Last night was a good night!

Last night was awesome!

River man had a feed at 6pm and like a champ he didn't fall asleep this time so he got a full tummy. 7pm rolled around, i swaddled him up popped him in the bassinet awake and shut the door. 5 mins later i crept in to check on him and he was sound asleep. YAY!

Now i didn't want to get to excited because he's tricked me before, falling asleep only to wake up 20 mins later. But the hours rolled by and he didn't wake up.

I started to hear his little grunts and snorts and i rolled over and checked my phone 3am, i couldn't believe it, my baby just slept for 8hrs!

I gave him a feed and he only fed for about 20 mins. I placed him back down and waited for him to kick around, but nothing, he was out like a light and didn't wake back up till 6:45am this morning.

I owe all this i believe to getting him to have his proper sleeps during the day. The previous couple of days i had been out in the afternoon so River man didn't get his proper hours sleep. But yesterday he got his afternoon sleep then his afternoon nap, this meant that at feed time before bed he was awake enough to have a proper feed. This meant he didn't wake up half an hour after putting him down hungry again.

Sleep is so important to River and i'm assuming all babies. I pretty much know now that if he doesn't get his sleep in the afternoon it will be hell putting him down in the evening.


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