In comparison to my last post, finally we have a better sleeping baby. Notice I used the word better b/c honestly it changes from night to night . But overall in the grand scheme of things, we made light-years worth of progress all thanks to a t-shirt. I think my father could tell I was hitting rock bottom with both my patience and overall outlook due to sleep exhaustion, so he got on the computer and googled some tricks of the trade. He suggested I put an unwashed t-shirt in the crib at night to provide a sense of comfort from my scent. Well don't you know, it worked like a charm. That first night she only woke up at 4:30am to nurse. I don't know why I didn't think of this myself b/c previously she would immediately go right back to sleep the minute I picked her up and brought her to my chest. Obviously, she associated my smell with a sense of security.
Not only is she sleeping better at night, she has begun to transition to one nap a day. It seems her morning and afternoon naps are phasing out and being replaced with approximately a two hour nap right around noon. I am hoping this continues as it will greatly free up our schedule.
So far, eight months old is pretty fantastic.
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