Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Dee, I afree with you in that letting baby cry it out (Ferberizing) seems a little barbaric an unnatural. There's a really good book out there (I borrowed and returned a copy from a friend otherwise I'd send it right out to you) It's called " The No Cry Sleep Solution " by Pantley. If you're interested she has a website (with tons of great parenting advice I might add!) http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/newsletters/sleepbookann.htm That's the link to more info about her book. It helped us tremendously with my middle daughter even though she was already 3 when we read it...Cecilia (#3) has been sleeping through the night since 5 weeks...any correlation? Maybe not. Maybe she's just a sleepy soul, but it's certainly a less painful method than cry-it-out. I feel your pain (Charlotte didn't sleep through the night for more than 4 hours til she was 3) F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Just for the record most medical and developmental professionals don't recommend cereal in the bottle. Lenore Re: Dee re: baby sleeping Dee- Is the baby in the same room with you at night? If so, you might want to consider moving him to his own room. I found with my first child that he was a light sleeper and quite frequently he would wake up because of hearing my husband or I make some kind of noise and then HE would make some kind of noise which would wake US up. He usually wasn't hungry or in need of a diaper change at these times. If he's in a different room, those types of occurrances could be minimized and you would know for certain that when he does wake, it's for a valid reason. You could then utilize a monitor to be able to know when he wakes for certain. Also, depending on his age, if he's more than 3 months, try mixing some baby cereal with breast milk or formula and making it REALLY runny and putting it into a bottle. Take one of your bottle nipples and cut the hole a bit bigger and feed him some of that right before bed time. If he's waking frequently due to hunger that might help hold him a little longer through the night. Then, there are always the " sleep machines " which produce " white noise " . You could try getting one of those and putting it in his room. Could help drown out any night noises that might wake him. Anyways, just some suggestions based on my OWN experience. Good luck and hope you get some good, quality sleep soon! Cross Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Just for the record most medical and developmental professionals don't recommend cereal in the bottle. Lenore Re: Dee re: baby sleeping Dee- Is the baby in the same room with you at night? If so, you might want to consider moving him to his own room. I found with my first child that he was a light sleeper and quite frequently he would wake up because of hearing my husband or I make some kind of noise and then HE would make some kind of noise which would wake US up. He usually wasn't hungry or in need of a diaper change at these times. If he's in a different room, those types of occurrances could be minimized and you would know for certain that when he does wake, it's for a valid reason. You could then utilize a monitor to be able to know when he wakes for certain. Also, depending on his age, if he's more than 3 months, try mixing some baby cereal with breast milk or formula and making it REALLY runny and putting it into a bottle. Take one of your bottle nipples and cut the hole a bit bigger and feed him some of that right before bed time. If he's waking frequently due to hunger that might help hold him a little longer through the night. Then, there are always the " sleep machines " which produce " white noise " . You could try getting one of those and putting it in his room. Could help drown out any night noises that might wake him. Anyways, just some suggestions based on my OWN experience. Good luck and hope you get some good, quality sleep soon! Cross Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Although I feel bad that Charlotte's sleeping pattern didn't regulate until she was three, I have to admit that I do find solace in the fact that I'm not the only one(I was taking it personally). lol! Dee P.G. in MD(....peek'n in from time to time.) Re: Dee re: baby sleeping > Dee, > I afree with you in that letting baby cry it out (Ferberizing) seems a little barbaric an unnatural. There's a really good book out there (I borrowed and returned a copy from a friend otherwise I'd send it right out to you) It's called " The No Cry Sleep Solution " by Pantley. If you're interested she has a website (with tons of great parenting advice I might add!) > http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/newsletters/sleepbookann.htm > That's the link to more info about her book. It helped us tremendously with my middle daughter even though she was already 3 when we read it...Cecilia (#3) has been sleeping through the night since 5 weeks...any correlation? Maybe not. Maybe she's just a sleepy soul, but it's certainly a less painful method than cry-it-out. > I feel your pain (Charlotte didn't sleep through the night for more than 4 hours til she was 3) > F. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Although I feel bad that Charlotte's sleeping pattern didn't regulate until she was three, I have to admit that I do find solace in the fact that I'm not the only one(I was taking it personally). lol! Dee P.G. in MD(....peek'n in from time to time.) Re: Dee re: baby sleeping > Dee, > I afree with you in that letting baby cry it out (Ferberizing) seems a little barbaric an unnatural. There's a really good book out there (I borrowed and returned a copy from a friend otherwise I'd send it right out to you) It's called " The No Cry Sleep Solution " by Pantley. If you're interested she has a website (with tons of great parenting advice I might add!) > http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/newsletters/sleepbookann.htm > That's the link to more info about her book. It helped us tremendously with my middle daughter even though she was already 3 when we read it...Cecilia (#3) has been sleeping through the night since 5 weeks...any correlation? Maybe not. Maybe she's just a sleepy soul, but it's certainly a less painful method than cry-it-out. > I feel your pain (Charlotte didn't sleep through the night for more than 4 hours til she was 3) > F. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Hiya Lenore.........how are you? You're right......also, he's too old for that anyway and hunger isn't the problem. He's just a spoiled " wittle bugga " , and mommy " wuvs " him anyway Dee P.G. in MD(....peek'n in from time to time.). Re: Dee re: baby sleeping > > Dee- > > Is the baby in the same room with you at night? If so, you might > want to consider moving him to his own room. I found with my first > child that he was a light sleeper and quite frequently he would wake > up because of hearing my husband or I make some kind of noise and > then HE would make some kind of noise which would wake US up. He > usually wasn't hungry or in need of a diaper change at these times. > If he's in a different room, those types of occurrances could be > minimized and you would know for certain that when he does wake, it's > for a valid reason. You could then utilize a monitor to be able to > know when he wakes for certain. Also, depending on his age, if he's > more than 3 months, try mixing some baby cereal with breast milk or > formula and making it REALLY runny and putting it into a bottle. > Take one of your bottle nipples and cut the hole a bit bigger and > feed him some of that right before bed time. If he's waking > frequently due to hunger that might help hold him a little longer > through the night. Then, there are always the " sleep machines " which > produce " white noise " . You could try getting one of those and > putting it in his room. Could help drown out any night noises that > might wake him. Anyways, just some suggestions based on my OWN > experience. Good luck and hope you get some good, quality sleep soon! > > Cross > > > > Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Hiya Lenore.........how are you? You're right......also, he's too old for that anyway and hunger isn't the problem. He's just a spoiled " wittle bugga " , and mommy " wuvs " him anyway Dee P.G. in MD(....peek'n in from time to time.). Re: Dee re: baby sleeping > > Dee- > > Is the baby in the same room with you at night? If so, you might > want to consider moving him to his own room. I found with my first > child that he was a light sleeper and quite frequently he would wake > up because of hearing my husband or I make some kind of noise and > then HE would make some kind of noise which would wake US up. He > usually wasn't hungry or in need of a diaper change at these times. > If he's in a different room, those types of occurrances could be > minimized and you would know for certain that when he does wake, it's > for a valid reason. You could then utilize a monitor to be able to > know when he wakes for certain. Also, depending on his age, if he's > more than 3 months, try mixing some baby cereal with breast milk or > formula and making it REALLY runny and putting it into a bottle. > Take one of your bottle nipples and cut the hole a bit bigger and > feed him some of that right before bed time. If he's waking > frequently due to hunger that might help hold him a little longer > through the night. Then, there are always the " sleep machines " which > produce " white noise " . You could try getting one of those and > putting it in his room. Could help drown out any night noises that > might wake him. Anyways, just some suggestions based on my OWN > experience. Good luck and hope you get some good, quality sleep soon! > > Cross > > > > Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 Great Link ......thanks! Dee P.G. in MD(....peek'n in from time to time.) Re: Dee re: baby sleeping > > > > Dee, > > I afree with you in that letting baby cry it out (Ferberizing) seems a > little barbaric an unnatural. There's a really good book out there (I > borrowed and returned a copy from a friend otherwise I'd send it right out > to you) It's called " The No Cry Sleep Solution " by Pantley. If > you're interested she has a website (with tons of great parenting advice I > might add!) > > http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/newsletters/sleepbookann.htm > > That's the link to more info about her book. It helped us tremendously > with my middle daughter even though she was already 3 when we read > it...Cecilia (#3) has been sleeping through the night since 5 weeks...any > correlation? Maybe not. Maybe she's just a sleepy soul, but it's certainly > a less painful method than cry-it-out. > > I feel your pain (Charlotte didn't sleep through the night for more than 4 > hours til she was 3) > > F. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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