Comments on: Confessions of a Ferber Flunkie

By: Kathleen Brown

Kathleen Brown — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:59:30 +0000

All methods are to be modified to the child-no one method is infallible-just as we are not infallible.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:43:23 +0000

Is this a growth spurt time? I’m not a mom, so forgive the ignorance. I know when my body is operating at a higher-than-normal rate (stress, exercised too late in the evening), there are nights I just want to scream too – and I’m 29!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:26:33 +0000

I am right there with you. My daughter is 11 1/2 months old, and I swear I could have written the exact same post. I just keep trying to remind myself “It won’t be like this for long.”

By: Brandi

Brandi — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:11:33 +0000

My daughter, Jane, is 10 months old as well. We get a worksheet of “normal” activities when we go in for her check ups. At her last checkup nightwakings was listed. Hang in there and hopefully it will pass.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:11:06 +0000

I am sad to say that my son will be two in May and he still awakens. I started the bad habit about oh… Kendalls age… where I would bring him to bed with me to nurse him (I was exhausted)… and about 2:00 am… Luby’s Boobies would open and he would just off and on nurse for the rest of the night. GASP. Now before you realize that this is just wrong wrong wrong… I was exhausted.

Now… he no longer nurses… but he awakens in the middle of the night. I bring him down to bed with me where we remain tightly embroiled in snuggle position for the rest of the night.

How can THAT be wrong? :::eye roll::: I know! I know. I am a ferber failure too.

By: Babyrabies

Babyrabies — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:38:17 +0000

Thanks again for the additional suggestions. A wakeful period would explain a lot. I guess it’s good to hear that this is “normal”. The good news is the night I posted this he slept great and did pretty well last night, too. Hopefully it’s passed!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:19:49 +0000

I have nothing to offer but the fear that you have just instilled into my heart. Aidan is currently Ferberized, and I thought our sleep problems were over. We’re about 2 weeks away from the 10 month mark, so I’m really hoping this 10 month wakeful period doesn’t apply to all babies. Yikes!

By: cocoschmoco

cocoschmoco — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:40:11 +0000

http://www.askmoxie.org/sleep – try searching her site, TONS of sleep posts, and you might find one that helps you – it does make me feel better to read it – affirmation that everyone (well, mostly everyone) has some sort of nutty little person dictating their nightlife.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:56:32 +0000

I totally agree with Amber’s comment. My 10 month old suddenly started waking up at night, standing in his crib, and generally being a nightmare. There has to be a wakeful period.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:49:06 +0000

Hello. I’m a lurker but had to come out of lurkdom to lend you some support. I could have written your post, word for word. We are still going through it so I haven’t really figured out how to stop it (DS is 16 months). I do think it has a lot to do with the molars. We give our DS Motrin before bed and he’s still up 2 hours later SCREAMING, like you described. Even if we are in there with him, he will continue screaming (not crying, screaming!). I also can relate to the ear infection thing. I get so upset when the doctors (regular ped & ER) say that he’s just fine. He’s NOT just fine! “Just fine” babies don’t scream like that.

But I think I have to accept that they do. It’s been really hard and all I want to do is sleep, especially when I have an 8 hour day at work the next day. Honestly, that’s the one thing keeping me sane. 8 hours away helps.

I’m sorry. Hang in there!