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May 2011 Moms
JMU_Bride09
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Not Following my Gut...Vent
JMU_Bride09
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So on Monday, DS had his six month appointment. We saw a student nurse rather than his normal doctor. I've been trying to figure out this whole sleep training thing for the past week or so, and so I asked her if there was any good way to go about it without letting him CIO. She says no and that I'm letting him "train me." So, the next night, against my better judgement, we tried Ferber. After letting him scream for a few cycles, I decided to call it quits and rocked him to sleep. I'm not judging anyone who does CIO or Ferber, but it's not for us. I don't feel like it is right for my son at this point in time, and it definitely goes against every instinct I have. So I'm pretty pissed at myself for ignoring my gut feelings to go with what a student nurse told me. And the really annoying part? He hasn't had a good night of sleep since...and we had JUST gotten him back on a good sleep schedule of 8 hours a night after his 6 month growth spurt threw him off schedule.
Oh, and on a side note, this student nurse noticed a "rash" on his back and suggested that I switch back to the J&J body wash and lotion (I had just switched to the Aveeno Baby Eczema stuff) to see if the new stuff was bothering his skin. I was sure that wasn't the case, but I did it anyway. Now it's spread to his side, and I'm positive it's eczema (I already knew he has it). Not like it's a problem or anything a little cream won't fix, but again, I'm annoyed at this nurse and her ability to make me forget my own mommy instinct. UGH.
Thanks for letting me rant.
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Re: Not Following my Gut...Vent
Along the lines of the eczema, I went through the same thing. I have it - I know what it is. The Pedi said it wasn't - it was just dry skin. Pissed me the fvck off. Started treating it with Aveeno Eczema and bam... GONE.
We look to and trust doctors as we should since they're the trained professionals but I have to agree with you in that you've got to trust your instinct!
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Exactly! And I've loved all of his doctors so far and felt that they've done an outstanding job...then I get this girl. Ugh, I guess it was bound to happen and at least it wasn't anything serious. And I've learned my lesson and won't be questioning my instinct again.
Agree about the eczema as well...I have it too, so I can recognize it on my son.
There are reasons I don't talk to my doctor about things like sleep training or even baby food. I don't want their advice because I don't think it's better than my own instinct and research.
If it's time to sleep train, you'll know. It's still hard, but when you're ready (if you need to), it doesn't feel like your just torturing your baby. We've never ever had 8 hours of sleep, so for me, it's time.
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I agree with going with your gut. I know one of my boys is not ready for sleep training, but the other was having trouble going to sleep even in our arms. He was frustrated and just wanted to sleep - not be held, rocked, fed, etc. He would fuss and struggle while we rocked him but cry when we put him down.
After a few nights of letting him try to self-soothe (while checking in and comforting him if necessary) he now sleeps much better. He went from being up 3-5 times a night and crying every time we put him down to waking up once, eating, and sleeping the rest of the night. He seems so much more well-rested.
I didn't listen to our doctor who started telling us we could sleep training over a month or so ago. I knew when he was ready.
I'm a breastfeeding, baby wearing, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, anti-CIO Mommy
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