Month 2 / Lesson 2

Two months down and Cooper and I were really getting to know each other.  We both learned how to breast feed and how to sleep when we got the chance.  I also learned how to take a shower and keep my eye on a baby at the same time.  But the most important lesson I learned, looking back on month 2, is that you can't spoil them and mess up their sleep in the first few months of life.

And I say "looking back on month 2" because I did not think this lesson was true during those first few months.  I read bits and pieces of many books on sleep worried I was doing things completely wrong!  I was paranoid he was never going to be able to sleep in his crib!  Those first two or three months Cooper practically lived in his bouncer seat.

I asked several moms about when, where, and how much he slept and they tried to assure me that things were going fine but I was so worried (being a worrier runs in the family).  You may try to put baby on a "schedule," but he/she will choose their own schedule... especially in the early days.  It will be hectic but reassure yourself "this too shall pass."  With any luck, your baby will put himself or herself on their own schedule, love to sleep, and be a great sleeper like Cooper.  Well... really, we just got lucky.  Here's how Cooper sleeps these days: