Comments on Love of Life: Sleepmare

Sammy & Zac have NEVER slept thru the night. whic...

2009-07-16T08:28:16.675-05:00

Sammy & Zac have NEVER slept thru the night. which means that I have been sleep deprived for the last 5 years.. Good Luck. Sara

He's a bit older than a newborn now. Usually getti...

2009-07-12T10:26:39.608-05:00

He's a bit older than a newborn now. Usually getting him to sleep for naps isn't so hard. Our nighttime routine starts with a bath, then he nurses, then he goes to sleep. Sometimes we read in between bath and nursing, but not lately. He's usually too tired.

I don't know much about newborns, but I have spent...

2009-07-12T10:26:12.508-05:00

I don't know much about newborns, but I have spent a lot of time taking care of 2-year olds. Having a routine is key. At Montessori, we would play the same song on a tape and rub their backs until they fell asleep. Not every child needs as much sleep though. For the ones that didn't need to sleep, we had them just lay down and rest (but they were ... Read Morestill awake). According to the child psychology books my mom loves, just laying down and resting can give the child a lot of the same benefits, even if they don't sleep. Also, it may take like two or three weeks for a child to get into a new routine.

Yeah, I'm thinking he's too big for that already. ...

2009-07-12T10:25:52.520-05:00

Yeah, I'm thinking he's too big for that already. He's already over 22 pounds!

When my older brother was a baby and wouldn't go t...

2009-07-12T10:25:16.980-05:00

When my older brother was a baby and wouldn't go to bed, my mum said she had to carry him and rock him for like 3 hrs before he would go to sleep. So when I was born, she bought this electric sarong cradle thingy that bounces up and down, so she wouldn't have to carry me for hours again. But apparently I am quite the pig, and would sleep without it... Read More really quickly anyway... hahaha. But this is kinda what the electric motor and springs look like:

http://singapore.gumtree.sg/c-Stuff-for-Sale-clothes-accessories-baby-Electric-Auto-Baby-CradleSarong-Portable-Baby-Cradle-Stand-W0QQAdIdZ124898409

Though I guess in America the closest thing would be an electric cradle. Then again I don't know anything about babies, cradles, and what ages they are made for. So don't quote me on anything :)