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Babies are secretive little things - they fool you into thinking they’re mindless eaters / poopers, and then you notice them watching you out of the corner of your eye, absorbing everything you do. They’re manipulative, too! When you least expect it, they smile and captivate you! They’re master torturers, too - their ability to keep you awake for nights at a time is probably on par with the best Guantanamo had to offer. After the first few weeks of little to no sleep overnight, we were about ready to crack. The only time she’d sleep is when we’d let her sleep on top of us. Great for her, not so great for those of us who don’t ever get to sleep … Randomly though, I found this book at just the right time at a discount book warehouse. I picked it up, and believe me, I’m glad I did. It’s another one of these “scheduled day” baby-books, but for us, it worked. Most of it is probably common sense - babies sleep for a few hours at a time and you want them to sleep more at night than during the day, so make the days really interesting and make sure you have a ritual when you put them to bed at night so they know it’s time to get some serious sleep. Simple stuff like that, but when you haven’t slept properly for a week, common sense isn’t so common. She slept for five hours straight last night - she’ll probably be up all night tonight, but that’s the longest stretch we’ve had since she was born. For us, the book’s worth its weight in gold. Highly recommended if your baby’s getting the upper hand on you, otherwise you’ve probably already stopped reading this. |
Recommended? "yes"