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Old October 19th 05, 04:28 AM
JennP
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"Jo" wrote in message
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I do tend more towards the AP method - I just have this gut feeling that
you *should* pander to a baby's needs before they are old enough to
reason with.


Goodness, that would be by about age four then, no?

JennP.


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Old October 19th 05, 07:26 AM
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Jo,

I can't remember how old H was, he was definitely only little - 6mo at the
most. But he did something similar one night - if he had the capacity, he
would have been swinging from the light fittings. He was party boy for
something like three or four hours... happy as a clam if someone was up and
playing with him and screaming his head off the second he was put in his
cot. The only thing I'd done differently was give him some plain label baby
panadol and it had an artificial sweetener in it.

I rang the maternal and child health hotline and she had never heard of it
happening, but just to be on the safe side, I tossed the bottle of chemists
own and now I just buy the real deal. It's never happened again.

So, maybe just one of those weirdarse baby things to throw you off your
stride, maybe Will doesn't like fake sugar!

Jodi


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Old October 19th 05, 03:11 PM
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Arte wrote:
Jo,

I can't remember how old H was, he was definitely only little - 6mo at the
most. But he did something similar one night - if he had the capacity, he
would have been swinging from the light fittings. He was party boy for
something like three or four hours... happy as a clam if someone was up and
playing with him and screaming his head off the second he was put in his
cot. The only thing I'd done differently was give him some plain label baby
panadol and it had an artificial sweetener in it.

I rang the maternal and child health hotline and she had never heard of it
happening, but just to be on the safe side, I tossed the bottle of chemists
own and now I just buy the real deal. It's never happened again.

So, maybe just one of those weirdarse baby things to throw you off your
stride, maybe Will doesn't like fake sugar!

Jodi



We ended up giving him some panadol (no artificial stuff in it) and he
was asleep in 10 minutes on the breast. I am thinking he's a little
sensitive baby - eczema and all. I'm currently trying a dairy-free diet
for 10 days to see if that helps the sleeping or his skin (or both!!)
and perhaps the manic ep was due to withdrawals??!

Thanks

Jo
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Old October 19th 05, 03:14 PM
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Sometimes at night I'll put Shiny down on the bed and she'll just start
giggling for no apparent reason, and then *anything* will set her off
for a while...and since she sets me off, well, much hilarity ensues.

I wouldn't guess food...I'd just guess overtired or overstimulated or
working on some developmental leap and it will be 100% different (not
necessarily better or worse) tomorrow.

Unless of course you just started an evening coffee habit...

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Old October 19th 05, 03:15 PM
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Sue wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message

I do tend more towards the AP method - I just have this gut feeling that
you *should* pander to a baby's needs before they are old enough to
reason with.



Okay this is my goat with the AP school of thought. Your baby *needs* to
sleep. You are meeting his *need* by helping him to get himself to sleep and
before he gets too overstimulated. Crying is not a bad thing, sometimes it
is okay for them to cry, not a distressed cry and hence the child feeling
abandoned, but if the child cries to let off some steam and you let him do
it, you are meeting his need. This thought of never letting a baby cry is
crazy. That's what babies do to let you know they need you. If you meet his
need to get himself organized to sleep, then you are meeting his need.

rant off


Yes, that makes sense too... I just think the level of crying is the
deciding factor in all of this. If his crying is levelling off or
calming down with me leaving, then fine, he can cry/whinge himself to
sleep....but if it's worse when I leave - that's a sign that he won't
sleep easily, and that he needs me. Or thinks he needs me - there is no
difference with a little baby.

I know it is unrealistic for him never to cry - it's his only
communication that he's not happy, his only protest. They are
programmed to cry to get something done about the situation they're in.
It's just so damned hard to hear though!

Jo
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Old October 19th 05, 03:41 PM
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JennP wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message
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I do tend more towards the AP method - I just have this gut feeling
that you *should* pander to a baby's needs before they are old
enough to reason with.


Goodness, that would be by about age four then, no?


Well Luke is still beyond reason, lol.

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Nikki
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Luke 4/01
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Old October 19th 05, 04:07 PM
JennP
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"Nikki" wrote in message
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JennP wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message
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I do tend more towards the AP method - I just have this gut feeling
that you *should* pander to a baby's needs before they are old
enough to reason with.


Goodness, that would be by about age four then, no?


Well Luke is still beyond reason, lol.

Exactly!

JennP.


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Old October 20th 05, 12:39 AM
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"Jo" wrote in message
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Sue wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message

I do tend more towards the AP method - I just have this gut feeling that
you *should* pander to a baby's needs before they are old enough to
reason with.



Okay this is my goat with the AP school of thought. Your baby *needs* to
sleep. You are meeting his *need* by helping him to get himself to sleep

and
before he gets too overstimulated. Crying is not a bad thing, sometimes

it
is okay for them to cry, not a distressed cry and hence the child

feeling
abandoned, but if the child cries to let off some steam and you let him

do
it, you are meeting his need. This thought of never letting a baby cry

is
crazy. That's what babies do to let you know they need you. If you meet

his
need to get himself organized to sleep, then you are meeting his need.

rant off


Yes, that makes sense too... I just think the level of crying is the
deciding factor in all of this. If his crying is levelling off or
calming down with me leaving, then fine, he can cry/whinge himself to
sleep....but if it's worse when I leave - that's a sign that he won't
sleep easily, and that he needs me. Or thinks he needs me - there is no
difference with a little baby.

I know it is unrealistic for him never to cry - it's his only
communication that he's not happy, his only protest. They are
programmed to cry to get something done about the situation they're in.
It's just so damned hard to hear though!

Jo


I know :^) DH would never understand why I got on edge the minute they
cried!!! And whatever your gut feeling is telling you...you know what he's
saying, and you can tell when it's an 'owie' cry or a 'I'm going to make
mummy's life hell' cry


 




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