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    Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:15am
I thought this was cute...

A Baby's Perspective on Sleep Training...

OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, day or night. Then something happened.

Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night).

At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've
talked to other babies, and it seems like it's pretty common after Mommies
have had us for around 6 months.

Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's just a
habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't need it
anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.

It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard
to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's
for her own good.

Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.

Night 3--every hour.

Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!!

If you let her STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it
every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But she really does not need the sleep, she
is just resisting the change.

If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10
minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake
for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it. Last night, I cried every
hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it.

BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with.
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like pears (I hadn't eaten pears since lunch -
what's up with that?)
The dog said "woof" (I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.)
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is
3:30am.
You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to reset
your Mommies' internal clocks.

P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on
them, NO milk will come out! Trust me

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ROFL Brilliant!
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LOL - that is very cute!!
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hahaha, that's great! so funny!

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Hahahahahahaha! Thats awesome.
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h aha I am laughing out loud and have actual tears! That is the funnniest thing I have read in AGES!!
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yes i think Lycan and i can relate to that, very clever!!!

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LOL hilarious!
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LOL.....This is the best thing I read...I think Zaara has me trained in a similar manner.

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That is good. But there is no way Josh is seeing that. Andrew was a good sleeper and so will Josh.
I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Excellent! Here's hoping Gabriella doesn't get hold of this
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very good

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Haha so funny!
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Thank you so much for that. It's the best laugh I have had in ages!!!
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LMAO that is great




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lol i think james may in on this plan lol
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LOL so thats why Rhyley been waking up what little horror been givin him the word ' i'm looking at his 7 month old cousin who was here in the weekend' LOL



ps cousin not really a horror
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Excellent!!


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I love it, explains our week to a T!
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Bombshell ... that is the funniest thing I've read in a while - have sent it to my whole coffee group, some other friends with babies and 2 preggy women (they'll probably cringe)!
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