, my rocker is super comfy and easy to feed in. Third, I actually enjoyed the opportunity to cuddle with my little girl without worrying about falling asleep with her in my arms. I worried she wouldn't fall back asleep, but to my surprise she went back down in her crib--no problems.
A few hours later she was up again. I got up, fed her and was back in bed.
Overall, it was a very successful night. Hopefully tonight goes well too. She seemed to get better rest in her crib so I am hoping the new transition will stick but parenthood is all about flexibility.
On another note, I'm off to the gym for the first time since I had the baby. I gained over 60 lbs. during my pregnancy and enjoyed every calorie of it. Now, for the consequences. I'm already down 30 since my delivery but I can tell the latter half will not be so easy. This should be fun.
The plan was to have Haley sleep in the bassinet next to our bed until she was about 3 months. I figured this would help me out in a couple ways. First, I can lean over and check on her as much as my neurotic little heart desired. Second, it would make breastfeeding easier since all I had to do is pick her up, feed her, and put her back into the bassinet.
Three weeks in and I am exhausted. (Duh, what new parent isn't). With her at my bedside, I wake up at every peep, every coo, every grunt. So in addition to waking up every few hours to breastfeeding, I wasn't really sleeping much between feedings. Last night, I was reaching the end of my ropes. My husband had a busy weekend at work, so I hadn't gotten much time alone with him. I was ready to regain just a bit of my sanity. So I gave her the boot.
At 9 p.m., I fed her and put her in her own room in her own crib for the night. I felt guilty when I walked into our bedroom and felt relieved that it was adults only. I anticipated a long night of her fussiness with the change, but I was determined to enjoy a few minutes of peace with my husband. I fell asleep a lot quicker than I thought I would and didn't wake up again until 2 a.m. when Haley was letting me know it was time for her to eat.
Breastfeeding was a lot easier too. First, I was more awake because I was now required to get up and go across the hallway. Second, my rocker is super comfy and easy to feed in. Third, I actually enjoyed the opportunity to cuddle with my little girl without worrying about falling asleep with her in my arms. I worried she wouldn't fall back asleep, but to my surprise she went back down in her crib--no problems.
A few hours later she was up again. I got up, fed her and was back in bed.
Overall, it was a very successful night. Hopefully tonight goes well too. She seemed to get better rest in her crib so I am hoping the new transition will stick but parenthood is all about flexibility.
On another note, I'm off to the gym for the first time since I had the baby. I gained over 60 lbs. during my pregnancy and enjoyed every calorie of it. Now, for the consequences. I'm already down 30 since my delivery but I can tell the latter half will not be so easy. This should be fun.
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