tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post6121854311562683922..comments2023-10-17T08:43:11.593-07:00Comments on Devin & Ruthann Family: Mommy Advise PleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post-66448372143258659232010-11-30T14:06:35.011-07:002010-11-30T14:06:35.011-07:00I would just leave a sippy cup of water with Wesso...I would just leave a sippy cup of water with Wesson for the first couple of months, then gave him less and less water. But Wesson never has woke up during the night, if he does I don't talk to him. I do what ever it is he needs me to do then walk out the room and close the door, as well as my door. I agree you need your sleep. You don't need to be waking up with 2 boys during the night! <br /><br />I can't believe how small you are!!! You are so cute!!! I wish I stayed that small!!! Good luck with everything! You are almost there!!!Thorne Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418857675846503863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post-48578300366561931942010-11-30T11:44:26.888-07:002010-11-30T11:44:26.888-07:00I'm kind of a bedtime nazi...but it must work ...I'm kind of a bedtime nazi...but it must work because they all go to sleep pretty good. <br /><br />We give Sophie a sippy of water at bedtime so that solves that problem. In the rare occasion that she gets up we put her back to bed without saying a word to her. Its hard and she may cry but she's up to get our attention and I'm just not going to give it to her. I need sleep and so does she. I march her back to bed, lay her down, cover her up and out I go. The first couple nights we switched her to a toddler bed it took two hours, then one hour and the time lessened and after a few days she went to bed like a champ. <br /><br />We did the same thing with Nathan. And I'm currently letting Carter cry it out...its tough, but the pay off has been great for us. <br /><br />And I quit testing my sugars after every meal...I only tested when I didn't feel right. Then I'd eat to take a dose of medication whatever to offset the numbers.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007046688170045987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post-75291944123275140792010-11-30T11:33:03.129-07:002010-11-30T11:33:03.129-07:00hmm..We changed Dawson's bed into a toddler be...hmm..We changed Dawson's bed into a toddler bed about a year ago because he would get up so much and I wasn't getting any sleep. So each night we'd make a small bad on the floor in our room. We also set up a sippy cup right next to him. For about a week he would cry and I would go in each time to show him where his sippy cup was. If he'd wake up crying again I would teach him to just walk into our bedroom and fall asleep in the bed on the floor. <br /><br />He would cry so hard at our bed side and want to sleep in our bed with us, but I would just have to keep saying sleep on the floor. It will be okay. It was hard and a lot of work, but he doesn't wake me up anymore. It took a little over a week and he understood..that was at 14 months. So maybe it won't take as long to learn since he's a lot older now. <br /><br />AND for the checking sugars thing..trust your instinct. You obviously know better than the doctors. :-) So I would bag it and if you feel good, then the baby is good. If you have any doubts, trust them and do what you feel is best. <br /><br />You are so cute in the picture!The Stevens Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019900085184073776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post-84777781878358160392010-11-30T10:56:15.548-07:002010-11-30T10:56:15.548-07:00It is hard transitioning them out of the crib and ...It is hard transitioning them out of the crib and sharing a room at the same time. Honestly, Eliza will be 3 next week and I still get up with her sometimes as many as 3 times a night, only now it's for trips to the bathroom. Which is something she can do herself, but at night, she cries about going instead of just getting up and going. It could be that he's used to relying on you for the drink and doesn't realize it's something he can do himself. I always worried when I let my kids do things for themselves at night that they won't go back to bed, in fact, it's a recurring nightmare of mine.<br /><br />I don't really have any set advice for you because Eliza has really blown all my theories out of the water on the whole night time thing. None of my other kids have struggled with staying in bed at night the way she does. Sometimes they are just having a hard time adjusting to the change and need that little extra attention, which is really hard when you're pregnant and tired. I do think giving him a cup with water and telling him to drink it on his own during the night should help, but what do I know? My almost 3-year-old comes in to wake me up almost every night still!JennaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724959154514125980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189653348660012695.post-71374037064907919072010-11-30T10:30:42.425-07:002010-11-30T10:30:42.425-07:00You are the cutest pregnant person! You are still...You are the cutest pregnant person! You are still so small... it just looks like a little basketball! Good luck with Henry. I don't have much advise because I don't have babies yet! :)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922667007878227596noreply@blogger.com