We've had Carson's big boy room painted and pretty much put together for over 6 months now. Making the change to his new room felt like an impossible task. I had many concerns about changing things too soon. With all the sleep problems we've gone through in the past, I just wanted to leave things the way they were.
Our bedtime routine has always started with a bath, followed by pj's and books in our bed. By books, I mean 5+ books. I do enjoy spending that special time with Carson. Books are such an important part of development and learning. My parents saved all the books that they read to me and my 2 siblings and it's amazing to be able to share those same moments with my son now. Thanks Mom and Dad for saving those books for me and for spending so much time with me too when I was little.
After all the books are read and thrown off the bed (we had to stop this one too... oh boys are just crazy!), Carson turned on his turtle to see the moon and stars and said good night to Daddy. Then I rocked him in his chair and sung various songs. I loved this time with him. Sometimes he's be a bit hyper and kicked me a lot. That was starting to get uncomfortable with the baby growing in my belly, but I still held onto the fact that he was my baby still and I didn't want to let go.
With the potty training being so successful and the issues we were having with him calling us back into his room at bedtime, we figured that we should move him to his new room. We do need time to get ready for his little brother's arrival in three months time.
We told him that he was going to sleep in his new big boy room in the morning and made a big deal about it all day. He seemed very excited. We hung up some of the pictures and changed the bedding again since our dog Arlo has been using it as his bed over the past few months.
We bathed him and put his pj's on him in his new room. We had moved everything in the new room. Even the books. He kept saying he was going to sleep in his new room. When I had spent about 25 minutes reading books, I told him it was his last book. He still wanted more. I figured he was just a little nervous about a new room, so I read him about 2 more books. Then he turned on his turtle and turned off his light. I tucked him in and he wanted some songs. After a lot of songs, I left. I sat outside in the hall and waited. This day he didn't nap, so we thought he would be really tired out. He asked for me again, so I went back to sing to him again. I went back to the hall and waited.
Sure enough, he got out of the bed and came out crying saying he wanted his crib. He was really upset. I hugged him and tried to calm him down. We both talked to him and told him what a big boy he was. We told him how much more room he'll have in his new room. We also said that his new baby brother needs the crib and that he wasn't a baby anymore. He calmed down and we tucked him back in and I sang even more songs. Then he went to sleep and slept for 12 hours without a peep!
The next two nights were a bit harder. One night he woke up 3 times just saying he needed me. I had to just sing to him and then he was fine, but I was getting pretty burnt out. He also fell out of the bed twice one night. I just had to put him back in and he went back to sleep, but it was still exhausting. I learned to pull the sheets a lot tighter and tuck them into the mattress. He hasn't fallen out since.
So, it's been over a week now and Carson has been sleeping through the night for almost 12 hours in his new room. He wakes up by himself and comes into our room, sometimes without pants on because he has to pee!
What a relief! In 3 weeks, Carson went from sleeping in a crib and wearing diapers to real underwear and a big boy bed! Crazy. I never would have believed anyone if they told me it would have been this simple. We had a couple challenges, but from what I've heard from other parents, we've had it pretty easy.
I haven't had a lot of time to reflect on these huge changes. I know people always say that kids grow up so quick, but it's true. Carson will be 3 years old in June. So much has changed. We've passed through some major milestones. I really owe a lot to my amazing husband too. We're a good team together and I wouldn't want to be doing this with anyone else. He's always there to support me and help me. We talk about everything that goes on and how to deal with any challenge we're faced with. I believe communicating and working together as parents really makes a difference.
One other new thing is that we decided to take away naptime. Once we did that, Carson fell asleep much easier and slept longer at night. It means less fighting with him to get to bed. There were many nights that he still was awake at 9-930 and that was way too late. He would still wake up at 6-630am... way too early! Now bedtime is before 8 and he's waking up around 7-730. Perfect :) Austin and I have more down time and are getting to bed earlier and I get to sleep in more or get up and have some time to myself if I need it.
All these changes were so scary a few months ago, but everything has happened easily. I'm so impressed with Carson and how independent he is. He will always be my baby and I already miss our cuddles in his rocking chair, but I will never ever forget those precious moments we shared.
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
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March 11, 2012
Success!!!
I am happy to announce that for now, sleep in our house is getting much easier. Carson still likes to fight sleep and is pretty stubborn sometimes, but we are making huge amounts of progress.
Carson has learned how to sit up in his crib and continues to get stuck in the strangest positions. I have to go in and rescue him at times and tuck him back in. This has made it tough to decipher when he's crying if he needs me or not. I just wait to see if I can hear him banging on the crib. He likes to throw his soother out of the crib too. I think he gets frustrated because he wants to get it and can't.
The good news is that there is much less crying now. Even during the night. When I feed him he goes right back to sleep all on his own. No protesting. His eyes are open when I put him in his crib. I don't rock him back to sleep at all. This means I'm only awake for 10-15 minutes now when he needs a feeding. This is much better than before.
I have accepted that Austin and I created much of the poor sleep habits that Carson has ourselves. I went through a day or two of feeling guilty about that.(Always blaming myself!) I caused him to be reliant on me to fall asleep and now we are forced to break these habits.
Austin and I didn't do any reading about sleep. We just thought we could figure it all out. Mistake # 1! Thankfully, Carson is handling the changes well and we are seeing many positive changes in his sleep habits.
I feel so relieved to finally have "figured" this out. For those of you who are judging me for my method of letting my precious baby boy cry, I don't care. I however, judged others for doing this and have now done it myself. I guess that makes me a hypocrite?? Yep. That's me. All I know is that sometimes doing what is "right" isn't easy. It's been 4 days of sticking to this new way and Carson barley makes a peep when he goes down to sleep. In less than a week, his sleep habits have dramatically changed. Those are real results with a lasting impact. A healthy new way of life for all of us in the Reid household.
I'm still not sleeping as well as I should be. I was reading more of the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child today, and it mentioned that if monitors are being used to stop using them. My kid is only a few feet away and in the next room. I'm only making my sleep less restful by amplifying the sounds of him fussing himself back to sleep. He's not even crying, but it wakes me up. I will hear him when he needs me.
Here is an interesting paragraph I love from the book.
I know, it makes you feel bad right? It sure made me see that I was holding Carson back and not allowing him to figure things out on his own. Now that I've given him the chance to do so, look how well he's doing! It's great!
Anyone who knows me must be surprised to hear me say I let my kid cry it out. Even 2 months ago, I never thought I would do this. The thing is, I tried all the fluffy stuff, like going to him every 5-10-15 minutes, picking up, putting down, ect.. It was all too little too late.
If I had started to change our sleep habits earlier on at 3-4 months, maybe a more "gentle" approach could have been successful. On the other hand, Carson is a pretty stubborn kid. He is happy and easy going, but when it comes to sleep, he doesn't do so well. I'm sure he gets this from me. So, Mom and Dad, I guess I'm getting my "pay back".
I also have changed my thinking of crying. Crying is a form of communication. When Carson goes to sleep, he's always fed and comfortable. When I did go to him when he cried all the time, he would laugh at me or start trying to play games. He just wanted attention. This behaviour is also my fault. I went to him for everything for so long that he got used to my company, instead of just going back to sleep on his own, my presence awakened him much more than if I would have just left him.
There are so many ways to break bad sleep habits. My choice may not be right for you and your family. Like I've said, this has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life. Having a baby is tough. I didn't think it would be this hard. I feel so much pride that I have accomplished something positive for my baby. He needs sleep that isn't fragmented. He needs rest to grow and be strong and healthy.
It's been a roller coaster ride of emotions, but we've survived and come out stronger than ever!
Carson has learned how to sit up in his crib and continues to get stuck in the strangest positions. I have to go in and rescue him at times and tuck him back in. This has made it tough to decipher when he's crying if he needs me or not. I just wait to see if I can hear him banging on the crib. He likes to throw his soother out of the crib too. I think he gets frustrated because he wants to get it and can't.
The good news is that there is much less crying now. Even during the night. When I feed him he goes right back to sleep all on his own. No protesting. His eyes are open when I put him in his crib. I don't rock him back to sleep at all. This means I'm only awake for 10-15 minutes now when he needs a feeding. This is much better than before.
I have accepted that Austin and I created much of the poor sleep habits that Carson has ourselves. I went through a day or two of feeling guilty about that.(Always blaming myself!) I caused him to be reliant on me to fall asleep and now we are forced to break these habits.
Austin and I didn't do any reading about sleep. We just thought we could figure it all out. Mistake # 1! Thankfully, Carson is handling the changes well and we are seeing many positive changes in his sleep habits.
I feel so relieved to finally have "figured" this out. For those of you who are judging me for my method of letting my precious baby boy cry, I don't care. I however, judged others for doing this and have now done it myself. I guess that makes me a hypocrite?? Yep. That's me. All I know is that sometimes doing what is "right" isn't easy. It's been 4 days of sticking to this new way and Carson barley makes a peep when he goes down to sleep. In less than a week, his sleep habits have dramatically changed. Those are real results with a lasting impact. A healthy new way of life for all of us in the Reid household.
I'm still not sleeping as well as I should be. I was reading more of the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child today, and it mentioned that if monitors are being used to stop using them. My kid is only a few feet away and in the next room. I'm only making my sleep less restful by amplifying the sounds of him fussing himself back to sleep. He's not even crying, but it wakes me up. I will hear him when he needs me.
Here is an interesting paragraph I love from the book.
"It cannot be emphasized enough: The major sleep problems in babies from five to twelve months old develop and persist because of the inability of parents to stop reinforcing bad sleep habits. Some parents don't see themselves as interfering with an important learning process in their child, namely, learning how to soothe themselves to sleep unassisted. The failure of children to fall asleep and stay asleep by themselves is the direct result of parents' failure to give their child the opportunity to learn these self-soothing skills. In other words, some parents can't leave their kids alone long enough for them to fall asleep by themselves. Don't underestimate children's competence and ability to learn at these early months!" p. 271-272 Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child; M.Weissbluth,M.D.
I know, it makes you feel bad right? It sure made me see that I was holding Carson back and not allowing him to figure things out on his own. Now that I've given him the chance to do so, look how well he's doing! It's great!
Anyone who knows me must be surprised to hear me say I let my kid cry it out. Even 2 months ago, I never thought I would do this. The thing is, I tried all the fluffy stuff, like going to him every 5-10-15 minutes, picking up, putting down, ect.. It was all too little too late.
If I had started to change our sleep habits earlier on at 3-4 months, maybe a more "gentle" approach could have been successful. On the other hand, Carson is a pretty stubborn kid. He is happy and easy going, but when it comes to sleep, he doesn't do so well. I'm sure he gets this from me. So, Mom and Dad, I guess I'm getting my "pay back".
I also have changed my thinking of crying. Crying is a form of communication. When Carson goes to sleep, he's always fed and comfortable. When I did go to him when he cried all the time, he would laugh at me or start trying to play games. He just wanted attention. This behaviour is also my fault. I went to him for everything for so long that he got used to my company, instead of just going back to sleep on his own, my presence awakened him much more than if I would have just left him.
There are so many ways to break bad sleep habits. My choice may not be right for you and your family. Like I've said, this has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life. Having a baby is tough. I didn't think it would be this hard. I feel so much pride that I have accomplished something positive for my baby. He needs sleep that isn't fragmented. He needs rest to grow and be strong and healthy.
It's been a roller coaster ride of emotions, but we've survived and come out stronger than ever!
March 8, 2012
Here's the Truth
In my previous post about sleep I know I said that Carson has been sleeping good and that I have been letting him cry. The truth is that I have been giving in and slowly resorting back to old habits of helping him get to sleep. Yes, his sleep has improved and I haven't been helping him get to sleep all the time, but I have been giving in if he cries too long.
I have been giving him the opportunity to get to sleep on his own and we did let him cry for a while about 6 weeks ago and we saw an improvement almost right away. Then, I started rocking him to sleep again so that he would just sleep and I could get on with my day. This was selfish of me I suppose. I was again, taking away his independence and thinking of myself and getting out of the house. I should have stuck it out because it would have been easier then doing it again now.
Yesterday was the first day of letting him cry again for real. This time I'm sticking to my guns and motivated to see it through. No more giving in.
Here is how the day played out yesterday...
Morning Nap
Sucked. Basically napped for 30 minutes. I let him cry, then gave in after about 20 minutes because I wanted to get to the gym for a class at 1030 and needed him to just sleep. He ended up having a 40 minute nap at the gym daycare. This is not ideal. He should be napping properly in his crib for at least an hour to get a restful sleep. Something new I've learned from Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
Afternoon Nap
Sucked again. He fell asleep on his own but only slept for 30 minutes. He has learned how to sit up and does this in his crib and gets frustrated that he can't go back to sleep sitting up.... can anyone? So, I did go in and walk him around the room for 20 minutes. He settled down and when I put him in his crib to sleep he woke up. So frustrating. I let him cry for a while. After an hour of listening to him cry and almost go to sleep, then cry, I gave up.
Bedtime
Since his naps were awful, I knew he was going to be overtired and cranky so I started bedtime a little earlier. Another important thing I learned is to follow your baby's cues. They will let you know they are tired. Don't ignore it!
I bathed Carson and then nursed him in his room with no lights on. This was around 530pm. He started to fall asleep nursing so I switched sides and he woke up more. I gave him his soother and then put him in his crib after hugging him and kissing him goodnight. I tucked him in and put on his mobile. I have never tired letting him sleep on his own for bedtime ever, so I was expecting him to scream bloody murder.
I went in our bedroom and waited for the crying to begin. It was 6:11pm. At exactly 6:14pm, there was quiet in the room. I waited about 5 more minutes before sneaking into his room and putting his blanket on him.
He then slept for 3 hours before stirring around 9pm. I let him talk to himself and find his way back to sleep. He did take about 15 minutes or so until getting there, but he did it. At 1230am he woke up for a feeding, it had been 6 hours since the last one.
Another 3 hours later he woke up again. I noticed he was pretty hot. Not sweating, but almost feverish. I noticed this before bedtime but figured I'd wait to give him anything for it. This was the right time, so I gave him some Advil and nursed again. He seemed thirsty. He slept after this until 7am.
Huge breakthroughs last night! I'm so happy. None of this has been easy. Austin has had a harder time with it since he's not here as much. It's hard to hear your child cry, but we know it's worth it. I'm sure Carson will protest many other things as he grows up and we will have to say no. That's all we're doing now. It's all for his own good. We all need more sleep and with more sleep there will be less stress and a much happier family life. We're on the right track, we just need to keep on going.
I have been giving him the opportunity to get to sleep on his own and we did let him cry for a while about 6 weeks ago and we saw an improvement almost right away. Then, I started rocking him to sleep again so that he would just sleep and I could get on with my day. This was selfish of me I suppose. I was again, taking away his independence and thinking of myself and getting out of the house. I should have stuck it out because it would have been easier then doing it again now.
Yesterday was the first day of letting him cry again for real. This time I'm sticking to my guns and motivated to see it through. No more giving in.
Here is how the day played out yesterday...
Morning Nap
Sucked. Basically napped for 30 minutes. I let him cry, then gave in after about 20 minutes because I wanted to get to the gym for a class at 1030 and needed him to just sleep. He ended up having a 40 minute nap at the gym daycare. This is not ideal. He should be napping properly in his crib for at least an hour to get a restful sleep. Something new I've learned from Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
Afternoon Nap
Sucked again. He fell asleep on his own but only slept for 30 minutes. He has learned how to sit up and does this in his crib and gets frustrated that he can't go back to sleep sitting up.... can anyone? So, I did go in and walk him around the room for 20 minutes. He settled down and when I put him in his crib to sleep he woke up. So frustrating. I let him cry for a while. After an hour of listening to him cry and almost go to sleep, then cry, I gave up.
Bedtime
Since his naps were awful, I knew he was going to be overtired and cranky so I started bedtime a little earlier. Another important thing I learned is to follow your baby's cues. They will let you know they are tired. Don't ignore it!
I bathed Carson and then nursed him in his room with no lights on. This was around 530pm. He started to fall asleep nursing so I switched sides and he woke up more. I gave him his soother and then put him in his crib after hugging him and kissing him goodnight. I tucked him in and put on his mobile. I have never tired letting him sleep on his own for bedtime ever, so I was expecting him to scream bloody murder.
I went in our bedroom and waited for the crying to begin. It was 6:11pm. At exactly 6:14pm, there was quiet in the room. I waited about 5 more minutes before sneaking into his room and putting his blanket on him.
He then slept for 3 hours before stirring around 9pm. I let him talk to himself and find his way back to sleep. He did take about 15 minutes or so until getting there, but he did it. At 1230am he woke up for a feeding, it had been 6 hours since the last one.
Another 3 hours later he woke up again. I noticed he was pretty hot. Not sweating, but almost feverish. I noticed this before bedtime but figured I'd wait to give him anything for it. This was the right time, so I gave him some Advil and nursed again. He seemed thirsty. He slept after this until 7am.
Huge breakthroughs last night! I'm so happy. None of this has been easy. Austin has had a harder time with it since he's not here as much. It's hard to hear your child cry, but we know it's worth it. I'm sure Carson will protest many other things as he grows up and we will have to say no. That's all we're doing now. It's all for his own good. We all need more sleep and with more sleep there will be less stress and a much happier family life. We're on the right track, we just need to keep on going.
March 6, 2012
The Sleep Journey
When Carson was four months old his sleep took a mysterious turn for the worst. He slept 7-9 hours a night from about 3 weeks and then all of a sudden, he started waking up almost every hour. At first I dealt with it thinking it was just another growth spurt. Then after a week I figured it was indigestion, then teething, then any excuse I could think of.
Austin and I tried everything to get him to sleep better, including co-sleeping, making the room darker, colder, warmer, soothers, less blankets, more blankets, different bedtime routines. Nothing worked. Sleep deprivation crept in and "forcing" Carson to sleep and nap started to consume me.
The one thing I didn't try and was afraid of doing, was letting him cry it out. I was doing the attachment parenting thing and believed that if I let him cry he would hate me and not trust me anymore. I didn't want to ruin the relationship I had built with him. I also didn't want him to have a negative experience in his crib and associate his crib with feeling abandoned.
Now that I've educated myself on sleep (which I should have been doing before Carson was born instead of worrying about contractions), we have been successful in establishing naps and an appropriate bedtime.
Here is the before and now:
Before
I have to thank Tif for giving me a little nudge to change what I was doing. It's not that what I was doing was wrong, but it obviously wasn't working and I needed to do something different to change the situation. I just felt awful letting him cry. I had to distract myself and turn music on, clean baseboards, do dishes, anything but sit by his door and wait. The minutes seemed like hours when all I wanted to do was go in and rock my baby to sleep. I did give in and still do once in a while, this only slows down the progress, but it was the only way I could get through it.
My Mom told me that I was like Carson when I was a baby. I knew this long before I was expecting Carson and thought my parents were so mean for letting me cry it out. Back in the 80's that's what their doctor told them to do. Now I feel like a hypocrite for using the method myself. There were ways to avoid the cry it out method if I had been more educated on sleep before Carson was born. I blame myself for the way his sleep habits changed. I should have done a lot of things differently. I've learned so much.
Once again, my Mom was right! I'm sure she's loving this! Instead of learning the hard way all the time, maybe I just need to listen to her. I just wanted to do things my own way. She kept herself from getting involved and didn't actually tell me what I was doing was wrong or to change anything. I'm sure if she did I wouldn't have listened anyway. Both my parents have been supportive but respectful about the way we do things in our home.
Here are two of the books that I've read. I would suggest to pick one and stick to that method. The two books contradict each other a bit.
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
There is so much more to say about sleep. We are still in the middle of this crazy journey and making progress day by day.
Austin and I tried everything to get him to sleep better, including co-sleeping, making the room darker, colder, warmer, soothers, less blankets, more blankets, different bedtime routines. Nothing worked. Sleep deprivation crept in and "forcing" Carson to sleep and nap started to consume me.
The one thing I didn't try and was afraid of doing, was letting him cry it out. I was doing the attachment parenting thing and believed that if I let him cry he would hate me and not trust me anymore. I didn't want to ruin the relationship I had built with him. I also didn't want him to have a negative experience in his crib and associate his crib with feeling abandoned.
Now that I've educated myself on sleep (which I should have been doing before Carson was born instead of worrying about contractions), we have been successful in establishing naps and an appropriate bedtime.
Here is the before and now:
Before
- Naps were basically non-existent. I assumed that 8 hours of sleep at night was enough and if he needed naps he would take them. He did in the form of "cat naps" for maybe 30 minutes in his swing, car seat,on my boobs or in his stroller. That counted as a nap to me at the time. Wrong.
- Bedtime was after being nursed to sleep for sometimes 90 minutes (ridiculous!) and then sometimes he would still wake up when we tried to put him in his grobag or swaddle him.Then he needed to be walked or rocked to sleep and this was at 10pm to stop the screaming. I had even resorted to using my wrap and walking around the neighbourhood for an hour. It worked, but getting him off me woke him up. It was a never-ending vicious cycle of exhaustion and frustration.
- Any time he woke up during the night or made a noise, I went right to him and nursed.
- He has 2-3 naps a day which are anywhere from 45-60minutes in the morning and 60-120 minutes in the afternoons. All naps are in his crib. A big difference from before. It was hard to establish this at first. It took a lot of perseverance.
- We have a very regular nap routine as well. I read him books, put him in his crib, turn on the sound machine (ocean waves) and leave the room when he is still awake. Another huge adjustment from before that took a long time to finally work.
- He falls asleep on his own 85% of the time. Learning to stop rocking him was hard. It was very difficult to hear Carson cry and cry in his crib and not go to him. It made me cry. It was the hardest thing I've had to do so far as a parent that was for his own good. Rocking/nursing him to sleep was taking away his independence and now he has figured out how to fall asleep on his own.
- Now when he makes fussing noises and I know he's ok, I give him the opportunity to fall back to sleep on his own at night time. I only nurse him about every 6 hours at night.
I have to thank Tif for giving me a little nudge to change what I was doing. It's not that what I was doing was wrong, but it obviously wasn't working and I needed to do something different to change the situation. I just felt awful letting him cry. I had to distract myself and turn music on, clean baseboards, do dishes, anything but sit by his door and wait. The minutes seemed like hours when all I wanted to do was go in and rock my baby to sleep. I did give in and still do once in a while, this only slows down the progress, but it was the only way I could get through it.
My Mom told me that I was like Carson when I was a baby. I knew this long before I was expecting Carson and thought my parents were so mean for letting me cry it out. Back in the 80's that's what their doctor told them to do. Now I feel like a hypocrite for using the method myself. There were ways to avoid the cry it out method if I had been more educated on sleep before Carson was born. I blame myself for the way his sleep habits changed. I should have done a lot of things differently. I've learned so much.
Once again, my Mom was right! I'm sure she's loving this! Instead of learning the hard way all the time, maybe I just need to listen to her. I just wanted to do things my own way. She kept herself from getting involved and didn't actually tell me what I was doing was wrong or to change anything. I'm sure if she did I wouldn't have listened anyway. Both my parents have been supportive but respectful about the way we do things in our home.
Here are two of the books that I've read. I would suggest to pick one and stick to that method. The two books contradict each other a bit.
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
There is so much more to say about sleep. We are still in the middle of this crazy journey and making progress day by day.
February 19, 2012
Rock-A-Bye-Baby!
I finally rocked Carson so much that my chair broke! At first it was just a bit of squeaking, then a loud thumping noise began. We need a new chair! I did manage to figure out the sweet spot, but it was hard to keep it there and sure made my legs burn. If Carson wasn't in a deep enough sleep, the noises of the chair woke him up. Super annoying!
When we were expecting Carson many people told us not to spend too much money on a chair because we probably wouldn't get much use out of it. So we went the safe way and bought a $200 chair from Wal-Mart for Carson's room. Yes, it looked like a cheap chair which was not the look I was going for, but dropping over $1000 on a chair seemed unreasonable at the time. Wants and needs are very different things and I wasn't sure just how much I'd be rocking and feeding Carson in the chair until he arrived.
After six months of many, many hours of nursing and rocking, our chair is dead. What to do now? I can't live without a chair. When the chair broke I realized just how much I have been dependant on it. Over the past couple of months we've used it less for only rocking and also for book reading and cuddle time before bed. So our hunt for a new chair began.
Having a Scottish husband is great for finding good deals. We got an awesome deal on a very slightly used top of the line Dutailier glider. Austin found the ad on Kijiji and tracked the people down. We had it delivered too and it looks great in Carson's room.
Did I mention how much more comfortable the chair is too? What a difference. The lower back support actually exists and I almost fell asleep in the chair the other night at 2am. That definitely didn't happen in the crappy chair we had before. My butt used to go numb for sitting in it so long at the beginning when Carson "fed" for 45 minutes.
It's hard to say that I wish we would have bought a better chair so that we didn't have to go through the stress of looking for a new one. Or dealing with the broken one, not fun at all. It's impossible to prepare for a new baby in some ways. We had no idea just how important a good rocker would be.
Having a new good quality chair really makes a difference in my every day routine with Carson. He likes to be rocked to sleep at night and I don't mind doing it. He goes down on his own for his naps, but there is something sweet and peaceful about holding him in my arms and watching him drift off to sleep for the night. As long as I stop doing it before he goes off to school right? haha! He'll always be my baby, not matter how old he gets.
When we were expecting Carson many people told us not to spend too much money on a chair because we probably wouldn't get much use out of it. So we went the safe way and bought a $200 chair from Wal-Mart for Carson's room. Yes, it looked like a cheap chair which was not the look I was going for, but dropping over $1000 on a chair seemed unreasonable at the time. Wants and needs are very different things and I wasn't sure just how much I'd be rocking and feeding Carson in the chair until he arrived.
After six months of many, many hours of nursing and rocking, our chair is dead. What to do now? I can't live without a chair. When the chair broke I realized just how much I have been dependant on it. Over the past couple of months we've used it less for only rocking and also for book reading and cuddle time before bed. So our hunt for a new chair began.
Having a Scottish husband is great for finding good deals. We got an awesome deal on a very slightly used top of the line Dutailier glider. Austin found the ad on Kijiji and tracked the people down. We had it delivered too and it looks great in Carson's room.
Did I mention how much more comfortable the chair is too? What a difference. The lower back support actually exists and I almost fell asleep in the chair the other night at 2am. That definitely didn't happen in the crappy chair we had before. My butt used to go numb for sitting in it so long at the beginning when Carson "fed" for 45 minutes.
It's hard to say that I wish we would have bought a better chair so that we didn't have to go through the stress of looking for a new one. Or dealing with the broken one, not fun at all. It's impossible to prepare for a new baby in some ways. We had no idea just how important a good rocker would be.
Having a new good quality chair really makes a difference in my every day routine with Carson. He likes to be rocked to sleep at night and I don't mind doing it. He goes down on his own for his naps, but there is something sweet and peaceful about holding him in my arms and watching him drift off to sleep for the night. As long as I stop doing it before he goes off to school right? haha! He'll always be my baby, not matter how old he gets.
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