tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post115360880449304529..comments2023-10-17T10:21:11.698-06:00Comments on The Clutter Museum: Resolutions for sleep crisisLeslie M-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1153665594827345492006-07-23T08:39:00.000-06:002006-07-23T08:39:00.000-06:00Good luck! I have no advice, but I love me my slee...Good luck! I have no advice, but I love me my sleep, so lots of sympathy!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1153657832857436162006-07-23T06:30:00.000-06:002006-07-23T06:30:00.000-06:00Hugs. I'm not that much a Ferber fan myself, but I...Hugs. I'm not that much a Ferber fan myself, but I think you have a plan that might work. My son was a terrible sleeper, half co-sleeping until he was almost 2 years old and we finally moved him into his own bedroom. And introduced a lovey as a co-sleeper. Have you looked up sleeping help on <A HREF="http://moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie/" REL="nofollow">ask moxie</A>?<BR/><BR/>And I'm a big fan of <A HREF="http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/newsletters/sleepbookann.htm" REL="nofollow">the No-Cry Sleep Solution</A>. But it helped only a little. IMHO every method helps. And when you get more sleep (and a better quality of sleep because nobody's kicking you), your brain will be almost back to normal.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1153617132885662452006-07-22T19:12:00.000-06:002006-07-22T19:12:00.000-06:00Oh, god. I have so been there. We had to Ferberi...Oh, god. I have so been there. We had to Ferberize LG when he was six months old, because he was The World's Worst Sleeper (TM). It was surprisingly successful -- three nights, and all of the sudden we had a baby who could sleep for 8 hours at night.<BR/><BR/>But. I could never bring myself to do it for daytime naps, for EXACTLY the reasons you mention. (#1 It totally stressed me out to hear him scream in the middle of the day, and #2 I was never absolutely positively sure that he was tired.) In fact, LG continued to nap draped across me until he was 21 months old. (That's how I got so good at the whole one-handed typing thing.) <BR/><BR/>My fingers are crossed for you that the sleep training works, and quickly. Those 15 hours of childcare you have per week will seem a lot longer if you're not dead tired by the time they arrive.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1153613086508382832006-07-22T18:04:00.000-06:002006-07-22T18:04:00.000-06:00I have no advice, but I send hugs, earplugs and go...I have no advice, but I send hugs, earplugs and good wishes to all of you. I hope Lucas is sleeping better soon, for all of your sakes.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1153611258478543252006-07-22T17:34:00.000-06:002006-07-22T17:34:00.000-06:00Hi there: I'm sending good vibes your way! My daug...Hi there: I'm sending good vibes your way! My daughter (who is now almost 7) was a born during my PhD (8 days after my proposal defense, in fact!). I spent the first 2.5 years of her life finishing my dissertation (long-distance), so I feel your pain! It was actually good to be long-distance because I could basically be a stay-at-home mom with a little diss-thingy on the side. I wanted to let you know that we used Ferber's method (from his book) for naps and at bedtime. We started doing it when our daughter was about 7 months and it really did the trick. Do you have that book? I really like the way Ferber explains the assocations with falling asleep and how removing them makes you wake later on during the night. <BR/><BR/>Good luck and hang in there! They aren't babies very long!Addy N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18189517809852357469noreply@blogger.com