Bible Discussion Thread

This request is for Mae and her parents Rick and Bailey. We are asking God that Mae (3 months old) would sleep naps 1 - 2 hours everyday and the should would sleep deeply and longer hours at night. She struggles to sleep. We are asking that God would provide a job for Rick. That God would give supernatural strength for Bailey to breastfeed and take care of Mae. That God would give us a strong direction for his will. That Gods word would be a lamp to their feet.

Hello Rick and Bailey

I have been in your place with a babe that would not sleep much without me being right with him. My youngest was quite colicky and would not nap during the day more than 30 minutes or so. At night, he would only sleep well on my chest. This went on for five months before he actually slept for a whole hour during the day. He still would wake often during the night to nurse.

Being my third child, I was more relaxed about this than if he was my first. But I was exhausted and had walking pneumonia when he was 6 months old. The other two boys were sick on and off through since his birth and he had multiple sinus/ear infections since he was 2 months old. Since my husband was working, I was on my own during the day with a very fussy babe, a 2 and a half year old and a Kindergartener.

I will pray for your family.

Dear Heavenly Father, we lift this family up to You in the name of Jesus and ask that You supply their needs in all ways. Bring a job for Rick quickly. Help Bailey with caring for this babe, giving them a successful nursing relationship so that Mae will thrive. We ask that You bring to Mae's body what is needed for her to be a calm baby who sleeps adequately during the day and night. Keep this situation with Mae's sleeplessness short and not let it drag out for months and months. Help Bailey to stay calm and be willing to nurse Mae as much and often as Mae needs to sustain her and cause her to grow well as well as provide the pacification and soothing babies need from nursing. Amen.