I’ve been having some sleeping issues with Wyatt lately.
And by “issues”, I mean that every afternoon when I try to put Wyatt down for his nap he fights me and screams for 2 hours.
Yup.
Two. whole. hours. of. non-stop. screaming.
 It’s happened two days in a row and I now have a new respect for those who have babies with colic, it’s terrible.

  

Don’t get me wrong, I love my son {that goes without saying}. But does the sound of him crying for 2 hours straight is enough to make a person crazy.
 Yup! This isn’t a blog only showing the good sides of parenting, because that would not be a fair perspective. There are days that are difficult and those should be represented too.
 Yesterday and today were definitely days with some rough hours.

 I turned to the aid of some of the baby books I have on hand and from what I can tell- this is just a phase {hopefully a short one} where Wyatt is realizing that I am trying to put him to bed- and he is fighting it. I’ve tried to hold him, cuddle him, lay with him, rock him, give him a bottle, everything- but nothing works. The screams keep coming. I was forced to attempt the method where you just let ’em cry it out- and that has been very difficult. But, when I put him in his crib, give him his lovey, and walk out of the room he cries for about 15 minutes and then puts himself to sleep.

I never, never thought I would be a parent that could have the strength to just let their baby “cry it out”, but I really had no other option – and it’s what is working for us.

Everyday it breaks my heart.

I hate feeling so helpless, like there is nothing I can do to comfort him.
The only thing I can actually feel good about is the fact that this is common and it is just a phase.

Right?
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