tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post6737851277309911863..comments2023-11-02T06:04:37.691-04:00Comments on Chocolate is MY LIFE: Ways I'm ruining my kid: part 1 - Sleep training (or lack thereof)Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517428815573698474noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-239032108860222832015-02-26T18:31:07.190-05:002015-02-26T18:31:07.190-05:00I would tell you to hang in there, but I don't...I would tell you to hang in there, but I don't think that's necessary because it sounds like you are doing things exactly as you should be for your family (ie- what's best for you guy!). Good for you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529221167492518199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-53695914257914386292015-02-23T16:29:04.614-05:002015-02-23T16:29:04.614-05:00I never heard of sleep training, but I could tell ...I never heard of sleep training, but I could tell you some stories of things your grandmother (Bubby) said were done in her era. And speaking of potty training, she swore she never had to do it. She claimed that we all just trained ourselves at around two years old. Wild, right?lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867886481362543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-76335672584808429212015-02-23T10:43:39.001-05:002015-02-23T10:43:39.001-05:00My daughter didn't sleep through the night for...My daughter didn't sleep through the night for well over a year. It was so hard being that tired for that long. And when we hit rock bottom (about the time the wake ups were every 45 minutes) we let her cry, and after a few nights she was sleeping and things were better.<br /><br />My son (4.5 mo) has been sleeping 7 to 7 for a few weeks and it is glorious. It took one night of sleep training - he cried for half an hour and has been a sleep olympian since. I have zero illusions that the sleep magic will continue, but I will enjoy it while it lasts. I got 8 hours of sleep IN A ROW one night last week, for the first time since 2012, and it was so magical.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155527280978155315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-4608725431057394502015-02-23T08:03:52.607-05:002015-02-23T08:03:52.607-05:00As you know, I still nurse to sleep. Although some...As you know, I still nurse to sleep. Although sometimes it doesn't work. In those cases, I usually rock him to sleep or make my husband do it. Sometimes I think it's easier for my husband to rock him to sleep because he doesn't smell like milk. <br />The working full time thing is so hard! I feel so bad if I have to wake the baby in the morning and I feel like a failure on the weekends sometimes if I can't get him to nap. I usually just give up and let him sleep in my arms for at least one nap. Maybe I need a black out shade in his room so he'll nap?! Kandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182116228182197268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-32487958295844341242015-02-23T06:56:22.265-05:002015-02-23T06:56:22.265-05:00My daughter wouldn't sleep unless I was holdin...My daughter wouldn't sleep unless I was holding her.. she sleep trained me and didn't get out of my bed until she was well over a year old and then once she moved to a big girl bed and figured out how to get out of it she moved right back into my bed. She sleeps on the floor next to me now half the night and half the night in my bed. I tried to fight it for awhile but I really like sleep and this gets me the most sleep.<br /><br />You are a great mom. My son loved the swaddle too, we used it on him for a long long time.Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571125963317402377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-21561114130795370202015-02-22T20:25:38.820-05:002015-02-22T20:25:38.820-05:0026months?? OMG!!
anyways I just came here to say...26months?? OMG!!<br /><br /><br />anyways I just came here to say you're doing great!! My mom never sleep trained us...and both my brother and I are married grown ups and gainfully employed. I don't sleep through the night but that's mostly because I have to pee all the time ;). Also my SIL isn't sleep training and her baby is 16 months old...and perfectly fine! They even co sleep in the same bed and you know what? He's a happy, healthy, funny kid.<br /><br />Ignore the books, trust your gut. You guys are doing great!!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415512134390374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-41127082174835974792015-02-22T20:23:06.198-05:002015-02-22T20:23:06.198-05:00Ha, that makes sense. As soon as I hit rock bottom...Ha, that makes sense. As soon as I hit rock bottom I will sleep train and recant this post. Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517428815573698474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-66138510147807817622015-02-22T20:17:31.844-05:002015-02-22T20:17:31.844-05:00Sleep training is like an intervention for a drug ...Sleep training is like an intervention for a drug addict. You have to hit rock bottom first. I came across a mom in a breastfeeding support group on FB who said her kid was 26 MONTHS OLD and had never slept more than 2 hours at a time, ever. I didn't want to be a jerk but I kind of wanted to grab her by the shoulders and shake her and be like MY GOD WOMAN LET THAT BABY CRY. And also I just wanted to hug because oh my god.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919448621061241395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-41344790739196085832015-02-22T16:58:59.648-05:002015-02-22T16:58:59.648-05:00I have an 11 month old that I haven't sleep tr...I have an 11 month old that I haven't sleep trained. She wakes up 1 to 2 times a night still, I still nurse to sleep and break all of the rules. She's perfect, just like Dalton. Enjoy your baby and trust your instinct. I look forward to reading your posts, you make me laugh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599444573525951649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-88535365463458447012015-02-22T15:31:49.293-05:002015-02-22T15:31:49.293-05:00I used to work with a guy who was expecting. Ever...I used to work with a guy who was expecting. Everyone told him to get sleep while he can. He'd respond with "The baby will sleep on "our" schedule," which led to all kinds of laughter and jokes in the office.<br />Generation on generation of baby managed to grow up into a well adjusted child/teen/adult before the competitive parenting push on the internet. <br />It seems like you're doing just fine. The books are probably good, but they're not really in existence to give advice or help you. They're there to make money for the publishing companies. Don't take the content as a personal insult. It's not at all about you. You're a teacher. You know the happiest kids are the ones who start off in homes where they are loved and cared for. <br />Jennifer K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06606118336143343644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336273598199876862.post-26377335102821637022015-02-22T12:17:34.961-05:002015-02-22T12:17:34.961-05:00We just stopped swaddling when leif grew out of th...We just stopped swaddling when leif grew out of the biggest sleep save with swaddle "wings." So feel free to wait til 8 months. He'll still be a "good" baby. :) Running Ricighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860478500819594235noreply@blogger.com