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Old March 15th 08, 06:32 PM posted to misc.kids,misc.kids.pregnancy,misc.kids.breastfeeding
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Default How to stop the night wakings?

On Mar 15, 12:06*pm, Sarah Vaughan
wrote:
Ericka Kammerer wrote:
* * Also, for the comforting at night, you may not be able
to go as far as rocking and cuddling. *You may need to keep her
in the crib and limit it to patting her back and such. *Getting
her up may be enough to reorient her to playtime/cuddle time
rather than to sleep time.


Sorry, I probably didn't read the initial post carefully enough - I was
picturing a situation where they were still bedsharing. *I agree that if
she's in the crib, the best thing to do would be just to talk/pat
reassuringly and lower her down to the mattress every time she tries to
stand up.


No, you had it right. We'd been co-sleeping all along, with occasional
crib use. I'm of the opinion now that co-sleeping isn't helping her
sleep (or us!). So have made the decision to try the crib every night,