Breastfeeding 1-2-3 » baby milestone http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123 Breastfeeding 1-2-3: A Blog for Breastfeeding Tips and Support Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:25:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sleep Milestone http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/sleep-milestone/ http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/sleep-milestone/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 17:22:50 +0000 Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/?p=2153 Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3

]]> The last several nights have been doozies thanks to a combination of teething, growth spurt, and a cold. My 9-month-old has woken multiple times in the night, and sometimes required settling twice before I have even gotten back to sleep once! So, I thought it would help me keep my sanity perspective to take a moment to celebrate one teeny tiny sleep milestone.

Photo by Abdulaziz Almansour

Photo by Abdulaziz Almansour

You see, my firstborn did not fall asleep without nursing until she was over two years old. My second mastered that glorious skill a little sooner. My third, ever-proving that each child is different, often refused to fall asleep by nursing at all, and would instead require me to pace the floor, holding her just so, facing outward, never in. But last night, even as I knew I was facing an endless night of wakings, I celebrated one wonderful moment. My daughter nursed as usual, then popped herself off and rolled around on the bed. When it was clear she wasn’t going to settle on her own, I picked her up and gave a brief thought to pacing the floor, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Instead, I tried to get her to rest on my chest. She thrashed a little but I rubbed her back and said, “It’s okay. It’s okay.” That’s all it took. She rolled off my chest into the crook of my arm, her head resting on my shoulder, and drifted off to sleep. Thank goodness for small victories!

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