Comments on: Disruptions http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/ Our latest and greatest updates Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:50:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Foley’s » Blog Archive » Growth spurt, wonder week, or disruptions? http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-426 The Foley’s » Blog Archive » Growth spurt, wonder week, or disruptions? Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:08:00 +0000 http://cbfoley.com/?p=149#comment-426 [...] while we were in Florida and traveling he experienced so disruptions to his schedule. He did not sleep his best. It was not terrible, but not his best. Cooper is [...] [...] while we were in Florida and traveling he experienced so disruptions to his schedule. He did not sleep his best. It was not terrible, but not his best. Cooper is [...]

]]> By: Susanne http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Susanne Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:43:39 +0000 http://cbfoley.com/?p=149#comment-299 A.Lynn, Thanks for all the advice. I am going to check the first Baby Whisperer book out of the library today so I can take the personality test for Cooper. I will be interested in seeing if he is a Spirited baby or not. Also thanks for the suggestion on the sound machine. I am going to look into that before I go on my next trip to visit my parents which is coming up fairly soon. It is nice getting advice from another mom who has "been there and done that". Hopefully we can keep in touch! Thanks again :) A.Lynn, Thanks for all the advice. I am going to check the first Baby Whisperer book out of the library today so I can take the personality test for Cooper. I will be interested in seeing if he is a Spirited baby or not. Also thanks for the suggestion on the sound machine. I am going to look into that before I go on my next trip to visit my parents which is coming up fairly soon. It is nice getting advice from another mom who has “been there and done that”. Hopefully we can keep in touch! Thanks again :)

]]> By: A. Lynn http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-296 A. Lynn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:50:02 +0000 http://cbfoley.com/?p=149#comment-296 Hi Susanne, I went to college with Anne...www.ourmoopoints.blogspot.com and so sometimes I look at the blogs on her list. :) I actually read the second baby whisperer book you mentioned first. It really helped me after dealing with 5 weeks of non-stop crying. Then I went and bought her first book which I actually think I got more out of having read the second book previously...kind of funny. Taking the personality test for your baby is great because then she gives tips on how to help your specific type of baby sleep, eat, nap, etc. Amazon sells a decent traveling white noise machine which is great for trips (called the Marpac SleepMate 980A), it's lightweight and just makes a static/fan like sound. I've flown up and stayed at my parents 4 separate times in the last year and my husband and I also rented a condo for vacation last month and took Ocean with us. So I've got lots of little tricks for traveling. Having a spirited baby had been a LOT of work more than I ever imagined having grown up with lots of babies around. But he is also a lot of fun. If you find that Cooper is spirited and you need someone to cry to or are feeling frustrated about something you can email me or post on my blog. I have a friend whose little girl is exactly like my Ocean but is about 6 months older. It has helped tremendously being able to go to her with issues I'm struggling with and telling each other some things we find that work. Sorry I wrote so much! Hi Susanne,

I went to college with Anne…www.ourmoopoints.blogspot.com and so sometimes I look at the blogs on her list. :)

I actually read the second baby whisperer book you mentioned first. It really helped me after dealing with 5 weeks of non-stop crying. Then I went and bought her first book which I actually think I got more out of having read the second book previously…kind of funny. Taking the personality test for your baby is great because then she gives tips on how to help your specific type of baby sleep, eat, nap, etc.

Amazon sells a decent traveling white noise machine which is great for trips (called the Marpac SleepMate 980A), it’s lightweight and just makes a static/fan like sound. I’ve flown up and stayed at my parents 4 separate times in the last year and my husband and I also rented a condo for vacation last month and took Ocean with us. So I’ve got lots of little tricks for traveling.

Having a spirited baby had been a LOT of work more than I ever imagined having grown up with lots of babies around. But he is also a lot of fun. If you find that Cooper is spirited and you need someone to cry to or are feeling frustrated about something you can email me or post on my blog. I have a friend whose little girl is exactly like my Ocean but is about 6 months older. It has helped tremendously being able to go to her with issues I’m struggling with and telling each other some things we find that work.

Sorry I wrote so much!

]]> By: Susanne http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Susanne Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:00:16 +0000 http://cbfoley.com/?p=149#comment-295 A. Lynn, thanks for sharing your experience with Ocean! I do have the book "Baby Whispererer Solves All Your Problems" and have referred to it numerous times along side of the Baby Wise Books. However, I have to admit, I never really read the part about the different temperaments that closely. I will have to give it another look. I like your suggestions of bring his crib sheet. I hope that might help him feel more comfortable when he is sleeping somewhere other than home. The dark blanket for the window is another great idea. I do know that Cooper will not nap if the room is bright. He prefers it to be pitch dark! After reading the Baby Whisper book, I decided to darken his room and we use white noise (fan) too. It seems to help him sleep better. It is just hard to bring the fan with you when you travel. Maybe a white noise machine is small enough that we could travel with that. Again, thanks for you all your advise. I love hearing from other moms as to what has worked for them! How did you find our website? Oh, My husband and I went to your website and saw the movie of Ocean clapping! He is so cute! A. Lynn, thanks for sharing your experience with Ocean! I do have the book “Baby Whispererer Solves All Your Problems” and have referred to it numerous times along side of the Baby Wise Books. However, I have to admit, I never really read the part about the different temperaments that closely. I will have to give it another look. I like your suggestions of bring his crib sheet. I hope that might help him feel more comfortable when he is sleeping somewhere other than home. The dark blanket for the window is another great idea. I do know that Cooper will not nap if the room is bright. He prefers it to be pitch dark! After reading the Baby Whisper book, I decided to darken his room and we use white noise (fan) too. It seems to help him sleep better. It is just hard to bring the fan with you when you travel. Maybe a white noise machine is small enough that we could travel with that. Again, thanks for you all your advise. I love hearing from other moms as to what has worked for them! How did you find our website?

Oh, My husband and I went to your website and saw the movie of Ocean clapping! He is so cute!

]]> By: A. Lynn http://cbfoley.com/2009/02/18/disruptions/comment-page-1/#comment-291 A. Lynn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://cbfoley.com/?p=149#comment-291 My Ocean has to be on a set routine. He can only sleep in the dark and with no noise. We have a small condo...500 sqft and both of us work from home. I invested in a white noise machine which helps with naps. Ocean has learned to travel well but here are some things that I do to help. I ALWAYS have a heavy dark blanket with me or have my parents have one when we visit. I use this blanket to put over the window and make the room completely dark (this prevents overstimulation from light and infamiliarity with a new place). Next, I bring along the sheet from his crib and use it in the pack n play or in the crib he will be sleeping in. Even if it has spit up on it. It allows them to have their smell with them, which they really like and builds a sense of familiarity. I tried to vary his sleeping and stuff as soon as he was born and it was a nightmare. He cried for 5 weeks straight and never slept. My mother in law brought me the book, "The Baby Whisperer" by Tracey Hogg. It made everything in life easier. Ocean is the emotional temperment of what she defines as "spirited". I very highly recommend this book based on your description of Cooper. I know a lot of moms who read the baby wise mom alongside of the baby whisperer. I don't really think that babies become "inflexible". Rather, each is born with an innate emotional set up and unless you get an angel or a textbook baby you have to work with that set up. Hope you find this helpful! :) My Ocean has to be on a set routine. He can only sleep in the dark and with no noise. We have a small condo…500 sqft and both of us work from home. I invested in a white noise machine which helps with naps. Ocean has learned to travel well but here are some things that I do to help. I ALWAYS have a heavy dark blanket with me or have my parents have one when we visit. I use this blanket to put over the window and make the room completely dark (this prevents overstimulation from light and infamiliarity with a new place). Next, I bring along the sheet from his crib and use it in the pack n play or in the crib he will be sleeping in. Even if it has spit up on it. It allows them to have their smell with them, which they really like and builds a sense of familiarity. I tried to vary his sleeping and stuff as soon as he was born and it was a nightmare. He cried for 5 weeks straight and never slept. My mother in law brought me the book, “The Baby Whisperer” by Tracey Hogg. It made everything in life easier. Ocean is the emotional temperment of what she defines as “spirited”. I very highly recommend this book based on your description of Cooper. I know a lot of moms who read the baby wise mom alongside of the baby whisperer. I don’t really think that babies become “inflexible”. Rather, each is born with an innate emotional set up and unless you get an angel or a textbook baby you have to work with that set up. Hope you find this helpful! :)

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