Recently on a discussion board that I'm on a mom to a 9-month old ask about Elizabeth Pantley's book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution". She had bought the book and was working through it but was getting opposing advice regarding sleep for her daughter.
Sleep – this was a big issue for me. My first little one couldn’t go to sleep without touching me for the first 8 months of his life – he’s now 6 years old and goes to be faithfully at 7:30 each night and we don’t hear from him, typically for 12 hours ('cept for last night!).
When he was an infant I ended up having to go to bed the same time he did so that I was rested. It actually worked out well, I got the sleep I needed and hubby had to clean the kitchen at night!
A book that was really reassuring to me was Dr Sears’ “Nighttime Parenting”. As well, Ann Douglas’ new book “Sleep Solutions for your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler” has also had good reviews. Heck, everything Ann writes is wonderful and very practical!
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Hi Sara,
It's wonderful to know that you and your little one are both sleeping so well now. You are a testament to the fact that the right "solutions" are different for every baby/parent pair and the key is finding what works for you.
The baby stage passes much too quickly, doesn't it? My first "baby" just went off to college!
Sweet dreams ~~
Hugs,
Elizabeth
Hi Sara -
Here I am reading email at 10:00 pm. I think I need to start listening to all the sleep advice and back away from the computer now or I'll never get to sleep. :-)
Thank you for e-mail mesage and your very kind words in your posting. I really appreciate your ongoing support.
I totally agree with what Elizabeth said about having to find the solution that's right for you and your child. There's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to anything parenting-related.
Thanks, Sara.
Ann
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