Sleep Training

Hi guys now I'm sorry this is probably not the right place to put this but I just had to share this with all my Minti Friends.

This was an email that I received from a very good friend and I have to admit the scary thing about this

OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The  
first few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me,  
anytime, day or night. Then something happened.

Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the  
night). At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only  
getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it seems like it's  
pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 6 months.

Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's just  
a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just  
don't need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the  
Crybaby Shuffle.

It goes like this:

Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's  
hard to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding  
yourself, it's for her own good.

Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.

Night 3--every hour.

Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.  
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These  
Mommies may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give  
in. I cannot stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her  
STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it every  
night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But she really does not need the sleep, she  
is just resisting the change.

If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about  
10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to  
fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once  
stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.

Last night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to  
it and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could  
come up with.

My sleep sack tickled my foot.

I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.

My mobile made a shadow on the wall.

I burped, and it tasted like pears (I hadn't eaten pears since lunch  
- what's up with that?) The cat said "meow" (I should know. My Mommy  
reminds me of this about 20 times a day. LOL.)

Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on  
the monitor in the other room.

Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!

It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my  
goal is 3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between  
feedings in order to reset your Mommies' internal clocks.

P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you  
suck on them, NO milk will come out! Trust me.

Are we all relating to this????????

If i knew who had written this I would plaster their name all over the place because I think this is a very clever little piece.  Well done to the Author.