I am exhausted, not having a full night's sleep for the last 12 weeks, is starting to take its toll on me... Not that I mind getting up with Sam at night when he is hungry, I just wish he would go back to sleep right away when I put him back down instead of fighting it for 30+ minutes. I know this is probably just a new mom thing, but I'm ready for the day when I feel like I don't have to check him every five minutes to make sure he's breathing, these Dr's and books, and classes have pounded into me all the ways a baby can suffocate in their sleep and now I'm terrified and paranoid about every little thing, I know that Sam would probably sleep better and longer if I were able to put him to sleep on his tummy, but I just can't bring myself to do it when I'm not awake to make sure he's okay. I've contemplated getting a moniter with a movement sensor to give me some peace of mind, then I could put him on his stomach and the moniter would alarm if he hasn't breathed in 20 seconds... but that just makes me seem overbearing right? A part of me feels like maybe I'm part of the reason he hasn't slept through the night yet, since I'm constantly going in there to check on him and make sure he's okay. (I usually just peek in the room, andhe never wakes up when I do that, but still.) I just wish that I could relax and not have all the "What if's" running rampant through my head!
Nah- get the monitor! It's so reassuring. I use mine constantly (and did with my first daughter too!).
ReplyDeleteJust remember that Maddy slept on her tummy and she is fine. The books definitely scare you that is why I have never been a by the book mom! Just try to relax and test it out. He has slept on his tummy while I babysit him and Mom too and he is fine. I didn't know they had a monitor like that. I definitely think that would be a good thing for you to get for some piece of mind!!
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