Save Our Sleep

[Deltadawn]

Issy - Yes it is pointless. But it seems you have FINALLY got my point. It is CURRENT findings only. Your earlier posts with terms like "absolute conviction" and "ALL child development theories" suggested that these findings were the be all and end all of child rearing and people will still be using them in 10-20 years time just because you studied them for 6 years - a very naive view from a scientist. My point is that they WILL change and probably a lot sooner than your highly educated mind would care for. Any scientist will agree with this and yes, both my husband and I are scientists. MY husband is now over my shoulder addicted to this thread because he cannot believe some of the comments being made here. P.S. Smoking around children is NOT part of child rearing so that was a silly example to use.

MantaRay - Sorry, I missed your post earlier. I didnt encourage DS2 to sleep through from 4 weeks old. I tought him self settling right from hospital (by patting him on the tummy until he fell asleep, not allowing him to scream like most people think TH is all about) and by 4 weeks old he started sleeping through the night. I wasnt going to wake him through the night for feeds as he was gaining weight well and my instincts told me he was fine. So, to the new Mum's out there, if your bubs do this, please do not stress over it. It does NOT mean that there is something wrong with your baby unless they are also listless during the day or they are not gaining weight.

Anyway, what I probably should have pointed out earlier is that I only follow TH's methods on sleeptime routine. I have my own routine that I follow through the day, I dont allow my kids to scream if they hungry just because it isnt meal time, I dont wake them if they sleep past 6.45am etc etc etc. In other words, there are a lot of TH methods which either didnt work for us or I wasnt willing to try so we only use the one method and that is the only method I recommend to people. My children also come into our bed with us in the morning (my favourite time of day) and they get lots of playtime with us and cuddles. I'm also a full-time stay at home Mum so I get lots of kisses and cuddles during the day (while most Mum's go to work) to make up for the ones I'm so selfishly depriving my children of at night.

Anyway, it is Sunday, it is a family day and I'm going to spend it with my kids and husband......