I have the same problem with the crib. But she takes quite awhile to fall asleep when I lay her down and also cries then she wakes after a short time and needs me to help her back to sleep, it gets so frustrating that I have been avoiding the crib because its so much easier getting her to nap in her swing. I really need to get her used to the crib though. When I put her in the crib after she falls asleep on me she instantly wakes up wide awake and gets excited thinking its play time.
I think Shaelyn sometimes wakes often at night because she is overtired from not napping enough. I am trying to get better at getting her to nap, it can be tough sometimes. She will sometimes stay awake up to 6 hours straight with maybe a couple short 10 min naps in between. Usually I can get at least one 2+ hour nap out of her and another 30 minute or so nap but she needs more than that. She just fights it so much sometimes and maybe I give up too early and need to be persistent in getting her to nap.
Breastfeeding can be so difficult! I had so many issues with her and had to supplement with formula for a few weeks in the beginning because I wasn't producing enough and she lost 1 pound within a few days of her life. I was able to get my production up by pumping around the clock so we have been back to just breastfeeding but I then had another challenge And had to quit dairy and soy because she was sensitive to it. I will say though there is a plus side to this diet, i am 3 pounds below my pre pregnancy weight and i dont even have time to work out! Good job on giving Claire expressed milk. I know how much work pumping and then bottle feeding is.
What time does Claire go to sleep for the night? We are working on getting shae's bedtime earlier. Right now we shoot for 8:30 but a lot of times she won't actually fall asleep for the night until 9:30 and typically wakes for the day between 7:30-8:30
Hopefully Shae will start sleeping more soundly for you soon.
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