tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post3412669500605492730..comments2024-03-27T17:28:13.744+01:00Comments on Away From It All: Cold TurkeyLisAwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-33472054486588272632010-10-03T05:51:42.600+02:002010-10-03T05:51:42.600+02:00I meant to say 12th commenter.I meant to say 12th commenter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-30034491148335633102010-10-03T05:51:17.840+02:002010-10-03T05:51:17.840+02:00You can count me as the 12 commenter to agree that...You can count me as the 12 commenter to agree that allowing (and requiring) kids to learn to sleep independently once they are several months old is a loving thing to do!<br /><br />Those fences are fabulous. I made my husband come downstairs to look at them and try to guess what they were made from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-15946623936421103452010-09-27T20:22:14.132+02:002010-09-27T20:22:14.132+02:00No bad vibes here, more like applause! Sleep is v...No bad vibes here, more like applause! Sleep is vital to the proper functioning of the body and mind. We're as beholden to give our children good sleep as good food if you ask me!<br /><br />Mmm...pumpkin...Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-70498995727445225102010-09-24T05:48:34.126+02:002010-09-24T05:48:34.126+02:00Maybe I am heartless, but the cold turkey period w...Maybe I am heartless, but the cold turkey period was never too difficult for me. My third son about did me in. Best wishes. :)Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-41240636842207195612010-09-23T21:28:09.356+02:002010-09-23T21:28:09.356+02:00Letting them cry it out is pure torture (for you)....Letting them cry it out is pure torture (for you). I wish you the best of luck!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913479841360204974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-21788846859546053042010-09-23T20:44:31.430+02:002010-09-23T20:44:31.430+02:00I don't sense any controversy here, so I'm...I don't sense any controversy here, so I'm going to mention a book that will for sure cause some. I used "On Becoming Babywise" to train all my babies to sleep. It was awesome. The longest any baby took was 13 weeks to sleep through the night. Of course, they all had relapses later on, and we have had to let them all cry it out at one point or another to get them back on track. But I don't think you're evil. Sleep is VERY important for kids AND mommies!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162550253703038825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-2276280974991939722010-09-23T20:29:26.687+02:002010-09-23T20:29:26.687+02:00With my dudes, it was cry-it-out for them or cry-i...With my dudes, it was cry-it-out for them or cry-it-out for me. I chose them because otherwise, I was a terrible mom. It took a good week before things settled in and now they're great sleepers, get the rest they need (and I need), and everyone's happy.<br /><br />Crying it out definitely doesn't negate the mommy-love. Good vibes, great vibes, and just gentle vibes I'm sending your way. *hugs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-86728461259483252202010-09-23T19:37:48.255+02:002010-09-23T19:37:48.255+02:00uh, fourth night. Sally forth. :)uh, fourth night. Sally forth. :)MelancholySmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111279059498208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-83688879418750584192010-09-23T19:35:19.597+02:002010-09-23T19:35:19.597+02:00Little Miss C was our only child without reflux, s...Little Miss C was our only child without reflux, so we trained her to sleep thru the night around 6 or 7 months. It was SO worth it. It took us three nights and I felt horrible at the time, but by the forth night I was wishing someone had told me to do it sooner. <br /><br />Lots of positive vibes sent your way!! Hope he learns quickly. <br /><br />And I LOVE the kitten story. So cute. :)MelancholySmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111279059498208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-36320139850074562582010-09-23T18:11:03.036+02:002010-09-23T18:11:03.036+02:00Lisa, I had to go through that too! I have five ki...Lisa, I had to go through that too! I have five kids and all of them had difficulties sleeping through the night. I sometimes found myself walking into their rooms in the middle of the night, not realizing I was still asleep, to give them comfort. I hope all goes will tonight and by next week, you won't have to worry about it anymore. =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-18894227977793206192010-09-23T17:31:48.085+02:002010-09-23T17:31:48.085+02:00Our oldest didn't sleep through the night or g...Our oldest didn't sleep through the night or go to bed on his own until he was five and we were expecting his sister and we did the letting him cry thing. We should have done it way sooner (but he's not normal, so there ya go). Mary started sleeping through the night at two months, I kid you not. However, at 8 or 9 months she started waking up a lot--it was because she was teething. It was like having a newborn all over again. I can't remember what we did about that but when Peter came around, we decided at about age one to do the cry thing (again, we should have done it sooner). It's so very hard on everyone in the short term but so great when it's over. I won't tell you, though, about the time Peter chucked his chin on the crib rail whilst falling to his mattress in a fit of wailing pique and severed that bit of skin that connects your top lip to your gums and it bled so much that when I finally checked on him, it had pooled in his ear and was absolutely everywhere. Nope, too ghastly. (I can smell the pumpkin from here--yum!)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-14384158083498050542010-09-23T17:08:41.435+02:002010-09-23T17:08:41.435+02:00I'm all about the cry it out. And sleep. Goo...I'm all about the cry it out. And sleep. Good Luck, I'm pulling for you.Alison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764321314666554990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-36537213986655744582010-09-23T16:27:25.170+02:002010-09-23T16:27:25.170+02:00Now I'm wishing we could skip October and go r...Now I'm wishing we could skip October and go right to Thanksgiving.<br /><br />I've never been a parent, so I know nothing about training children to sleep---but I still support you. Good luck!Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.com