OK. I can't believe it works. Apparently you don't have to believe it works for it to work, though. We have combined our research, and, with help from my parents, we have found a system that works! Recently I was forwarded a book on PDF from my ex-nanny Jess and my Aunt Michelle, both recommended it highly. When I read it, it was a concise description of the techniques we had read about in the Ferber book and the Weissbluth book, and what my parents advised us to do.
Books/link:
Ferber Book
Weissbluth Book
Sleep Sense Website
Basically, we put them to bed at 7-8pm and they wake up around 7am.
- put them in sleepers
- fresh diapers
- Tylenol (if there is intense teething going on)
- go upstairs
- feed a bottle
- rocking/patting and/or singing
- burp (if possible)
- put him/her down in the crib
- give blanket
- "Nighty Night"
- kiss
- walk out
- stay out for 30 minutes
- If they cry, they stop crying in less than 5 minutes (to my utter shock)
When I walk out I think to myself, this won't work, he/she's wide awake. And then the crying stops! Like, fast! And then it doesn't start up again! Very strange. Who are these babies?
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