When Alex was a newborn, I was totally exhausted. I was nursing Alex to sleep in the early morning. He'd wake at about 5 AM and I would take to nursing him in my bed for that feeding. He'd fall asleep and so would I. Then he'd wake again at about 7 or 8, which I could handle as a waking time for myself. That lasted only about 3 weeks after I started doing it. (Could have been longer, I suppose, had I started doing that earlier.)
He grew out of it. He eventually started dropping feedings, including the 4-5 AM one, and just sleeping through to 7 or 8. Now he needs a bottle to sleep for a nap only on certain occasions, like if he's having a rough day or if he just got a lot of happy stimulation beforehand. It got to a point at which now, he lets me know he wants a nap even if we're playing at that time.
I hope it stays this way.
August 22, 2007
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