A Baby’s Perspective on Sleep Training
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Topic: A Baby’s Perspective on Sleep Training
Posted By: Mikaela
Subject: A Baby’s Perspective on Sleep Training
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 6:19pm
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A Baby's Perspective on Sleep Training
OK,here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The firstfew 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 thoughtit was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to otherbabies, and it seems like it's pretty common after Mommies have had usfor around 6 months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don'treally need to sleep. It's just a habit. Many of them have had some 30years 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. SomeMommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommiesmay stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannotstress 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. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 6:25pm
I so needed that laugh!
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 6:52pm
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LOL, I think Spencer has started that plan, he has me feeding him at 3.45, let see if he makes it earlier tonight. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: 3boys
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 9:16pm
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Another babies perspective..
I have my mummy trained really well. Every time I cry at night, my mummy feeds me. I have done so well that my mummy keeps me close to her bed so that she often gets to me before the first whimper (I have two brothers she doesn't want me to wake  )
I have heard that some other babies have moved out by now already - but I have a plan to stay put. Listen closely - here it is - every time my mum feeds me in her bed I fall fast fast asleep ( I just love it there). Every time she moves me back to my bed I wake up! I have a hammock instead of a cot but that doesn't fool me 
Sometimes she sends my Dad in to shush me off to sleep, I let him for half and hour or so - just to make him feel better, but as soon as he has tucked himself back into to bed, I start to whisper in my mums ear again. I think my mum is doing really well on this program so I am going to stick with it 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 10:35pm
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Hehe thats brilliant! ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 12:10am
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ROFL I love it, Im going to print that off and put it on the wall at work for all the mothers ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 8:29am
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LOL ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 9:01am
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I laughted so hard I cried....or did I cry through lack of sleep
very good hon, I will remember your words tonight at 2am and hopefully it will make it not seem so bad ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
http://tickers.families.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 2:29pm
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Hahaha funny. I'm glad both of my boys have never seen this. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 3:09pm
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