tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post115764581059706606..comments2024-03-18T11:27:25.215-07:00Comments on Snickollet: Sleepy BabiesSnickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157691168476570022006-09-07T21:52:00.000-07:002006-09-07T21:52:00.000-07:00Okay, here are some other ideas that worked for me...Okay, here are some other ideas that worked for me, or friends.<BR/><BR/>*Use really soft sheets, or even warm the crib up with a heating pad before you put them down.<BR/>*Give them playtime in the crib for a few minutes when they're awake, just to get them used to it.<BR/>*Use a white noise machine.<BR/>*I don't think you need to implement a strict schedule or anything, but I do think a loose weigook saramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312246589337379863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157684964031609072006-09-07T20:09:00.000-07:002006-09-07T20:09:00.000-07:00What worked for me was putting OD in her crib BEFO...What worked for me was putting OD in her crib BEFORE she was asleep, but when she was clearly sleepy and I spoke soothingly to her about how wonderful the bed was. She slept all the frickin' time, and does to this day. I think a lot of it is personality.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157674692642856842006-09-07T17:18:00.000-07:002006-09-07T17:18:00.000-07:00Luolin: I do know about Ask Moxie (in fact, a frie...Luolin: I do know about Ask Moxie (in fact, a friend of mine went to college with Moxie herself), but I had forgotten about it. Will visit and look for review of sleep books. Thanks for the reminder.Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157667925331631912006-09-07T15:25:00.000-07:002006-09-07T15:25:00.000-07:00I have no experience with children at all, but do ...I have no experience with children at all, but do you ever read "Ask Moxie"? There are a lot of questions and answers about sleep, and recently a review a different books, I think.luolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213308635831376287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157666448728049712006-09-07T15:00:00.000-07:002006-09-07T15:00:00.000-07:00I know people are pushing schedules again*, but I'...I know people are pushing schedules again*, but I'm not sure that babies as young as yours can be put on strict schedules. How they sleep depends in part on their developmental stage (it's tied to neurological development) and part of it is tied to their own individual sleep patterns. I have four kids; two of them slept well and long from the earliest days, and two of them were ALWAYS sporadic Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157665122802752272006-09-07T14:38:00.000-07:002006-09-07T14:38:00.000-07:00that's great, it's nice to know I'm not alone in m...that's great, it's nice to know I'm not alone in my yoga ball lovin'Lalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00195154192151123307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157661956354844312006-09-07T13:45:00.000-07:002006-09-07T13:45:00.000-07:00Lala--my best friend is also a big fan of the yoga...Lala--my best friend is also a big fan of the yoga ball. I was just on the phone with her saying that I was going to go to Target this weekend and get one!Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157650293212885382006-09-07T10:31:00.000-07:002006-09-07T10:31:00.000-07:00All I know is the 2-3-4 rule. First nap after two ...All I know is the 2-3-4 rule. First nap after two hours, second after three, third after four. That and a yoga ball is a really good way to bounce a baby to sleep.Lalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00195154192151123307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-1157647736664448522006-09-07T09:48:00.000-07:002006-09-07T09:48:00.000-07:00I don't have a book to recommend, we read a slew o...I don't have a book to recommend, we read a slew of them though and took things from each, I, like you, didn't need the guilt books.<BR/><BR/>For us the thing that worked was getting a very set and even strict routine around nap and bed times. Specific things that we would do to lead up to these times, familiar books, comfort toys, activities, that eased us into it and were signals to the kids Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257157572702117771noreply@blogger.com