after our trip to kansas (which i just realized i never posted about...) jocelyn's sleep was absolutely horrible.
i was at my wits end.
we tried reading "the no cry sleep solution" and followed it for about a month.
she would fall asleep in my arms only to wake either when i laid her in the bed or an hour later.
being the sweet loving parents that we are, we just brought her into bed with us, because it was so much easier.
well, the last night we did this, i lost count of how many times she woke me up to nurse.
it was over 10, i can tell you that.
i had enough. the next night we made sure she was full of milk, had a clean diaper, and even gave her a little tylenol in case she had teething pain. all our bases were covered, so it was inevitable.
we put her in her crib and she cried bloody murder for 40 minutes.
it took all i had not to go in there and get her.
we watched her on the monitor, and every so often she would lay down.
and finally, it was quiet!
she fell asleep on her own.
i think that night she wore herself out, so she slept for a good 6 hours until she woke up again.
i didn't want to be too cruel and cut out the night time feeding at the same time,
so brian woke up and gave her a bottle (she wouldn't take it from me)
i definitely wouldn't say that it got easier each night. in fact, i think it may have gotten harder some nights.
but, she has not cried for over that original 40 minutes.
we do this for naps too now, and they are so easy!
she might cry for 5 minutes tops.
fast forward to last weekend.
the girl BIT me.
three times.
and laughed about it.
i was scared to death of her.
i am almost glad, because i needed a push to stop nursing and let me tell you, that was it!
of course i didn't stop gradually and i am still paying for that one
10 days later.
So basically, in the last 3 weeks we are no longer nursing and everyone here in the lee household is sleeping through the night. one year later!
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