update - small milestones & sleeping unswaddled

daisydana

Sydney did awesome her first night unswaddled! She slept for TEN hours (9:00-7:00)! She was able to get herself right back to sleep the few times that she stirred. Ahhhh... good stuff!

I put her bumpers in her crib yesterday afternoon and laid her in there a few times to get her used to something different. When I actually put her down for the night, I laid her on her side (that is her preferred napping position). She stayed like that until about 5:00 this morning! Then, she was on her back, then her belly. Yeah... the belly thing is going to take some getting used to! I had my eyes glued to the monitor and then I went in to check on her a few times. 

Really though, we had a great first night. She is such a big girl now. 

 

leffe1

Dana, Love the new pic! What a doll. You are so lucky to have such a great sleeper!!

pahokie

Yay Sydney!

Our pedi told us that if DD got herself onto her stomach it was fine.  I confess that it was still a bit unnerving and I checked on her way more than usual at first.  She really seemed to sleep better that way, though.

jarbatz

That is great Dana!  I am so jealous - my one night of sleeping unswaddled turned out to be a total fluke.   Brenna wouldn't sleep at daycare yesterday unless she was swaddled and she wouldn't sleep last night until I swaddled her.  I am going to try swaddling her from the waist down to see if that makes a difference.

daisydana

Liz - Sorry honey. One step forward, two steps back, I guess. Just take your cues from her. She'll let you know when she is ready. Or you can be like me and swaddle her until she is almost six months old :P

And listen... our first night could have been a fluke too. We'll find out as we go.