Tired mommy

[sal_amanda]

We have mastered the breastfeeding and I actually enjoy it now, something I'd never even have thought possible two weeks ago.  It's something nice and quiet and soothing that Nora and I get to do together.  That being said, due to the convenience factor and me looking to start a new job and/or take some classes, we probably won't be doing it for more than another month or so.  If I was going back to an established job, I'd try to keep pumping for a while longer, but I think that would be trickier at a new job and I'm not sure I'd really want to deal with pumping for very long even if I was going back to an established job anyway.  I pump some now at home and find it to be kind of a pain in the ass.  But for now, we are doing great with nursing.

So our major issue currently is sleep.  She's been pretty good all along at going down at her appointed bedtime.  She eats at 8, gets a diaper change, and then gets put down once she's drowsy yet still awake.  We've been doing that for a while now and it works most of the time.  Last week, we were having issues, though, when she'd wake up around 12 or 1 to eat.  She'd eat, have her diaper changed, and then we'd try putting her down drowsy, but then she'd start shrieking and be completely inconsolable.  For hours.  We tried the Baby Whisperer method of picking her up each time she got upset and calming her down, but then putting her right back down as soon as she was calm.  Repeat as needed.  For a couple of nights, this went on for a very long time.  Then one night she magically slept for a long stretch and when she woke up, went right back to sleep without much fuss.  And she only woke up once for two nights this past weekend.  Last night we had two feedings, but she was still good about going back down so I can't complain all too much.

But here's the problem.  Daytime napping.  Particularly stressful to me as I'm on my own during the day while John is at work.  She just does not want to go down for her naps.  And she can be so totally obviously tired, but she will not let me put her down for anything.  I'm completely spent and reading every book I can get my hands on for suggestions, but nothing is working.  I can barely even eat during the day, much less attempt to do anything else.  

In fact, I only had her down long enough to type this and she's already waking up and clearly in a bad mood about it.  So off I go...

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[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

Will she go in a swing, a bouncer, or a front carrier/sling?

Repeat to yourself: "It's a phase" :)