I had a wonderful night last night...Seems little Maddy prefers to stay awake most of the night and sleep ALL day. She is a sweet little angel sleeping on my lap right now. Looking at her right now, you would never know about her secret plot to deprive her momma of any kind of cumulative sleep. She was awake from 1:00 am to 4:00 am. No lie. Not good times...
This was the first time she has really done that, so here's hoping it won't become a habit. Luckily, my darling husband awoke at 7am and kept watch over her while I slept a few whole hours in a row.
People say, "nap when she naps..." I just can't bring myself to do that. I have been home for 3 weeks now and ok, maybe the first 2 or 3 days I napped a bit during the day. But for some WEIRD reason I can't bring myself to do it now. I hate the thought of sleeping the day away. I want to savor it a bit. I want to savor her, even while she is sleeping peacefully. However, anyone who really knows me can tell you this is HIGHLY UNLIKE me. I am known around the universe as one who LOVES to sleep and one who would rarely, if ever willfully rise "early".
THEN, THEN, THEN....I read this this morning. Courtesy of a newsletter I subscribe to, something that went a little like this,
"...Your baby will probably stay on his or her own schedule for a while, so allow your baby to decide when he or she wants to eat and sleep...." (WHAT? Seriously? Well the baby does decide when she is to eat or sleep, in fact she decides when I am to eat or sleep! But thanks for the advise.)
"When he or she's upset, womb-like sounds will help calm him or her..." (What? nope)
"... Also try patting your baby gently on the back or bottom to the beat of your heart; these familiar rhythms are still fresh in his or her mind and will help to relax him or her..." (they neglect to mention that this is only effective during daylight hours)
This was the first time she has really done that, so here's hoping it won't become a habit. Luckily, my darling husband awoke at 7am and kept watch over her while I slept a few whole hours in a row.
People say, "nap when she naps..." I just can't bring myself to do that. I have been home for 3 weeks now and ok, maybe the first 2 or 3 days I napped a bit during the day. But for some WEIRD reason I can't bring myself to do it now. I hate the thought of sleeping the day away. I want to savor it a bit. I want to savor her, even while she is sleeping peacefully. However, anyone who really knows me can tell you this is HIGHLY UNLIKE me. I am known around the universe as one who LOVES to sleep and one who would rarely, if ever willfully rise "early".
THEN, THEN, THEN....I read this this morning. Courtesy of a newsletter I subscribe to, something that went a little like this,
"...Your baby will probably stay on his or her own schedule for a while, so allow your baby to decide when he or she wants to eat and sleep...." (WHAT? Seriously? Well the baby does decide when she is to eat or sleep, in fact she decides when I am to eat or sleep! But thanks for the advise.)
"When he or she's upset, womb-like sounds will help calm him or her..." (What? nope)
"... Also try patting your baby gently on the back or bottom to the beat of your heart; these familiar rhythms are still fresh in his or her mind and will help to relax him or her..." (they neglect to mention that this is only effective during daylight hours)
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