Re: Other than RSS advice...- Jeanie

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Brockton had a G-tube pretty much the entire time he was in the NICU at one

point they placed the tube through his belly button. LOL.........I guess if I

had given it some thought, it's pretty much self-explainitory! DUH!!!!

pcpets wrote: Hey Jeanie,

They make a " tent-like " attachment for cribs, so that kids can't climb out.

You can get them at most baby stores, or over the internet. It saved my

girlfriend's sanity with her 2-yr old!!

I could never leave my kids to just cry it out when I was teaching them that

bedtime was bedtime either. It just broke my heart, so I tried something a

little different. I would put them to bed, firmly telling them that it was

time to go to sleep. Then I would wait through 5-minutes of crying, go back

in, lay them down (never pick them up and out of the crib) and rub their

backs until they calmed down some, repeat that it was time to go to sleep,

and leave the room. I would do this until their cries would be intermittent,

and then I would just hold off on entering the room unless they started up

strong again. It usually took a couple of nights, and they would seem to get

the message.

And gastronomy is the G in G-tube. NG, which is the tube that parents can be

taught to place by themselves, stands for Nasal-Gastric, meaning it goes

through the nose, and down into the stomach.

Hope this helps

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 4 yrs old, G-Tube, GHT)

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I had to chuckle at this Deb ... we had a similar situation with my

oldest son Matt and I have a picture of him with his face against

the bars sleeping and my thought too was that it looked like jail!

All the rest of our kids have been very good at going to bed and

sleeping ... we took the front off of the crib for and Noah

and used the bed rail and then they can get out without falling. I

too go in to comfort but leave them in there.

Dawna

Matt 13, 11, 8 and Noah 3 RSS

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> As Pat just said, I too, could never leave my kids to cry. Adam

seemed to never have a problem going to sleep at night but I

remember my first born, Colette (who is 16 now) and some real " well

meaning " person who told me to NOT go into her room and leave her

to " cry it out " .

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> I'll never forget that night!! Finally after what seemed like

hours of crying (was probably only 1!!) she was silent. Then I got

scared she was DEAD so I crept into her room. I found her with her

two fists clinging to the end of the crib bars, on her knees, sound

asleep!!! Like she had been in jail!! It broke my heart that my baby

girl had to go to sleep like that, thinking that her mom and dad had

abandoned her. I swore then and there never to do that again.

> It took me a couple of weeks but I did something similar to Pat.

But I lied on her bedroom floor (I was tired!!! LOL) I wouldn't pick

her up, but she could see me. Then I gradually made the spot I lied

down on closer and closer to the door until I was lying out in the

hallway. Ah the things we do for our kids!!!! LOL

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> Debby

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> Re: Re: Other than RSS advice...- Jeanie

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> Hey Jeanie,

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> They make a " tent-like " attachment for cribs, so that kids can't

climb out.

> You can get them at most baby stores, or over the internet. It

saved my

> girlfriend's sanity with her 2-yr old!!

>

> I could never leave my kids to just cry it out when I was

teaching them that

> bedtime was bedtime either. It just broke my heart, so I tried

something a

> little different. I would put them to bed, firmly telling them

that it was

> time to go to sleep. Then I would wait through 5-minutes of

crying, go back

> in, lay them down (never pick them up and out of the crib) and

rub their

> backs until they calmed down some, repeat that it was time to go

to sleep,

> and leave the room. I would do this until their cries would be

intermittent,

> and then I would just hold off on entering the room unless they

started up

> strong again. It usually took a couple of nights, and they would

seem to get

> the message.

>

> And gastronomy is the G in G-tube. NG, which is the tube that

parents can be

> taught to place by themselves, stands for Nasal-Gastric, meaning

it goes

> through the nose, and down into the stomach.

>

> Hope this helps

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 4 yrs old, G-Tube, GHT)

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[Guest guest]

Pat - you are such a sweetheart. You always have the " sweetest " and

kindest way of dealing with things. You are a breath of fresh air

<grin> Hugs.

- H

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> Hey Jeanie,

>

> They make a " tent-like " attachment for cribs, so that kids can't

climb out.

> You can get them at most baby stores, or over the internet. It

saved my

> girlfriend's sanity with her 2-yr old!!

>

> I could never leave my kids to just cry it out when I was teaching

them that

> bedtime was bedtime either. It just broke my heart, so I tried

something a

> little different. I would put them to bed, firmly telling them

that it was

> time to go to sleep. Then I would wait through 5-minutes of

crying, go back

> in, lay them down (never pick them up and out of the crib) and rub

their

> backs until they calmed down some, repeat that it was time to go

to sleep,

> and leave the room. I would do this until their cries would be

intermittent,

> and then I would just hold off on entering the room unless they

started up

> strong again. It usually took a couple of nights, and they would

seem to get

> the message.

>

> And gastronomy is the G in G-tube. NG, which is the tube that

parents can be

> taught to place by themselves, stands for Nasal-Gastric, meaning

it goes

> through the nose, and down into the stomach.

>

> Hope this helps

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 4 yrs old, G-Tube, GHT)

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanie - you are fine. It's amazing all the things we have to

remember. You have lot's going on too. <grin>

- H

Hey Jeanie,

>

> They make a " tent-like " attachment for cribs, so that kids can't

climb out.

> You can get them at most baby stores, or over the internet. It

saved my

> girlfriend's sanity with her 2-yr old!!

>

> I could never leave my kids to just cry it out when I was teaching

them that

> bedtime was bedtime either. It just broke my heart, so I tried

something a

> little different. I would put them to bed, firmly telling them

that it was

> time to go to sleep. Then I would wait through 5-minutes of

crying, go back

> in, lay them down (never pick them up and out of the crib) and rub

their

> backs until they calmed down some, repeat that it was time to go

to sleep,

> and leave the room. I would do this until their cries would be

intermittent,

> and then I would just hold off on entering the room unless they

started up

> strong again. It usually took a couple of nights, and they would

seem to get

> the message.

>

> And gastronomy is the G in G-tube. NG, which is the tube that

parents can be

> taught to place by themselves, stands for Nasal-Gastric, meaning

it goes

> through the nose, and down into the stomach.

>

> Hope this helps

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 4 yrs old, G-Tube, GHT)

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