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Reply to "tell me about your marriage in the baby + toddler years"
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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe you were just blessed with a kid who was a good sleeper. OP, don't try to keep up with Ms. Perfect. It ain't worth it. I have to say she has one thing right. Do not run in at every peep. Look at the clock and give 3, 5 or 10 minutes depending on the kids age (helps to have a video monitor for this). It's hard. I had to keep DH from going in. He made my youngest lousy sleeper until I made him wait. She would wake up wailing like she was being attacked, but if we waited, she'd often fall back asleep without intervention. DH had thought he was doing me a favor keeping her quiet so I could sleep, but all he was doing was playing into a learned response Another bit of advice, don't run in when your infant/toddler wakes up first thing in the morning. Put a couple of books/toys in the crib (we had one of those musical aquarium things for both our kids). Let them figure out how to play while they wait for you. Hang in there. It gets better. [/quote]
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