Day 76, 10 weeks 6 days Comfort

Lord, my baby is having screaming fits when I know he is tired. He fights hard against sleep and I usually end up rocking him with a pacy or nursing him until he conks out.  Sooner or later, I'll have to let him 'cry it out' and fall asleep on his own.  His frantic cries are so exhausting for me to hear, perhaps because I was created n the image of "the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles" (2 Cor 1:3-4).  God, You have shown us Your love and comfort, so that "we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from (You)".  Despite various teachings about how screams strengthen the lungs or how nursing baby to sleep will spoil the child, I know that You have made me desire with all that is within me to comfort this baby when he cries.  I pray You'd teach me, Lord, when it's time to let him cry it out and trust You that my love and compassion will do more good than harm, since I believe it comes from You!

Tip: You'll get lots of opposite advice from well-meaning friends and parents, but take it all to the Lord who has chose YOU to parent your unique child.