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A baby can self-soothe
- Nov 13, 2008 at 10:35 AM
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This is my daughter Rose. She was born September 3rd. She has learned to do something that many of you might believe is a myth--Self Soothing.
She is never left to Cry It Out. She is nursed on demand. I carry her in a sling or hold her as much as she needs me to. And now, she has learned how suck her thumb, or soothe herself for comfort. We don't use pacifiers for our kids and she is actually the first baby of three to accurately land her thumb in her mouth more than once. I'm kind of impressed.
So, it can happen, and all without the harsh methods that "experts" would lead you to believe are necessary for a baby to learn how to do this. It won't last very long--I expect her to start requesting my presence soon. Or perhaps she'll really delight me and fade away for a nap. Ha. We'll see.
Tags: cio is pointless
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Where's the cute little sweetpea that slaps itself in the forehead? I can't find it?
Rose is freaking ADORABLE! Way to prove them wrong Rose!
Us too!! Morgan was never left to cry it out and started sucking her thumb at about 1 month old. Not sure how she figured it out but I was changing her diaper one day (she wasn't even upset or crying) and when I looked back at her upper half she had started sucking her thumb. She's now 18 (almost 19) months and she still sucks her thumb when she's tired but even that is starting to become less and less. It's wonderful to have a baby that self sooths!! And your little self soother is ADORABLE!!!
love it!
just say no to CIO
You're awesome! Hunter is two now- I did the same things: nursed on demand, carried him everywhere, slept beside him...
And wouldn't you know it, he's the most INDEPENDENT little two-year-old I have ever seen! Sometimes he's a little too independent for my tastes. Best of both worlds- you can spoil your baby rotton, and STILL have him turn out perfectly normal! ; )
CIO is so crazy. Mali doesn't suck her thumb, but she sucks her fingers. She used to suck her thumb, though, and it was adorable. I am kind of sad she stopped, it was way too cute. She does have a pacifier, but she only uses it when she wakes up at night. When she is actually awake she doesn't want anything to do with the thing.
i hope when she's ready she can get rid of the habit herself.. it's hard to get my daughter off the nuky
Audreysmommy123 That's exactly why we never used pacifiers. :)
My kids have both CIO before. Never for very long, and it always has worked for MY family.
Andrew (4) was the perfect baby but he fought sleep! He was always scared he would miss something. I would rock him he would be out like a light, but as soon as I made the move to put him in his bed he would wake up and cry for about 2 minutes in protest and then would go right back to sleep! Before long, I would just put him in his bed and he knew it was time to go night night. He still does to this day. Bath time, and then night night.
Jack who is 18 months old still CIO. He is a light sleeper. He just is. I have tried co-sleeping, and every move we make with him he wakes up and then gets mad because we woke him up. He sleeps better in his own bed. (yes ladies, its true!) I do the same routine every night, playtime, bath time, bedtime (with sippy cup of water) he still protests, but not very long, always under 5 minutes. Very rarely does he wake up during the night.
Both of my kids were off the paci before 1 year old, both are very independent adventurous children.
I have absolutely nothing against people who co-sleep, nurse (I tried and my first son had a condition that prohibited latching which we just now found out about and had surgically corrected, I pumped and fed jack until i dried up when he was 2 months old), baby wear, or any of that stuff. I simply chose not to for my family. I look at these comments and people are so negative about the people who make different choices for thier family. Why? I love my children, just as much as you do yours, I just have a different parenting style. Why is that wrong?
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The thumb is attatched to the body and very, very hard to get rid of.
Where's the cute little sweetpea that slaps itself in the forehead? I can't find it?