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So perhaps you could explain that, despite following the same routine every night, sometimes our baby goes straight to sleep, and sometimes she doesn't? Maybe it's because *gasp* she's a person and not a robot...
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terrible twos - late night extreme
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Posted 9 months ago #
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*gasp* are these "parents you know" clones of you and your missus, or are they robots you program?
Don't be fooled into believing "similar routine" is the same as "treating the same"
Posted 9 months ago # -
*gasp* are these "parents you know" clones of you and your missus, or are they robots you program?
Don't be fooled into believing "similar routine" is the same as "treating the same"
If the baby is able to pick up on differences so small that even the parents themselves don't notice, then none of the advice on here is much use, is it?
Posted 9 months ago # -
thanks for all the replies..
yunki - Member.
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"It's our own fault.."/thread
very helpful GW.. spoken with the true empathy of a fella who has left parenting to his spouse.. you're a gent and a scholar..
We've found that you can break most baby/toddler habits in about 3 nights. Eg, dummies...cold turkey...1st night horrendous, 2nd slightly less so, 3rd much better & 4th pretty much back to normal. Mid way through the first night though you'd generally swear it's not going to work.
that's what I wanted to know.. I'm somewhere into night three.. my life hurts from lack of sleep.. that wailing baby sound is like having every bone in my body polished with a rasp..
he's happy as a pig in muck during the day though.. little swine
Posted 9 months ago # -
he will adjust, I promise. Just stick with it. Hardest sound in the world to deal with though, especially in the small hours
Posted 9 months ago # -
Let 'em cry
Be strong, it's not easy
Don't give in, it does work ime
Posted 9 months ago # -
We did controlled crying (although it's only through reading this thread that I've learnt that it's called that) and it worked for us.
She's no longer in the terrible twos, but moving from the frustrating 4s to the f*&$ing annoying 5s...
Roll on the teenage years 
Posted 9 months ago # -
I'm still waiting for the other shoe to fall.
My daughter hated her moses basket and so only spent two nights in our room. Now at 6 months she sleeps from 7 to 7 and wakes up with a huge grin on her face.
Something has to give and the anticipation is killing me!
Matt
Posted 9 months ago # -
Now at 6 months she sleeps from 7 to 7 and wakes up with a huge grin on her face
started teething yet?
Posted 9 months ago # -
spoken with the true empathy of a fella who has left parenting to his spouse..
Ha ha.. you couldn't be more wrong in your assumption, I don't even have a spouse. You don't need my empathy anyway, you simply need to learn the difference between "needs" and "wants" (like most MTBers )
Posted 9 months ago # -
you simply need to learn the difference between "needs" and "wants"
Ha ha.. you couldn't be more wrong in your assumption..
I 'need' sleep..
he 'wants' milk..
I won't let him have it 'cos he doesn't 'need' it.. (even though I 'want' to..)
he gets in a mood 'cos he 'wants' me to do his bidding..
I 'need' some encouragement 'cos I 'want' to throw him out the window..Posted 9 months ago # -
This thread supports my opinion that other people's kids are a frickin' nightmare
Posted 9 months ago # -
I 'need' sleep..
So go to sleep then
he 'wants' milk..
fine, why are you fretting over it?
I won't let him have it 'cos he doesn't 'need' it..
he gets in a mood 'cos he 'wants' me to do his bidding
So? he'll be perfectly happy again later on.
I 'need' some encouragement
"Go Yunki.. Go Yunki.. Go Yunki...."Sorted!
Posted 9 months ago # -
ours is 15 months and we had a huge battle with her few weeks back...
Let 'em cry
Be strong, it's not easy
Don't give in, it does work ime
in the end we were dead against the evil that is 'controlled crying'... but in the end we just left her cry and cry... once it was 1 hr 18mins... but she eventually fell asleep.
now she goes through from 7pm till 6.30am if were lucky.
another good tip have you tried water not milk..?
we have never and never will (i can hope) bring her in the bed with us, mates have done it in the past and one of theres is now 6 and is still going mental trying to get in the bed with them...
it is hard, you have to work out whats best for you. as i said we were totally against letting her cry, but in the end we were both so knackered we just fell asleep... its all about routine and hitting it home (easier said than done!!)
i'll probably have all the hippies on in a minute slagging me off for letting her cry but it hasnt effected her.
good luck your not alone!
PMSL...
started teething yet?
another world of hell!!Posted 9 months ago # -
GW - Member
So go to sleep then
this is the first hurdle on the path to your understanding my problem.. you have failed on it..
you are supernanny's under-achieving younger sibling and I claim my £5..
let's watch this instead now..
Posted 9 months ago # -
you simply need to learn the difference between "helpful people" and "trolls"
FTFY
Posted 9 months ago # -
Cheers Yunki - I love EVIL9
think I'm older than Supernanny though (although I find it difficult to tell a fat girl that wears lots of make up and dresses like she's important's age)
Serious question? Why can't you sleep? if it's because he's too close by move him or yourself and get your head down, If you know he's alright, ignoring babies (at the right times) is not bad for them.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Serious question? Why can't you sleep? if it's because he's too close by move him or yourself and get your head down
I'll pop him in next door this evening...
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