When Joey was first born, my mom told me that it's great that they know more about babies now (like about dairy sensitivities) but that she feels kind of bad for us because there's SO much information out there about babies right now. It's enough to drive a person mad.
I didn't agree with her.
Until now.
Over the last two weeks Joey has decided he hates naps. Before this, he would easily take 3-4 1-2 hour naps, depending on the day. 4 months hit and boom. We're stuck with a child who takes craptacular naps.
So, in my normal fashion, I went to the trusty internet to see if I could find a solution, and here is what I found:
- You could be keeping your child awake too long
-You could be keeping your child awake not long enough
- It could be teething, an ear infection, or cold (none of which are the answer)
- Your child may not need as much sleep
- Your child may need more sleep
- Make sure the room is dark and cool, but make sure it's not like night time because then he might get his days and nights mixed up
- It may be a growth spurt which should only last 2-3 days but some people swear they last 2 weeks
- It could be some tummy trouble
- He needs help getting through the transition from light sleep to deep sleep, so go in and pat his back, shhh, etc
- You going in may wake him up even more or make him dependent on you to fall back to sleep
- He's hungry because you're doing "eat, play, sleep" so he gets hungry shortly after he goes to bed.
- He may be about to hit a developmental milestone, so he's practicing in his sleep.
- He needs more of a routine, so put him to bed at specific times, like 9, 12, and 3.
- He needs less of a routine so just put him to bed 2 hours after he wakes up.
- Don't do a routine at all, wait until he looks sleepy and then put him to bed.
- He needs more of a routine, so put him to bed at specific times, like 9, 12, and 3.
- He needs less of a routine so just put him to bed 2 hours after he wakes up.
- Don't do a routine at all, wait until he looks sleepy and then put him to bed.
And I'm sure I could come up with more that I found.
But really people????
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
End rant.
I think there is so much information because no baby or child is the same and there's not just one answer for children in general. It is confusing and so frustrating but trust your instincts and when in doubt trust your own momma! Our own moms raised babies too and did a pretty good job so trust their advice as well! As time goes on you will figure put what works and what doesn't. You are an amazing mom and you've got Heavenly Father on your side! :)
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha!! I loved your rant! I, too, am NOT a fan of all the parent/baby advice mumbo-jumbo! It's too much and like you posted, very contradictory. I've come to rely more on my mom's and mom-in-law's input, and close friends who've already "been there done that" and have at least 1 child older than mine. (Thought I was so smart as a new mom and didn't need any outside help..... yeah right!!) Parenthood is rough, babies are rough (and so dang cute! Good thing, right? Or they might not live long!), and different developmental stages are ROUGH! Best of luck with his craptastic naps. Mine that struggled with that is lucky to be alive today! It's probably because she was so dang cute...
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