Some time in the past week she went from peacefully falling asleep to reacting to us putting her in her crib like we're putting her in a medieval torture device, and we're slowly - and anxiously - trying to figure out how to deal with it.
Tonight, for the third night in a row, she cried - more like, wailed - for 25 straight minutes after we put her in her crib for the evening. We've been assured that she's fine, that she's only crying because of separation anxiety, and that she'll eventually learn that crying doesn't get her anywhere so she'll stop. And we know if we went in to get her she'd just continue the cycle and end up overtired and crabby. So, we've chosen to let her cry. I'd say it's easier said than done, but it's neither. So, as we did the past couple nights, we shut the door, we paced nervously, we stopped each other numerous times from going into her room to console her, and finally we both had a glass of wine to try to ease our minds and to drown out the noise. And then it stopped.
I just hope this gets better soon. It's only been three nights but it feels like three months. Three LONG months.
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It will get better. And then it will change again. The world of a challenging sleeper is nerve wracking (I recall Emily not wanting to go to bed for a period of time a couple months ago). I know. I have one myself. Once he hit 3, he finally seemed to be comfortable with our rules. THAT'S how long it can take, but it's well worth the wait, and the struggle. :)
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