2. job/field you work in - middle school guidance counselor
3. plans for the weekend- I have Friday and Monday off. This morning we went to the children's museum, tomorrow is just hanging out, church Sunday, and Monday she is going to daycare for a few hours and I'm going to spend my gift card at Sephora and have them help me pick out new stuff.
2. job/field you work in - middle school guidance counselor
3. plans for the weekend- I have Friday and Monday off. This morning we went to the children's museum, tomorrow is just hanging out, church Sunday, and Monday she is going to daycare for a few hours and I'm going to spend my gift card at Sephora and have them help me pick out new stuff.
I am jealous of your Sephora gift card! I would buy ALL the nail polish if I could.
Post by ladytiffany24 on Jan 16, 2015 15:15:44 GMT -5
My biggest thing is needing her to learn to self-soothe. She will only go to sleep if I hold her and walk with her and she has a paci in her mouth. I do this in her dark nursery. Then, I put her down in her rock-n-play sleeper...the other goal in the end is to get her to sleep in her crib.
Once she is down, she usually only stays asleep for anywhere from 2-4 hours at a time. After a couple of wake ups, I have just ended up bringing her into bed with us (and safely co-sleeping) because we need sleep! While in bed with us, she still wakes once every couple of hours and I tend to nurse her back to sleep.
Again, 2 main goals...get her to go to sleep on her own (be able to lay her down drowsy but awake). And 2, sleep in her crib as opposed to RNP or our bed. HELP!
Post by ladytiffany24 on Jan 16, 2015 15:18:35 GMT -5
@callmekd Not really. It's more of a fuss than a cry. Which, I think I know what you'll say to that. I need to wait that out because she might put herself back to sleep?
Post by triumphgrrrl on Jan 16, 2015 15:21:02 GMT -5
1. 2 kids - a 20yo stepson and a 5 month old 2. Business owner, but also a government lackey. 3. A whole lot of cleaning and crafting (resulting in more cleaning)
@callmekd Not really. It's more of a fuss than a cry. Which, I think I know what you'll say to that. I need to wait that out because she might put herself back to sleep?
@callmekd Not really. It's more of a fuss than a cry. Which, I think I know what you'll say to that. I need to wait that out because she might put herself back to sleep?
and set a timer. ie give her/you 2 min (or 5 min) to fuss before you go in.
For self soothing techniques, check out No Cry Sleep Solution. She specifically addresses breastfeeding and sleep training. I learned a lot of self soothing from that book.
DS has a Twinkle Twinkle Little Scout that plays soft music. It helped lull him to sleep. I swear I will get sleepy if I hear it play 4 years later. www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Twinkle-Little-Scout/dp/B0038APCXO Of course, don't put it in the crib with her. Does she have a sound machine?
Also, drowsy but awake will help them learn to fall back to sleep when they do wake up. The theory is that if you put them bed asleep than they are awaking to a new/strange location. By letting them fall asleep originally in their bed, it aids in helping them fall back to sleep later.
Sorry for just jumping in here: I'm patiently waiting for all the sleep training advice. My 10.5 month old just LOVES our bed. So I'm just taking all of this in. I'm very afraid of any sort of crying she will do and me having to sit back and wait it out to see if she'll stop. Mostly because she knows if she cries I will come get her. Ahhhh, I've spoiled this child and it was never my intention! I wanted her in her own room by 4 months old. Clearly I didn't follow through. She's been in a PNP in our room from the start. Only reason we haven't started transferring her to her room upstairs is because my dumbass self fried our video monitor and we can't hear her from our room if she's in hers. Gotta break down and go buy another monitor.
Also, check out her downloadable logs. They help you recognize patterns that you may miss otherwise. Recognizing those patterns help tackle the issue. www.pantley.com/elizabeth/books/0071381392.php
1. One DS, 18 months 2. Federal government 3. Lots of fun plans, actually. Double date tonight (got a sitter, yay!), birthday brunch with girlfriends tomorrow, meeting up with my sister on Sunday. Full, but fun stuff!
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