Sleeping question...

[MamaPan]

yeah ialso bought black out blinds when DS was about 1 bc he wok at 1st light... but hesleeps with just normalblinds down etc when he has day naps.i think keep it all as natural as possible - they are just little people like the rest of us!

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Wow the people you talk to seem very misinformed (in my opinion, and from my experience only)!! Maybe it works for them but there is no way I personally would do it. I even vaccuumed while baby slept from birth. Loud music, vaccumming, rainy and windy nights. This kid can sleep through anything, and anywhere, any level of light, darkening out the room is only encouraging difficulty!

[fionas]

DD has always slept in a room that is quite light during the day but she often put her arm over her eyes as a baby so that was her way of getting around it!

[Taurean]

Wow the people you talk to seem very misinformed (in my opinion, and from my experience only)!! Maybe it works for them but there is no way I personally would do it. I even vaccuumed while baby slept from birth. Loud music, vaccumming, rainy and windy nights. This kid can sleep through anything, and anywhere, any level of light, darkening out the room is only encouraging difficulty!

Well said!

Friends of ours do the whole 'quiet feeding', 'dark room', 'minimal noise (if any!)' and it's not only terrible for their baby (who is now very dependant on a lot of these factors) but extremely annoying when we're visiting them or vice versa. I will be doing what my sister and most of my friends have done and that will be getting bubs use to noise and different environments as soon as possible.

[JordieC]

Totally agree with all of the above! Noise, light and distractions (within reason) are important so the baby doesn't rely on perfect conditions. I also agree that it's quite annoying when friends have babies who do want perfect conditions and you have to tip toe around.

[Kitt3n]

Wow the people you talk to seem very misinformed (in my opinion, and from my experience only)!! Maybe it works for them but there is no way I personally would do it. I even vaccuumed while baby slept from birth. Loud music, vaccumming, rainy and windy nights. This kid can sleep through anything, and anywhere, any level of light, darkening out the room is only encouraging difficulty!

:yeahthat:

We one went to a party when DD1 was 3 months old, I put her in her cradle on the living room floor. The hubby decided to crank ACDC so loud that the floors were shaking. She slept through, no one could believe it.

I make a point of having loud music on at times so as to ensure laaa can sleep with/without noise. She usually falls asleep in the sling while I vacuum.