Hi lovely mamas,
I am on day 8 of implementing pu/pd and a more predictable schedule with my 9 mo old. Other than a couple of planned naps in the ergo when I was out and about, I've been consistently doing pu/pd for 3 naps a day, bed time, and an average of 3 wake ups at night. Last night, he woke up 5 times!!! I'm starting to feel defeated. I have definitely seen some great progress! He can fall asleep on his own in his crib and sometimes it doesn't take him long at all. I do nurse him before every sleep session, but make sure to put him down while he is drowsy but awake. Naps have improved, though they do need to be longer so he can cut out the third nap. Where I'm struggling the most right now is at night. I used to bed share with him and even though he woke up frequently, it was really easy for us both to go back to sleep. Now that I have to get up, nurse, and do pu/pd until he falls back asleep each waking is much more disruptive. I would eventually like for him to sttn, but for now would be happy with him waking up just once or twice. I tried to just plan on nursing him twice during the night at first, but the times that I didn't nurse before we did pu/pd were just miserable and lasted forever! Only one of those times did he actually fall asleep.
At this point, I don't have to pick him up very much. I spend a lot of time next to the crib, with my hand on him, talking softly and singing. I mostly only pick him up when he sits or stands up, then give him a hug and kiss and put him back down. Any advice or support? I'm feeling frazzled!
