Bed Time

While talking to some of the girls from the birthing class I learnt that our midwives had advised them to start getting baby into a routine and set up a bed time. The girls are putting their babies to bed at 6 or 7 pm, and say that it helps the baby not to be craby in the evening (because they are sleeping). Babies need a lot of sleep, and the only way to really get it is to go to bed early. So we tried it out. Last night I took Adelaide upstairs at about 6 o'clock because she seemed tired. I nursed her and she fell asleep, but as soon as I got up, she was awake. Myles and I speant the next 3 and a half hours trying to get her to go back to sleep. She was just laying up there making little noises every now and then, and then would cry a little and we would go up and comfort her, and then come back down. I'm not one to "let my baby cry". She stayed up until about 11:30 and then finally went to sleep. I'm going to keep trying, but I'm not sure if it will work. She only sleeps if I'm holding her, even in the day. I guess I need her to get used to sleeping on her own, but I think it's going to be a long process.