Three nights ago one of my babies slept through the whole night. I've never been one to focus on how long a child sleeps, (not since the two week period my friend pushed Tracy Hogg in me). I have the expectation that my babies will wake in the night.
But I have limits. Each of my twins wakes 2 to 5 times a night. So I am usually awake 6-8 times a night, and I get insomnia too, so it is really affecting my mood and health.
So far I have tried feeding them up before sleep, I have encouraged them to sleep without nursing, I have taken them to see a chiropractor, I've moved our mattresses onto the floor as one big co-sleeper, the girls are in sleeping bags next to me, I'm offering water in a beaker, I have given them a bit of time to do supported crying (when every need is met and we cuddle and I soothe them.
(See Althea Solter book for more details). http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0961307374/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/278-2904874-2388251
Nothing seems to be working. I believe one baby is teething and the other has gas but still, give me a break girls!
It will get better, I know this to be true. I know I'm doing the right thing by not crying-it-out with my children. Incidentally, what is "it"? Ever wondered? Crying-out-their-dependency on you? Crying-out-their-felt-needs?
I guess I will never need to know. 06:32 and I'm winning the battle with the babies in our rocker, if only I could sleep in here...
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