tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414907798559897750.post137572207426513946..comments2023-06-20T03:15:39.212-04:00Comments on Cartwheels & Windmills: 7 Quick Takes (Sick and Not in Bed Edition)Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11753603934212387119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414907798559897750.post-31435293172377847182013-01-13T09:51:41.793-05:002013-01-13T09:51:41.793-05:00Your struggles with sleep are definitely encouragi...Your struggles with sleep are definitely encouraging me to not take the easy way out while James is young. It is SOOO much easier to just let him fall asleep in his bouncer, my arms, the swing, etc instead of intentionally putting him down in his co-sleeper. Obviously, he is waaaaaay too young {in my opinion} for CIO BUT I am trying to teach him to self soothe and using cues {white noise, a little music stuffed animal, tight swaddle, NUK} to help him understand when it is sleepy time. It is going pretty well so far..if you ignore the fact that right now he is taking his long morning snooze in my arms ;) There is a time and a place for everything!! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911160771553770981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414907798559897750.post-12917875449431462142013-01-11T15:27:42.241-05:002013-01-11T15:27:42.241-05:00I homebirth, cloth diaper, breastfeed, wear my bab...I homebirth, cloth diaper, breastfeed, wear my babies, delay/decline vax, don't circumsize, homeschool, etc. But one thing I can not do is avoid CIO! lol <br />All 5 of my babies slept with me until about 10-12 months and I was never successful with any other way of getting them out! I would never leave a little baby to just cry, like you said. But once they're older, I just haven't seen that it's a tough transition. <br />For us it's only taken a few nights and then we have rockstar sleepers (even still).<br />Sleep is such a tough topic! I hope you find something that works great for you! :-)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135272827538989265noreply@blogger.com