http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20121799/site/newsweek/?gt1=10252
I guess I knew that this was a cultural phenomenon. It has definitely affected me and my fellow Mommies, but I hadn't really given it much thought. I have had to disassociate myself from a Toxic Mommy or two.
I'll expound later.
NCS is crying for a nap.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Naps
NCS is taking a nap. Nothing sensational, but he hates to nap.
He's developing by leaps and bounds, especially in the arena of sleep. Last week, he kind of began sleeping through the night. I say "kind of" because I guess it's all in how you define "through the night." I have read that when talking about a baby, "through the night" means five or more consecutive hours. To me, "through the night" means from the time Mommy goes to sleep until the time Mommy wakes up.
I have been nursing him to sleep around 8ish, letting him sleep in our bed until 11ish, then putting him in his pack & play, which is in our room. He may whimper a few times during the night, and I respond by turning on his womb-sound-making teddy bear. He then wakes up (crying) around 5ish, and I nurse him in my bed. We then go back to sleep until 7ish. Not too shabby, I think.
Last night didn't exactly follow that pattern, but I think that he is definitely making progress.
With these new sleeping skills that he's developing, I had expected to be more rested at this point. I am still waking up every hour or two during the night, in anticipation of him needing me. Well, it seems that he doesn't.
I am planning a trip to California later this month. This is a big part of my motivation to get him to sleep without nursing all night. He's going to stay home with his Daddy, and I want their solo time to pass happily and uneventfully.
He's developing by leaps and bounds, especially in the arena of sleep. Last week, he kind of began sleeping through the night. I say "kind of" because I guess it's all in how you define "through the night." I have read that when talking about a baby, "through the night" means five or more consecutive hours. To me, "through the night" means from the time Mommy goes to sleep until the time Mommy wakes up.
I have been nursing him to sleep around 8ish, letting him sleep in our bed until 11ish, then putting him in his pack & play, which is in our room. He may whimper a few times during the night, and I respond by turning on his womb-sound-making teddy bear. He then wakes up (crying) around 5ish, and I nurse him in my bed. We then go back to sleep until 7ish. Not too shabby, I think.
Last night didn't exactly follow that pattern, but I think that he is definitely making progress.
With these new sleeping skills that he's developing, I had expected to be more rested at this point. I am still waking up every hour or two during the night, in anticipation of him needing me. Well, it seems that he doesn't.
I am planning a trip to California later this month. This is a big part of my motivation to get him to sleep without nursing all night. He's going to stay home with his Daddy, and I want their solo time to pass happily and uneventfully.
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