Today we experienced a milestone. The tooth. The tooth I thought we would be expecting months ago finally made its debut, but this time, without all the fuss. (Turns out all that fussing a few months ago was just because... well, I have a somewhat fussy baby :-P) I assume it just popped up overnight. Granted, I'm not digging my fingers around in her little gums everyday. Tonight I was feeding her some sweet potato from my finger and felt a little sharp bump. Alas! The tooth. I'm wondering how long it will be before it fully emerges?? ....and how much will she suffer before it is mature ??
On a different note, the last week has been pretty much hell for me (as far as sleeping arrangements go.) We just moved into a new condo and got rid of our old furniture but we're still shopping for a new recliner. The recliner/rocker plays a key role in our bedtime routine, but since we've been here, we've just been winging it. She is too big now to nurse sitting up. It is uncomfortable for me to sit up, stick straight on the couch with her squirming around so we have been doing the side-lying position all the time. Even in the daytime usually, we'll just flop on the bed and feed. I don't like this arrangement either because we end up both falling asleep there. Before we moved I was doing sooo good about getting into better sleep habits with her. (By that I mean not letting her fall asleep on the boob, making sure she stays in her own bed all night, helping her sleep longer stretches at night) But I feel that all of our progress has been lost. It can't all be because of our lack of recliner, can it? I don't know. Something here feels off. Maybe it is just because she's just not a good sleeper and never has been. Or maybe it's because nursing is getting kind of old to be honest. I feel a little bit, (OK, a lot bit) trapped by being her only source of milk. And her nighttime escapades have taken their toll on my sleep for far too long.
All of this to say, with last night came relief. I don't know how or why or what got into that little booger, but she slept from about 1am (Yes, I know, wayyyyy too late for a 7 month old to be up and galavanting the living room) to 12 pm this afternoon without waking up one single time to nurse! It was an absolute miracle. I just put her down for the night and I am hoping for a repeat. Or at least a good 6 hour stretch!!! The last few days she has begun to crawl and maybe it is wearing her out more during the day. Hmmm.
Anyhow, til next time,
The webb tribe :)
On a different note, the last week has been pretty much hell for me (as far as sleeping arrangements go.) We just moved into a new condo and got rid of our old furniture but we're still shopping for a new recliner. The recliner/rocker plays a key role in our bedtime routine, but since we've been here, we've just been winging it. She is too big now to nurse sitting up. It is uncomfortable for me to sit up, stick straight on the couch with her squirming around so we have been doing the side-lying position all the time. Even in the daytime usually, we'll just flop on the bed and feed. I don't like this arrangement either because we end up both falling asleep there. Before we moved I was doing sooo good about getting into better sleep habits with her. (By that I mean not letting her fall asleep on the boob, making sure she stays in her own bed all night, helping her sleep longer stretches at night) But I feel that all of our progress has been lost. It can't all be because of our lack of recliner, can it? I don't know. Something here feels off. Maybe it is just because she's just not a good sleeper and never has been. Or maybe it's because nursing is getting kind of old to be honest. I feel a little bit, (OK, a lot bit) trapped by being her only source of milk. And her nighttime escapades have taken their toll on my sleep for far too long.
All of this to say, with last night came relief. I don't know how or why or what got into that little booger, but she slept from about 1am (Yes, I know, wayyyyy too late for a 7 month old to be up and galavanting the living room) to 12 pm this afternoon without waking up one single time to nurse! It was an absolute miracle. I just put her down for the night and I am hoping for a repeat. Or at least a good 6 hour stretch!!! The last few days she has begun to crawl and maybe it is wearing her out more during the day. Hmmm.
Anyhow, til next time,
The webb tribe :)
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