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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 5 wi/wo success
« Reply #30 on: May 20, 2007, 04:02:52 am »
Just wanted to let you know i am following your post and to tell you that you are doing great keep it up.
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Nights 6 through 9
« Reply #31 on: May 22, 2007, 13:16:09 pm »
bit of backtracking over the weekend with the hand.  remembered as much as i could with my fuzzy sleep deprived brain. :P
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Nights 6 through 9
« Reply #32 on: May 22, 2007, 17:38:53 pm »
You are still doing better than before, keep that in mind!  Continue to move forward knowing you are on your way there!  :)

And remember that you can do this, just stay strong!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Nights 6 through 9
« Reply #33 on: May 22, 2007, 18:05:30 pm »
thanks girls.  I think tonight is going to be a matter of survival as I am wiped.  Will likely let DH do bedtime, and I will go to bed at 8:30 again!  Funny, in order for Cole to ACCEPT DH doing bedtime, I have to be in bed.(they tuck me in) I planned on faking it the other night, then was going to go downstairs and do some stuff...and i fell asleep.  LOL

Stacy-you are right.  I have to remember to put his sippy of water in the crib when he goes to bed.  He cried out the other night for me, and as I was walking in he was reaching down for it...so he knows where it is.

Kris-thanks for the encouragement.  And you're right, this is our longest stretch in one year that i haven't taken him on the couch.  I should be proud of that much!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Nights 6 through 9
« Reply #34 on: May 22, 2007, 19:21:42 pm »
Hi Stacy-yes, the way I feel, responsible for his sleep or whatever, is certainly something that I have to get over!  When I did wi/wo the other night, i caved after only 10 minutes standing outside his door...so you're right, that was a middle ground of sorts, but it's not working.

And you are right...i will try something, it will work for a while, then when he has a slip due to teething or whatever I go straight back to AP. And he certainly must be confused. 

I will have to give this some serious thought.  I must stop my "poor baby" thinking, because I think that is what is causing me to back off.  When i started this oh so long ago, i was so determined, and would talk myself through it for hours. "you can do it, he can do it, be consistant, it will pay off"...I really need to reinforce some positive thinking in myself...so that he knows that I believe in him.  Because he must think to a certain extent that I don't think he can do it, because I keep caving!

thanks for setting me straight....again!

and it's a good thing i know ya, because i certainly would hate ya :P :-* ;)
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Nights 6 through 9
« Reply #35 on: May 22, 2007, 19:34:37 pm »
I honestly think I feel it's all my fault, that by now I should be able to read him, and get things right, and that things would be easier for him if i did :-[  I feel like he's doing all this crying because I'm not doing something right.  And I know that's not true.  He cries because I'm not consistant, always changing things, and he never knows what to expect.

I don't feel like I'm damaging him.  it just comes down to me feeling a failure/inadequate i think.

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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2007, 12:58:36 pm »
we had a good night, see night 10 update!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2007, 13:51:13 pm »
Awesome Traci!  Now you know what to do from here, NO MORE HAND HOLDING!!!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #38 on: May 23, 2007, 14:19:35 pm »
did i like it?  i think i smiled at cole for the first time in months.  I can't tell you how much it changes my attitude towards him.  I know it's terrible...but it was just so frustrating that I couldn't enjoy him at all.

now
I
MUST
STICK
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #39 on: May 23, 2007, 16:14:21 pm »
That is great news!  Hooray Mum and Cole.  :)

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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #40 on: May 23, 2007, 16:52:27 pm »
Yahoo! WTG Traci and Cole!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #41 on: May 23, 2007, 17:14:27 pm »
That is so wonderful!  I am so happy for you!  You can do it!  You can continue!!!  Sometimes the regression is hard to spot (when you are in the middle of it), so keep your eyes peeled for it and stick to your guns!

I am so happy for you and for Cole!
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #42 on: May 23, 2007, 18:44:02 pm »
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I can't tell you how much it changes my attitude towards him.  I know it's terrible...but it was just so frustrating that I couldn't enjoy him at all.

I know exactly how you feel.  Lack of sleep does terrible things to us and I remember one particular morning, after a long night of laying next to her cot listening to her, she wanted my attention for something and I found myself saying to her 'You had my attention all night, let me have some time for ME, go and play on your own for a bit and leave me alone!'  And do you know what?  I didn't even feel guitly for saying it at the time, because that is exactly how I felt!

Keep at it, you are doing so well.

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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 10
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2007, 20:07:44 pm »
Yeah for Cole and an even bigger Yeah for Traci!!!   :-*
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Re: Sleep Training at 25 months: A Diary-Night 11-a rough one
« Reply #44 on: May 24, 2007, 14:14:26 pm »
ugh, tired today, updated for night 11
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