Re: Gabriel won't sleep alone!

I guess 10 minutes would be ok - if he hasn't calmed himself by then,
he isn't going to. My husband goes back to work on Tuesday, and I was
thinking about trying to get Gabriel at least MORE comfortable in his
crib, maybe putting him there while I shower for instance. Right now,
I just nursed him and put him in his bassinet on his side literally
minutes ago, and he is already crying. When I put him there, his arms
and legs were limp and his breathing regular. I thought he was out
cold! He is getting better, I think, and we all had a good sleep last
night. What we did was I slept in another room with him until 4 AM,
and woke twice to feed, burp, change diaper, etc. and at 4 we went and
got in bed with dad. That way, Dad got at least 5 hours of solid sleep
without having to worry about smothering baby. If he needed calming
after 4 besides nursing then it was Dad's responsibility. I think the
transition to sleeping alone will take some concentrated work and
effort on mommy and daddy's part and will not happen immediately.