2012mama, so sorry, no help here. We're also using a blanket only as my DS is the same as bec's - moving around all the time and sleeping in really awkward positions. Thankfully he's not waking anymore with all the moving around.
Amy, oh yeah, the SA that makes you feel special! Well we're having it as well and it doesn't make me feel special...
Probably there's something wrong with me!
Well, I've finally read the book! It was a real eye opener for me... I have to work on myself more than I thought, but hopefully it won't be so hard! Fact is, I'm an introvert and I just have to work on my 'talking side' as apparently talking through is much more important than I figured.
I also need to do my first plan to success and I'd like to ask for some help there. I'm going back to work FT in 2 weeks and Vic will be watched by my ILs. We have trouble with SA and sleep, as in over a year I was the only one putting him to sleep naps and bedtime. We have been working on SA over the summer, I was leaving him with ILs for a short time first and gradually increased it. He is fine with them now, though they say he often looks for me but they can distract him easily lately and had no major screaming. He napped there twice so far, the first time he did an hour and the second time 5 mins!
They were trying to do the WD we do at home, no success obviously. So I took the book to make a plan...
1. Predict the reactions - he's slow to adapt, so the crib and environment is fairly new to him, also the change in the perosn putting him to sleep might disturb him. He's energetic, so will toss and turn quite a lot while falling alseep - I told this to ILs, so they're prepared. Should I tell them to be consistent and develop their own WD to help him nap there?
2.Organize the setting - as he's now familiar with their house, the bedroom and the crib, I made them a white noise CD and told them to darken the room. Not sure, if this is enough...
3. Work together - got lost here a bit, as he's so young to talk with. I am telling him how he will spend his mornings with granny and how they'll play together. I told him he 'd take a nice nap and by the time I pick him up he'll be well rested to play with me. Not sure what he understands of all this...
4. Enjoy the rewards - That's the part I look forward to! When he did a nice nap, I told him I could see how good he slept.
Does this sound OK?