A couple of months ago we discovered that Nora would sleep through the night if we put her in the playpen in the kitchen. So that's where she's been sleeping. Every night.
This week in a moment of what can only be described as brief insanity, I decided enough was enough and she was going into her crib. She has a nice crib and a spacious room. She sleeps in there perfectly fine during the day. No need to take up half of my eating area with a playpen. I was firm. This was the end. I packed it up. No more sleeping in there.
Until four o'clock this morning when I broke and she went back to sleep in the kitchen.
It's incredible really. She will be screaming in her crib. I pick her up, put her in the playpen and it is almost instant. Silence and sleep.
It is baffling. Here are a few of the things that we have considered as the cause of this strange behaviour:
- Temperature (We have fiddled with temperatures to make it hotter and cooler in both locations. Nothing.)
- Noise (The fridge and dishwasher make noise. Tried the hum of a humidifier. Nothing.)
- Playpen (Moved the playpen into her room. Nothing.)
Someone suggested to me the other day that perhaps it was because she felt more comfortable in the kitchen because she spends more time there. Not really sure what we can do about that. But, like I said, she willingly takes naps in her room.
So, I guess we'll just keep being cramped at the table, leaving a perfectly good room empty. Because, as we all know, a rested mommy is a happy mommy.
