Mothers, listen to your instincts! For the last couple of nights, Isaiah wouldnt go to sleep by himself, although he slept just fine in his room before. Each time I would lay him in his bed and head towards the door, he would start screaming! I thought he just got used to being with us too much, so I would explain to him its time for sleep and mommy and daddy would be right outside. Cuddle, kiss and try to leave again. Same scream! My instincts would tell me to stay with him, lay next to him, do whatever he wants, make sure he is calm, love him until he falls asleep. But no, I listened to what the experts say and I walked out of the room, trying to teach him a lesson, that I am the MOM and he needs to learn how to go to sleep the proper way. HOW FOOLISH OF ME! I was trying to convince myself that I was doing a good thing, but deep inside I knew it was wrong, my mommy instincts always called me back to calm my little one. And today, as I was talking to Scott, it hit me! Our son is going through separation anxiety! And it manifests not only at sleep time, but all throughout the day, in the smallest things. How could I have been so blind? Its only been a couple of nights, but I feel like I failed him a little, that I didnt understand him and his needs, that I put books and studies above what he was trying to tell us and what my heart was saying too. Tonight, we did it differently. We read to him while he was laying on my husbands chest. Isaiah fell asleep peacefully in about 10 minutes. What a difference!! Forgive us, son, as were learning to do the right thing in a world full of wisdom of all sorts. Lesson learned!
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:42:17 +0000
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