Sleep...

I know, I know. This is probably the most common complaint among new parents. However, my complaint is slightly different. With all the issues we had with colic the routine for sleep was to say the least unpredictable and difficult. So as the colic improved we still found ourselves fighting with the bedtime routine and getting her to sleep. We were told you can not spoil them before 3 months of age so if she cries, hold her or try to soothe her. Well we didn't always hold her by we did go in and try the pacifier. It was such a battle that we all became so frustrated. Well she is now three months old so we were trying to find out, well no we just let her cry it out. So last night (in the middle of a very long and hard stretch of work) we decided to give this a try. So we do the routine. We change her into her PJ's, I nurse her, I lay her in her crib and turn on the CD. I shut the door and walk out. She cried almost immediately. We tried the pacifier once and then said okay enough is enough. We just let her cry. She lasted 30 mins. Then was out. She slept until 4 then woke and wanted to eat. So feed her laid her down and she cried about 10 mins then asleep. Woke up at 6:15 to eat again before I left for work. She woke up on own not me waking her.

So now my complaint, WHAT TOOK US SO LONG! I mean the colic has really been over for a least a week and everyone tells you to let them cry it out but I was stubborn and thought well she isn't 3 months. Well the first night we try and man what a difference. I feel so frustrated that we didn't try things a long time ago. And the worst part the colic may have been caused my my oversupply of breast milk and we could have made the colic better even sooner. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! No one tells you that to much milk can be just as bad! So I wonder if we could have saved a lot of heartache if we had tried things sooner! We would have gotten a lot more sleep sooner. Now we need to get this routine down which will take some time but hopefully it wont take long. I am just frustrated that we waited so long on the colic, the sleep. It is just hard to know these things and then we are finding out things much later than we would like. I had just always heard that sleep was just a battle and deal with it, but you combine it with other things people are telling you and you get mislead! So now finishing a 52 hr work week I am overly exhausted and now have to try and go home and hold to this new routine! I passed out last night and didn't even move. When I woke up to her crying at 4 my body was so stiff and sore from not moving. I think tonight will be even worse as far as the passing out, not moving. I am so exhausted. Everything is just finally catching up with me!