Abby is sleeping really well.
She went to sleep at 8:30 p.m. on Friday night without a tear, in her crib and without her pacifier.
I opted not to wake her for a dreamfeed, as she hadn’t napped all that well during the day. Again, I’m glad I didn’t – she slept until 5:30 a.m. Nine hours straight without a single peep.
But what is even better news – in our opinion – is what happened Saturday morning. We put her down for her first nap. After 45 minutes we heard her stirring in her room, but we didn’t go in. And for the first time ever (!), Abby put herself back to sleep.
She also slept well throughout the afternoon. When it comes to nighttimes, it’s almost as though we have a different baby in the house.
I’m going to feed her at 11 p.m. tonight in hopes that it will keep her down until 7 a.m. Yes, we could let her stay in her crib in the morning until a more reasonable wakeup time, but she was very hungry this morning. I think that’s what woke her up. I’m not entirely sure she’s getting enough calories during the day yet, so I don’t want to push it at night yet.
We’ll see how tonight’s dreamfeed affects things. And yes, I’m behind one post but I’ll try and catch up later.
February 9, 2009 at 5:42 pm
I dont’ really understand the dreamfeed….do you wake her up? or does she eat in her sleep? At what age did u start that at?