During the day, Leia won't sleep.
This seems to be her pattern now. She is awake for 12 hours and then sleeps for 12 hours -- or something like that.
She was in her wake-cycle at about 6-6.30 this morning, and she has only slept about 2 hours today. And it isn't like I (we) haven't constantly tried to get her to sleep. She is always close to sleeping - but she fights it!! She will keep one eye open or as soon as I move a toe to lay her in her bed, she wakes up. And if you just lay her down anyways, within a few minutes she is crying.
And she constantly wants to eat during the day, or at least be connected to my breast.
But then like last night, she (finally) fell asleep at 7, and slept for 4 hours straight. She woke up for a 15 minute feeding, and slept for another 3 hours, and then for the rest of the night, she did pretty good with eating and sleeping until this morning.
But everynow and then the cycle shifts, and she'll sleep well for a day, and then fight sleeping 12 hours during the night, and then sleep all day, etc.. and then the cycle will shift again, etc.. etc..
So, I am pretty frustrated.. :/ Not being able to get her to sleep "properly" because what she is doing seems and feels so unnatural..
But I'm sure (and hoping) that other babies have had the same strange sleeping habits..
You would think that if she was SO exhausted, that she would just fall asleep.. :/ but she is so alert some times and even laid in her baby gym for a good while this afternoon very contented..
But it just makes me feel so horrible because I am certain she is tired.. :/ but there isn't much I can do if she won't close her eyes or if she doesn't stay asleep.. :/ But it still makes me feel like a horrible mother... :/ :(
Ugh... :/
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2 comments:
don't worry...the sleep cycles keep changing and i wouldn't worry too much abt the 'book' version of how much sleep babies need...we figured vanya would sleep when she wants too...and for a long time now vanya does NOT nap at ALL during the day...which is according to the books, bad since they need a few naps during the day...but she's always alert and happy and sleeps straight thru the night. but the first few months are tough...sleep deprivation..welcome! :) hang in there.
and welcome to motherhood and feeling guilty and horrible for things out of your control...i still go thru it...its part of the new mom package i guess..unless you're a strong stone type person that doesnt get phased easily.
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