Category Archives: Sleep

Hello surreal world

Yesterday morning we woke up at 6:50, and realized that we should start setting an alarm again! Master Z woke up around 7:15am. Phenomenal! Then, continuing this entry into “Is this really happening?” world, Zac finally had his afternoon nap after nearly two hours of settling….and could not be woken. We decided to give him […]

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Sleep training pt 4 – Sleep School

Week three of trying to get this sleep business happening. We’re staying in the Mother and Baby Unit at Masada hospital for five days. I had applied to attend the five day residential program before arranging for the sleep consultant, and arranged for the sleep consultant to come once I found out that it was […]

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Sleep Training pt 3

Night and day 5: Turning point – I cannot put enough emphasis on the PHEW. Each night has been better, little by little. Night 4 I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had since being about 10 weeks pregnant. No cramps, no bladder demands, no feed, no resettles, no cats waking me up – I […]

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Sleep training pt 2

3rd night and day: Not getting any easier. Last night Master Z did go into the cot without crying – the first time since we started this process. He did have an unhappy expression on his face, almost of defeat. He is sleeping more, but so far only about an hour extra in a 24 […]

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Sleep training

Controlled crying, controlled comforting, progressive learning – whatever you call it and whichever version you use, it is horrible, heartwrenching stuff. It still goes against what I believe is good for a child. I still think that it is not healthy to let a child cry without giving some comfort, it still feels fundamentally wrong […]

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