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re: OT Parents: Best Advice/Things You Wish You Had Known

Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:46 am to
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
8875 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:46 am to
Get a nice recliner, sleep with the baby when necessary.

The whole myth we try to emulate of putting the baby in their own bed just creates a vicious cycle. You put the baby down, then baby cries, you rock the baby, go back to bed. Repeat Repeat Repeat and everyone loses sleep.

Put the baby down ONE time. When it cries, just sleep with them in the recliner. We did this for baby 3 & 4.

Baby will sleep all night when it's ready and every kid is different.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:53 am to
Definitely don't agree. But I do realize every kid is different so not saying you are "wrong". It took one rough week (more like 4 days) to get my son to sleep on his own. First few nights took hours of letting him whine, then going hold him, then repeat. But after that, I could put him in his crib wide awake, let him roll on his side, and he'll put himself to sleep (he's 1.5 now). My mom thinks it's insane how easy he goes to bed. Whereas my sister has a 2 year old that has to fall asleep with them every night in bed, then they move him to the crib. Only way he sleeps because they never forced it. My good friend has a 4 year old that still sleeps in the bed with them, because she refuses to sleep on her own. It can easily cause problems. But I admit we may have lucked out having it easy, and this way may not work for everyone.
Posted by PoppaD
Texas
Member since Feb 2008
5067 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 2:09 pm to
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Get a nice recliner, sleep with the baby when necessary. The whole myth we try to emulate of putting the baby in their own bed just creates a vicious cycle. You put the baby down, then baby cries, you rock the baby, go back to bed. Repeat Repeat Repeat and everyone loses sleep.


I disagree with this, get them sleeping on their own from the start. First, it's unsafe to have a baby in bed with you. Second, if you start the habit of them sleeping in your bed it's not going away.

My 5 year old sleeps in his room and never wakes up. My neighbors 5 year old has always slept in the parents bed and will not go to sleep unless in the parents bed. I don't think my poor neighbor has had sex in a long time on account of there always being a kid in the bed.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 2:15 pm
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