Comments on: Sleep Training Smackdown!

By: mommyjenn

mommyjenn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:34:51 +0000

Camille-
Yes, excellent point: asking for help is not asking for judgment!
Come back here anytime for some non judgment.
Well, that might be a lie – but I will try really hard to only JUDGE THE JUDGERS

By: camille

camille — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:44 +0000

this is the third of your posts i’ve read and every time i’ve found myself nodding my head and silently saying, “YES! SO TRUE!” I refused to let my child “cry it out” despite the well-meaning advice of friends because it was just too painful. then, at almost one year of age, i realized that the last thing i wanted while my husband was deployed and i was (possibly) pregnant was a toddler who “needed” my help getting to sleep every night. so I, too, used my own version of “controlled crying” and now i have the most delightful, well-sleeping 14-month-old boy who is incredibly scheduled and takes a nice 2-hour nap from 12 to 2 every day and sleeps from 8 pm to 7:30 am! He is a joy to be around and i don’t feel guilty at all about waiting until he was ten months to start the sleep training. But the point is, i was judged by dumb judgy people too, and i learned really quickly that what we decide to do, as parents, regarding our children is a very personal decision and while we may ask for help, we do NOT ask for judgement. we do what’s right for our own families (harming not included). so thanks for validating my beliefs and posting such an honest commentary on how SOME PEOPLE can be just too harsh and judgemental! Bravo!

By: mommyjenn

mommyjenn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:27:00 +0000

Sharni-
Thanks for following!
I wish you so much luck with getting your little boy to sleep. Sounds like it’s on it’s way to working.
I can’t tell you how remarkable it is when they finally learn they can fall asleep on their own.
If you don’t already have it- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr Marc Weissbluth is an excellent resource.
Hang in there!

By: sharni montgomery

sharni montgomery — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:20:38 +0000

don’t worry I see where to become a follower – hope to see you on mine too…. keep up the great stuff

By: sharni montgomery

sharni montgomery — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:19:54 +0000

i like this one. I read it at just the right moment, doing controlled crying with my boy at the moment, day 4 and it seems to be working. I received an email from a lady today lending me a book on Attachment Parenting telling me that I will live to regret the controlled crying thing – this has put me up in arms and second guessing myself… reading this post has made me feel a little better as I try to figure out what is right for me and my boy – hey where do I become a follower on your site????