tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post8165817032540164784..comments2024-01-10T10:42:35.978-05:00Comments on SweetPotatoClaire: it turns out...amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-86878948682248737612013-06-10T21:53:58.307-04:002013-06-10T21:53:58.307-04:00always a very good idea to follow the heart, yes. ...always a very good idea to follow the heart, yes. and I agree wholeheartedly about the snuggles and cuddles!<br /><br />you too, Renee!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-9741240335048075902013-06-10T21:52:05.673-04:002013-06-10T21:52:05.673-04:00it really does feel right being all snuggled up to...it really does feel right being all snuggled up together. something about being able to hear my two loves breathing and sleeping soundly is just so soothing to me. even so, when he and I are both home I usually put her to bed in her room for the sake of grownup intimacy and all that good stuff, and then she comes in or calls for me at some point in the night. <br /><br />definitely not a fan of the whole idea of 'sleep training'. I get where it comes from, from trying to fit these new little beings into an already-established set of patterns and rhythms.... and there can be so much desperation and feelings of being overwhelmed when there's a wee one suddenly in your world and you aren't getting sleep and there are so few opportunities to feel restored yourself..... but I believe with all my heart that it is way more important to mold your patterns and rhythms to fit the new little being. we are, in general, a very mixed up society when it comes to child-rearing. heart over head, indeed! that's the way to heal just about everything, isn't it?amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-50765079177401892222013-06-10T21:40:40.883-04:002013-06-10T21:40:40.883-04:00oh it's so, so true. and all the well-intenti...oh it's so, so true. and all the well-intentioned 'hang in there mama, it gets easier!' kind of words early on just kind fall on foggy (and yes, glazed over) eyes and ears. amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-21745751411846438362013-06-10T21:22:38.404-04:002013-06-10T21:22:38.404-04:00I really do enjoy it, too. I think it's the g...I really do enjoy it, too. I think it's the getting her to sleep part that most exhausts me. the sweet, snuggly, warm, sleeping body next to mine is not something I can or want to complain about~ it's a gift, really.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-68240753105832819032013-06-10T17:01:27.553-04:002013-06-10T17:01:27.553-04:00I agree with Mamaholt - trust your heart and do wh...I agree with Mamaholt - trust your heart and do what feels right :)<br /><br />A mama cannot have too many snuggle and cuddles with her little one/s.<br /><br />Have a lovely week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-59783180760459612472013-06-10T12:38:02.628-04:002013-06-10T12:38:02.628-04:00This is SO true and sweet.
Our little night owl...This is SO true and sweet. <br /><br />Our little night owl is 9! and still in the family bed most nights.<br /><br />We think and hope a turning point is around the corner, but secretly we still love the family bed so much. Just seems natural and right for us, but I know others think that it is not.<br /><br />Trust your heart, not your head on this one. I cared a LOT more about sleep than sleep training.<br /><br />zzzzzzzzMamaholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224178526027710853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-57317748968424134862013-06-10T06:27:47.047-04:002013-06-10T06:27:47.047-04:00Oh yes, you have to live through all that to come ...Oh yes, you have to live through all that to come to that knowledge though don't you? No-one can teach you. I started to tell a friend who has just had a second child who doesn't sleep "well" the other day(her first was textbook sleeping beauty), but her eyes were glazed so I shut the hell up. Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523283813774455180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-89724822877162554552013-06-09T21:50:57.053-04:002013-06-09T21:50:57.053-04:00Even though I complain about sharing a bed with B ...Even though I complain about sharing a bed with B who sleeps like a turning propeller, I secretly love snuggling with her in bed and I mostly love it when she calls for me in the middle of the night, wanting to join us. It won't always be like this. This family bed. So I try to enjoy it while it last. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com