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- Last Visit: July 18, 2007
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Life is Life
Mariebou
Life is LifeWhat I've Been Talking About
Establishing a Schedule
It is hard to know everything from the start. Although my mother's instincts were impressive (sorry but I AM impress with myself!!!) my mother said something to me the echoed a few times in the back ground...I was like oh! no! Could it be... I still have something to learn from my mother???
It was a little late, and I was in the living room, talking, playing with my little man, waiting for him to show me a sign it was time to go to bed. He was obviously getting tired, but his eyes were still wide opened. My mom asked me when I was going to put him to bed and I replied he was going to fall asleep when he would be tired (C'mon, mom!!!)
She simply said something like "I think the whole thing would be easier for him if you had a bed time routine..."
Ta da da taaaaaa. There it was. And it made sense.
I started the next day. 8 o'clock: bath, 8:20 little walk around the bedroom with a song to calm him down (he LOOOOOVES taking his bath!) 8:30, breastfeeding until little man is asleep by 9:00.
Thats it! It worked, it was simple, and it worked every day since. Even with his wide opened beautiful eyes, after the little walk and song, the breastfeeding puts him to sleep...for the night.
Wow! Thank you mom!
Not Acceptable?Car Safety
For a lot of babies, being in the car feels good. The movement, the sound, everything bout a car trip is designed to make baby fall asleep. Right? SO WHY IS MY BABY ALLERGIC TO THE CAR???
It did not matter if it was a 10 minute ride, or 2 hour ride. Mackaiba could not stand being in his car seat, buckled in, facing back. He would scream so loud my husband was loosing his head! Even if I sat with him in the back, which seamed to work half the time, would work for so long.
I figured, "poor little man...sitting on his own, facing nothing but the back of a car, with a view of the back seat, not seeing his pretty mommy, ... no wonder he's not happy about it!"
I decided to create a little illusion for him. I placed a mirror on the back seat, so he would at least look at himself... He was no longer alone!
You know what my friends? IT WORKED!!! No more car problems! I can now sit in from with my husband and even take the car alone with him to run around or visit our friends!
OK, Bye Bye, got to go! Ready Mackaiba? LETS ROLL!!!
VROOOOOOOOOOW A VROOOOOOOOOM A VROOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Not Acceptable?Bonding
When my son was born, I could not imagine putting him in a stroller, or even in his own bed in a different room. Its all part of my Attachment Parenting philosophy... Physical contact...As much and as often as I can! For the first month, he actually sept on my chest.
I would carry him in his sling, always, never used the stroller until he has about 2 months.
I would never let him cry long, in order for him to know he was important to us.
Until he was 5 month old I could not imagine putting him in a different room, in a little bed, with bars all around, all by himself...so he slept in our room for the longest.
My beliefs are that it is very important for babies to feel close to their parents for the first few months of their lives. They are used to hearing their mothers heart beat, their voice, and the transition has to be make slowly and softly.
I had a lot of my friends and family telling me it would only be more difficult to have him be in his bed, or in a stroller and that I was smothering him...
Au contraire, my dears, au contraire. The transition went well, and my little man is now confident, independent, loving, smiling, happy! He loves the attention meanwhile he does very well on his own.
I know that spending all this time CLOSE to him helped us crate a very special bond, which will last a life time.
Love you Mackaiba!
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