Re: babywise stuff - different parenting styles should not be judged......

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I "Ferberized" my son at 5 months, by letting him "cry it out" for 1 hour (with regular check-ins see Dr Ferber). This took ONE night. Ever since (21/2 years), he has slept through the entire night (12 hours), so he is well-rested and happy and I am well-rested and happy. This works for both of us, but I'm sure it wouldn't work for everyone.

Falling to sleep on one's own is something that has to be learend - there are hundreds of options/timelines on how to teach this - choose one that works for you, but remember it has to be learned.

And quit preaching. Parenthood is humbling, and at some point you will realize that you (nor anyone else) are not even close to being perfect.

At Fri, 4 Jul 2003, Michele wrote: >
>This sounds really similar to the method I used from "Healthy Sleep
>Habits, Happy Child". Some babies do well on this type of routine (like
>my son #2). Others fall into something similar on their own (son #1).
>It really depends on your parenting style. Yes... I let my baby cry it
>out at 5 months and it worked really well. This doesn't make me a bad
>mom. I did what I thought was best for my baby and myself. I now have
>two very happy and well-adjusted boys. My 2 year old sleeps really
>well... 7:30 to 7 and a 3 hour nap. My 8 month old sleeps from 7:30 to
>7 and has a 2 hour nap in the morning and a 1 hour nap in the afternoon.
>They are both well-behaved and well rested. Bravo to the moms who are
>able to get up for their babies every hour for a year or more. I wasn't
>one of those and took steps to make our lives "better". This doesn't
>mean that I'm not grateful that I have a beautiful healthy baby!!!! I
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