Bed Time

Melanie has been sleeping through the night since she was about 10 ish weeks old. At around 4 months old, she regressed for a little bit, waking up once/night but that did not last long. We are truly blessed to have such a great sleeper. I hear from so many moms in my mom's groups that their babies do not sleep, or if they do, they are in a swing, or in bed with them. Not my sweet little angel. She sleeps in her nursery, in her crib and had been doing so since she was 6 weeks. Initially, she slept in her bassinet in our bedroom. SHe was newborn, waking up every couple of hours, so it made it much easier to get her to nurse when she was right here with us. But I was going nuts (literally) worrying about her waking up to Robbie's snoring, Tillee's (the dog) shaking and jumping off and on the bed. (Yes she sleeps with us... don't go there. ) So at 6 weeks old, Robbie initiated moving Melanie to her room. I think it was one of the biggest factors in her successful sleeping regime.

Now, over 5 months later, she sleeps from 8 PM to 7:30/8 AM!!

Here is Melanie's current sleep schedule/routine:

-Wake up at 7:30 AM
I have to wake her up in the morning in order to nurse her before I go to work. Otherwise, she would likely sleep until 8 AM (as she does on the weekends)

- Nap 10 am - 12:30

- Nap somewhere between 3:30-5 for about 45 minutes

- 7:30 PM Bath time, book time

- 8 PM out for the night

Robbie handles the morning naps and he gives her a bottle. She will either fall asleep or get really, really drowsy while eating. He will then put her in the crib and walk out of the room. In the evenings, I nurse her and she almost always falls asleep at the breast. I then gently get up and put her in the crib. She typically does not wake up. But for the last two nights, she has talked and laughed while nursing in the evening. She even unlatches and stops eating which is very strange for her. I was worried that this was a sign that she was not tired or too stimulated to fall asleep. I decided to just get up, and put her in the crib... wide awake. And like magic, she went right to sleep. I am so proud of my baby girl!