Hi everyone, so much has happened since I last posted I don't know where to start.
Traci, it sounds like you're in a tricky situation. And although it's breaking with your routines, perhaps if you can get some compromise by an earlier time, or different location, you could be brave and have an afternoon stray from the norm. Sometimes these things need to be done, even though we don't want to do them. I've always said I didn't want to be a mum who was stuck in the house because my baby had to sleep, and so far I've gone to everything I want to. Although I admit, the night time routine hasn't been interupted of late, but in the earlier days it was. You might find Cole adjusts really well.
Ankie, what a day :cry: I've done the same with the JJ spring. I'm also learning that if I don't make a fuss, usually Daniel doesn't either. Like last night when he bonked his head on the side of the bath :oops:
Well done Mickeymuscles on your PUPD success. I'm too scared to try it as I don't really know what I"m doing and currently my friend in another city has my book. Oh, just looked outside and noticed it's in our letterbox, she was sending it back. Yay, I'll have another look at it. I think I'll be better off doing it when hubby is away. I don't know if he'd buy into it like I have and so not sure if he'd commit like I would. Although it would be easier to have him on board to help, we could only do it in a weekend as for his job he needs to be fully alert during the day, can't risk being overtired. He's a pilot. Anyway, he's going away in November, so if Daniel's still not sleeping unwrapped without waking, then I'll try it then.
After deciding at the last minute to leave him unwrapped last night, he woke at about 11.30pm, would quickly settle unless I wrapped him. So I did, and within seconds he was quiet and asleep. I wonder if this is his way of telling me he does really still want to be wrapped. I did it quite loosley so he could escape if he wanted to, but he didn't. He stirred at 4am, I went in, turned on his music, and he went back to sleep until 5.10am. At this point I fed him and he stayed awake in his cot until I went back to him at 5.40am. Up for the day until 8am, down to sleep without a peep, and has just made a couple of noises after 40mins. I think he's going back to sleep though. Phew, it's the best morning we've had in months! I think he's really alert and awake in the mornings and can last the distance. We didn't have the usual screaming fits he has been having so I was relieved. As for the unwrapping at night, I think I"ll keep going for now and just do it so if he wants to escape he can. Do they just grow out of it? IE get to the point they can sleep through? Or will he need my help at whatever point we stop wrapping?
Hope your days all go well. I've got a good feeling about mine cos it's started well.
