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Next Entries »Creating a Sleep "Plan" for My Toddler
Monday, December 31st, 2007For those who aren’t up-to-date with our sleep saga, my Little Beauty is sixteen months old. She began her newborn days in a bassinet, then transitioned to our bed shortly thereafter so that I could nurse laying down (that’s a lifesaver, by the way).
Now, we have a bedtime routine that begins around 7:15 and ends [...]
Book Review: The No-Cry Sleep Solution
Sunday, December 30th, 2007Every once in awhile, I read a parenting book where the author strikes me as a potential mentor…the kind of person that I’d love to go out to coffee with to ask all of my child-rearing questions. Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby to Sleep Through the [...]
The Mathematical Equation that Will Help Baby Sleep Better
Friday, August 24th, 2007Sleep is a hot commodity for new parents.
I remember those first few weeks after birth - the wonder, the magic, the breathlessness, the fullness of joy - and the sleeplessness. People had warned me that I would be tired. But tired wasn’t the right word to describe it. Even “exhausted” couldn’t really cut it.
Then, I [...]
Bedtime Elixir: I Want to Believe
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007Have you seen the advertisements for Johnson’s BEDTIME BATH and BEDTIME LOTION? The website claims that they have discovered “3 easy steps to a better night’s sleep.”
The three steps are:
1. Bath2. Massage3. Quietly off to sleep (reading to your child, singing a lullaby, saying a prayer, etc.)
Johnson’s asserts that their products have “a unique [...]
Sleep Advice from the Experts
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007When it comes to sleep issues in the first year of baby’s life, I am a firm believer in doing whatever allows you and your family to sleep best (and ignoring the supposed solutions of sometimes narrow-minded physicians). For example, there are no hard and fast rules about baby’s sleep locale so feel free to [...]
Sleep
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007“How’s she sleeping?”
That’s what everybody wants to know. I try to avoid that question altogether - asking it or answering it. It seems like a silly and useless question for several reasons.
First, the question-asker often asks the question because he/she wants to jump right in with some unsolicited advice if the answer proves unsatisfactory.
Second, if [...]
Product Review: Ocean Wonders Aquarium
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Ocean Wonders Aquarium by Fisher-Price
This little aquarium attaches to baby’s crib and plays music while little fish and sea creatures swim about. There are three settings: (1) music, lights, and bubbles, (2) music and lights, and (3) music only. The music plays for 10 minutes and then shuts off.
I actually was surprisingly delighted by this [...]