AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Sorry - had to get that out!
The nights this week have been HORRIBLE! Last night was the first night in 3 nights that Allie didn't wake up screaming every 3 hours....do I have a baby trying to relive the newborn days?!
It all started out innocently when Allie woke up a few minutes after going to bed. A very new cry - different than any other cry we've heard up until this point - almost like a "Why have you left me in here by myself" kind of a cry.
After taking time to get her back to sleep...she wakes up again at midnight...and again at 2:00 or 3:00 am. A few nights of that coupled with full days at work....not a very good recipe!
I don't know if it's because she is napping MUCH better during the days, if she's teething, going through a growth spurt and maybe waking up because she's hungry, or because I am weaning her off breastmilk. Yes, there it is - I said it. Maybe it is the perfect storm...a little of everything.
The weaning is absolutely breaking my heart and even though Allie doesn't seem to have a problem with it - I sure do...I am still giving her evening feedings and sometimes morning feedings and then pumping when I don't have a chance to give her either. I know - I just need to cut the cord, right? I'm having a hard time...yeah - I'll probably be tagging along with her on her first date or her prom...still unable to cut the cord.
After taking time to get her back to sleep...she wakes up again at midnight...and again at 2:00 or 3:00 am. A few nights of that coupled with full days at work....not a very good recipe!
I don't know if it's because she is napping MUCH better during the days, if she's teething, going through a growth spurt and maybe waking up because she's hungry, or because I am weaning her off breastmilk. Yes, there it is - I said it. Maybe it is the perfect storm...a little of everything.
The weaning is absolutely breaking my heart and even though Allie doesn't seem to have a problem with it - I sure do...I am still giving her evening feedings and sometimes morning feedings and then pumping when I don't have a chance to give her either. I know - I just need to cut the cord, right? I'm having a hard time...yeah - I'll probably be tagging along with her on her first date or her prom...still unable to cut the cord.
Well - here's a picture of Allie FINALLY sleeping...I love those cheeks....
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