Hey, all you Mothers out there! I need some advice...
I want to do some reading on getting my baby sleeping well once he's here. I'm not the type of person that needs/wants him on a strict schedule right from the beginning. I just want to learn what some of the best ways are to calm him down for the night and get him to sleep well eventually- it doesn't have to be right at first. I'm pretty relaxed about letting him create his own schedule, but I also have heard many people say that after several months of that you can get pretty worn down. Also, I have to go back to work after 12 weeks and I'll work 2 night shifts a week so I would like to have him sleeping pretty well by then if possible.
What books did you read or what advice do you have to offer this first-timer?
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People keep telling me to read "On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep". Lots of people have suggested this one, I have not read it yet though. Good Luck! We still need to plan sometime to get together btw!
-Dani
I don't know about books but I hear if all else fails, Tylenol works great! :) jk.. I've heard my sisters-in-law say that bathing them at the same time every night is key followed by rubbing them down with lotion. I'm not a mom, but there's my two-cents! :) Hope it helps!
I read Baby Wise -- and used a few of the concepts in it. However, the book I loved (that saved my life) was "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." I used it when Kate was about 6 months old. Good luck!
I have been reading "What to Expect the First Year". It has some good advice. I don't have any idea what I was doing right, but MaKendree was sleeping through the night at 2 months. Do whatever you feel is best. Good luck!
I'm half ashamed to admit that I haven't ever read a parenting book. Maybe that explains a lot?
The one thing I always did was let them sleep when they wanted to (day and night) up until about 4 months. At four months, I always made them cry themselves back to sleep in the middle of the night.
Yeah, I don't have any really good advice.... :)
Hello Lindsay. I came across your blog the other day, so I decided to leave you a comment so it didn't look like I was "blog stalking" you! We are nearing the end. I am hoping you can be my nurse since I am having a c-section, so don't plan on going to early, hehe!!! My favorite book that I have read is Secrets of the Baby Whisper. I love it, I love there concepts and thoughts. Good luck with everything, and who knows we may be in the hosptial having our babies at the same time!
Courtney Callister
Baby wise is a good one and also the baby whisper has some good tips too!
Lindsay, I read alot of diffrent books. I like bits and peices if baby wise, but not until like at least three months. BUt the book I swear by is THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK! It has great advice on how to get them calmed down and not fussy and a great sleep regime! I would suggest getting the book but then also googling or getting the dvd. Just to watch the 5S's by Dr. Harvey kemp! The first time I tried this to calm Ty down it helped so much!!!!and it worked just like it did on the dvd. You can see this on you tube as well! but I loved that book.
I did find that leting him set his own schedule at first and just going with the flow worked best for me, it was crazy but it was actually less stress for me to just let him run the day for the first 8 weeks or so. then I implimented some of the baby wise and kept using the happiest baby on the block methods and he slept through the night at two months. really it has been so good.
The point of Dr. harvey Karp is to relicate what it is like in the womb for the baby so it helps calm him down and then he will sleep better! get on you tube and watch it! you will be amazed! also Ty slept him his swing from about 5 weeks to about 10 weeks and then i made the transition to the crib with no problems! let me know if this helps or if you have more questions!
I tried really hard to keep Morgan awake for most of the day while giving her two-three naps at the same time every day. Then, I bathed her at the same time and rubbed her down with lotion every night. Then I put her in her bed to put her to sleep herself. No rocking for her! :) She slept through the night at nine weeks, so I think that's pretty good, right?
It's called 12 hours sleep by 12 weeks and it works. I had no faith that it would work, and it took maybe 3 days and chloe was sleeping through the night I loved it!! easy read and easy to understand, best it doesn't make even start to do anything till they are 6 weeks old totally got to enjoy her first then start a schedule. Here it is on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Hours-Sleep-Weeks-Step/dp/0525949593
I read childrens picture books because I am not into chapter books! Does that help?
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