{"id":3611,"date":"2013-01-02T22:29:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T03:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2013-01-02T22:29:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T03:29:42","slug":"perchance-to-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/perchance-to-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Perchance to Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

My sister-in-law gave us a call on Sunday, to see how we were all doing. When Kristian mentioned to her that Lilian was still waking up a few times a night, she was fairly horrified (she’s a pediatrician). So, we decided to do some impromptu sleep training that night. It was pretty rough (I eventually had to go sleep in the attic with a white noise app going on my iPhone), but she’s already sleeping better. Which means that we’re all sleeping better.<\/p>\n

I can’t believe it took us this long to get around to sleep training.<\/p>\n

Scratch that, I can totally<\/em> believe it. By the time Lilian was old enough for sleep training, I was too tired to start. At that point, I would have done anything<\/em> to get her to go to sleep. Even if it meant that she’d be up crying in a few hours. I… am not exactly rational when I’m tired.<\/p>\n

I’d read the Ferber book when I was still on maternity leave, but Lilian was too young at that point. So, I filed it away in the cobwebs of my mind. And I busted out all of that knowledge right when it counted.<\/p>\n

Which is to say, I told Kristian to check on her every few minutes, do a little soothing, and then I ran away screaming.<\/p>\n

She cried off and on for a couple of hours, but she eventually gave up and fell asleep. And then she slept for the rest of the night. New Years Eve, she went down without a fuss and slept for ten hours straight<\/em>. Can you believe it? I know I can’t, and I got to sleep for a good chunk of it myself. Last night she fussed off and on for an hour or so and then conked out for a night. Tonight, she fell asleep after a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n

Now that I don’t have to feed her a few times a night, we moved her out of the co-sleeper and into her room down the hall. Which means she doesn’t make little noises in her sleep and wake me up. So, I’m sleeping even better.<\/p>\n

To say that things are looking better would be a gross understatement. Of epic proportions.<\/p>\n

Of course, now that I’ve told all of you, she will probably never sleep through the night again. Because the universe works that way. Until then, I will leave you with a picture of my little huskies.<\/p>\n

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