tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post2357460957883445810..comments2014-08-05T22:57:07.851-05:00Comments on Quizzical mama: sleep baby, sleepAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216616459705692371noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-71634131200997231232012-11-15T19:29:52.644-06:002012-11-15T19:29:52.644-06:00Thank you! And that would indeed be terrible; a ch...Thank you! And that would indeed be terrible; a child whimpering all through the night. I can't even begin to imagine that.quizzicalmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-35464056791574081242012-11-15T19:29:45.631-06:002012-11-15T19:29:45.631-06:00Glad you've at least watched the sleep separat...Glad you've at least watched the sleep separation segment to see. Sure seems a LOT more humane than keeping a three year old up all night whimpering. Hope you're all well rested and happy with your sleeping quarters now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-39342026907619590402012-11-15T19:29:38.664-06:002012-11-15T19:29:38.664-06:00Thanks for your input! The Super Nanny's sleep...Thanks for your input! The Super Nanny's sleep training methods aren't quite my cup of tea. However, I'm grateful for your taking the time to read and comment! And for your well wishes!quizzicalmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-29722108463945233592012-11-15T19:29:37.662-06:002012-11-15T19:29:37.662-06:00Thanks, Emily! I'm back to lying with her till...Thanks, Emily! I'm back to lying with her till she's asleep for nap, but it's not been exasperating, and most nights she's fine going asleep by herself in her own room and usually doesn't join us till around 4 or 5 in the morning. So I feel pretty good about her sleep. Now I just need to get better about not staying up late at night to work! ;)quizzicalmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-8085183304483020752012-11-15T19:29:30.656-06:002012-11-15T19:29:30.656-06:00Sounds like progress! Falling asleep alone is defi...Sounds like progress! Falling asleep alone is definitely a valuable skill every human should have the opportunity to learn. Have you ever watched an episode of the Super Nanny where she teaches sleep separation? Highly recommended:<br />http://www.supernanny.co.uk/TV-Show/Clips/Clips/Stay-in-Bed-Technique.aspxNot rocket science. Just follow the method consistently and in a couple of nights you'll all be well rested. Here's to the soon-to-be well-rested family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-25495930869905437302012-11-15T19:29:29.620-06:002012-11-15T19:29:29.620-06:00Hi Anne,
I know we're on different ends of the...Hi Anne,<br />I know we're on different ends of the spectrum here but all I can say is that it sounds like there is a distinct possibility you will *all* be well-rested soon and that will be a good, good thing. Good luck! <br />Emily. Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333156371815923125.post-90282811182006967592012-11-15T19:29:28.632-06:002012-11-15T19:29:28.632-06:00Amazing update: Before nap today, I told her I wou...Amazing update: Before nap today, I told her I would get up after nursing her and go work in the living room on my laptop, and that she'd need to close her eyes and sleep. And that if she'd sleep, she'd get to watch Elmo afterwards.<br /><br />And it worked! I'm not sure how I feel about the film allurement--not too bad, I guess. In the winter, I'd usually let her watch a DVD a day, and it'd be after she'd wake up from nap to stretch my writing time. She was particularly intrigued by today's news that she could watch this specific Elmo DVD, because she hasn't watch a DVD in a long time until we picked this one up at the library yesterday when nap was aborted and I needed just some time to write (and get a break from her).<br /><br />But most importantly, I think this was a right move because lying there with her till she's asleep at nap but not at night might be sending her the message that I will nap with her--which I won't. And she knows that, but her body might be on the alert for my leaving her. Like she knows I'll leave when she's asleep, so she won't go to sleep. I got to thinking of this when, before nap today, she said to me when I told her it was time for nap that, "and mama will nap with me." Even if she knows I end up working on the couch, being there with her till she is asleep might be giving her conflicting messages. Usually, I will have to try at least one or two times to get up before I actually can without her whining for me though she's asleep but not in deep enough sleep not to sense my body leaving.<br /><br />Before our trip to Norway, she would let me leave her awake for quiet time if she wouldn't fall asleep, so I would suggest that if I had gotten exasperated from lying there waiting for her to fall asleep. But after our trip, she's been more mama needy at nap and has cried if I suggest quiet time when she won't nap. Today when I got up to leave after telling her to close her eyes, she said "no," but she was fine with me leaving. I figured if no nap, at least she'd get quiet time and that'd be fine too.<br /><br />But she fell asleep! It got quiet right away, and two hours after she comes out of her room and joins me in the living room where she, in a good mood, finds me writing on my laptop.<br /><br />"I have slept for many days," she tells me (in Norwegian). I smiled; "not really, just two hours." -- "And now I can watch my DVD," she continued. "Which one?" -- "Elmo, I told you that." <br /><br />Okidoki. So hear we are on the sofa together. Me on my laptop, she with her DVD. Good for me, good for her. Perhaps there's hope after all.quizzicalmamanoreply@blogger.com