Comments on: Viva la revolution, part 2: overnight

By: Philip Bentley

Philip Bentley — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:19:51 +0000

Hello Liz,

I stumbled upon this entry via Google. I have 10-month twins that still wake up every two hours at night. It is time to Ferberize. This entry provided me with a lot of good perspectives on the methods tha I could not find anywhere else. First of all I have twins. Second I also need to ween them from swaddling. Your schedule is a wonderful model. Plus the point about focussing not on the crying, but establishing new associations (which causes the protest) is an extremely helpful gauge as I craft this to my own babies.

Thanks again!

By: Marci

Marci — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:45:00 +0000

Hey Liz – I may not have any babies of my own just yet so I only have anecdotal knowledge to share. My very good friends from law school were huge on making sure their kid got used to some commotion while sleeping – they refused to change their routine at all (unlike some parents who are like, hush, the baby’s sleeping) – and the reward was they could have a party and their son wouldn’t even know it. For what it’s worth, I think you’ll be really happy down the road with the decision not to separate them. Just my two cents. Hope tonight goes better!

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:13:00 +0000

GOOD LUCK, Liz! I’m looking forward to your post tomorrow.

I’ve read Weissbluth but not Ferber, so thank you for the synopsis of his book. Not what I thought! Sounds like we actually used some of those methods in setting up a bedtime routine for Jack. Anyway, I agree with you on the cold turkey thing. Don’t drag out the different associations. The twins may surprise, you, too — they might be just fine not swaddled!

By: Life As I Know It

Life As I Know It — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Good luck!
With my second baby I learned not to nurse or feed him to sleep. Boy what a difference. If only I had known with my first!

Good luck tonight!

By: JD

JD — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:28:00 +0000

Giving the twins a bath every night is a feat in and of itself. My wife made the comment “Is she Wonderwoman?” Our boys are lucky to get a bath every few days.

By: The Anonymous Platypus

The Anonymous Platypus — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:35:00 +0000

just out of curiosity, how often are they waking up during the night? mine were sleeping through, but now they are up again sometime between 2 and 4 for a snack. ack!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:42:00 +0000

i look forward to hearing how it goes. I plan on making my attempt next week after parker’s cold dries up. i’m breastfeeding still and they like to “snack” every 2hrs at night…i’m exhausted.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:26:00 +0000

I agree with you about reading the material before you actually attempt something. Good luck with tonight. I hope it is (relatively) smooth sailing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:47:00 +0000

Good luck! I’ll be anxiously awaiting results!

Darrah

By: LauraC

LauraC — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Good luck! Ditto all your thoughts on reading the book. Crap, one last tip… we tried to find something to occupy our time the first night. We cleaned up the kitchen, washed bottles, etc so we didn’t have to just stare at a clock.

It’s hard but worth it.