Lili has been putting herself to sleep. I just look for sleepy ques and lay her in her crib and she goes to sleep. BOOYAH! Haha. OK sorry that "booyah" wasn't very mature. But honestly that's what I feel like saying.
I cannot tell you how many people said "You shouldn't rock her to sleep, she'll never learn to sleep on her own." "You just need to let her cry it out, it's the only way." "You are making a mistake."
((blows rasberry))
I gave her time and now she does it all by herself. And I never had to let her cry it out....ever. She just proved my point that babies will do what we expect of them, just when they are ready to do it. I just noticed that she wasn't comfortable with me rocking her to sleep anymore, she'd constantly move and change positions, so I just laid her down one time in her crib, she laid there for a couple of minutes and when I came back to check on her, she was out like a light. Not a peep, not a cry. She's awesome.
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That's wonderful Larissa! What a big girl you have :-)
ReplyDeleteIsn't that I GREAT feeling!? Even better when you go against "advice" and use your mommy instincts and do it your way... Congrats on sleep!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Mommy AND Lili!!! We have let our girls CIO before but it worked for us. I honestly think that every child is different and there isn't a set rule for how kids go to sleep. I think as long as the child has healthy sleep patterns to each their own on how they go down!! I think it's awesome that Lili decided she was ready to do it on her own! Way to go Mommy!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it the best feeling when you are able to put your baby down to sleep with 0 tears! We ended up letting Jillian CIO a little bit but you are right that every baby is different and mommy knows best!
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