Another Believer

Our Baby J (7 weeks today) has been sleeping an average of 2-3 hour stretches at night, leaving his mother very tired and quite grumpy!   In general he wasn’t acting very hungry upon waking and seemed to be getting plenty to eat throughout the day (weighing a stoutly 11.5 lbs. at 5 weeks!)  It was obvious to me that something else was to blame for his restlessness…

So last evening I was scrambling to try everything to calm him and encourage him to fall asleep.  After grabbing The Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg (one of my fave books) in a moment of desperation, I started to read about J possibly being a more sensitive, “Touchy” baby, who might flourish with swaddling.  *Enter SwaddleMe blanket from stage right.*  I had avoided it in the past because the swaddling seemed to anger J, who appeared to like having his hands by his face.  As I said, though, I was desperate, so out came the SwaddleMe, in went the pacifier, and out-like-a-light went Baby J.  Hallelujah!

Not only that, but he first slept a 6-hour stretch (7:30pm-1:30am) followed by another 4 (2-6am) and now has already gone back to sleep for his morning nap!  To say I’m a believer in SwaddleMe is an understatement!!!  Let’s just hope this isn’t a fluke!