Comments on: New Dad: No Sleep http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Chris Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:26:32 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-21 Great advice Jared, To be honest I was always the guy who said no to co-sleeping and that she would be in her own crib in her own room right from the start. But yeah.... that didn't last long, mainly due to mommy not being ready! Great advice Jared,

To be honest I was always the guy who said no to co-sleeping and that she would be in her own crib in her own room right from the start. But yeah…. that didn’t last long, mainly due to mommy not being ready!

]]> By: Calgarydaddy http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Calgarydaddy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:48:14 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-20 Good Post! I can image that sleep will be at a real premium for me soon! Shane Good Post! I can image that sleep will be at a real premium for me soon!

Shane

]]> By: Jared http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Jared Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:48:58 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-19 We were always afraid of co-sleeping. I have a few friends that have 4 year olds still co-sleeping. They just won't sleep in their own bed. Our boy slept in his crib in his own room since the day he came home from the Hospital. When he was a newborn he would wake up every few hours, but you get used to it. At about 7 weeks old he slept through the night and has ever since. I say what works for you. I am sure every person/family is different. For us it was all about finding what worked. Once we found what worked, we stuck with it. One thing you did not mention is consistency. Have a routine before bed. With my son we go around the house and turn off all the lights one by one, say good night to the fish in the fish tank, get his stuffed animals in bed, and then kiss him goodnight. He knows it's bed time long before he actually gets in bed. This has helped us tremendously, especially since he has gotten a bit older. We were always afraid of co-sleeping. I have a few friends that have 4 year olds still co-sleeping. They just won’t sleep in their own bed.

Our boy slept in his crib in his own room since the day he came home from the Hospital. When he was a newborn he would wake up every few hours, but you get used to it. At about 7 weeks old he slept through the night and has ever since.

I say what works for you. I am sure every person/family is different. For us it was all about finding what worked. Once we found what worked, we stuck with it.

One thing you did not mention is consistency. Have a routine before bed. With my son we go around the house and turn off all the lights one by one, say good night to the fish in the fish tank, get his stuffed animals in bed, and then kiss him goodnight. He knows it’s bed time long before he actually gets in bed. This has helped us tremendously, especially since he has gotten a bit older.

]]> By: Eric http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Eric Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:55:02 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-18 We are 8 months in... Our son sleeps very well thru the night, but last night something went wrong... terribly wrong. I am exhuasted this morning! We are 8 months in…
Our son sleeps very well thru the night, but last night something went wrong…
terribly wrong.
I am exhuasted this morning!

]]> By: Chris http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Chris Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:07:45 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-17 I was really surprised that co-sleeping worked as well as it did. I don't see it as much of a burden, the only downside is the little cold hand tickling you or the odd kick to the back, lol. We don't plan on co-sleeping for too much longer, hopefully she will be sleeping through the night soon enough! I was really surprised that co-sleeping worked as well as it did. I don’t see it as much of a burden, the only downside is the little cold hand tickling you or the odd kick to the back, lol. We don’t plan on co-sleeping for too much longer, hopefully she will be sleeping through the night soon enough!

]]> By: Keith Wilcox http://cleverfather.com/new-dad-sleep-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Keith Wilcox Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:07:36 +0000 http://cleverfather.com/?p=68#comment-16 So glad you mentioned Co-sleeping :-) My wife and I did it with our two kids and it worked like a charm. They were sleeping through the night almost from the start. Neither of us lost much sleep at all. It was a huge relief. Compromise, like you say, is always at the heart of child rearing. So glad you mentioned Co-sleeping :-) My wife and I did it with our two kids and it worked like a charm. They were sleeping through the night almost from the start. Neither of us lost much sleep at all. It was a huge relief. Compromise, like you say, is always at the heart of child rearing.

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