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BR- this is hilarious
Forum post from a baby re: sleep training. Copied from my bump board:
Sleep Training
OK,
here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The first
few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime,
day or night. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has
been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was
just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies,
and it seems like it's pretty common after Mommies have had us for
around 6 months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to
sleep. It's just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to
sleep--they just don't need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I
call it the Crybaby Shuffle. It goes like this: Night 1--cry every 3
hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard to see your Mommy
upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's for her own
good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most
Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some
Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep
through the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW
IT'S HARD! But she really does not need the sleep, she is just resisting
the change. If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying
for about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and
start to fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy
once stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
Last
night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and
just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up
with.My sleep sack tickled my foot. I felt a wrinkle under the sheet. My
mobile made a shadow on the wall. I burped, and it tasted like pears. I
hadn't eaten pears since lunch, what's up with that? The cat said
"meow". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20 times a day.
LOL. Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on
the monitor in the other room. Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't
matter! Keep crying!! It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am.
Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the
interval between feedings in order to reset your Mommies' internal
clocks.
P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on them, no milk will come out. Trust me
Re: BR- this is hilarious
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I love the "Mommies don't really need sleep. It's just a habit," and "Too hot, too cold, just right -- doesn't matter! Keep crying!!" Nate's always been mostly a super great sleeper, but sometimes this is how it seemed.