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| Hey! Was wondering if there were any moms out there who've read the book "On Becoming Baby Wise" and are raising your babies by those principles. Would love to chat with you! |
| Posted by Jaclyn on 03/17/2008 09:32 AM
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| I read the book prior to having my son. He is now eleven months old and sleeps 10 hours every night (without waking up) and four hours (at the least ) during the day in naps. Early on we started letting him put himself to sleep. We started by rocking him with a bottle usually, then we lay him in the crib whether he is awake or not. At first he wasn't a big fan of it but after a few days, he started just talking and playing in his crib by himself until he was ready to fall asleep. Now, he will only go to sleep if he is left alone, which is great because it doesn't require me to stay and rock him or soothe him. He soothes himself to sleep. I think this also help when they reach toddlerhood. |
| posted by Heather on 03/17/2008 09:50 AM
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| I have never heard of the book. What is about? What principles does it refer to? |
| posted by Amanda on 03/17/2008 11:32 AM
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Hi jaclyn:
saw the words babywise in the comment section and had to reply. I read babywise and the babywhisperer when anna was 6 weeks old. Wish i would've read them sooner....she's almost 10 months old and when she's not teething, she sleeps like 'a champ', good naps during the day and sleeps 11 to 12 hours at night - has done so since 5 months of age. if you have any questions about anything regarding the principles, feel free to email me.... |
| posted by stacie on 03/17/2008 08:02 PM
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For those of you who have tried Baby Wise, when did you first let your baby cry himself to sleep? We have a five-and-a-half week old baby, and it seems to early to me to just leave him to cry...
Heather |
| posted by Heather on 03/18/2008 11:46 AM
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| Hi Heather, I am an early childhood major and 51/2 weeks old is too young to let them cry it out. Crying is a reflex, meaning babies can not stop crying by themselves. |
| posted by Amanda on 03/18/2008 11:53 AM
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| I didn't come across Babywise until my daughter was about 3 months old. So that's when we started with her. It only took her one day to learn how to sleep in her crib and fall asleep on her own. The naps took a little longer to learn, but she's doing wonderfully now at 5 months. |
| posted by Jaclyn on 03/18/2008 10:44 PM
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hi jaclyn:
as I mentioned in my prior email, i used the babywise method since Anna was 6 weeks old. I never let her really "cry it out" until she was about 5 months old and even then it was only for a few minutes until she learned to self soothe. I think the best way to get the baby to sleep on their own is to start during the day with the naps. we used a pacifier and still to this day with just going to sleep. Each time I would go to put her down, I would cuddle with her a little, sing to her a little song, make the room dark, give her the binky and then put her down. If your baby cries make sure the baby doesn't need to burp, is not hungry and it hasn't been too long since the last time they've slept (i.e. < 2 hours is the general amount of time that they are awake). IF so, you may want to try to put them down by the first or second Yawn. Hope that helps. |
| posted by stacie on 03/19/2008 09:49 AM
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