I've had a hell of a few weeks. The nights have been so up and down. One night
DS would wake every 2 hours, another night he'd wake and not go back to sleep for hours, and then another night he slept all night (for the first time). I feel like I roll the dice every night I put
DS to bed.
Emotionally I feel wrecked and today I really hit a wall. I started to question my "gentle" parenting choice and wonder if my choices created this non-sleeping, unpredictable monster! I was almost ready to just let him CIO.
Then I read a post asking what gentle parenting meant. I read all the responses and started thinking about my perspective. It really reinforced the long-term benefits of my choice but I'm still struggling with the short-term challenges - mainly the lack of sleep. I know
DS may not necessarily sleep even if I'd chosen a different parenting style anyway but I guess we'll never know. The sleep deprivation is really getting to me - it's been over a year after all!
Now I'm blabbering (sorry
) - so what works for you when you hit that wall?