tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post4421488728306025821..comments2023-04-14T05:43:40.037-04:00Comments on A Happy Heart Blog: Illuminating Motherhood: SleeplessMichelle Alleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155917930543928026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-29985614439307057942009-01-18T11:38:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:38:00.000-05:00Isn't that the truth. Adopting a new baby &...Isn't that the truth. Adopting a new baby & all the sudden being a mom is wonderful & crazy.Bren's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933151358033112034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-90772875915769437332009-01-18T12:57:00.000-05:002009-01-18T12:57:00.000-05:00i was very lucky, michelle. i almost feel guilty ...i was very lucky, michelle. i almost feel guilty in typing this, but katherine (starting at 10 days) slept through the night!!!<br>i don't know why for sure; but i do know that we bought the top-of-the-line mattress (which she slept on every night til she was 3, ha), i enlarged the hole in her bottle a bit and started adding cereal at about a week (it was obvious that she was hungry when she awoke), i bought pampers (which seemed to stay much drier to the touch than other brands), kept her in very soft gowns, and... finally, i had been around babies all my life (thus i was very comfortable being a mom). <br>i don't know if any or all of these ingredients led to a child that slept well and through the night (10p-6 or 7a). but, i believe it was a recipe for success. i hope this will help those looking for an answer:)<br>love,<br>dani<br>ps naptime was always something katherine looked forward to, as well. i always made naptime an exciting time of the day with, "katherine, guess what time it is..." (said rather sing-songedly, tee-hee;). i believe the child would rather take a nap than eat chocolate!!!danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238327752920852333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-64573517604353940092009-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:002009-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:00MY mother in law told me that she has not had a fu...MY mother in law told me that she has not had a full nights sleep in over 39 years. They joy of motherhood.:)donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858188956344855110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-54973651458943898302009-01-18T22:09:00.000-05:002009-01-18T22:09:00.000-05:00Thank You for you sweet friendship and l♥ve~! ♥ Hu...Thank You for you sweet friendship and l♥ve~! ♥ Hugs!SUPPORTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-24242188618483251942009-01-20T11:53:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:53:00.000-05:00My first child never slept til he was 3! We would...My first child never slept til he was 3! We would wake up and find him in the hall or in the living room, wherever he fell asleep. I'm still not sure he sleeps much at nearly 15! I guess he comes by it naturally, I can run on very little sleep, but my reserves were drained when I had the twins! Oh boy were they ever! <br>This is a fun idea,I'll try to remember to play along each week.Carrie and Troy Keiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722492030174176576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-49721724326799317172009-01-20T22:17:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:17:00.000-05:00I can never figure out why kids fight sleep! I cra...I can never figure out why kids fight sleep! I crave it and they shun it! IT cracks meup thinking of the first night with my twins. I was a wreck. I feed on and fell back to sleep and couldnt even remember what time I had fed them or which one I had fed. They were so tiny and I was so unprepared. <br><br>I'm glad some hard times are getting easier. The end of the day is the hardest time for me to keep my wits about me. YOU are just what your girls needed.Chrissy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13096112792983703686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253176626122191419.post-56064525816494921922009-01-23T15:02:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:02:00.000-05:00I am going to try to look up that CNN list. I'...I am going to try to look up that CNN list. <br><br>I'm so relieved that bedtime is going better for you!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618406109447187879noreply@blogger.com