Sleep Strategies

I was reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby" and got tired of being told pretty much to follow his strategies, but in the end, do what you want. That's how most of this baby stuff seems to go. There was one strategy we did use and that has worked. Dr. Weissbluth also suggests putting the baby to bed earlier to make them sleep longer. While it seems counterintuitive, it has seemed to work ~ At least this week.

I bet Dr. Weissbluth didn't suggest this strategy either in his book (I never made it all the way through), but it has helped us! We position a Nuk in each corner of the bed, so when Reagan loses them in the middle of the night, there's always one within reach. Amazingly, all four Nuks fall on the floor every night. She must really move around. The doctor also said it is okay for her to sleep with a lovey at night now, so we're starting with travel-size Marley and will eventually give her full-size Marley. Marley has an amazing calming effect on her. It must be his soft fur.