TravelingGal
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Actually, I think that is a common misunderstanding about the Weissbluth book. It isn''t a simple plan about letting the baby cry it out. He says there are various techniques, extinction being one of them. Then there are graduated plans, and he seems to offer a choice of methods that might work for many parents. Obviously he believes in extinction but says it may not be right for every baby, especially colicky ones. Mostly, his theory is sleep begets sleep and that young babies have a hard time dealing with more than a couple of hours of wakefulness, so the key is trying to get the baby down BEFORE it is overtired. So naps are a key thing, according to him.Date: 3/16/2008 11:48:27 PM
Author: Demelza
Date: 3/16/2008 9:19:07 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Demelza, I could say the same about the Weissbluth book...after reading it, there was no clear direction really on what to do. Think these people are making a fortune off us?
Indeed!!! If I told you how much we spent on our ''sleep expert'' consultation, you''d slap me upside the head. Sleep deprivation plus desperation equals big bucks for all these so-called ''experts''. Just out of curiosity, isn''t Weissbluth''s plan simply to let baby cry it out until it''s asleep? How young does he say it''s okay to use the extinction (couldn''t he have come up with a gentler sounding name??) method? Does he modify his plan based on the age of the baby?
We''ll see how it goes but I am glad I read it before I had the baby, because it gets me started early in trying to understand sleep patterns and what *may* be good for the tot from newborn onwards. In the early weeks, he is pretty clear that babies have no time clock and you should not let it cry. Feed it, change it and give it what it needs pronto seems to be the message early on. He also seems to agree with the swaddling, swinging, shushing, advice given in happiest baby on the block.
As for the age of the baby, this is where I find his advice inconsistent. He seems to say that after 4 months of age is not too early. But then he also says 6 months is a good time to start. And then he says if you are desperate and going back to work at 6 weeks, there are some things you can do. The book is not clear...sometimes contradicting, and yet so repetitive. I''m not sure how that can be, but yet he manages to do it. The later chapters on older babies seem to be better than the earlier chapter. The first half the book is a lot of theory. The second half is supposed to be practical advice for each stage of your child''s life.
Ephemery, I got my linea negra way way late. I thought I was going to get away without it. And I only got it from my belly button UPWARDS, which I thought was strange. The bottom half is covered in stretchmarks. I''m a walking Jackson Pollock painting.
Jas, actually I am the opposite. I find myself still having quite the aversion to baby talk with my friends. I think I''m in denial. I like talking about it here on PS, but in real life, I feel like the "ME" is in danger of getting sucked out of me. I want to talk about politics, gossip, relationships...anything but baby stuff. One big exception...STROLLERS. hahaha.
My belly has not dropped. I don''t think so anyway. I just don''t look in the mirror much and from where I am sitting, I''m the same fatty boomba I was last week.
How heavy is the Peg? Safeseat is over 9 lbs, so it IS heavy. But you know...I''m all about needing the exercise, so I''m cool with it. Plus all I have to do is lift it in and out of the car, which will be easier for me since our car is A) not too high) and B) the carseat is in an outboard position. I don''t plan to carry it...will always have the snugrider stroller frame onhand.
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