Comments on RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND: The Sleep Wars: Baby vs. Momma

"You're tired because you watched a game ...

2011-10-17T13:34:28.652-04:00

"You're tired because you watched a game that was on the west coast that started at 10 pm last night! Your tiredness is voluntary! You chose to be tired."

LOVE this!! I routinely go to bed 2-3 hours before my husband. He stays up late to watch TV and/or surf the Internet. He always says “I only need 6 hours sleep.” That seems to be a fallacy when he is FALLING ASLEEP

This post just reiterates the birth control method...

2011-09-20T11:24:39.396-04:00

This post just reiterates the birth control method of Other People's Kids!!! I don't want any more - my son is grown and gone and I'm enjoying life, but still, there's the little voice that still peeps up (damn female hormones) that says "oh, babies are sweet, you and your new husband should make one." NO FREAKING WAY!!! I love my sleep, thankyouverymuch!

Wow, controversial topic, this sleep training thin...

2011-06-14T10:47:00.897-04:00

Wow, controversial topic, this sleep training thing. Reading some of these comments has got me feeling kinda stabby.
BUT I love your post! Especially the conversation with the Cap'n. Hubby & I have had that conversation word-for-word many times! And he works nights which means he has to try and sleep in the day when the house is in full chaos mode, so his sleep is interrupted &

My little man is turning 5 & still doesn't...

2010-12-19T18:24:52.968-05:00

My little man is turning 5 & still doesn't sleep.......

Have you looked at Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Chi...

2010-10-02T22:33:36.907-04:00

Have you looked at Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Weissbluth? It obviously isn't foolproof (because nothing is), but I had decent luck with it for my daughter (after a year of poor sleep) and it's the one book/method I didn't see on your list...

Right on Lydia!!! Yes, THE BOOKS...what crap. I...

2010-10-02T20:22:42.052-04:00

Right on Lydia!!! Yes, THE BOOKS...what crap. I refused CIO because I think it's barbaric. These little beings have only been in the world a short time, know nothing, can't reason yet, want to feel love and comfort and we are supposed to ignore them and let them suffer? And to each of the posts that had a variation of "who's in charge, the kid or the parent" make me

My one-year old just started sleeping through most...

2010-08-30T00:16:30.217-04:00

My one-year old just started sleeping through most nights. I also just weaned her after she almost took my nipple off, so now I can kick Daddy Dearest out of bed to deal with her when she wakes up. My three-year old didn't sleep through consistently until she was 2-1/2, and still gets up some nights. My five-year old was two before he slept through. Because my kids are spaced close together,

I picked anonymous because I am lazy and I didn...

2010-08-05T15:31:01.116-04:00

I picked anonymous because I am lazy and I didn't know how to do the other ways to post. My bad.

I am the mother of a 23 year old daughter (and two more sons, teens). Said daughter did not sleep through the night until she was 10. She proudly announced it herself "I think I slept through the night!" I duly noted it in her baby book. But oh it was a struggle. I too

thank you!!! thought i was the only one...

2010-08-03T23:20:38.166-04:00

thank you!!! thought i was the only one...

I have a 5 and 2 year old. My Husband and I recent...

2010-06-28T17:44:02.937-04:00

I have a 5 and 2 year old. My Husband and I recently celebrated our first full night of sleep several weeks ago.

We stopped breeding after two, partially of our own choosing and partially of extenuating circumstances; the same of which also forced baby #2 to be bottle fed.

I thought I knew pain waking with my first daughter 10 times a night for 1 hour breast feeding

My 5-yr old is still a terrible sleeper. I'm ...

2010-05-21T19:23:15.515-04:00

My 5-yr old is still a terrible sleeper. I'm now pregnant w/ baby #2 and am wondering Whuck I was thinking, LOL! At least now that my DD is 5, if she gets up in the middle of the night, she takes care of what ever her "need" is and goes back to bed. I can't believe I was thinking another baby would be a fantastic idea. . . i just started sleeping thru the night for the 1st

Regarding co-sleeping and stuff; "** Baby lov...

2010-04-24T15:05:41.047-04:00

Regarding co-sleeping and stuff; "** Baby loved this, I didn't sleep a wink for fear I would squash her. Also, Daddy was forced to sleep on the couch because of my fears of double squashage."

On the slim off-chance you haven't tried the following (you've probably tried everything by now)...
Is there any possibility you could get a cheap/free bedside cot/

I have to comment on the melatonin post as well. V...

2010-04-19T14:03:38.759-04:00

I have to comment on the melatonin post as well. Verbatim from my son's developmental pediatrician (my son Alex is 8 and is on the autism spectrum): "There is absolutely no reason for a neuro-typical child to take melatonin regularly. Every once in a while is okay, for certain situations, but long-term use is not healthy. For children with autism, it is okay, because autistic children

Brings back some memories of my daughter! She is n...

2010-04-12T13:41:26.265-04:00

Brings back some memories of my daughter! She is now 5 but up until she was 18 months she woke every 45 minutes every night. And never ever napped. Ugh. I'm pretty sure that I am still catching up on sleep and she is 5.....

Baby has been up 4 times in the past 2 hours. Pas...

2010-04-01T01:50:57.616-04:00

Baby has been up 4 times in the past 2 hours. Pass the wine!

Great post...zzzz....

Just read this and laughed my head off. I'm w...

2010-03-21T20:09:31.302-04:00

Just read this and laughed my head off. I'm with you.....I'M SICK OF FOOLPROOF METHODS OF BABY TRAINING THAT DON'T WORK AND MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR!!!

My son is 7 years old and still wets/poops in his pants. Almost every day. Yes I've done ALL THE TRAINING METHODS KNOWN TO MAN!!!!!

Thankfully one day when he was 5 years old the Director of the Day Care

oh wow. i love you. this was the best friggin th...

2010-03-19T22:00:17.666-04:00

oh wow. i love you. this was the best friggin thing ive read off a blog in a long ass time.

you rock.

keep on rockin' mama. and try not to throw yo neck out in the process.

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

My first daughter would only sleep in bed with us,...

2010-03-17T09:43:09.293-04:00

My first daughter would only sleep in bed with us, until she was five. Yes, I tried every conceivable thing, and nothing worked. Second daughter came along, and I thought to myself "No way, no how am I making the same mistakes." But surprise, she was a good sleeper right away. UNTIL she got old enough to understand that she had a choice in the matter. Then she took charge. (And to the

Yea, this is our life except with twins and they a...

2010-03-16T15:40:11.508-04:00

Yea, this is our life except with twins and they are 20 mths.

You dear, dear, angel of a person. My 10 month old...

2010-03-16T14:24:20.697-04:00

You dear, dear, angel of a person. My 10 month old son is JUST like your daughter and I have tried everything too and nothing works. The child has a will of iron. Just wanted to thank you for posting this because I feel like no one I know has any idea what this is like and it seems like I'm the only one with an older baby who refuses to sleep. THANK YOU for making me feel like I'm not

If that makes you a bad person, then just hand ove...

2010-03-16T09:13:16.826-04:00

If that makes you a bad person, then just hand over the black-breathy mask and call me Darth Vader.

I went over 2 yrs straight without a full night's sleep.

To this day, I believe people need a certificated in order to utter the words "You won't believe how tired I am."

husband has to take at least one night on the week...

2010-03-16T08:36:43.747-04:00

husband has to take at least one night on the weekend where you wear earplugs and sleep 10 full hours. every weekend. Or preferably, every third or fourth night so you always know when your next good sleep is coming. I work, hubby is home and we traded every other night. Working in the home or outside the home, everyone needs restful sleep. you owe it to the kids.

"I'll say it again - there is no trick. T...

2010-03-16T06:18:08.788-04:00

"I'll say it again - there is no trick. There is only trickery. And thousands of books and websites and blogs all trying to tell me that I'm an idiot for having a fifteen month old who still doesn't sleep. I could write a BOOK about how all these full-proof methods are actually big, fat lies designed to make me feel worse about my lack of sleep."
You should rewrite the

I just laughed so hard, I almost cried. I think t...

2010-03-16T01:36:46.117-04:00

I just laughed so hard, I almost cried. I think the sleep-training tally put me over the edge... I'm in the midst of sleep-training (or "sleep-shaping," as says the "Good Night, Sleep Tight" lady) my wonderful, beautiful, voracious second kiddo, who is 11 months old and finally starting to kinda, sorta, maybe sleep a little bit more through the night. Can you sense my

Your post expressed everything I feel. My four-yea...

2010-03-15T19:36:56.125-04:00

Your post expressed everything I feel. My four-year-old is only just getting sorted when it comes to sleep time. Like you, I tried everything. Good-luck!