Duyan

So my sister, my husband and I went for a walk yesterday, and when we came back, my auntie and mom had this hanging from the second story of their house. It's called a duyan which is a Filipino baby hammock. Yet another sleeping contraption that Lucas tolerated for all of 20 minutes. It was funny because I remember my grandma rocking the babies in this when we would stay with them in San Jose. She basically had a sheet hanging from the staircase to the fireplace. And it was true, the babies slept for hours and hours. So my aunt left when Lucas was sleeping in the duyan and she said he would be there for "hours and hours." She probably wasn't home yet when he started crying. Oy vey. She called later on in the afternoon and asked if he was still sleeping. Haha.

On Saturday, I tried something else my sister-in-law recommended. Feeding the baby before and after each nap, not just after, like I had been doing. It was so nice. I rocked him and nursed him and he fell asleep, swaddled. I laid him down in his crib and we walked away and watched the baby monitor stay silent. For twenty minutes. Augh. I think we just need to pick one thing and stick with it. I am going to try this again twice a day this week.