I'm sure many of you have heard of the book Baby Wise. My sister-in-law swears by it, and says that her kids do such a great job with it. I really must be missing something. After 6 months I still have yet to have a restful night, and the crying is never ending. Keep in mind, I do have twins so things are a little different, but come-on, really? So how long is too long to let your babies cry? I put my boys down, they are dry, fed, and tired, so you'd think it would be easy. However, after only 10 minutes of crying, I can't take it anymore. I head into the room to cover them up again, put their pacifiers back in, and calm them down a bit. Today was no different than any other day. I put them down and turn the lights off. 10 minutes pass. This is what I find! I realize that worse things could happen, but is this a little foreshadowing? My son gets mad so he pulls his pants off. "I'll show you, mom!" Hahaha!
I think I may have to try a different approach to nap time. What do you think?
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I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who hasn't had success with this book yet! I even read it twice to make sure I didn't miss something. I need sleep!
It's not you. Every baby is different. I tried the cry it out once with Dylanie and I never did it again. She cried so hard that she threw up down the side of her crib. My babies pretty much sleep with me until they are two...and that is what works for me. You just have to find what works for you and feel good about whatever decision you go with. YOU are the mom and you know what is best. Pick your battles! Good luck with the naps.
You know, all my friends swore by baby-wise too and I just didn't really get it. Gabe didn't sleep through the night until 8 months (and then still didn't consistently). We tried cry it out, too, and finally cried "UNCLE" when he didn't get it after a full week. That's got to be especially hard with twins! I've decided with my next baby I'm going to try the "Baby Whisper" book because I read the sequel (for toddlers) and LOVED her philosophy. Good luck!
(((Hugs))))) I am sorry Babywise isn't working for you. I have actually never read the book. I hope the boys are just going through a growth spurt or something and things settle down for you soon!
Ooops, I guss I just posted under my husbands account! It was me, Juliette!
OKay....you are in some trouble if he has already learned how to take off his diaper! Can we say future artist????:) Ya know what I mean. Anyways, I tried it with mason and it never worked....9 months later he kinda slept through the night. They are big boys and are probably hungry! :) Also, I later just waited 15 min. that seemed to always work for the fake cries! With Isaac he has been a true blessing and only wakes up once! I just keep him on the feeding sched. GOOD LUCK!!!!
cute pics chi... I laughed when I saw the pic of him with his diaper falling off, dont you love it when that happens.
So I think that I missed you when you came through ( dont worry, I know things get busy) But...I still want to fix your sling. If you mail it to me I can fix it and mail it back!
Hope that you're hanging in there. PS. Find a babysitter for a night (Nov 6-9th ) and we'll hang out. We're coming to vegas for the weekend and I want to see you.
Don't give up, I read Babywise too with Juliet and tried to follow it pretty closely. She was a good sleeper until about 10mos and than started getting up all the time. My husband and I moved out of the room and for three nights let her cry it out, it was really, really hard to hear her cry, but now she is great at getting herself to fall back asleep. Hang in there, sometimes they just have to learn for themselves how to sleep. But you have to do what works for you, good luck! It was great seeing you a Jaime's shower!
Hey Michiye! So good to see you and your cute family after all these years. Akemi contacted me through facebook and gave me your blog. I'm so excited to be able to keep in touch. Your family is adorable! I love your boys and especially the stripping of the diaper at naptime =) That's crazy!! I have a 5 month old, so I can imagine. We have 3 kids as well. They are close in age, but we don't have twins. I can't imagine how difficult that would be. You all look great. I have to ask how you know Jon and Lori Cramer? Rosalyn, my sister is married to Jon's brother, Randy. Crazy huh? Maybe you knew that from Ricks though, I can't remember. Anyways, it was good to see your cute family. Best of luck and you can check out our blog at http://rappstars.blogspot.com
Ha ha...every kid is different. NOTHING...AND I MEAN NOTHING...worked for Bella. But the strategies in the book actually work really well for Sophie. But...I just take everything with a grain of salt...it works sometimes...and then not at others. Mother's intuition is best!
hey chiya!! can't believe it's been 6 months. i've been a horrible friend! the stripping of the diaper is hilarious. maybe try duck tape next time. hehe. hang in there.
What -- how is he old enough to pull those tricks? Can't wait to see what he's doing at 3 yrs.
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