Getting through the day ~ma for sj.
Getting the job~ma for Kristin.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
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WindSparrow - Apr 21, 2008 9:08:19 am PDT #5721 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2008 9:25:42 am PDT #5722 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So...tonight DH and I are starting hard-core Ferber sleep training for Dylan. We both feel that it's time he learned to fall asleep on his own without being rocked by one of us, and that if we wait much longer it's only going to get harder to break him of that habit.
Any Buffista parents out there who've had success with sleep training? Words of wisdom to share? We're prepared for at least 3 nights of sheer torture, and are both fervently hoping that by Friday things will have improved.
Aims - Apr 21, 2008 9:29:42 am PDT #5723 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
We didn't sleep train, so I have no wisdom to share, but have lots of love and support to send through the interwebs and the ether.
Volans - Apr 21, 2008 9:30:34 am PDT #5724 of 10001
move out and draw fire
We started the hard-core sleep training from Day One. It didn't work. I keep saying I'm going to do the thing where I sit closer and closer to the door every night, and then outside the door, but have yet to implement it. I'm not sure it would work, as Mal's an insomniac extrovert.
YHeadstrongBuffistaBabyMV.
Two possibly more helpful comments: Earplugs. Seriously. The foam ones that come in a jar at the drugstore. You'll still be able to hear him, but they remove the alligator-brain-triggering harmonics.
Also, if you can develop a couple mechanism for letting him scream/cry now, it will come in handy when he's 2/3.
Good luck. May the Force be With You.
juliana - Apr 21, 2008 9:31:33 am PDT #5725 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
prepares Fernet for Jessica
megan walker - Apr 21, 2008 9:32:46 am PDT #5726 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My mom always swore by a red wine/breastfeeding combo, but I'm thinking that's not what you're looking for.
Miracleman - Apr 21, 2008 9:33:07 am PDT #5727 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
prepares Fernet for Jessica
Prepares Fernet for Dylan
What?! You want him to go to sleep, right?
Toddson - Apr 21, 2008 9:35:06 am PDT #5728 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I can't imagine Dylan drinking Fernet (it's hard for me to imagine anyone drinking it, but I can understand an adult drinking it more easily than a child). It you're going to go that route, perhaps amaretto mixed in with milk - warm milk, which is supposed to induce sleep anyway.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2008 9:38:13 am PDT #5729 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My mom always swore by a red wine/breastfeeding combo, but I'm thinking that's not what you're looking for.
Heh - that would work except that he self-weaned about 6 weeks ago. Ah well, more wine for me!
Though I wouldn't turn down a Fernet either...
Prepares Fernet for Dylan
No drugging the baby! (I've been wistfully saying "Can't we just give him some Benedryl?" since the 8-9-10 month sleep regression began. It was funnier 2 months ago...)
lisah - Apr 21, 2008 9:41:56 am PDT #5730 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Two possibly more helpful comments: Earplugs. Seriously. The foam ones that come in a jar at the drugstore. You'll still be able to hear him, but they remove the alligator-brain-triggering harmonics.
Hah! My friends who are parents of an almost 2-year old gave our friends who our expecting their first in a couple weeks His and Her earplugs as a shower present.
Good luck with the sleep training, Jessica!