Ryn,
I think that singing to your baby is a beautiful way to get them to sleep!!
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Ryn,
I think that singing to your baby is a beautiful way to get them to sleep!!
Ich liebe mein Liebling! He is wonderful! He slept 8-11-5 (well, just after 11 to just before 5, good enough for me!) last night, then we napped until 7.30 - my fault, I should have changed his nappy at 5; I left it until 5.30 in case he went back to sleep and that had both of us awake then.
The new routine is as follows:
1. Bathtime until DS is bored of the bath (takes about 15 mins, but means he doesn't scream when we get out).
2. Dry off slowly and massage with the talc
3. Nappy and sleepsuit on
4. Bedroom, feed and Hungry Caterpillar and say prayers
5. Sing/hum him almost to sleep for 5-10 mins, down into crib, rocked until he snores.
Night to myself! (Unless I put him down too late and he's up at 9pm!)
I figured that if I'm teaching him road safety and table manners already then it's not too early to start saying prayers before sleeping; after all, as I say with the road safety and table manners, if not now then when do you start?
Plus now I dream about eating chocolate and tell myself off for it in my dreams because it affects DS's sleep - he won't do any long sleeps if I have caffeine. Ah well, just another few years, I hope his siblings won't be like that with chocolate!