I'm not really a "cry it out" mama, but I do believe some crying is good, healthy, and necessary for a child to "decompress" at nighttime. I feel like I know when Emberly needs something and when she is just a mess and needs to come down from the day. However, it was a lot easier to let her cry before she started crying while calling "mommy! mommy! mommy!" in this pathetic, tear filled little voice. It is not easy to ignore.
So last week I made the mistake of going to get her to have her tell me she needed a snack, and me plopping her in my bed while going out to the kitchen to grab her some milk. Now she wakes up and thinks she needs to get in my bed and eat a snack. Bad mama. Now to undo that...
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