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And you
thought being a "Bradley" coach was a tough job......
Among the Huichol
Indians, the father traditionally sat above his labouring wife in the
rafters of the hut, with a rope tied round his testicles. When his
partner felt a painful contraction she would tug on the rope, so that he
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Should
children witness childbirth?
Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The
house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to
hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he
helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was
asked.
Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor was born.
The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his
bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her
help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had
just witnessed. Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't
have crawled in there in the first place......smack his butt
again!"
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SLEEP
TRAINING FROM A BABY'S PERSPECTIVE:
OK, here is my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The
first few months were great - I cried, she picked me up and fed me,
anytime, day or night. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks,
she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it
was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I have talked to other
babies, and it seems like it is pretty common after Mommies have had us
for around 6 months.
Here is the thing: these Mommies do not really need to sleep. It is just a
habit. Many of them have had
some 30 years to sleep--they just do not need it anymore. So, I am
implementing a plan. I call it the Cry-baby Shuffle. It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you are fed. I know, it is hard. It is
hard to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding
yourself, it is for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you are fed.
Night 3 - every hour.
Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some
Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Do not give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY! If you let her STTN (sleep through
the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT IS HARD!
However, she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the
change. If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for
about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to
fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed
awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it. Last night, I cried
every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it. BE
CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with:
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like pears. I hadn't eaten pears since lunch, what
is up with that?
The cat said "meow". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this
about 20 times a day.
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--does not matter! Keep crying!
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4 am. Tomorrow night, my goal
is 3:30 am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in
order to reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
P.S. Do not let those rubber things fool you; no matter how long you suck
on them, no milk will come out. Trust me.
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