tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post7474907755032474989..comments2023-07-06T06:04:39.344-07:00Comments on F is for Fischer: Bedtime gone wrongLisa, F is for Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099795263288256108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-79253048599141739632009-02-12T22:24:00.000-07:002009-02-12T22:24:00.000-07:00I'm glad you posted this, I need all the help I ca...I'm glad you posted this, I need all the help I can get. I have to laugh, you sound like me, especially the part where you get so frustrated and mad at him and then feel so bad about it that you just want to cuddle him later... that's me to a T!Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773296027304352617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-9549551946888808002009-02-10T13:02:00.000-07:002009-02-10T13:02:00.000-07:00Well... I don't think I can be a lot of help. Aver...Well... I don't think I can be a lot of help. Avery is definitely a good sleeper but I wonder if it's because we never had a huge bedtime routine as sometimes I think a lot of stuff can hype them up more than help them get to bed. We did the cry it out technique when she was 16 months old and only needed to do it for two nights before she figured out that that was it and she was to go to sleep. It sounds mean but it really worked and we're all better off for it.I plan to do the same with Hadleigh. In the last six months Avery knows that she gets two stories read to her from the Curious George book before bedtime and it gets her so excited and then she wants more but at the same time she knows if we read Curious George it means bedtime. Bedtime is so hard for most parents and it seems like you're finding what works for you. In the end don't worry, he won't sleep with you forever, he'll have to stop before college, right? Kind of like potty training for me... you saved me from myself with all the "don't worry, she'll do it in her own time." And finally, she has. Fischer will get the hang of bedtime soon and then in ten years you'll be complaining about how he won't get up in the morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-26185006078632286692009-02-10T11:01:00.000-07:002009-02-10T11:01:00.000-07:00Glad your back! If none of these things work, show...Glad your back! If none of these things work, show him an episode of Nanny 911 and let him know she will come over if he doesn't shape up!! Ha ha ! I never wanted to go to bed when I was a kid, there is just too much to do!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503305870967180380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-53660683671272541012009-02-09T19:56:00.000-07:002009-02-09T19:56:00.000-07:00L- Fischer slept with music and a fan or humidifie...L- Fischer slept with music and a fan or humidifier every night from the day he was born... then one day, months ago, he decided he would no longer permit either thing in his room! Geez he can be so weird! I really wanted those things to drown out the noise of the rest of the house... but suddenly he wouldn't tolerate them. Around that time he also decided that he wanted his door to remain open and he needed nightlights. Prior ro that he liked pitch black in his room. I can see how that could correlate with his new fear of the dark and of monsters... but I don't understand the insistence on no noise. We are going to NEED noise when we have a baby here crying all night!<BR/><BR/>Em- He does go to bed with a cup of water... and it definitely helps. However, I am going to need to curb the water when he starts sleeping in underwear.... right? How did that work with Evan?Lisa, F is for Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099795263288256108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-90300868538340161652009-02-09T14:23:00.000-07:002009-02-09T14:23:00.000-07:00This might seem crazy, but Evan seems to do well w...This might seem crazy, but Evan seems to do well when he has a small glass of water before bed...it's the strangest thing, but he won't sleep unless he has it...good luck with the sleep time!emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237412316142022650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717368833114451838.post-14100561333912204292009-02-09T13:58:00.000-07:002009-02-09T13:58:00.000-07:00Missed your blog- glad to see you are back! One th...Missed your blog- glad to see you are back! <BR/><BR/>One thing about the sleep I forgot to ask you in our latest discussion- what do you do with music at night? I ask because we keep Zev's lullaby CD on repeat so it actually plays all night long. We did that initally to make background noise so he wouldn't hear and wake up when Zoe woke up during the night. But she's been sleeping through the night for some time now, and we actually have her CD on repeat all night too- if you walk in our hallway at night you hear one CD from one room and one from the other.. and the bathroom fan is on to make extra white noise too... pathetic and not energy efficient I know... Anyway, I just wondered what your status was on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com