Comments on: More on Cry-It-Out http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/03/15/more-on-cry-it-out/ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:02:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kathryn http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/03/15/more-on-cry-it-out/#comment-1689 Kathryn Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:56:28 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1317#comment-1689 I'll be honest here, and I think I was before, but we did it with Nadia. And the thing is, she wasn't a bad sleeper. In fact, she went down at 7 and nursed like once (although at the time she was getting up more because she had had a cold, then got over it, but was still used to getting up a lot) so I did the CC. At the time it was right for me, I was going through untreated postpartum depression and was loosing it with her. It was better for us both. But I do see a negative result even now. Our relationship isn't very good and I struggle with her. I often wonder if it's a result. We may never know for sure. One thing is, I won't be doing it with Rhys. I’ll be honest here, and I think I was before, but we did it with Nadia. And the thing is, she wasn’t a bad sleeper. In fact, she went down at 7 and nursed like once (although at the time she was getting up more because she had had a cold, then got over it, but was still used to getting up a lot) so I did the CC. At the time it was right for me, I was going through untreated postpartum depression and was loosing it with her. It was better for us both. But I do see a negative result even now. Our relationship isn’t very good and I struggle with her. I often wonder if it’s a result. We may never know for sure. One thing is, I won’t be doing it with Rhys.

]]> By: kim http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/03/15/more-on-cry-it-out/#comment-1686 kim Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:34:37 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1317#comment-1686 Thanks, Brandy!! I really do think that CIO/CC is *not* just a different technique for helping your child sleep - I feel that it's abusive. Like someone in the comments of that article said, it would never be legal to treat an elderly person in a nursing home like that, nor a younger person in a residential home - how is it okay to "train" our children like that? And who wants to 'train' their child, anyways? Thanks, Brandy!!

I really do think that CIO/CC is *not* just a different technique for helping your child sleep - I feel that it’s abusive. Like someone in the comments of that article said, it would never be legal to treat an elderly person in a nursing home like that, nor a younger person in a residential home - how is it okay to “train” our children like that?

And who wants to ‘train’ their child, anyways?

]]> By: Brandy http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/03/15/more-on-cry-it-out/#comment-1685 Brandy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:28:09 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1317#comment-1685 I dig it Kim. You already know that from FB :) Jeremy and I had a good discussion about it. He was a bit irritated that the author did take such an exaggeration of her experience but it was a great spot to jump off from. He said it best about CIO "It just feels mean". I really liked your comment on your page about how if 45% of babies have sleep "problems" shouldn't we revisit the idea of the word "problem" in conjunction with sleep? Good food for thought. I dig it Kim. You already know that from FB :)

Jeremy and I had a good discussion about it. He was a bit irritated that the author did take such an exaggeration of her experience but it was a great spot to jump off from.

He said it best about CIO “It just feels mean”.

I really liked your comment on your page about how if 45% of babies have sleep “problems” shouldn’t we revisit the idea of the word “problem” in conjunction with sleep? Good food for thought.

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