Poor Jensen has really bad acid reflux. Luckily we have been able to keep it under control with medication and a few minor things such as keeping him elevated to prevent the acid from coming back up. When he was about 3 weeks old, the doctor recommended that we let him sleep in his car seat (in his bed) since its the perfect angle and it would prevent him from choking in his sleep. It worked great! He stopped making his weird little grunting noises in his sleep that were keeping us awake all night, it seemed to help his reflux and he started sleeping through the night by 3 months old. (Every parents dream!)Jensen just turned 4 months old and for those of you who know the not so little guy, he's a bit of a tank. In fact he's 17 pounds now (Gianna in comparison is 28 pounds) which got me thinking that he is going to outgrow this car seat pretty quick here. Also, he is trying really hard to sit up and that includes when he is in his car seat so this last week I thought its time to try the bed. He has taken naps in his bed (brief ones) with the mattress elevated but never slept the night in his bed. In fact, he loves his car seat so we hadn't seen the need to not let him sleep in it. The second his head hits the seat he's out! He's kind of snug in it which I think every baby would like to be when they are sleeping and of course I make it comfy by laying down a blanket and putting the seat belts out to the side.
It never dawned on me (although it should have) that we would have a hard time getting him away from sleeping in it. This last week has been rough. I have had a sinus infection and Jensen, who like I said usually sleeps through the night, has been up two and now last night, 3 times! At first I thought it was a plot against me (the sleep deprived mind of a sickness ridden mother can think of weird things in the middle of the night lol) and then I started thinking it was this weird weather we've been having. (Its hot, it's cold, it's hot, it's cold) that's making him uncomfortable and then last night on my third time up out of desperation I grabbed the car seat and threw Jensen in and low and behold the kid was asleep in 30 seconds flat. Oh no! He has a security....car seat?
How do you get rid of one of those!? Laying in bed I started thinking of what could happen as a result of us letting him sleep in his car seat. Maybe he will never outgrow it and as a result, instead of a bed we will have to buy him one of those weird oval chairs as seen here. LOL! (See weird sleep deprived thoughts)
Well, if we could get rid of Gianna's binkie, I thought, I am sure we will be able to get rid of Jensen's car seat. Unfortunately, we can't just throw it in the trash like we did the binkie....he rides in it (well, sleeps in the car in it) everyday! In the meantime, I guess we will just have to kiss our precious sleep good bye while he gets used to sleeping in a regular bed. Any suggestions from my fellow moms would be greatly appreciated. If you have seen the style of my home, you know that one of those oval egg chairs just wouldn't fit the decor.
