Just My Tots

When i had the gathering, hubb held Dylan in his arms almost the entire time, while he was sleeping,  except when he needed to be bf (of course).

I updated the moms that that is the ONLY way to let him nap longer during the day. And at night, i bf him to sleep and he stays latched on as long as he wants, right by my side.

This is really bad and I have no idea how to stop this. Dylan started out as a wonderful baby who will sleep 3-4 hours when we first brought him home. I guess he was a fast learner and he soon learned that it is more comfy to sleep in someone’s arms.

My friends advice - Let him cry! Even his PD said that the last time i complained to him. As long as he is well fed, dry, feeling well - it is ok to let him cry a bit.

So that night, i gave hubb a mission…get Dylan to sleep without me. So i bf him and when he falls asleep, i put him in his cot. He awaked immediately and started crying. So i told hubb to take over and I am off to accompany Bryan.

Hubb let him cry for 5 mins, then picked him up and consoled him till he is calm and drowsy again. Put down….less than 1 min, cry again. This whole process continued for 1.5 hours before he finally stayed asleep for 1 hour in his cot. He woked up, and i fed him, and he went back to sleep for another 1 hour. The next time he woked up, i was too lazy to put him back to the cot and I just let him bf to sleep.

The next morning, I bf him just before I send Bryan to his daily playgroup . And then hubb placed him at the cot in the room downstairs. He stayed asleep till almost 11am. Little progress in the afternoon as I took him to the PD for a check up and he stayed asleep either in the car seat or in our arms.

At night, the training continues. I am glad that hubb is willing to be the trainer as I cannot bear to hear him cry. He cried for 1 hour, then slept by himself for 4 hours. I bf him when he wakes up and then he continued sleeping in his cot till the next morning.

He woke up when we did and he was awake when I  sent Bryan to playgroup. He was asleep in my dad’s arms when i got home about 10pm and i asked them to place him in his cot. It is now close to 12 noon and he is still napping.

Looks like the advice to let him cry is working….

Hopefully, he’ll stop crying for such long bouts soon.