tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530205.post115477805147362370..comments2023-06-11T17:40:31.566+09:00Comments on One dog said to the other: Controlled Crying Day 1skribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02826058400982302630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530205.post-1154842289905632332006-08-06T14:31:00.000+09:002006-08-06T14:31:00.000+09:00As chance would have it we've only just finished o...As chance would have it we've only just finished our second trial - the midday nap. It worked but it took a little longer, but only a little. He's currently sleeping soundly and he slept really well last night. Of course he still woke us at 5am to tell us all about his dreams =).<BR/><BR/>We actually co-sleep from about 5am. It was the only thing we could find that would settle him and get him to sleep for longer than a few minutes once it gets too cold. I expect he'll sleep longer once it gets warmer.<BR/><BR/>The teeth cleaning was only just one of the points she raised. I suppose it had the most resonance with me because it had been something I had been wondering about. But if I hadn't thought JOOB was ready to settle himself I wouldn't have done it. I actually think he's been ready for a few weeks now and was just waiting for his dumb parents to catch up =).<BR/><BR/>JOOB only has a bath 2-3 times a week, although we sponge him down every day. We're also washing his hair every day at the moment because of cradle cap.<BR/><BR/>Yep, heard the sleep-through-the-night = 5 hours equation. Obviously started by Maggie '4 hours sleep' Thatcher.skribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826058400982302630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530205.post-1154839662958019642006-08-06T13:47:00.000+09:002006-08-06T13:47:00.000+09:00I was on a mothers' board where we almost disinteg...I was on a mothers' board where we almost disintegrated over controlled crying. People generalise from their kid's behaviour and think that the other mob are just making too much fuss.<BR/><BR/>Kid 1 would never have handled controlled crying, couldn't handle daycare and when he started kindy, we realised that he had developmental disabilities..but we didn't know that at four months, just went with what was right for that kid and us then...co-sleeping and night feeding.<BR/><BR/>Kid 2 preferred to sleep alone. The last feed of the night, I fed him on the couch so that he had to wake before we put him to bed, and had to settle himself. Worked for him. We even had a couple of nights where we delayed going in to him to see if he could work it out. We also used a grobag that possibly made a difference. Totally different kettle of kid.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the CHN's logic. Are you planning to brush JOOB's teeth after every time he eats anything? Last thing at night is important, but I wouldn't base my entire settling routine around it...and certainly wouldn't correlate getting teeth with a need for a kid to settle themselves, especially if they are not ready.(This is from a mum who lets her kids bath every second day if they wish, so you may not want to take hygiene tips from here!!).<BR/><BR/>It sounds like what you are doing is working best for all of you. Sounds like JOOB has it all sorted, so now is the right time for you, and it is the right way.<BR/><BR/>BTW...the same people who say "pregnancy lasts nine months" (it doesn't, it's 10 !) also say most kids can sleep through the night by one year old. Yes, but the clinical definition of "sleeping through the night" is a 5 hour stretch some time in the night ..even if that is 7pm to midnight!<BR/><BR/>Good luck.Kathryn Greenhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504485957075355595noreply@blogger.com