Jamie and I decided to move him into the crib and while I knew it would be the best decision for all of us, I was quite anxious that we were moving this tiny human who had been by our sides for 6 months into a room of his own. I started to notice that he was moving around a lot more and because the bassinet was so small, he would wake himself up when he tried to move. Up until the crib transition, Edwin had been sleeping beside us in his bassinet. However, even with all of the advice, I knew in my heart that the biggest thing that was going to help Edwin with his sleep was transitioning him into his crib. I am simply not a schedule person, but I assure you when there is a baby involved, even the most schedule resistant of people will want to get on one! After our sleep coach gave us infinite amounts of tips (which I’m sharing below) and support, I started to feel really good about the direction we were headed in with Edwin’s sleep. We decided to seek help from a sleep coach because I didn’t feel like I knew where to begin when it comes to schedules, sleep training hacks and new routines. We needed help when it came to sleep training. When Edwin was around 4 months old, I knew something had to change in the baby sleep department for all of our sake. I constantly worried, Googled and overthought. I remember in the early days feeling so tired, overwhelmed, and as though I wasn’t doing anything “right”. Because I was breastfeeding, I had to wake up with Edwin every 2 1/2 hours for months and that really affected my mental health. When baby came along, like most new moms, my sleep went out the window. Before Edwin I would enjoy a blissful 8-9 hours of solid sleep a night and sometimes napped during the day. It’s not something I knew or even thought about prior to having a baby because I was always a very good sleeper. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself since becoming a mom, it’s that I am not the best version of myself when I’ve had little sleep.
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