Better Sleep Night Last Night

Ariella did better than a normal night last night regarding sleep, although the early evening was strange from the time we got home from work (6:30pm - we were a bit late, normally we're home by 6pm). So, I fed her straight away. She ate from both sides for a decent amount of time - but periodically she would unlatch and scream! So, it was a non-peaceful nursing session. Maybe she was too hungry? Or upset that we were late?

She slept for about 15 minutes after nodding off while nursing. Then she woke up and started screaming again. (And, by that I mean not constant screaming for minutes or anything, but several screams until we could distract her, but then back to screaming when what we tried didn't work anymore.) So, I did different things with her - playing, carrying, rocking, even infant tylenol. I couldn't tell if she was sad, mad, or in pain. Finally I fed her again around 8pm. She ate quite well from both sides. Then, she started screaming again, so we took her for a car ride while we went to pick up dinner. She was asleep by the time we got home. We kept her in her carrier, and put her right outside our bedroom as we started to eat. She woke up maybe 10 minutes later, so we put her in her boppy pillow on our bed next to us. That didn't work - more screaming. So, I picked her up and took her on a walk around the house. Then, I got the idea to put her in her swing! She fell asleep within 10 minutes - no fussing at all. Tyree got her an hour or so later (when we were going to sleep) and put her in her bassinet. She slept until 3:30am! Yay! Then, I fed her (one side) and pumped the other. Then, she slept until 6:00am (fed her again). And then she was up at 7:30am, when I fed her for her last feed before I left for work.

So, it was strange about the screaming, but the night-time was quite peaceful. And, she skipped her 1:30am wake-up time, so yay me! I might have soothed her back to sleep a couple of times, but nothing major. We'll have to see when it's a good time to move her to her crib - definitely not when we have to go to work the next day. Lol! But, I consider last night definitely one of my better sleep days.