I came to a similiar conclusion - that it was actually better for him if I got enough sleep and felt able to cope with the world. The bottle of formula we give him in the evenings now has certainly been an absolute godsend for me.
Owen was also unputdownable when he was born and as a result got used to naps in the sling. I'm working at the moment on moving naps to the cot - he's 4 months now, not napping well in the sling any longer and getting heavier. There is some crying involved which I don't enjoy but not as much as I feared and at least he is never crying without me holding him, and I really don't know what other option there is. I'm hoping that sorting his naps will sort his nighttime sleep but that might be overly optimistic :-)
One thing I have discovered is that he needs to nap exactly two hours after he previously woke up whether in the sling or cot, any earlier and he gets annoyed and any later and he's overtired. So I'm trying to start the day at the same time each day and am hoping a routine evolves naturally. Evenings are still a total mess at the moment though!
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Date: 2011-03-14 02:13 pm (UTC)Owen was also unputdownable when he was born and as a result got used to naps in the sling. I'm working at the moment on moving naps to the cot - he's 4 months now, not napping well in the sling any longer and getting heavier. There is some crying involved which I don't enjoy but not as much as I feared and at least he is never crying without me holding him, and I really don't know what other option there is. I'm hoping that sorting his naps will sort his nighttime sleep but that might be overly optimistic :-)
One thing I have discovered is that he needs to nap exactly two hours after he previously woke up whether in the sling or cot, any earlier and he gets annoyed and any later and he's overtired. So I'm trying to start the day at the same time each day and am hoping a routine evolves naturally. Evenings are still a total mess at the moment though!