HappyMama

I’m a big believer in so-called attachment parenting.  I also know that I don’t function well on little sleep, which can be a consequence of “strict” AP.  I’ve been using the advice from the No Cry Sleep Solution book with our most recent baby and I’m seeing amazing differences in how he sleeps.  He doesn’t associate nursing with falling asleep; he associates being laid down in his crib (which is close to our bed) with falling asleep.  He’s the first baby we’ve had who is happy in his crib.  (The others screamed bloody murder whenever I tried to put them down in it.)  He also wakes up happy.  We’ve also been helped tremendously with our 2-year-old’s nap dilemma.  It used to be that if he napped, he’d stay up late at night (until around 10PM), but if he didn’t nap he’d be too tired to behave well in the evenings.  Now, using the advice from this book, he’s willingly taking a nap at the same time each day AND going to bed around 8 or 8:30.  I wish I had this book 4 years ago.  I think it would have saved my family from a lot of grumpy-mommy-mornings.