It occured to be that the best lessons learnt are the ones that are learnt the hard way. This can be applied to most of my parenting experience with Arianna. The most recently one is her sleeping positions. Apparently with being so mobile these days, Arianna tends to sit up in bed the moment I put her down. In the beginning, I’d continue holding her down until she’d cry because she got frustrated and must have been wondering why this crazy Mummy is trying to stick me down to the bed but now, not anymore.

These days when it’s time for her nap, I tuck her in as usual and if she doesn’t want to stay in the position I put her in, fine by me. I carry on as usual, kiss her night-night and out the door. She normally screams at this point but I’ve learnt to ignore that because she just wants attention which she should not be getting at the time she is suppose to be napping. So she’ll cry a bit and then, she’s down. It was hard in the beginning but I’ve come to realise that they will get the picture in the end.

Now what lesson was it that I recently learnt? Well, for starters, if your child’s asleep, no matter what, do not attempt to reposition them as you see fit and comfy. Last week, after she went to bed, I went to have a peek and she was asleep face down but in a rather awkward position. She was sleeping over her pillow hence it looked to be as if her head was lower than her body and I didn’t think that was good at all. Not only that, she fell asleep on her knees with her bum in the air!!! Just like Daddy when he was little as I’ve been told. So I moved her and she woke up and cried and cried and cried because I ‘woke’ her up. She would have cried till the cows came home but we don’t own a farm so that’s not possible but if we did, that’s what she’d do and the whole day was RUIN!! Ruin I tells ya….

These days, although I find her sleeping in the most weird and uncomfortable positions at least to me, I just watch and wonder. Sometimes I laugh to myself and think, how in tarnations can THAT be comfortable?! But the thing is, if she was uncomfy, she’s get up and GET comfy just like you and me. So I definitely am not worried that much any more. Although I find that her sleeping on the front still scares me abit but I think she’s old enough to ensure that she’s got proper breathing space.