How do I get him to self-settle?

[Edensmumma]

julesr- no advice here, except do in your heart what u think, you know ur bubba better than any book... i figure you can always read and such but in the end u will figure it out caz you're his mummy...
I hear ya on the bouncing on the fitball!!! i also have to do stairs!!! i call it the Eden diet regime LOL... Eden does not look even close to self settling - not that i expect her to- but like you said, she cannot completely shut down... very easily distracted, will use any excuse to stay awake...
I'll be watching this thread to see any ideas people give you.... I hope u come up with some ideas as CC will prolly be so hard for you if u dont want to do it...

[Phteven]

except do in your heart what u think, you know ur bubba better than any book... i figure you can always read and such but in the end u will figure it out caz you're his mummy...

Good advice - when Yasin was a baby I must have read almost every book on baby care there was lol until Michelle (mooshie) reminded me that non-one had written a book about my baby. With Imran I was much more relaxed and prepared to listen to him not books.
That said, I think that books have thier place but the best approach is to take what you need from each book rather than trying to make your baby fit a one size fits all approach.
For me personally the books I found most useful were Dr Sears books and Pinky's books. You can find alot of Dr Sears stuff on his website.
I know that all childcare centers are differant but at Yasin's they try really hard to comfort children so they won't cry because it upsets the other children if one child is crying.
I would give you my honest opinion of Tizzie but as you may have noticed from previous threads she tends to pop up and threaten to sue any time our members express reservations about her methods .