Maggie's Sleep Schedule
I want to record a normal night for Maggie at age four and a half months. She's kept roughly this same schedule for the last three months.
9:00 pm
Mama is ready to go to bed. Maggie gets her last meal for the night, and she usually falls asleep in the middle. This last nursing is done laying down in the big bed. I stick the pacifier in her mouth if she'll take it. After she falls asleep, I let her lay there for at least five minutes. She has to be solidly asleep for the move.
9:30ish
I slide one hand under her head and one hand under her butt. I lift her up and over to her cradle. If all goes well, she does not wake up. I cover her with a blankie and get to bed myself. If she does wake up, we repeat the previous step. I'll repeat twice, after that I give up and let her spend the whole night in the bed with me.
12:00ish to 2:00ish
Sometime in that time window, I am awaken by soft baby noises. Little grunts and sighs jolt me from my sleep. She rarely wakes up enough to really cry. I get her out of the cradle, and we nurse laying down. I fall asleep. Maggie falls asleep. I never stay awake for this midnight snack. Soon I will start making an effort to stay awake and put her back in her cradle, but for now she sleeps with us for the second half of the night.
4:30
My crazy husband's alarm goes off. The clock is on my side of the bed so I hit snooze.
4:38
I hit snooze again.
4:46
Tony gets up and turns off the alarm. Sometimes Maggie sleeps through all of the alarms. Sometimes she wakes up and wants an early morning snack. So we nurse again and both fall asleep. Tony gets ready to go to the gym. Maggie and I get a kiss as he leaves.
6:00
My alarm goes off. I get up and leave Maggie sawing toothpicks in the king size bed. I get dressed, feed the kitty, and load up the car with the bags (diaper bag with fresh milk for the daycare, nursing bag with empty bottles and pump, and purse).
6:15
I wake up my sleeping beauty. She stretches and smiles. Maggie is definitely a morning baby. I change her diaper and get her dressed for the day. She goes into the car seat, and we head for the daycare.
6:25
We arrive at the daycare which is deserted. I get into the back seat with Maggie, and she has breakfast. I started this nursing in the parking lot deal in hopes to spend a few extra minutes with her before I had to leave her for the day. She usually eats while I talk to her or sing. Other times she's not interested in nursing so we just play for a few mintures.
6:45
The daycare opens. I drop off my sweet girl. In the future I hope she enjoys our few minutes of bonding in the car and doesn't feel sad when I leave.
I pick her up around 4:30 or earlier. She usually sleeps for several hours while there.
We have a lovely evening together. Then the whole cycle starts all over.
I think I'll write a few posts in the future to chronicle the milk cycle and all the work that goes into keeping Maggie supplied with fresh milk.
9:00 pm
Mama is ready to go to bed. Maggie gets her last meal for the night, and she usually falls asleep in the middle. This last nursing is done laying down in the big bed. I stick the pacifier in her mouth if she'll take it. After she falls asleep, I let her lay there for at least five minutes. She has to be solidly asleep for the move.
9:30ish
I slide one hand under her head and one hand under her butt. I lift her up and over to her cradle. If all goes well, she does not wake up. I cover her with a blankie and get to bed myself. If she does wake up, we repeat the previous step. I'll repeat twice, after that I give up and let her spend the whole night in the bed with me.
12:00ish to 2:00ish
Sometime in that time window, I am awaken by soft baby noises. Little grunts and sighs jolt me from my sleep. She rarely wakes up enough to really cry. I get her out of the cradle, and we nurse laying down. I fall asleep. Maggie falls asleep. I never stay awake for this midnight snack. Soon I will start making an effort to stay awake and put her back in her cradle, but for now she sleeps with us for the second half of the night.
4:30
My crazy husband's alarm goes off. The clock is on my side of the bed so I hit snooze.
4:38
I hit snooze again.
4:46
Tony gets up and turns off the alarm. Sometimes Maggie sleeps through all of the alarms. Sometimes she wakes up and wants an early morning snack. So we nurse again and both fall asleep. Tony gets ready to go to the gym. Maggie and I get a kiss as he leaves.
6:00
My alarm goes off. I get up and leave Maggie sawing toothpicks in the king size bed. I get dressed, feed the kitty, and load up the car with the bags (diaper bag with fresh milk for the daycare, nursing bag with empty bottles and pump, and purse).
6:15
I wake up my sleeping beauty. She stretches and smiles. Maggie is definitely a morning baby. I change her diaper and get her dressed for the day. She goes into the car seat, and we head for the daycare.
6:25
We arrive at the daycare which is deserted. I get into the back seat with Maggie, and she has breakfast. I started this nursing in the parking lot deal in hopes to spend a few extra minutes with her before I had to leave her for the day. She usually eats while I talk to her or sing. Other times she's not interested in nursing so we just play for a few mintures.
6:45
The daycare opens. I drop off my sweet girl. In the future I hope she enjoys our few minutes of bonding in the car and doesn't feel sad when I leave.
I pick her up around 4:30 or earlier. She usually sleeps for several hours while there.
We have a lovely evening together. Then the whole cycle starts all over.
I think I'll write a few posts in the future to chronicle the milk cycle and all the work that goes into keeping Maggie supplied with fresh milk.
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