This blog is for those horrible mornings when nothing goes right! Get back in bed and go back to sleep, isn't that what the old wive's tale is? I think there is some validity to that.
My sister(who I will quote A LOT!) told my husband and I before we had our first baby, "If he wakes up crying and grumpy...he wasn't ready to wake up yet." Once we actually experienced it, we knew she was right again.
Example: Baby goes down for nap. Baby wakes up after 45 minutes...crying. Baby normally sleeps an hour and a half. Here's the important part: LEAVE BABY IN BED! Most likely baby will fall back asleep and get that needed(read: normal) rest. Babies are just like us, soemtimes they wake up early but aren't quite ready to kick it into gear yet. Roll over and hit snooze, right. Same idea.
For both of my kids it was true. If allowed them to wake up gently in their own bed...life was so much more managable for them. I waited until they were talking to me on the monitor before I went in to greet them. If they woke up crying, I did my best to resist going in the rescue them.
Hopefully this one works for you,
MK
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