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Counting Baby to Sleep
There are many things I count in my life but sometimes, to put my baby to sleep, I just count.
As I mother, I find myself constantly counting.
It sounds odd, I know, and I am not just talking about helping my preschooler and kindergartner with their math skills.
I count the hours left in a day, the days left in a week, the months left until vacation!
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I count the years my children have been alive and, occasionally, the years until they move out.
I count the weeks my infant has been alive and the months until she starts sleeping through the night!
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While all of these are related to my mental health, there is one other time of day wher I count and it actually serves a real purpose.
When I am trying to put Anna to bed, I feel myself tensing up. I am tired and ready for some time to myself but I know if I set her down too quickly she will wake up and we will start the whole process over. So I count.
1 breath 2 breath 3 breath and I think, “I’ll count to 100 and see where we are at.” When I reach 100 I frequently start again.
The amazing thing is that as I count, I relax and so does Anna. Right into a nice deep sleep.