So for most of you this will come as a surprise! My mother has always hoped that I'd have a kid just like me....Stubborn! I know, Hilary, Stubborn! Hard to believe but I guess some might consider me that. Well I have been blessed with a stubborn daughter just like me. (Ethan is pretty stubborn too, but he is also two!) I decided last night that if Katelee woke up before 3am I was going to let her cry it out. Low and behold 12:45am comes and Katelee is up fussing. I get out of bed, turn on all the bathroom fans, the laundry fan and shut her door, preparing for her to get loud for a moment. The girl cried until 1:45am when I couldn't take it any more and went in to give her her lifeline....The Binky! (did I mention that the girl has some very powerful lungs?) She fell right to sleep.....The sleeping books say that they usually don't cry longer than one hour. They also say not to let them cry for more than one hour! What do they know about my stubborn little angel?? She is going to show them! (Katelee did sleep till 4:40am with me only having to give her the binky one more time! Small improvement.... Then she sleep till 7:15...I guess I really can't complain!) Hopefully this is the only bad trait Katelee gets from me, if not I'm in for a long 22 years! :) (Isn't this picture a classic! It's the calm right before the storm!!!)
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Oh girl!! I am sorry she is being tough right now! But like you have said...you know it isn't going to last forever and someday you will look back and barely remember the lack of sleep! My earliest kid to sleep through the night (8pm until morning time) was 5 months! So hang in there!!
And I wouldn't worry too too much about the "books". Just use your motherly instinct. I have let my kids cry longer than 1 hour and they have survived! =)
I remember all this with Krysta. I just felt clueless. I also remember hating night time. It was the worst! I read your comment on Heidi's blog about 7pm to 7am, that was what I did with Alyssa (my perfect sleeper) when she was 3 months old! Good Luck! Just remember... do whatever works for you!
Hey Hillary! I was looking for your blog on Liesl's but I couldn't find you, so I'm glad that you found me! How are you guys doing? You're living in Vegas, right? Your kids are adorable! I think I remember your husband because I think you guys were dating when I hung around with you. I'm going to add you to my list, k?
Oh, one more thing. I was reading about all your tiredness (you poor girl, I know that is miserable!) and was wondering if you've tried Babywise. I used it for Easton and he slept through the night by 4 weeks. The lady who gave me the book used it on all 4 of her children and they all slept through the night by 8 weeks. My sister-in-law used it too and had the same results I did. I'm going to use the book with my new little guy too. if I don't sleep I get depressed, especially after having a new little baby. If you haven't tried it you might want to give it a shot. It saved me! Good luck! if you have questions about it just ask. I can even just tell you how it works.
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