Ferberizing

SLEEP training started on Monday night.

It took her one hour of pretty major crying before she finally fell asleep.

As per Ferber's instructions, I went in every five minutes to try to reassure her.

It was hard. The wailing. Not picking her up.

Each time I went in, she would stop crying. Her eyes would light up as soon as she saw me.

Then after a few pats and a kiss, she knew I was about to leave the room and she looked at me with such pain and sorrow.

Ow.

Short term pain for long term gain, I told myself.

Last night was day two in the sleep training schedule.

Ferber says to increase the time away from her. So I went in every ten minutes.

Almost an hour into it, I went in on schedule and discovered that she had puked.

Poor baby cried till she vomited.

That was the of Ferber.

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Weight: 7.55kg
Length: 69cm

Zoe went to see Dr C today for her 5 month jabs. She got three different types. But she was super brave and only whimpered after the last one.

I discussed sleep training with Dr C. He said to be consistent and that if I were serious in wanting her to learn how to put herself to sleep then I'd just have to stick with the programme. He gave me a smirk and said: "It's a battle of wills. You'll just have to see who is stronger: You or her."

Well, tonight there was no Ferberizing. After all, she did have the trauma of injections to cope with.

Sigh.

Maybe she is the stronger one after all.