Comments on: Sleep issues: not just for newborns! http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/ Moms of Multiples Tell it Like it Is Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:03:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alison http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 Alison Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:26:51 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3616 Great points on Ferber, and sleep training methods. I think there is a total misconception about these things out there. I too turned to Ferber out of desperation at the 7 month mark and was surprised to see how much the man made sense! At the time, like many many people, I was really at fault for perpetuating my boys' poor sleeping habits. Great points on Ferber, and sleep training methods. I think there is a total misconception about these things out there. I too turned to Ferber out of desperation at the 7 month mark and was surprised to see how much the man made sense! At the time, like many many people, I was really at fault for perpetuating my boys’ poor sleeping habits.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 Andrea Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:24:35 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3615 I am so glad you wrote this. I have also been having recent problems. My twins are nearly two. My girl goes to sleep no problem, my boy climbs out of his crib repeatedly and two night in a row climbed into sister's crib over and over. I am working to give him no extra attention and just put him back in his own crib. He puts up a fuss, cries, etc. Other twin ignores and sleeps. I do worry when they jabber and jabber and are in bed and not sleeping... We have used Wiessbluth methods. Thanks and take care. www.thomberg.blogspot.com I am so glad you wrote this. I have also been having recent problems. My twins are nearly two. My girl goes to sleep no problem, my boy climbs out of his crib repeatedly and two night in a row climbed into sister’s crib over and over. I am working to give him no extra attention and just put him back in his own crib. He puts up a fuss, cries, etc. Other twin ignores and sleeps. I do worry when they jabber and jabber and are in bed and not sleeping… We have used Wiessbluth methods.

Thanks and take care.
http://www.thomberg.blogspot.com

]]> By: mamie http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 mamie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:27:34 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3614 i think as twin mamas we turn to the schedule immediately to maintain some semblance of order in life. as a stay at home, schedule is huge for us, it allows me some down time and the boys have an inkling of what the 'real' world will be like with school etc someday. bedtime is evolving for us a bit, we too did the vacation shake up and yesterday i made sure to start bathtime at 630 and wind down before that. it helps them so much. i think as they get older, the whole crying thing is lessened as they comprehend what we are asking of them. CIO was not really about crying in our house, it was about we the parents learning about their sleep needs and styles and respecting and adjusting for it all. having said that, we do not have great sleepers, but we know what they need. tim and i were talking about the schedule thing the other day and how we just know what they need (and do not need) because of it. all hail the schedule! i think as twin mamas we turn to the schedule immediately to maintain some semblance of order in life. as a stay at home, schedule is huge for us, it allows me some down time and the boys have an inkling of what the ‘real’ world will be like with school etc someday.

bedtime is evolving for us a bit, we too did the vacation shake up and yesterday i made sure to start bathtime at 630 and wind down before that. it helps them so much.

i think as they get older, the whole crying thing is lessened as they comprehend what we are asking of them. CIO was not really about crying in our house, it was about we the parents learning about their sleep needs and styles and respecting and adjusting for it all. having said that, we do not have great sleepers, but we know what they need.

tim and i were talking about the schedule thing the other day and how we just know what they need (and do not need) because of it. all hail the schedule!

]]> By: lesley http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3613 lesley Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:06:28 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3613 Just when you think you've ALMOST got it all figured out. =) Just when you think you’ve ALMOST got it all figured out. =)

]]> By: BoulderMommy http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3620 BoulderMommy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:31:54 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3620 This rings a big bell for me, too. Like you, we've always been good about schedules and sleep and in the past only had problems when the kids (who just turned two) are sick. They are also in separate rooms now due to napping issues that arose over the summer--the separate rooms solved that. Now, though, my son seems to be trying to drop his nap. He won't sleep at naptime (1 p.m.), or if he does he takes forever to fall asleep (the other day he didn't go down until 2:30, just played in his crib until then; he then slept until 3:40). And of course at bedtime (6:30 in our house) he doesn't fall asleep until 8 pm. He is also sleeping later in the a.m. What to do? I have always used Weissbluth and his tactics have worked great for us, but I can't find any help for this. Could it be time for us to move to a later bedtime, in the hopes of getting the nap back for Will? But how will that affect Ruth, who still sleeps great on this schedule? Ugh! This rings a big bell for me, too. Like you, we’ve always been good about schedules and sleep and in the past only had problems when the kids (who just turned two) are sick. They are also in separate rooms now due to napping issues that arose over the summer–the separate rooms solved that. Now, though, my son seems to be trying to drop his nap. He won’t sleep at naptime (1 p.m.), or if he does he takes forever to fall asleep (the other day he didn’t go down until 2:30, just played in his crib until then; he then slept until 3:40). And of course at bedtime (6:30 in our house) he doesn’t fall asleep until 8 pm. He is also sleeping later in the a.m. What to do? I have always used Weissbluth and his tactics have worked great for us, but I can’t find any help for this. Could it be time for us to move to a later bedtime, in the hopes of getting the nap back for Will? But how will that affect Ruth, who still sleeps great on this schedule? Ugh!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3619 Rebecca Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:22:10 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3619 Ah, sleep issues. Do they ever go away? I find myself thinking ahead towards when we will have to WAKE two teenagers. It sounds lovely.... Ah, sleep issues. Do they ever go away? I find myself thinking ahead towards when we will have to WAKE two teenagers. It sounds lovely….

]]> By: Erin http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3618 Erin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:47:07 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3618 I'm so happy to see this post because we are going through the stomach bug stuff right now with night vomiting/diarrhea and it's killing me! Nothing compared to newborn days, but when you are used to the 7 pm-7am sleep habits of 14 month olds, a week of not having this is taxing! I’m so happy to see this post because we are going through the stomach bug stuff right now with night vomiting/diarrhea and it’s killing me! Nothing compared to newborn days, but when you are used to the 7 pm-7am sleep habits of 14 month olds, a week of not having this is taxing!

]]> By: Goddess in Progress http://www.hdydi.com/2009/01/sleep-issues-not-just-for-newborns/comment-page-1/#comment-3617 Goddess in Progress Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:46:42 +0000 http://howdoyoudoit.wordpress.com/?p=2003#comment-3617 There's always adjustments to be made, aren't there? Sounds like they're getting back on track, though. There’s always adjustments to be made, aren’t there? Sounds like they’re getting back on track, though.

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