Monday, May 25, 2009
still hard
The thing about motherhood is that just when you thought you had things under control, it all slips out from under your feet, and I feel like I'm treading water just to keep my head above water. Ok, no it's not that bad, I'm just being uberdramatic. For the last few days, maybe weeks, Evan has been having a super hard time falling asleep for naps if we're at home. In the car, it's no problem, he just konks out. In the past I used to read him a couple books, close the blinds, rock him for 10 seconds and he'd be out like a light. Then I'd put him down in his crib, no problems. But NOW, he struggles and cries during the books, and struggles out of my arms when I'm trying to rock him to sleep. He fights it every step of the way. Maybe it's time to just put him in his crib and let him cry it out to sleep for naps? Tried that, he just screams for however long I let him, once it was a whole hour! gasp! Uh, what do I do?!
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So sorry Susan. Sounds like a phase to me. They do this to you. Get you all set and happy with a schedule and routine and then totally reject it and give you a run for your money. I remember several occasions when the twins did the same thing.
Is he still taking two naps a day or just one? My only real advice is just to stick with it. If you're at a point that you're ready to do the cry it out, then go with it and stick to it and he will eventually get himself back on track. It sucks, but what other options do us Mom's have when dealing with very stubborn kids? Sorry :(
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