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tinytoes
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i dont want to jinx things....BUT....since Teddy was really poorly over the weekend I think he's figured out that sleep is not his enemy.
Firstly yesterday day I was trying to bounce / rock him to take a nap. Well, he wouldnt go off and my legs were killing me so I gave in adn sat him on my knee in front of tv (cbbees). After literally 2 minutes of staring at the screan he rolled over on my lap, snugled his face into my jumper and went to sleep. It was like he made the consious decision to close his eyes and to go to sleep. This in itself is a breakthrough in itself, I've ALWAYS had to rock him until he cant stay awake and his eyes get so heavy they slide shut.
Anyways he did this twice yesterday.
And the last night he went to bed and woke half an hour later (as usual) and instead of immediately crying he lay there wide awake but calm adn looking about, and then occasionally snuggling down into his blanket (we have a camera linked to the tv in the living room so we were spying on him!!). He didnt actually go off to sleep for 10 minutes later I went and so I went and rocked him as usual.
Then tonight he went to bed, woke a while later as usual and then (HOOOORAAAAH!) went off to sleep again all on his own! It is a major breakthrough!!!!!!! It has never ever happened before that I havent been up and down the stairs since putting him to bed and going to bed myself.He just snuggled into his blanket and wham, gone! HOOORAy!
And I never did the letting him cry it out thing as I just couldnt. I'm hoping it's just his age. Or the sheer exhaustion his illness caused in him! lol.
Either way, I'm one happy mummy tonight!!
Firstly yesterday day I was trying to bounce / rock him to take a nap. Well, he wouldnt go off and my legs were killing me so I gave in adn sat him on my knee in front of tv (cbbees). After literally 2 minutes of staring at the screan he rolled over on my lap, snugled his face into my jumper and went to sleep. It was like he made the consious decision to close his eyes and to go to sleep. This in itself is a breakthrough in itself, I've ALWAYS had to rock him until he cant stay awake and his eyes get so heavy they slide shut.
Anyways he did this twice yesterday.
And the last night he went to bed and woke half an hour later (as usual) and instead of immediately crying he lay there wide awake but calm adn looking about, and then occasionally snuggling down into his blanket (we have a camera linked to the tv in the living room so we were spying on him!!). He didnt actually go off to sleep for 10 minutes later I went and so I went and rocked him as usual.
Then tonight he went to bed, woke a while later as usual and then (HOOOORAAAAH!) went off to sleep again all on his own! It is a major breakthrough!!!!!!! It has never ever happened before that I havent been up and down the stairs since putting him to bed and going to bed myself.He just snuggled into his blanket and wham, gone! HOOORAy!
And I never did the letting him cry it out thing as I just couldnt. I'm hoping it's just his age. Or the sheer exhaustion his illness caused in him! lol.
Either way, I'm one happy mummy tonight!!
well done ted, hope it continues x
