Operation Single Sleeper, Regression

Last night, Camille woke up at 1am, which is business as usual. Normally, she goes right back to sleep.

But last night, she didn't go back to sleep. She stayed up crying until 4am.

I'm. So. Tired.

I think she's teething. She had better be teething, because otherwise she was screaming for 3 hours in the middle of the night for no reason. And if that's the case, she's grounded.

Operation Single Sleeper, Phase Three

PROFIT!

Camille went to bed at 9 last night.

She got up at 2-ish and cried for a little bit, but she fell back asleep instantly once I put her binky back in her mouth.

She got up at 5, and I fed her. She went back to sleep until 8, and that's when we got up for the day.

It took a little while, and there were sleepless nights, but it feels great to have her sleeping by herself like a big girl. :)

Operation Single Sleeper, Phase Two and a Half

Last night, Camille spent from 9pm to 7am in her own crib.

I got up three times (that I remember) to put her binky back in her mouth, flip her onto her back, and put her blanket on her. Then I woud scurry out of the room, she would cry for about 3 minutes (yes, I was timing it), and then... miracle of miracles! She would fall back asleep on her own!

This morning, Jake got up at Early O'Clock and did his thing, and when he was leaving he came to give me a kiss good-bye. I noticed that Camille wasn't in bed with us, and I said, "Is she still sleeping?" somewhat incredulously, to which he replied, "Yep."

He left and a minute later reappeared with Camille in his arms. Apparently, she hadn't been asleep, but had just been laying in her crib, talking to herself. He put her in bed with me and went to school, and I fed Camille and then we both fell asleep for another hour or so. It was nice. :)

Operation Single Sleeper, Phase Two

Camille doesn't like sleeping by herself.  -_-

At Mommy & Me group on Wednesday, I asked the other mommies what they did to convince their baby that sleeping alone in a crib is fun and wonderful. I told them that we had Camille in her bassinet next to the bed because I'm still uncomfortable with her in a completely different room.

"Well," said one. "She's probably too big for the bassinet."

I assured her that Camille fit fine in the bassinet, and even had several inches to spare.

"No, that's not what I mean," she said. "Some babies sleep a whole lot better when they're in a big crib or big bed. They like the openness."

Operation Single Sleeper

It's time for another Operation! This one involves convincing Camille that sleeping in her own bed is more fun than sleeping in bed with us.

So far, this Operation has been a failure. But last night was the first night, so we're still in the early stages. She slept for a couple hours in her bassinet, but once she woke up and figured out where she was, she screamed until I couldn't take it anymore. I'm weak!