Have you noticed that all these baby apps always shows you at what age the leaps and growth spurts take place, are always basically on top of each other? They should just say birth – 18 years old with their little thundercloud next to it !
Then
I am the first to admit that we got a sleeping consultant when our baby girl was about 5 months old, its was chaos ! We used to get up at night about 11 times, and had to function on very little sleep and a very cranky baby. The main issue for us was her pacifier, as she only used it when she needed to sleep, and constantly lost it during the night, hence the getting up all night. The results were amazing and it changed everything for us.
Now
Then our baby turned 8 months, and she was standing in her cot throughout the night, refusing to lay back down, and screamed until we picked her up. I honestly thought here we go again.
Luckily I was wrong, we just did nothing haha, and before we knew it, about 2 weeks later, she decided that she might just lay down for a little bit, and that was it. Yes those two weeks were intense, and yes she still has moments where she refuses to sleep (just to keep us on our toes) but I can honestly say that it was just a phase and they all are.
Cue Overreacting
I am a first time mom, so for me, every change or phase or leap made me go into stress mode, and I used to google and ask for advice all over. Now, almost a year into it, I have learned to well, let my baby go through what she needs to go through.
Do yourself a favor, before you go and change your routine and blame yourself for the sleepless nights, just asl around. Our baby is drinking two bottles a night still, and I thought because the “books” say she should be sleeping through, that I am doing something wrong. I asked other moms, and guess what? I am not the only one who’s baby still doesn’t sleep through the night. What a relief, now I don’t feel like I need to revisit everything I have done so far, AND I don’t feel like I have failed somehow (because we love to go there don’t we).
I don’t know about you guys, but I seriously need to learn how to take a breath, I can get so worked up over the littlest things with my baby, that it has somehow turned me into a different person. Luckily my husband reminds me that I need to relax, not that it always works, the verdict is still out on how to take a breather, but the moment I figure it out I will let you guys know 😝
Breathe
The only way to get through it all is to not stress over every single moment, your baby can sense it and we all know how bad stress is for your health. Join a playgroup or get more mom friends, find a way that gets you through these tough phases, and you will be able to handle each one like a pro.
Good luck Moms
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I love this article! Thank you for sharing your experience. With my oldest she was colic the first couple months…and it seemed to only get worse. Then at about 8 months old she started sleeping 15 hours straight (uninterrupted) at night. My second hasn’t had any colic issues. The first couple months were the same as far as that darn binky goes. It kept falling out of her mouth at night, and she would wake up and cry. I did what you did and did nothing. If I didn’t react to it baby didn’t either. She is a 14 hours straight (uninterrupted) sleeper today too (she’s almost 11 months old now). Again, thank you so much for sharing your story! Not everyone’s baby/child sleeps through the whole night all the time. My oldest still has her nights where something is bothering her and she will not sleep. I agree, don’t blame yourself. Just do what is best for you and for baby, and the rest will fall in to place as it needs to be. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing ! So true , sometimes the best thing we can do is just buckle up and just get through it , and we are all stronger for it. 👌🏻
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