The transition out of a swaddle and into a sleep sack is proving the most challenging by far. Initially, we weren’t wrapping her hands too tightly in the swaddle, thinking she was enjoying having access to her hands. When we found out that that was preventing her sleeping, we started tucking ‘em in real tight.
Then she started Houdini-ing her way out of the swaddle. Once she rolled during tummy time, we had to make the transition to a sleep sack.
Now, getting her to sleep is difficult. Her hands flail, her legs kick, and her head shakes. She can’t settle herself, even when her first is in her mouth, something else that’s new as of the last week. Unable to stop moving, she wakes herself up. When she wakes up, she cries. When she cries, we wake up.
We’re finding it challenging to get decent sleep. I’ve been finding it too warm at night for many covers. I still need my three pillows. Sometimes, I end up so close to the edge of the bed, because I’m wiggling to get comfortable, that I have to catch myself from falling off. All that movement is keeping me up.
