Ugh...they forgot to put the magic in my sleep suit!

MrsKipper · January 2013

This thing has not been the miraculous answer to swaddle weaning that I was hoping for! The first night she had a hard time falling asleep and then she was up an hour later. We finally got a 5.5 hour stretch, so I was hopeful. Yesterday she took a two hour nap with it, so again I was still skeptical but hopeful! Last night was a huge fail, though! She slept for about 4 hours, I nursed her some and then we both fell asleep in bed for about 3 hours. When I woke up I put her back in the PNP and she was back awake 45 minutes later. I tried to soothe her back to sleep without nursing but none of my tricks were working so back in the bed we were. After that I decided I just needed sleep so she stayed in the bed until morning. I know it'll never happen if I make that a habit, though!

Swaddled she slept 11 to 12 hours straight. She'll be 5 months tomorrow so I'm not sure if a sleep regression is coinciding with this or if she really is having a hard time with the transition. Has the sleep suit not been so magical right away for anyone else?

LLeeD14 · January 2013

That really stinks sorry to hear that! Since we've gotten ours we've had good and bad days. Last night was pretty miserable. She was put in the bed at 2:30 just so I could get some sleep. But the other night my mom took her shopping and apparently wore her butt out! She put herself to sleep has never happened she would wake for her paci and then go to sleep before I could get out of bed also has never happened then she slept in her PnP till almost 8! She usually sleeps in her RnP. So that being said, hopefully you'll get better night soon.

I have noticed that DD can fall asleep anywhere without the swaddle now. Before that was next to impossible! Good luck!

BeebopandBuddy · January 2013

The first night with the suit was really bad. I was so disappointed. The last three nights have been better. We still get a few wake ups, like 2 or 3, but we used to get 8 or 10, so it's a definite improvement.

MrsKipper · January 2013

LLeeD14:
That really stinks sorry to hear that! Since we've gotten ours we've had good and bad days. Last night was pretty miserable. She was put in the bed at 2:30 just so I could get some sleep. But the other night my mom took her shopping and apparently wore her butt out! She put herself to sleep has never happened she would wake for her paci and then go to sleep before I could get out of bed also has never happened then she slept in her PnP till almost 8! She usually sleeps in her RnP. So that being said, hopefully you'll get better night soon.

I have noticed that DD can fall asleep anywhere without the swaddle now. Before that was next to impossible! Good luck!

That's awesome that she's becoming less dependent on the swaddle! I hope it keeps working for you!!

MrsKipper · January 2013

delaine0821:
The first night with the suit was really bad. I was so disappointed. The last three nights have been better. We still get a few wake ups, like 2 or 3, but we used to get 8 or 10, so it's a definite improvement.

That is an improvement!!! I'm not used to the wake ups anymore so it's hard to adjust back to it! I really hope she starts having better nights, soon!

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