The Levi Swaddle...
This past week, Levi has not been sleeping well at night, which has made him overtired and fussy during the day. He's pretty much been sleeping for 3 hours and then getting up every hour after that, which means Mommy is exhausted. And now on top of that, JB has to leave for 5 days, so no more help from him...ugh. I decided I had to figure out what brought on this change in behavior...and I remembered last week we stopped using his wedge (photo in 1 month post). We had been using this instead of a swaddle, so he would feel safe and secure in his bed. Well, now that he's outgrown it, he kicks his blanket off of his legs. I thought maybe this is the problem. So, the only thing I could think of to do then, was to do what I've been dreading all along...swaddle Levi. I know it's a proven method, I just hate the restriction, but I had to try something for the sake of getting some rest.
That night I tried swaddling and it worked very well...he still woke up for feedings, but at good times, and he woke up the next morning cooing and laughing, so I guess it couldn't of been a dreadful night. The next night, I thought I'd start without it and see if it really was the swaddle. Well, that lasted a whole 10 minutes, so then I proceeded to swaddle him and to my surprise, he was happy about it. He slept great, but when he woke up for his 1:30 feeding, he had busted out of the swaddle. Uh oh. Then I decided to try to see if he could handle his hands being outside the swaddle. Again he slept well until 5:30, his usual wake up time.
Even though I don't like the idea of swaddling, I know Levi does and I think we found a way to keep both of us happy, by using the Levi Swaddle...
JB is going to pick up some more swaddles in the States and a Sleep Sack that will probably do the trick too. Glad to have my happy baby back!
Baby Nico...
My best friend Melissa had her first baby about a week ago. His name is Nico James Ammirati. I love that our little guys share the same middle name. He will be like a nephew to me and a cousin to Levi! He is such a cutie pie...here are some pics of him...
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| My favorite photo |
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| Present from Aunt Tyra |
1 comments:
I never liked the idea of swaddling either...I felt like Isla would get claustrophobic in there! ;) But I did use a sleep sack, and she slept great in those!
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