Hey, Julie!
Yep, DS has been on EASY since day one, and he always slept really well. I could put him down, and leave, and not even (usually) hear a whimper. But, around the six month mark, he started fighting going to bed as well as waking several times a night! Here's what I finally had to do:
I figured that he was waking at night because of the pacifier falling out of his mouth, and he wanted us to put it back in for him. So, I had to teach him how to put it back into his mouth (during the day), and dh and I had to stop putting it in his mouth for him. This was hard, but now he can do it himself! It took almost a week for him to finally realise that we weren't going to come in and put it back in his mouth. That's when my mom advised me to turn off his monitor I had in my room. Now I don't hear every little noise and run in to check on him. Ever since then, he hardly ever wakes after his df!
BUT then he started fighting sleep. This is still a hard one, but, as Kat says, wine really helps! :lol: :wink: (I use it as a reward for me.) I can only do pu/pd for a little while with him because he'll start kicking me, and Tracy says not to do pu/pd after they start fighting. So, I just have to hang out in his room. I'll put my hand on his back until he starts fidgeting - that's when I know that it's bothering him. Sometimes I'll help him get on his side and sometimes talking or singing helps. I pull out the whole bag of tricks these nights! Eventually, he gets to sleep, and usually sleeps pretty well after that!
You know, I just think that this is awfully strange that so many dc our lo's age are having this same problem! Why isn't this mentioned anywhere else??
Hugs, Charlotte
