oh how i fondly remember the days when Gemma would nap 2, 3, 4 hours at a time during the day... oh how i fondly remember the days when her crying was minimal and all you would have to do is pick her up for her to stop crying right away.
well those days are long gone.
i think around 4-5 weeks-ish, once she started seeing better/hearing better, she lost all interest in napping. no matter how uninteresting we made her environment by darkening the room, turning on a fan, staying quiet, etc. actually, i think she was still INTERESTED in napping, but she just forgot how to go about it.
i think the last time she had a solid sleep was exactly a week ago when my friend Crystal came for a visit. but i don't even know though if that one counts because she was in her cuddly wrap the entire time. she falls asleep easy enough when she is being held, but then she wakes up usually within 5-10 minutes of being put down in her cradle.
well, oddly enough, this baby sleep well at night. since probably around 4 weeks of age, she has been sleeping 5, 6, and even 7 hours at night without waking to eat. probably because she is so zonked after not having slept all day. there have been the odd days, however, where she would revert back to waking every 3 hours to eat, but those are rare.
i've tried everything - swing, bouncy chair, dark room, white noise, car rides, music, etc. she hates the swing and chair, the music used to work but not anymore, car rides are hit and miss - she wakes up at every red light.
it's not just my/jesse's/my mom's sanity i'm worried about - i'm worried about gemma's development. babies are supposed to eat, sleep, poop/pee, and play to develop properly. i just worry that missing one of those components is doing her harm.
then again, maybe she is just one of those babies who can get by on very little sleep and be just fine. if that's the case, i can live with that. i just have to accept it i guess.
well those days are long gone.
i think around 4-5 weeks-ish, once she started seeing better/hearing better, she lost all interest in napping. no matter how uninteresting we made her environment by darkening the room, turning on a fan, staying quiet, etc. actually, i think she was still INTERESTED in napping, but she just forgot how to go about it.
i think the last time she had a solid sleep was exactly a week ago when my friend Crystal came for a visit. but i don't even know though if that one counts because she was in her cuddly wrap the entire time. she falls asleep easy enough when she is being held, but then she wakes up usually within 5-10 minutes of being put down in her cradle.
well, oddly enough, this baby sleep well at night. since probably around 4 weeks of age, she has been sleeping 5, 6, and even 7 hours at night without waking to eat. probably because she is so zonked after not having slept all day. there have been the odd days, however, where she would revert back to waking every 3 hours to eat, but those are rare.
i've tried everything - swing, bouncy chair, dark room, white noise, car rides, music, etc. she hates the swing and chair, the music used to work but not anymore, car rides are hit and miss - she wakes up at every red light.
it's not just my/jesse's/my mom's sanity i'm worried about - i'm worried about gemma's development. babies are supposed to eat, sleep, poop/pee, and play to develop properly. i just worry that missing one of those components is doing her harm.
then again, maybe she is just one of those babies who can get by on very little sleep and be just fine. if that's the case, i can live with that. i just have to accept it i guess.
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