Listen, I CANNOT complain at all because Spencer has been a great little sleeper thus far and is sleeping through the night but this is new territory for us during the day. As a friend told me today with parenting, no comes out unscathed! We may all have different challenges but we all have them.
The days of 2 hour naps have seemed to have ended with this baby. Within one hour of going down for a nap he wakes SCREAMING! Almost like he is in pain. Originally this started with his afternoon naps but now EVERY nap he takes, we get screaming within 1 hour. This has been going on for about 2 weeks now and we even took him to the doctor because we were concerned it was his reflux. After our doctor was not convinced it was reflux she told us to listen to Spencer for cues.
Lets be honest, I may follow a schedule, I may let my baby "cry it out" but I would never deprive him of anything he needed. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am not against going back to a 3 hour feeding schedule as opposed to pushing it to 3 1/2 or 4 hours but to be honest I just don't want to give him a bottle every time he cries. So, there is the debate.....do I feed him because that is what soothes him or do I let him "cry it out"???? The doctor says let him cry for 10 minutes. Mom's on Call says 20-25 minutes. This solution is hit or miss. Sometimes he goes back to sleep, sometimes he is inconsolable. Even when I do pick him up to console him after "crying it out", he wants nothing but to scream. Could it still be reflux pain? Colic? ughhhhh can't they just tell us???
Yesterday, I tried it all. I tried the swing, the bouncy seat, the playmat, my shoulder, shushing, cradling, swaddling, not swaddling but the only thing that worked was the toothbrush! I put Spencer in his car seat and I turned the toothbrush on and wouldn't ya know it, he fell asleep and napped through to his next feeding. And lets face it, when we are out and about, he does great and sleeps through not needing a bottle but in his crib at home, it's not happening. So is it really hunger?
On a good note, Spencer still loves his play time. He is so alert and happy which of course makes me feel better after a screaming fit :-) I find myself cherishing this time even more than before because I hate to see my boy unhappy.
So, hooray for the toothbrush yesterday but it cannot work forever. So, any suggestions?
Spencer napping with his toothbrush!
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