As I type this I am blinking my sandpaper eyelids in a futile attempt to try to stay awake. I'm battling... Zac had yet another bad night, waking hourly. He battled right from the get go when I put him down at 7:15pm. He seems to battle to get comfortable and will sleep for a few minutes before letting out a hearty cry and then it's my cue to head upstairs again, rock him back to sleep and place him back in his cot where I pray he will drift off into Slumber Land and awake at a humane hour. Unfortunately that was not to be...
So from that moment on, Zac woke up almost every single hour until he started our day at 5:30am. I am shattered. At lunch time today he also fought sleep and even though he appeared to be in a deep sleep, as soon as I put him down in his cot, he woke up. Eventually I managed to get him down and, touch wood, he is still sleeping. I don't want to "drug" my child too often, but I think tonight calls for some Aterax in order for the both of us to actually catch up on some sleep. I don't think I could face another night like I had last night any time soon.
In the mean time I have emailed Lynn Woods, the Baby Routine Specialist who helped with Lily's sleep training when she was 15 months old. I am waiting to hear back from her as to whether I can implement the same training techniques I used for Lily or whether I need to have a consultation with her due to Zac's younger age. I'm definitely considering taking drastic steps if this continues, but it just breaks my heart that he is so young - don't think I can leave him to cry...
So here's to hoping, crossing fingers, praying and begging that tonight is a better night!
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