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i'll take the no cry method please Okay, so I write reviews for products that are not always relevant to my life as a mom. These days it seems we've all sold out to PayU2blog or PayPerPost. How do you make a buck without compromising the integrity of your blog? I'm still trying to figure it out. The problem is I spend it faster than I can make it. I have come to the realization that I am a product whore. And now that I have a baby it's just another excuse to buy, buy, buy. I'm not that bad, really, but sometimes I do invest in things that I later discover were completely unnecessary and a waste of money. Like the baby sling, (my baby hated being inside that thing), diaper genie (it's just as effective to bag up the dirty smelly diapers and put them out in the garbage daily), and the nursing cover (I don't get out enough to even consider nursing in public so there was no need to cover it up). I know there's a lot more I could elaborate on but I'm blocked. ******** I did something really stupid today after receiving "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth, in the mail. I let my son cry it out for a half an hour. God forgive me, I just felt so awful and at the end of the thirty minutes ran into the bedroom and scooped him into my arms, both of us sobbing, and pleaded with him to forgive me. I know that when he grows up he'll have no recollection of it, but in that moment I feared I had lost the trusting bond I have worked so hard to create. It feels unnatural to me to let my child work himself up into such a frenzy. It was when I got to the part about vomiting that literally brought me to my feet and moved me to comfort my son; "....if the vomiting always occurs, I think you will want to always go in to clean her promptly and then leave her again. If the vomiting is irregular and occasional, you should try waiting until after you think she is deeply alseep before checking, and then quickly clean her if needed." No way was I going to let my son cry to the point of vomiting! I hadn't even considered this was possible. Had I not been reading this book while trying my first exercise in "crying it out", my little baby may have been subjected to this and I would not have forgiven myself. Of course the author goes on to assure one mom who wrote in to him because she felt tremendous guilt when letting her baby cry that letting her baby cry it out is "....actively encouraging the development of independence, providing opportunities for her to learn how to sleep alone,and showing respect for her ability to change her behavior." I'm sorry but how does vomiting contribute to such a positive outcome? Look, I'm not judging those of you moms who have done it. We all have to do what feels right to us, and what works. While I'm sure this does work for the parents,I'm at odds about whether or not it really works for the child. I will continue reading the book because I want to give it a fair shake, but I can tell you this...I won't be letting my baby cry himself to sleep anytime soon. Made some homemade applesauce tonight for baby using a couple of organic apples I had my husband pick up at the local healthstore. I feel so proud making it myself. I can't wait to try it out on him tomorrow morning. He's in for a treat. Will do sweet potatoes and avocado tomorrow. This evening my husband and I both laid down in the bed with our son and he went right to sleep. My husband says he is always so much more relaxed when we are both present. I hadn't considered this before. I wish we had invested in a King Bed instead of a Queen three years ago. It would have been worth the extra money. But who would have guessed we'd have a baby only a couple of years into our marriage and that the baby would sleep with us instead of in a crib. Speaking of beds....I'm on my way. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite! Love Rose
sduckie - 2008-04-28 23:15:00 |
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