Last night was just like most of my nights have been recently. It was an all night haze of crying, nursing, kicking, whining and back pain. Yes, my name is Dixie and I co-sleep with my infant son. The attachment parenting folks describe this a beautiful experience. Our experience with co-sleeping is not so beautiful.
We have a full size bed. Let that sink in. Two adults and a baby in a full size bed. Two adults and a baby who doesn't want anyone to touch him while he sleeps in a full size bed. Owen is not a snuggler at bedtime. If you touch him, he will kick you until he wakes himself up crying.
The other thing about my little guy - he loves to nurse. While most kids start to stretch out their time between nursing sessions as they grow, Owen still begs for a "sip of the good stuff" pretty often. Well, lying in bed in close proximity to boobies equals an all night buffet to Owen.
I decided I needed a little help figuring out how to get him out of our bed and sleeping in his own bed for most of the night. His crib is in our room, so fussing himself to sleep wasn't really an option - no one would be getting sleep that way either.
So a friend recommended a book, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley. I am a bit of a skeptic, but I am going to read it and give it a try. Here is a link to info about the book if you are interested:
http://www.amazon.com/No-Cry-Sleep-Solution-Gentle-Through/dp/0071381392/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289840025&sr=8-1
My plan is to follow the steps, keep a diary of Owen's sleep and report my progress each week. This is officially week 1. This week my mission is to read the book (much harder work than it actually sounds- haha!). Owen is recovering from being sick, so I don't want to start ANY kind of sleep training while he is not feeling well. We will try to start working on things next week and hopefully he will be feeling better.
I will try to post any updates on Mondays. Wish all of us good luck and good sleep! :)
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