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Baby sleep
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My Hiding Place
There are not many places to hide in our six-roomed house. I am currently upstairs in our bedroom. This is where I have been coming for the last few days…
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Expectations (and other disconnected witterings written in the middle of the night)
I have certain expectations of myself. Of things I want to achieve in a day. If a day goes by and I haven’t been able to contribute to one of…
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All I want for Christmas is sleep
Father Christmas does exist. I asked him for sleep. Arlo has slept through (as in 11 or 12 hours straight) five days out of the last seven. Merry fucking Christmas…
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Controlled crying: Days 4-6 and the conclusion
Despite the controlled crying, Arlo greeted me with his usual big grin after every sleep. This must mean that he didn’t hold a grudge against me and I wasn’t being…
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Controlled crying – the first few days
We didn’t follow a book or any particular method. As I said in my previous post, we sort of just fell into controlled crying one naptime. We did, however, have…
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Controlled crying – Yes, we’ve been doing it.
After months of moaning about Arlo’s sleep, knowing that the root of the problem lay in his inability to fall asleep in his cot without relying on movement or feeding…
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Eight months of Arlo
Tomorrow, Arlo will be eight months old. I can’t quite grasp that we are two-thirds of the way through his first year. I know I say this all the time,…
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Personal best nap time
Yesterday was a huge day. Arlo fell asleep in his rocker chair. This has never happened before. I always have to take him for a walk for his naps. I…
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