http://www.birthactivist.com/2009/02/baby-sleep-issues/ bloggin' for better births Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.birthactivist.com/2009/02/baby-sleep-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Jennifer Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:36:23 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=698#comment-2153 We tried "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" when my son was a toddler. It didn't really work for us. He started fighting sleep at four months old, and the only thing that seemed to work was nursing him to sleep in our bed and then sneaking away, and even that didn't work half the time. Once he turned two we gave up naps, because it took me one hour to get him to sleep for a 45 minute nap. I started putting him in his own bed (in our room) to fall asleep a little before age two as well, and it was miserable for us. I remember laying on the floor singing to him for an hour, sometimes two. Eventually I brought in a little book light and just read for an hour. But, he was obviously unusual with his sleep patterns, and only now at age 3 and half is he actually getting easier to put to sleep. And by easier I mean we do a one hour routine, and he falls to sleep within 10 to 15 minutes. Sometimes we can even leave him alone while he falls asleep, but not typically yet. I'm curious if the "Nap" book has any different tips then the sleep book did. Naps were so hard for me because I didn't even have my husband to share the duty, and half the time I would work so hard to get him to sleep just to have him wake up again when I got up to leave the room. We tried “The No-Cry Sleep Solution” when my son was a toddler. It didn’t really work for us. He started fighting sleep at four months old, and the only thing that seemed to work was nursing him to sleep in our bed and then sneaking away, and even that didn’t work half the time. Once he turned two we gave up naps, because it took me one hour to get him to sleep for a 45 minute nap. I started putting him in his own bed (in our room) to fall asleep a little before age two as well, and it was miserable for us. I remember laying on the floor singing to him for an hour, sometimes two. Eventually I brought in a little book light and just read for an hour. But, he was obviously unusual with his sleep patterns, and only now at age 3 and half is he actually getting easier to put to sleep. And by easier I mean we do a one hour routine, and he falls to sleep within 10 to 15 minutes. Sometimes we can even leave him alone while he falls asleep, but not typically yet. I’m curious if the “Nap” book has any different tips then the sleep book did. Naps were so hard for me because I didn’t even have my husband to share the duty, and half the time I would work so hard to get him to sleep just to have him wake up again when I got up to leave the room.

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