The more they sleep, the more they sleep.
Do not make the mistake of thinking that if you keep your baby up more during the day that she will sleep better or longer at night. The opposite is true… Let your baby have nice, long, full naps during the day. The more she conks out during [...]
Archive for April, 2007
An Axiom on Sleep and Babies
Posted in Babies, Sleep on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Teething and Sleep Training, Redux
Posted in Babies, Breastfeeding, Eating, Sleep, Sleep Training, Sleepeasy Solution, Teething on April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just after we completed a week of sleep training via the Sleepeasy Solution, Lulu started cutting her first tooth… As soon as that tooth came in, she had a day of calm and then a second tooth began coming in. Lulu got her first two teeth within 5 days. Amazing.
We completely abandoned sleep expectations during this [...]
Sleepeasy Solution, Summary
Posted in Babies, Cry It Out, Sleep, Sleep Training, Sleepeasy Solution, Teething on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This blog got an outstanding leap in traffic today and, judging by most of the referrals, it looks like people are seeking information on the Sleepeasy Solution. Here’s the summary of my experience:
The Sleepeasy Solution book was a total godsend to my family. In the course of roughly 7 days of sleep training using this [...]
Milk Bleb Intro
Posted in Breastfeeding on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now that Lulu is 6 months old, I feel like I’m old hat at breastfeeding and, considering the number of issues I have had to deal with along the way, I have nifty insight on some of the things that can come up.
To date, I’ve dealt with (in order of appearance!): severe engorgement, thrush / [...]
Who’s In Charge of Your Body?
Posted in raising girls on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I LOVE this idea. My sister-in-law and her friends have started teaching their children about their physical autonomy at a very young age, and I think it’s wonderful.
Shortly after my eldest niece, Marta, started to speak in full sentences, my sister-in-law made up a “game” with her. She’d ask her in a big, silly voice, [...]
Moms Are Great Role Models
Posted in raising girls on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, that’s not exactly a mindblowingly revolutionary observation, but it had to be said. In order for me to help my daughter have a great self-image, I have to model that behaviour myself. My own self image is pretty poor these days, as I’m coming to terms with my new “mom” body.
As my baby gets [...]
Raising Girls
Posted in raising girls on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Raising girls is extremely risky business these days. Maybe it’s always been so, and now there’s just a greater awareness of the dangers. I tend to think that as media creeps into further depths of our lives via the Internet, television, cell phones, advertisements in public spaces, etc, it becomes more and more difficult to keep [...]
The Perfect Post-partum Food: Quiche!
Posted in Babies, Breastfeeding, Eating on April 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Quiche saved my butt when Lulu and I first got home from the hospital. Actually, it probably helped to widen it, but…
I discovered that quiche is the perfect food to have around when the milk production starts. I had no idea how voraciously starving I was going to be during the first few days. Every [...]
My Labor Pushing Motivator
Posted in Babies, Labor on April 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was so hungry and thirsty during the final hours of labor that, especially while I was pushing, I have to be honest… I wasn’t thinking about how great it was going to be to finally meet my daughter. I wasn’t focussing on her little head emerging into the world… I wasn’t propelled by the [...]
Sleep Training & Teething
Posted in Babies, Milestones, Sleep, Sleep Training, Sleepeasy Solution, Teething on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a few days since I declared the “sleep training” to be complete. I guess I should have been more clear about that… Um… yeah. So, phase one of sleep training is complete.
In my mind, this means that I know that, in normal circumstances, my 6 month old daughter knows how to get herself [...]
