Update: Operation Cold Turkey

Operation Cold Turkey has been in effect for a week and overall it has been a success. We got off of our mission when B woke up with croup on Friday night. . . it would have been a miracle for her to not wake up from all the noise outside her bedroom. But after that bump in the road, we got back on track and I think we are definitely seeing a much needed improvement with her sleep!!

• Night 1 - Thursday: Woke at 11pm and cried until 1am (2 HOURS!!) with Lars going in about every 15-20 minutes to reassure her. Apparently I really needed the sleep because I slept through this! Up at 4am to nurse. Up at 7am for the day.
• Night 2 - Friday: Woke at 10:30 because Bergen was up with croup and cried for 20 minutes before falling back asleep. Same thing at 2am. Up at 4am to nurse. Up at 6:30am for the day.
• Night 3 - Saturday: Up at 2:30am to nurse. Back up at 5:30am and nursed her again. Up at 7am for the day. Hmmm. . . this wasn't such a good night.
• Night 4 - Sunday: Same as Saturday. Not good at all.
• Night 5 - Monday: Back to NOT nursing before 3am. Woke up around 10ish and was able to cry back to sleep. Up at 3am to nurse and up at 6:30 for the day.
• Night 6 - Tuesday: Woke at 11pm only for a little and got back to sleep on own. Up at 4am to nurse and up at 6:30am for the day.
• Night 7 - Wednesday: Slept all the way through until 3:30am. . .the LONGEST she has gone without waking in a long, long time!!! Nursed her at 3:30 and back up at 7am for the day.

We shall see what week 2 brings, but I am going to guess it just gets better from here (if you think it, it will become - right?). My/our goal was to get her sleeping through those first two wakings and not nurse her until at least 3am. As of last night she did both of those things - so I would like to say in the words of Leo from one of B's favorite shows The Little Einsteins. . .

Mission Completion.

At least I hope so.