The Bedtime Routine That Saved My Sanity as a Mom

I still remember the nights when bedtime felt like a battle. My baby would fight sleep with everything she had - tiny fists rubbing tired eyes, little legs kicking against the crib, and that exhausted but determined cry that told me she was just not ready to give in. I’d rock, nurse, bounce, and repeat, only to have her wake up the second I put her down. Sound familiar?