Social Networking
These are my two favorite social networking options:
- Chronicles Google Group: We are transitioning from Yahoo! to Google groups. We are somewhere between 400-1000+ members. In this group, you have access to my spreadsheets I use to problem solve with my children, as well as other helpful documents. It is a very active group with lots of helpful moms. Moms range from first time mothers of newborns to experienced moms with multiple children. All you need to sign up is an email address. The group is private and you need approval to join, but we get members in quickly.
- Babycenter.com: On Babycenter, you can access groups of Babywise moms for babies and 12 months and older. You can also join in the discussion of the Ezzo Book Club. All groups are private and require approval. You also need to have an account with Babycenter to join (it is free).
- This blog on Facebook
- Facebook "I Love Babywise" Group
- GrowingKids Yahoo Group
Babywise-Friendly Networked Blogs
This is a group of blogs who have grouped together as a Babywise-Friendly network for parents to turn to.
- My Baby Sleep Guide: A guide to helping your baby sleep!
- Childwise Chat: A blog dedicated to the precepts in On Becoming Childwise along with other resources sprinkled in.
7 comments:
I cannot seem to find the entry on dresses for children in africa with a dress pattern given as well. Please direct me? Thanks!
Yep, here it is:
http://www.babywisemom.com/search/label/giveback
I put it under a label "giveback"
Hi Val,
I know you have a ton to answer as well as your family...plus a new baby on the way so I'll keep this short. Our 3rd is on the way...Due June 1st. My oldest is 5 and the middle is 2.5. I'm trying to rack my brain around a schedule for the baby once my oldest starts Kinder and I'm struggling...can you help? I know a lot can change before September, but I just need a peace that it will work out.
My oldest will start just after labor day so the baby will be 3 months. The school hours are 9:15-2:15....I know, terrible times right in the middle of normal nap routines. I plan on waking the baby early so that he can go down right after we get home, but then another nap will be around the time I need to pick the oldest up. Do you have a simple idea that I can work with to get him on that schedule before september? Thanks for your help and congrats.
Melody
Hi I am very new to this websiteand babywise does anyone have experience with starting these methods with an 11mo old? I am overwhelmed!
Melody,
I think a hard thing with planning it out is that babies can be so different. For example, Kaitlyn had a short feeding period--I can't even remember exactly which one it was. Let's say it was her "10:30" feeding--she always wanted to eat at 10. So that was her feeding time. I assumed McKenna would also have a short feeding period at that time and planned her schedule as such, but it was not short for her at all. She went the full 3 hours.
Plus you don't know if the baby will be one with longer or shorter waketime needs AND if baby will be more of a natural 1.5 hour sleeper, 2 hour sleeper, or 2.5 hour sleeper.
So this is what I would do. You can figure something out, but I think we should wait until your baby is here and you get a feel for the personality before setting out the schedule.
In the meantime, I would encourage you to think about your options that are a bit out of the ordinary. Do you have a neighbor that would either come over or take a baby monitor while you picked children up from school? Do you have someone you could carpool with to alleviate number of disruptions?
I understand your worry. I will be in a similar situation. I will have dance drop offs and pick ups, piano, school...It is a lot.
Unknown,
I don't know anyone specifically who started at 11 months, but there are people who start late--at various ages.
I would start by having predictable eating times and sleeping times and waking up times. Get to that point and we can get your next step :)
My baby is 7 weeks old and has been on Babywise since Day 5 of life. We started right away with CIO for nap time, but only because it was fairly easy (10-15 minutes of fussiness and then asleep.)Schedule: First wake time of the day 6am, feed 9 am, feed 12 pm, feed 3 pm, feed 6 pm, feed 9 pm (very little wake time), 12 am is the last time we wake him up and there is no wake time. Just feed, diaper back in crib 12 am, Wakes up on his own between 3 am and 4 am. Naps during the day are and hour and a half.
Goal: Start to drop his middle of the night feeding that is anywhere between 3 - 5.
Questions:
In the evening, should I change his schedule from 6pm, 9pm, 12 am to 6pm, 8:30pm, 11pm to tank him up? I've been reading that a dream feed is best between 10pm and 11pm.
When he wakes up for his middle of the night feeding, he is legitimitly hungry and eats a couple ounces. Will he readjust naturally and eat more at the other feedings once we start CIO? BTW, he is formula fed.
One other thing to mention, he has woken up at 5am before (1 hour before his 6 am wake up time)and although he doesn't go back to sleep, keeping a pacifier in his mouth tides him over until his 6 am wake up time.
Do you have any other thoughts or tips on what our plan is? I know he is only 7 weeks, but I really think he is capable of sleeping from 12am to 6am, plus I have to go back to work soon and more sleep would be really helpful.
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