So we tried the sleep experiment over the weekend and talked to the pediatrician's office yesterday. Apparently there are mixed opinions on when your baby should begin falling asleep on their own. We have heard and read anywhere from 1 Week (literally) to 6 months. We had heard three months last month, so we tried it. then we heard that it was a month early, so we tried it this month and heard that it is two months early. We are going to try this again after the holidays, after colege football is over, and after the Superbowl. That means that Linus can have full exposure to the excitement of sports through the TELEVISION (which he loves) until the end of January.
In the meantime we are going to rock him to sleep and work on him falling asleep
un-swaddled. It is a good thing that our friend Rick Carter got us the Baby Owner's Manual as a 'birthday' gift because it is the only book that has consistently correct operating instructions and refers frequently to regularly visit your baby's 'service provider.'
Well, it looks like Katie will be starting work again soon. She heard from one of the partners yesterday who asked her to coordinate a work schedule for planning purposes by December 18. We are probably going to start Linus in Daycare a couple of half days per week until Katie starts working so that Linus can adapt slowly.
That's that for today.
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My ears are burning :)
Greetings from Atlanta, where I'm at a conference all week!
BTW I blog over at http://arkaycee.livejournal.com/ -- you can read my public posts there and if you are so inclined, sign up there and tell me what username you called yourselves and I'll put you on my Friends list there and you can read my friends-locked posts.
And if you read that, you'll see some of the mostly sad craziness that has prevented me from having any time to get the whole two blocks over and get together (but some happinesses too).
I'm so glad you liked the book!
congrats mark and katie ... on linus and the blog. very exciting.
by the by, our pediatrician said 4 months is okay to let them "cry." again, not that crying is the goal but that he may cry through the change. samantha had a few rough nights but we lucked out without a week or scary "training." unfortunately for stressed parents, the key is consistency or the whole thing just takes longer! my sister did ferber religiously and swears by it. good luck!! - Sass
i remembered my password!
sass is right about the consistency thing. for a while, it seemed like every time max got out of his routine, we had to practically start from scratch. he's past that point now, thank god.
his new thing is to wake up each night ready to play at 1 a.m. that's fun.
Mark- The site is great, I love seeing new partents get the "hang of it". You're doing the right thing, just try and stay consistent. Aren't kids geat..... Let me know when you get pics on the site. Can't wait to see the little guy. I fully expect a chirstmas card of the entire family.
We need to catch up soon.
I hope you get a full 8 hours of sleep tonight.
Take Care,
Erin
Koz, Welcome to the world of laying in bed awake while the baby cries. Kerry and I did this and at its worst Ian cried for about 30 minutes the first night, 20 the second, and finally on about the 5th or 6th night none. It was hard to listen to him but it all worked out. Keep to a routine is all I can say.
Oh dancing to Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffett was the key. Ian loved to listen to that while falling asleep.
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