NCSS is a GEM!

For those of you who have read this book, you'll understand about the
logging for 24 hours - naps, bedtime routine and night wakings/feedings

I found that Will has been getting just the right amount of sleep - just
not in a row. The night I logged, he woke 13 times - 11 of which I had
to do something about.

Last night I implemented some ideas she suggests, and He did a 4 hour
stretch of sleep! It was also 6 hours without feeding! And NO CIO!

He did wake a few times after that, and was awake for an hour from
3-4am, but it didn't involve me doing much of anything at all.

Best thing apart from sleep is that the strategies are based around
getting rid of the dummy... he will learn that he can get to sleep
without it, and if he gets to sleep without it, when he goes into his
light sleep, he won't be expecting it in his mouth, and I won't have to
go in and replace it!

EEEEEE! Ok, so it's only one night so far, but this is just the
solution I was after. I really expected a much worse night than I had
last night. I haven't had 4 hours sleep in a row in AGES!

Thanks for all your advice and 'hang in there' kind words

Jo (Mum to Will, 20 weeks old!)

Jo wrote:
For those of you who have read this book, you'll understand about the
logging for 24 hours - naps, bedtime routine and night wakings/feedings

I found that Will has been getting just the right amount of sleep - just
not in a row. The night I logged, he woke 13 times - 11 of which I had
to do something about.

Last night I implemented some ideas she suggests, and He did a 4 hour
stretch of sleep! It was also 6 hours without feeding! And NO CIO!

He did wake a few times after that, and was awake for an hour from
3-4am, but it didn't involve me doing much of anything at all.

Best thing apart from sleep is that the strategies are based around
getting rid of the dummy... he will learn that he can get to sleep
without it, and if he gets to sleep without it, when he goes into his
light sleep, he won't be expecting it in his mouth, and I won't have to
go in and replace it!

EEEEEE! Ok, so it's only one night so far, but this is just the
solution I was after. I really expected a much worse night than I had
last night. I haven't had 4 hours sleep in a row in AGES!

Thanks for all your advice and 'hang in there' kind words

Jo (Mum to Will, 20 weeks old!)

Congratulations

Jo wrote:
For those of you who have read this book, you'll understand about the
logging for 24 hours - naps, bedtime routine and night wakings/feedings

I found that Will has been getting just the right amount of sleep - just
not in a row. The night I logged, he woke 13 times - 11 of which I had
to do something about.

Last night I implemented some ideas she suggests, and He did a 4 hour
stretch of sleep! It was also 6 hours without feeding! And NO CIO!

He did wake a few times after that, and was awake for an hour from
3-4am, but it didn't involve me doing much of anything at all.

Best thing apart from sleep is that the strategies are based around
getting rid of the dummy... he will learn that he can get to sleep
without it, and if he gets to sleep without it, when he goes into his
light sleep, he won't be expecting it in his mouth, and I won't have to
go in and replace it!

EEEEEE! Ok, so it's only one night so far, but this is just the
solution I was after. I really expected a much worse night than I had
last night. I haven't had 4 hours sleep in a row in AGES!

Thanks for all your advice and 'hang in there' kind words

Jo (Mum to Will, 20 weeks old!)

Congratulations

"Jo" wrote in message
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Last night I implemented some ideas she suggests, and He did a 4 hour
stretch of sleep! It was also 6 hours without feeding! And NO CIO!
Good going!
Like I say ... they should hand this book out at the first antenatal visit!
Amanda

"Jo" wrote in message
EEEEEE! Ok, so it's only one night so far, but this is just the
solution I was after. I really expected a much worse night than I had
last night. I haven't had 4 hours sleep in a row in AGES!

Thanks for all your advice and 'hang in there' kind words

Good to hear. I'm glad you found something to work for you.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Sue wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message

EEEEEE! Ok, so it's only one night so far, but this is just the
solution I was after. I really expected a much worse night than I had
last night. I haven't had 4 hours sleep in a row in AGES!

Thanks for all your advice and 'hang in there' kind words


Good to hear. I'm glad you found something to work for you.

UGH don't speak too soon... a horrendous night last night...

Jo

"Jo" wrote in message
UGH don't speak too soon... a horrendous night last night...

Well sometimes that happens. Just keep persevering and things I am sure will
work out.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Do people really find that the book works? I have a 13 month old and I
haven't slept for more that two hours at a time since he was born. Now
that I'm back to work I'm near hysterical. He wakes the most ever now!
Every 45 minutes-hour!!! The only sleep I get is sitting up nursing (he
won't nurse with me laying down) and usually not at all..... so uh
yeah, any more success stories with this book?

"Judi" wrote in message
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Do people really find that the book works? I have a 13 month old and I
haven't slept for more that two hours at a time since he was born. Now
that I'm back to work I'm near hysterical. He wakes the most ever now!
Every 45 minutes-hour!!! The only sleep I get is sitting up nursing (he
won't nurse with me laying down) and usually not at all..... so uh
yeah, any more success stories with this book?

I read it with ds, and though he didn't have any major sleep problems, I
think it helped us to *avoid* any serious problems. I read it when ds was
about 2 months old, and most of the suggestions are for implementing after 4
months, but you can use some basic things earlier to get them on a good
track. I really liked the book and have recommended it many times to
people.

Judi writes:

Do people really find that the book works? I have a 13 month old and I
haven't slept for more that two hours at a time since he was born. Now
that I'm back to work I'm near hysterical. He wakes the most ever now!
Every 45 minutes-hour!!! The only sleep I get is sitting up nursing (he
won't nurse with me laying down) and usually not at all..... so uh yeah,
any more success stories with this book?

I must write up our success story, but um, yeah. I read NCSS before DS was
born, and I found it useful for working out what my approach was going to
be and thinking about how not to get into bad habits. However, DS's was
never a "normal baby" sleep wise. Basically until he was 6 months he slept
pretty well at night (woke 2 or 3 times between say 11 and 6), but hardly
at all during the day (even as a newborn, he hardly napped). Then he
switched, and started napping like a normal baby and waking every hour at
night... That continued until he was about your DS's age. From then on,
things gradually improved, and since he was 17mo or so he's been mostly
sleeping through the night. The final improvement, when it came, was very
sudden and as far as I could see not caused by anything I changed. I did
move him into his own room around 14mo, in the hope that it would help, but
it didn't really. I can't imagine having survived without being able to
nurse lying down, though - sympathy!

Sidheag
DS Colin Oct 27 2003