Saturday, August 21, 2010

A Good Sleep

Last night, K was the grumpiest she has ever been before going to bed. She was red faced, screaming at the top of her lungs and the only thing I could think to do was to follow the S's of a happy baby.

First I swaddled her nice and tight so her limbs weren't flailing all over. Next I turned her to her side in my arms and repeated "shh" into her ears. Then I swayed back and forth with a slight bounce to grab her attention. When those 4 things were done, I was able to put her pacifier in her mouth so she could suck.

About 5 minutes later, K was out cold. I put her in her crib and she didn't wake us up for 6 1/2 hours straight.

So thank you to my sister-in-law, H, for letting me read your books. Without them, last night could have been pretty bad.

2 comments:

  1. Kim, I'm going to call you Mighty Mom. I'm going to need some help when Jack gets here! Also I need some suggestions for books to read.

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  2. The five S's are great, it has been a life saver with Oliver on many occasions.

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