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This is primarily to perform a self-counterpoint to material I posted yesterday about Marcus and the sleeping issue.
First off, I didn't mean to say that it was getting old. We love spending time with him, and it's a great bonding experience for all of us. We just don't want him to make a habit of it.
Second, I would never consider constantly drugging him to get him to sleep. (Myself, on the other hand, would be a different story, as I myself am prone to fits of insomnia.)
We would try the "let him cry" bit, but right now, it's not feasible. We live on the second floor of a three-decker. His room is sandwiched between two occupied bedrooms on the first and third floors. Once he's moved into the front room, we may try that option, as the floor above uses it as a workout room, and the first floor uses theirs as a living/sitting room.
Last night, though, he was pretty good. He fell asleep after his evening bottle, sometime after 9pm. He was in bed before 10pm. He woke up once, crying. I went in, put the pacfier in his mouth, and eased him back into a sleeping position. He was out. He woke up again sometime after 1am. I changed him and brought him in with us because he wasn't going to put up with anything else.
I have a feeling that the change in rooms may be a shock to him, but it will be for the better, I think. Plus, Grandmummy will be up this weekend, and loves to care for the little guy.
On a side note: another reason to break him of this habit is that he will have a tendency to flail about at night, whapping one of us in the face with his arm.
Thanks for the inputs, though.
This is something that will just take some time, effort, and patience.
First off, I didn't mean to say that it was getting old. We love spending time with him, and it's a great bonding experience for all of us. We just don't want him to make a habit of it.
Second, I would never consider constantly drugging him to get him to sleep. (Myself, on the other hand, would be a different story, as I myself am prone to fits of insomnia.)
We would try the "let him cry" bit, but right now, it's not feasible. We live on the second floor of a three-decker. His room is sandwiched between two occupied bedrooms on the first and third floors. Once he's moved into the front room, we may try that option, as the floor above uses it as a workout room, and the first floor uses theirs as a living/sitting room.
Last night, though, he was pretty good. He fell asleep after his evening bottle, sometime after 9pm. He was in bed before 10pm. He woke up once, crying. I went in, put the pacfier in his mouth, and eased him back into a sleeping position. He was out. He woke up again sometime after 1am. I changed him and brought him in with us because he wasn't going to put up with anything else.
I have a feeling that the change in rooms may be a shock to him, but it will be for the better, I think. Plus, Grandmummy will be up this weekend, and loves to care for the little guy.
On a side note: another reason to break him of this habit is that he will have a tendency to flail about at night, whapping one of us in the face with his arm.
Thanks for the inputs, though.
This is something that will just take some time, effort, and patience.
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Maybe you can talk to the upstairs and downstairs neighbours and warn them that this is something you're going to work on in the near future - and apologize in advance if it's an inconvenience to them. At least that way they know that baby crying may be happening at night. And then take the process a little slower than some of the "experts" suggest.
Just an idea. Good luck with this.