Comments on: Sleeping through the night http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/ A person's a person, no matter how small Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: AttachedMama http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-413 AttachedMama Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:59:51 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-413 Meredith is actually fairly amenable to being touched to sleep sometimes. Definitely not most of the time yet, but some of the time. And the last few nights she has rolled away from me still wide awake, sometimes sat up and rearranged the blankets and/or my arms around her, laid back down, and then gone to sleep without nursing. So I'm taking that as a good sign and she's done it all on her own so far. Meredith is actually fairly amenable to being touched to sleep sometimes. Definitely not most of the time yet, but some of the time. And the last few nights she has rolled away from me still wide awake, sometimes sat up and rearranged the blankets and/or my arms around her, laid back down, and then gone to sleep without nursing. So I’m taking that as a good sign and she’s done it all on her own so far.

]]> By: Jennifer http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Jennifer Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:49:50 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-412 Sam loved Ant, it was just the nursing part. And really it was only like a week until she saw that she could still nurse if she wanted to and then she was fine. But the first time the baby had her milk was a tragedy. Also Meredith will be a few months older so that might help. The night weaning was so easy though that I think it must have been a combination between me working and me just touching her during the night. Ant is definitely not interested in being touched to sleep, although he seems to be sleeping most days until 6 or 7 am now too so that is ok. Sam loved Ant, it was just the nursing part. And really it was only like a week until she saw that she could still nurse if she wanted to and then she was fine. But the first time the baby had her milk was a tragedy. Also Meredith will be a few months older so that might help.

The night weaning was so easy though that I think it must have been a combination between me working and me just touching her during the night. Ant is definitely not interested in being touched to sleep, although he seems to be sleeping most days until 6 or 7 am now too so that is ok.

]]> By: AttachedMama http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-414 AttachedMama Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:15 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-414 I'm glad it happened easily with Sam. That's what I'm hoping for too. I don't want to night wean her, but if she's still waking up several times a night every night, I may at least partially night wean her. It will really depend on how I'm feeling. And if it was ever too much for her, then I would stop and try and figure something else out. If you remember what you did, let me know. We're just going to start with having her sleep sometimes with daddy and see how that goes. I hope Meredith doesn't get too jealous. She loves our friend's baby so much. She wants to hold him and play with him and she gets down on his level and looks at him. It's really sweet. She also has that cabbage patch doll your mom gave her and loves to try and nurse her and have me nurse her and potty her and such. But I wonder how different it will be when suddenly the baby is always here and even sleeping with us! I should try and remember where I put that little mei tei you made us (it was too big last year). I’m glad it happened easily with Sam. That’s what I’m hoping for too. I don’t want to night wean her, but if she’s still waking up several times a night every night, I may at least partially night wean her. It will really depend on how I’m feeling. And if it was ever too much for her, then I would stop and try and figure something else out. If you remember what you did, let me know. We’re just going to start with having her sleep sometimes with daddy and see how that goes.

I hope Meredith doesn’t get too jealous. She loves our friend’s baby so much. She wants to hold him and play with him and she gets down on his level and looks at him. It’s really sweet. She also has that cabbage patch doll your mom gave her and loves to try and nurse her and have me nurse her and potty her and such. But I wonder how different it will be when suddenly the baby is always here and even sleeping with us! I should try and remember where I put that little mei tei you made us (it was too big last year).

]]> By: Jennifer http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Jennifer Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:28:04 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-411 I was worried about this too. I did plan to night wean Sam, but it was amazingly easy so I think she must have been ready. I can't even remember what I did, I planned on months of slow weaning and it basically happened probably in a week. No slowing down of the day nursing, although I was working so there was that slow down already there. Sam was intensely jealous of Ant nursing when he was born, but nursing both at the same time quickly got her over that. And we all slept in the same queen bed together for most of the first year. The adults slept with feet at the other's head, Sam slept with daddy's head and Ant slept with me. It was maybe a bit crowded, but it worked. Sam still mostly sleeps with daddy. She might fall asleep with me, but most of the time wakes in the night and moves to daddy. I was worried about this too. I did plan to night wean Sam, but it was amazingly easy so I think she must have been ready. I can’t even remember what I did, I planned on months of slow weaning and it basically happened probably in a week. No slowing down of the day nursing, although I was working so there was that slow down already there.

Sam was intensely jealous of Ant nursing when he was born, but nursing both at the same time quickly got her over that.

And we all slept in the same queen bed together for most of the first year. The adults slept with feet at the other’s head, Sam slept with daddy’s head and Ant slept with me. It was maybe a bit crowded, but it worked. Sam still mostly sleeps with daddy. She might fall asleep with me, but most of the time wakes in the night and moves to daddy.

]]> By: AttachedMama http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-415 AttachedMama Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:15:28 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-415 Thanks Natalie! I've heard often the older kids choose to sleep elsewhere when the baby comes because he/she keeps them awake. I will never ever tell her she can't sleep in my bed, but I would like to make sure she's aware there are even other options too, you know? I'm not worried at all, even if she decides she hates sleeping in the other bed and only wants to sleep with me, we'll figure things out. It might involve more thinking outside the box but we're getting good at that. ;) Or it may end up not being any problem at all anyway and she could turn into a really heavy sleeper who I can toss and turn around to my heart's content without worry. Thanks Natalie! I’ve heard often the older kids choose to sleep elsewhere when the baby comes because he/she keeps them awake. I will never ever tell her she can’t sleep in my bed, but I would like to make sure she’s aware there are even other options too, you know?

I’m not worried at all, even if she decides she hates sleeping in the other bed and only wants to sleep with me, we’ll figure things out. It might involve more thinking outside the box but we’re getting good at that. ;) Or it may end up not being any problem at all anyway and she could turn into a really heavy sleeper who I can toss and turn around to my heart’s content without worry.

]]> By: Natalie http://attachedmama.net/2009/07/09/sleeping-through-the-night/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Natalie Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:14:25 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/?p=367#comment-410 I've read that even if your milk supply does dry up through pregnancy you should get some colostrum back fairly quickly. My cousin did co-sleeping with her girls and although her oldest daughter was 3 when they had their second child, they found she often made a the choice herself where she wanted to sleep (when the baby was really little her husband slept across the hall because he worked full-time). Often if she lay with Daddy and read a book or watched a video and is she would fall asleep and she would stay with him. Not sure if that would have happened if she was still nursing in the night though. From what I've read I don't think you have anything to worry about. Your body and your child are adaptable to natural processes, I think you and Meredith will fall into a new schedule soon enough. I’ve read that even if your milk supply does dry up through pregnancy you should get some colostrum back fairly quickly.
My cousin did co-sleeping with her girls and although her oldest daughter was 3 when they had their second child, they found she often made a the choice herself where she wanted to sleep (when the baby was really little her husband slept across the hall because he worked full-time). Often if she lay with Daddy and read a book or watched a video and is she would fall asleep and she would stay with him. Not sure if that would have happened if she was still nursing in the night though.
From what I’ve read I don’t think you have anything to worry about. Your body and your child are adaptable to natural processes, I think you and Meredith will fall into a new schedule soon enough.

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