Ferber Convert Recap: Day Two

(I hope someone out there in cyber-space appreciates the fact that I am blogging at 8:45am on Christmas Eve's eve. Nobody else seems to be so dedicated, eh?)

Obviously the Tylenol had way more of an effect than I anticipated. Or maybe that new little tooth poking through is bothering her more than I thought. Either way, yesterday was harder, and easier at the same time.

Nap 1 - Cried for about 30 seconds. Poor baby, then she was knocked out.

Nap 2 - Cried for 9 minutes. She was exhausted from visiting with a pregnant neighbor and hearing the gossip, I think. I thought she'd sleep better being a bit more tired, but maybe the smell of baking cookies kept her up, who knows? Anyhow, after she fnally went to sleep, she woke up about 45 minutes later. Since I knew we were going into my job to visit some more that afternoon, I didn't take her out of bed and she cried for about another 5 minutes before she fell asleep for another hour.

Nap 3 - Didn't make a peep. She was wiped out, and slept for 2 hours straight until I realized what time it was (dinner) and woke her up.

Bedtime - Dreadful. While she didn't cry as long or as loud as lastnight, those 14 minutes were still heartwrenching. I went in twice to comfort her, which wasn't much really because she had worked herself into a tiffy, and P wanted to know if we could modify this Ferber thing to wait 10 minutes before going in. Evidently he thinks that we kind of prolong it by going in after 5 minutes the first time, and that maybe she'd settle down faster if we waited 10. I'm considering it, but not when she cried so hard she starts coughing. I can tell when she's winding down, so if that's what it sounds like at 5 minutes tonight, maybe.

She also woke up 3 times during the night, cried for maybe 1 or 2 minutes each time and settled back down. It's such a habit now to get up and comfort her, and lying in bed listening to her wails and watching the clock sucks.

Cry Counter
December 21 - 39 minutes
December 22 - 33 minutes