One bad thing about writing everything down is that there is always accountability for your actions. One of my friends came over last month and totally caught me in a lie. So we fell off the Ferber sleeping bandwagon around month six and I began rocking Alex to asleep. Well...it wasn't really a lie since we were using the method for a while, just not currently being enforced. It some how was thrown under the couch with the start of teething and Alex getting sick. No matter how many times we placed him in the crib, he would just stand up and scream until we came for him. I felt so bad for him not being able to breathe with his cold...so I picked him up.
After he got better there was no turning back, he had won the battle back into our arms. When she came over she saw a sad showing of a baby clearly sleepy, but refusing to go to bed. That's when I got the speech; "I see parents with children much older unable to put their child to sleep. They end up spending a lot of money paying for sleep therapist to get the child into a routine." In the end I was guilt tripped into following through with my word.
Alex was sent back to his own bed :( It has been a difficult month, but he seems happier with a full night of sleep from 8:30-6:00. The only one who seems to be missing his sleepy dance is me.
After he got better there was no turning back, he had won the battle back into our arms. When she came over she saw a sad showing of a baby clearly sleepy, but refusing to go to bed. That's when I got the speech; "I see parents with children much older unable to put their child to sleep. They end up spending a lot of money paying for sleep therapist to get the child into a routine." In the end I was guilt tripped into following through with my word.
Alex was sent back to his own bed :( It has been a difficult month, but he seems happier with a full night of sleep from 8:30-6:00. The only one who seems to be missing his sleepy dance is me.
