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Posted by Eva on July 30, 2003 at 03:35:02:
In Reply to: The biggest thing to remind yourself is... posted by Steve on July 30, 2003 at 00:28:15:
: Your little one will NOT hold this against you. You're doing him a favor by teaching him to sleep properly. You should be congratulated. My wife and I went through the same soul-searching with Hannah and at about 9-10 months finally had enough of the rocking to sleep and the multiple wake-ups. She used to be a horrific sleeper. She now goes down to bed like a dream nearly every night and has been for a long time. She's even been sleeping later in the morning, which is a wonderful treat. She's a much happier little girl since she's been sleeping better. She even wakes up cheerful! : It will likely take a few nights (maybe a week or two even) of CIO before he gets the idea that when you put him down it's time for sleep. I recommend doing the exact same thing every night, whatever you decide that's going to be. When it's Hannah's bedtime, I pick her up, her Mom kisses her goodnight, I take her upstairs, give her water and her binky (she likes to hold it,) read her a story or two, turn the light off, and put her down. It's *exactly* the same every night and I think that's the trick.
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Steve, you're absolutely right. I also have a routine for my babies. First they have a bath, then watch 1 show while eating their bedtime snack, then story time, I make sure they have their favorite bears in their bed, tuck them in with lots of kisses. As I am closing the door, I tell them "love you night-night, love you night-night." They expect this every night and go to bed without any problems. I believe children crave schedules and routines. It makes them feel a little secure knowing what to expect.