Kellie - that's controlled crying, whatever they called it!!
Trish - If L started crying, they told me to pick him up and cuddle and comfort him until he settled and then try to put him down again. He was pretty good so I don't know what would have happened if he'd gotten upset but there were 4 other babies in the unit and I can tell you in all honestly, none of them were left to cry. If they were crying, their mothers were with them comforting them. My nurse told me to follow my instincts - if I felt that he needed to be comforted, to comfort him. Pretty obvious stuff really!
BUT like I said, I have heard that not all the nurses at Tresillian share the same philosophies and there can be inconsistency but my nurse was into gentle methods all the way and my experience was really positive, so sorry Kelly, I'd have to disagree with you on this one based on my personal experience, but I do acknowledge that not all sleep schools, and not even all nurses within Tresillian are the same. Maybe I was just lucky?
There is also one nurse in particular on the help line who is AWESOME - really into baby wearing, and even told me to co-sleep! I was a bit surprised by that and whenever I strike her on the helpline I tell my DH - "I got the rogue hippy again!" LOL...
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