Love to the Peeps!

Hey y'all! Sending my love to you today. Happy Heart Day!!

I'm in a very cheering mood this morning as my little girl has her second night in a row where she's slept right through. I am convinced this cutie doesn't have simple colic. It must be gastro intestinal (sp?) or reflux. I'm going against the "back is best" theory (which I support) and putting her on her tummy to sleep. It's so scary to me because of SIDS but I feel it's the best option for her and me.

Here's some background. Little L would most times wake once throughout the night to feed and then spend a restless day trying to sleep. She'd take 20 minute catnaps and inevitably wake with pain. 5 days ago, it was so bad, she was screaming, not just crying but really screaming in pain. The book I have (and love..."Your Child's First Year, Week by Week) says colic doesn't cause pain...well you know what I say to that...complete BS. This gastro problem may not cause lasting pain. But in that moment, you would walk over burning coals, then broken glass to relieve your child. It's not right. So I read on and it said some babies with gastro problems may need to sleep on their bellies. So...that's what I did.

The first night I decided to put her on her back during the night was after a 3 hour session trying to get her to sleep. I was restless all night because of my SIDS fear. She slept so well, I was sure she was dead in the morning. From midnight till 8...can you believe it? Then another night she slept from 9 till 7. Yesterday during the day, after that long sleep, she napped 3 times...first for 3 hours, then 2, then another 2. This from a kid who would nap maybe for 20 minutes x2, then 2 hours total. The result is she's more pleasant during waking hours and she's generally a happier baby...I think. And I'm getting more rest and therefore a better happier mama. Well, I better run. Little miss is crying for her baba.

Spread some love around today...and have a great one!
~B
xox