Save Our Sleep

[Lulu]

Of course it worked for you Addison - as you say, your son fell naturally into the sleeping routines.....and it's highly likely he would have done so anyway. The problem is with forcing a child into this routine and leaving them to cry for such long periods.
I'd be more inclined to believe your little fella was going to be an awesome sleeper from the start (as lots of them are), after 3 kids with 3 different sleeping patterns I can't believe a book can take all the credit!

[MantaRay]

I agree with you Lulu. One of mine was sleeping through by 6 weeks (but started waking in the night again at 6 months), and the other one needed at least one feed in the night until 12 months, but has always been a champion sleeper day and night. At 3 1/2 he still sleeps for 4 hours or more many days. All babies are different so some will fit into the routines in prescriptive books, but many won't. We have never had any trouble getting either of down for the night. All by following their own patterns and our instincts.

I have read all the baby books around and some are definitely better than others. However I don't think any of them are meant to followed entirely - instead they work best when you take the bits from each that make sense and seem to work for you and combine that with your own values and instincts, and the baby's natural patterns.

[MistyFying]

Just popping in to say "Welcome" to Addison hope to see you more around the forums. As a first time Mum, there's lots of information that could be useful to you in our articles section.... as well as the wonderful insights that can be gained from interacting with the other Mums and Dads on this forum.

[Addison]

Thanks MistyFying, I look forward to reading up on many of your forums.
Lulu and MantaRay I think you are both right, I may have had a good sleeper from the beginning, and you need to follow your parental instinct. I have given many of my friends the book SOS and said to them just take the parts you like or the parts you agree with and go from there.
Even if my little boy had not been a good sleeper, I think I still would of stuck it out and followed her routine as I was extremely sick after my sons birth and needed to sleep in order to recover from his birth. I was so week and tired I was in no position to feed on demand. I was unable to get out of bed to change him or even dress him, I needed round the clock care and was in and out of hospital. Next time I have a baby I am going to ask for a C Section.....can you do that?

[Lulu]

Check out the C-section support Addison. Although having a section won't change how many times you need to feed your baby or how often they sleep.

[issy02]

Addison - Welcome! From experience, I can tell you C-sections are sooooooo much harder! I had one with DS1 and a natural birth with tearing (stiches...then busted stiches!) and a kidney infection and I can tell you...i would choose the natural over c-section any day. Its major surgery and the recevery process is long and hard, and VERY painful! Not to mention the risks of surgery itself and post surgery. Not a fun or easier option...believe me!

[Addison]

Thanks Lulu I will check it out.
Issy02 Its really good to hear from someone who has experienced both. I never thought I would experience such a hard birth, thats why I thought C section would be the way to go...lol. I would rather a natural birth but after Hamish birth it has really frighten me.