Our DD was a reasonably good sleeper...always waking 1-3 times per night for a feed, but it was WAY more manageable that the past two weeks. The past three weeks, she has dealt with Roseola (1 week), a cold (1 week) and her first tooth (this past week). Progressively, her night wakings have increased. Now, she is typically waking roughly every 2 hours and rejecting her paci...all that will make her happy is nursing! If I don't nurse her, but hold her and try to give her the paci, she rejects it and fights me. I don't know what to do...not sure if I am doing what I should be to comfort my DD through illnesses and teething or if I am only prolonging and assisting her night waking pattern.
Tonight, she cried for an hour with me standing next to her crib, trying to do PU/PD by what I remembered reading in the BWSAYP. It was unsuccessful and I finally was able to get her calmed down by sitting in a chair and cuddling her with the paci I finally got in (she's always done GREAT using the paci to settle herself to sleep, unassisted). She was asleep in 5 minutes of sitting in the chair with her.
I stress about doing the best for her, but feel like I am failing her. She's never been the world's greatest sleeper, but aside from night wakings she will sleep the whole night. Do I just suck it up? I am so tired...DH is supportive but unsure of what to do as well...she's our first baby and I want to know what happened to the manual we were supposed to receive at the hospital! (just kidding, but really...wouldn't that make life much easier?!
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Sigh...heading to bed...
