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 the ‘Sleep’ Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
Houston, We Have a Poop
Posted in Babies, Diaper Business, Sleep on April 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I finally geared myself up to, um… you know… use the thermometer to help the pooping action and, lo and behold, just as I lay Lulu on the diaper table and undid her diaper, things started moving… Maybe it was merely the threat of the thermometer that got her innards jumping, or perhaps she was [...]
Teething and Sleep
Posted in Babies, Sleep, Teething on April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! When it rains, it pours, I guess.
Yesterday morning, I noticed that Lulu has a tooth bud poking through her gum. It is razor sharp and we’ll see how that plays out for breastfeeding. I already got nipped a bit, but it was dealable. In addition to the tooth stuff… Lulu seems to have hit that [...]
