I'm determined to get the little one to sleep longer than 2 hours at night. It's ridiculous. Actually... it's not even the waking that's hard on me it's getting her back to sleep after. It shouldn't take 2 hours!! So, as I sat breast feeding her to sleep the other night I had an epiphany. What if I put a couple of drops of lavender essential oil in her crib... maybe she'd sleep better. So I did. Then I went even further... what if I gave her some chamomile tea before bed?! I immediately Googled it and lo & behold... TONS of moms soothe their babies with chamomile tea because it's safe, caffeine free, soothing & good for colic & gas. So... now before bed Sofie & I sit in her bedroom with the light's dim & have tea!!
I warm up about an ounce of pretty diluted tea (1 tea bag per 16 oz) but she doesn't like it very much so she's not drinking nearly that... a few sips from her bottle. But I figure if I keep offering it to her in a positive environment she will grow to like it... and maybe it will help her sleep! Yay!
Do you think the lavender is working? Or maybe it doesn't matter it still smells great :)
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