Monday, May 17, 2010

Separation anxiety

Six nights ago we began what had worried us for some time. We moved Mirelle to her own room at night. We worried about what happens if she wakes up in the middle of the night and we're not there? Will she cry? Will she feel lonely? What if she suddenly figures out how to climb out of her bed and falls to the floor?

She has never slept better, ever. During those six night she has awoken us once, it was the second night and after a half hour in our big bed she was sleeping again and I carried her back to her own room. She sleeps to around 9:00 every morning. She woke up anywhere between 6.00-10.00 when she was sleeping in our room and usually at least once every night.

So we the parents had some sort of separation anxiety that was uncalled for and Mirelle sleeps much better in her own room.

3 comments:

  1. It's that first step toward independence...of many! But, as parents, every day you are making her the best person she can be so that one day she can stand strong on her own.

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  2. Any parent needs all the sleep they can get. It's amazing what the little ones can learn to do for themselves, too.

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  3. Hooray for sleeping well in her new bedroom!!!

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