Last week I decided I’ve had enough of Caylee waking 3-5 times a night and the absolute refusal to go to sleep unless she was nursing so I decided Sunday was the last day of nursing. I spent all weekend telling myself that no matter what it was going to be worth it, in the end I’d be able to sleep through the night without a little one between my husband and I.
At first I was going to let her continue nursing during the day (not before naps) and just stop the night time feedings, but then I had a couple thoughts #1- why make both of us miserable twice. and #2Â it might confuse her if she can nurse during the day but not at night therefore making our weaning process even longer.
So we bit the bullet. Monday morning at 7am she nursed, and she hasn’t nursed again since. The days are pretty easy, when she asks to nurse I can usually distract her with something else, unless she’s too tired and just needs to go to sleep. We’ve been putting her down for naps without nursing here and there, so they are pretty easy, and she has even gone to sleep two or three times at night without nursing (as long as someone other than me puts her to bed).
Last night was not too bad at all. The worse part was the first time she woke up (around midnight). This was mostly bad because we weren’t ready for bed yet and had no plan as to what we were going to do when she woke up. Well, I had a plan and Eugene had a plan but neither of us made our plan clear to the other. he he.
So she woke up and started screaming, I went up there, picked her up and tried to cuddle her she started screaming more and since I was int he room where Lexi was sleeping I took her in our room. That just made things worse though. Eugene came in and took her from me and laid her on our bed. She continued to scream as she dozed in and out of sleeping. I eventually decided I’d take her back in her room, he could bring Lexi in ours and that’s how it would be. As soon as I laid her in her bed she fell asleep, so Lexi stayed in their room. the second time she woke up I went in, Eugene took Lexi to our room, I picked Caylee up, snuggled her and laid her back in her bed. She screamed and threw a huge fit, but I left and she fell right asleep. We continued to do the same each of the other two times she got up and each time she screamed less and less.
Hopefully tonight will go even better!
