Several moons ago in the land of Nod, a little wiggle worm named Gilana had the most dreadful time sleeping. Her Daddy decided to take action and teach the bug to sleep through the night. That eve she cried off and on for 2.5 hours, not asking again for food till morning dawned! The next night was quite similar as she was put to bed after a bath and warm milk, Gigi only had a brief struggle in the night and then awakened at 7 am! Eleven hours without food for the first time in her life!! The third night of this sleep trilogy followed the same bedtime routine and alas, Gilana slept straight through the night and awoke happily at 6am with a willing smile and a Cheshire Cat hug for her Daddy.
How did all this come about? Well, after five months of limited sleep, Mommy and Daddy knew they had to do something! So they determined a bedtime routine of:
7:30pm A hardy dinner of cereals and veggies
8:00pm A warm bath under Daddy's supervision
8:15pm Change into PJs and a fresh diaper
8:20pm A last feeding of warm milk
8:30pm Bedtime with a story and lights out
If Gilana had a hard time falling asleep, Daddy would come and check on her, reassure her the sleeping was beneficial, and leave the room to check back at a later time. The little bug also knew where her handy pacifier collection was in the case that she needed a new one during the night.
Success thus far!!
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