Until now I have been swaddling Jessica from the chest down and then putting a wearable blanket over it so that if she comes unwrapped it would stay in the blanket. Since it was so hot yesterday we decided to try a night with out swaddling her. I laid her down on her back but she quickly rolled over on her belly and started to cry. I went in to check on her and she had turned sideways in the crib so that she couldn't lay her head down. I turned her back but left her on her belly. I stood there and rubbed her back while saying "sssshhhhhhhh" until she was asleep. I have heard that babies usually sleep better on their tummies so I was hoping she would sleep later then 6am. (We also got dark curtains for her room). Normally she sleeps until around 6am when I get up and feed her and then put her back to bed. She then sleeps another hour or two. This morning she woke up at 4:30, was fed, then again at 5:45. I then brought her into our bed and fed her while I slept. We got up at 7am.
I think I would consider it a success. It could have been better but it could have been a whole lot worse too. Right now she is actually napping on her tummy so lets just hope she sleeps, well, like a baby.
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