Well if you saw my woo hoo, you'll know that Blake is doing super with his sleeping. The last two nights I've barely been up to him - once each night and they don't count cause it was just replugging. And you know I think he's benefitted from having enough sleep. He's been sooo good. So lovely, and developing mentally. He's so clever (ok I'm biased) but he's accepting consequences and understands when I ask him to do things - eg If you lies still, I can put your pants back on and then we can go outside for a play. He's lie still for me and we get his pants back on after a nappy change and we'll go out to play. He's also enjoying special cuddles. He's just awesome.
Was going to add more but Greys' Anatomy started. gotta fly!
ETA: ok it's an ad.. sorry addicted to the show.
I wanted to share what we've been doing with Blake. I was adamant I wouldn't do control crying - against a clock - with Blake cause I did it with Viv and i hated it. Also cause Blake has a different personality and I knew it was wrong for him. Anyway when we went to sleep school it was more about really watching the tired signs and respondign straight away. Also when I put him to bed, if he started to cry I'd let him try and calm himself. It was about listening to the try of cry he was having - protest, settling, angry etc. All of these were ok but if he changed to a distressed level.
brb, tv calling!
... if he changed to a distressed level of crying, to go in to comfort and calm him. To give him his dummy to his hand so he could put it in himself, then to get low next to the bed and to pat the matress and encourage him to lie down. Stroke his head, pat his back, shush him, whatever it took to calm him and his breathing back to calm. Then to leave the room before he fell asleep. He had to be awake so he knows you're gone, so he knows he's able to get himself to sleep alone. Once you're out of the room, it's a matter of hoping he'll get himself to sleep. He can protest cry, he can be angry cry, but again if he gets to distressed cry, go in and do the same process. Eventually (and with Blake it took an hour the first couple of times) he will go quiet and get himself to sleep, either thru learning or thru exhaustion.
Within the week/10 days since we've been there the amount of settling has been less and less. He's done so well, I'm so proud of him.
If anyone wants more info on what we did, let me know. I just thought I'd share.
Last edited by wardygirl; October 24th, 2006 at 12:29 PM.
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