My kid slept through the night!

brag

We have tried everything and he only wanted to sleep in my arms or in the damn vibrating chair thing, which he is slowly outgrowing. We bought a co-sleeper before he was born, and we couldn't use it because I have trouble getting out of bed. Then we bought a pack-and-play, and he would tolerate it for maybe 2-3 hours at the most for naps... sometimes.

So, I've been sitting on the couch with the little guy for the past month. I'll lay him down on the cushion and watch him closely. I just sit there and he falls asleep. I was trying to explain to my husband for the past MONTH that he would probably sleep better in the crib due to the mattress.

He wouldn't freaking listen to me and has been putting off getting the crib up. FOR A MONTH. So, finally he put it up yesterday.

Baby slept for EIGHT STRAIGHT HOURS.

I'm excited and so pissed off at the same time.

Posted May 26, 2015, 10:11 AM UTC

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megnolia84ruled by a tiny dictator since 8/7/14•

Good for you! And, as much as it's irritating that it took a month, isn't it just so nice to be RIGHT?!?! I love that "I told you so" feeling, even if I never say it out loud.

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closetdork💤💤💤•

Nice - good for you!!!!!!

So my friend had the same issue... she has a 4 mth old and for the first 3 mths of the kid's life the kid's been sleeping nowhere but ppl's arms so they (my friend, her manchild husband and a live-in 24/7 helper / nanny) were taking turns holding the child, who slept like shit and woke up every 2-3 hrs crying. Finally they tried to just swaddle her, put the blackout curtain on and put her in the crib. Slept for 8 straight hours, half woke up to nurse, then slept for another 4.

Yay sleep!

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cant_be_me2 under 3 yrs, 0 sleep or sanity. Wheeee!•

My youngest baby was like this. If I happened to be holding him when he started to fall asleep, he would fuss until I put him somewhere - car seat, crib, whatever. But he wanted to be in a bed to sleep.

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verbosegfHas a rose with too many thorns•

"I TOLD you so!"

That's what you should say to him if you haven't already.

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shouldbutwonttoddler daughter; #2 due in August•

Awesome! Hope it happens again and again

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