Comments on: Baby Boot Camp

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:34:52 +0000

Nodding my head in sympathy… sigh.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:49 +0000

Oh, Sommer…I’m right there with ya! I have both sleeping in our bed right now AND they both need a bottle in the middle of the night so I need to break down and do baby boot camp on my end too! I’m just not sure whether or not to try getting ONE into the nursery first and then worry about the other or just do both at the same time. Keep at it….you’re giving me hope!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:57:19 +0000

Good luck! Keep it going that is the hardest part. I don’t have twins but my nearly 2 year old still wakes almost every night. I haven’t had the strength to do ‘boot camp’ but you may have just inspired me! Keep us updated.

By: amy

amy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:18:21 +0000

I have 20 month old twins. You lasted longer with this no sleep thing than I did. She slept through the night at 6 months but he always woke once around 2-3am. I would nurse him and he’d go back to sleep in 5-10min. It was super easy to do but it still interrupted my sleep. Finally when I was working a week of nights, at 8 months, we basically had our nanny spend the night and wean him. She got up with him and petted on him but no milk. Cried an hour the first night then a bit less each night thereafter. She did end up caveing in the first night and gave him about 1oz of milk but none after that. Took about 5 nights. We did it this way as then I wasn’t even there to be tempted to go in and feed him. We got lucky in that his crying rarely woke up his sister. I figured that she was the same size as he was and could sleep 11 hours straight without food then so could he and that he didn’t need the food just wanted the Mom factor. They both, mostly him, still cry out at night some. Probably 4 times a week. But he goes back to sleep in less than 5 min on his own now. In fact, I ususally don’t even wake up with it. Think I am trained to sleep through those awakenings now. Keep at it. I think you are doing it exactly right. You’ll just wonder in a week when you are getting sleep why you didn’t do it sooner. Wishing you the best of luck.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:33:37 +0000

I heard that was the way to do it. I think I saw it on “The Nanny”. But she also did a few other things. One she didn’t talk to the child at all, but started out pretty close. Also she was not facing the child but turned to the side and just looked at the wall. Then each night she sat further and further away from the crib until she was out the door. I don’t think she had the mother sleep in the room. It was the method to get the child to go to sleep at bedtime. But I think it would work equally as well and you have an “endpoint” – when you are out the door!

By: MichelleRenee

MichelleRenee — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:11:52 +0000

I think it’s a great idea.
Good Luck!

By: Marsha (PTW & Easton)

Marsha (PTW & Easton) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:38:20 +0000

Sounds like a good plan Sommer – I can’t imagine how hard it would be to get 2 in the same room sleeping through the night. I’m trying to figure out how to keep my 2 sleeping through the night when they have to sleep in the same room while visiting my mom next week – HAHA

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:37:06 +0000

Good luck! We had the hardest time with Katie and Kota sleeping through. Siblings pose the same problems with not wanting to wake the other! We had to baby boot camp each of them too. Took a couple weeks but they got it. ;)