As I mentioned in an earlier post, Clayton and I are working hard on his sleep schedule. I am so proud of how far he has come over the last few weeks. Today, he slept for 1 hour and 15 minutes during his morning nap and his afternoon nap lasted almost 2 hours!! To top it all off, he was in bed asleep by 7 p.m.!
I truly recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth. Clayton is a definite success story from using the tips in this book. He went from a random sleeper, that needed constant rocking and white noise to fall asleep, to being able to go to sleep on his own. I must say, though, that in addition to using a lot of Weissbluth's tips outlined in his book, I didn't always follow his advice completely. I really agreed with the importance of implementing a sleep schedule, keeping your baby awake for no more than 2 hours at a time, putting your baby in bed awake, as well as establishing a nap routine. However, the most important piece of advice I took from his book is to pick and choose the things that work best for your family and be consistent! Here is Clayton sleeping in his crib a few minutes ago. He's precious!
3 comments:
Adorable. I always want to take pictures of him when he's asleep, but I'm always scared I'll wake him up.
You've really done great with his sleep patterns. You're a great Mommy. Do you want to come work on Hudson's now?
Peaceful sleep. Good job working on his sleep routine. He is a sweet baby and we love him.
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