Wednesday:
So, we've started a new way of putting Annabelle to sleep. After days of issues getting her to sleep and trying rocking, singing, swaying, etc, the works, I decided to turn to some professional advice. A friend has lent me a book called "The Baby Whisperer" It's pretty good. I agree with a lot of the stuff in there, and she's really helped with Annabelle's sleeping. Especially now. Basically, when we put her down for a nap, we swaddle, binky, and stay in the room with her till she's in a deep sleep. We keep a hand on her tummy to let her know we are there and 'shhhh' and talk to her if she stirs. If she cries, we pick her up, hold her, till she calms down and them put her back down. It's taken a couple naps and bedtimes for her to get used to it. It's much gentler than what we were advised with Liam, and it's better than starting the habit of laying down with her. This whole method is not really all that new with her, as she used to go to sleep like this before with no fuss at all. Today, she stirred and frowned a little, and fussed once. I picked her up, held her, her eyes got very droopy and her eye lids closed, and then I laid her back down. She opened her eyes again, but I just told her, "We are going to sleep now." and kept my hand on her swaddled up arms, and she turned her head and closed her eyes and went to sleep. She still has her binky, which I'm fine with, even though "The Baby Whisperer" calls it a 'crutch'. I don't care. She can have it. At some point, we will wean her off it, but not now. Things are too peaceful, why mess them up?
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