tool to help them get to sleep

Oh the memories! That was the ONLY way we could get Sarah to go to sleep from 0-5 months old. She still to this day does NOT like to be rocked so on those rare nights when she wakes up crying from teeth, being sick or whatever…we resort back to the good old exercise ball!! The only bad thing is that my friend who is a developmental therapist always gets the ball out and holds her and lets her jump on it (which she LOVES)…so now in the middle of the night when I get the ball out she thinks it’s play time!

Ya know though, in all my “bouncing” I never saw any benefits when it came to losing weight! Maybe I was bouncing wrong…I’ll try squeezing my butt next time or something!

Maybe I should try this! Ben has just recently decided he doesn’t like to be rocked either. I have to walk around the room and bounce a little. The ball would be so much easier. Actually, I usually just end up putting him in the bed, but on those days when that doesn’t work, the ball would be a nice option.

Brianna was a bouncer too…she just recently has gotten into rocking. But I remember the bouncer…the funniest part was when she would have gas, I was trying to bounce at the same time as move her legs in and out…it is a wonder I didn’t fall and break my tailbone in the process.

None of my 3 reflux babies ever liked to rock 🙁 I always thought I would be able to rock my babies, but nope. I guess it aggrivates the reflux. The only thing that has ever comforted any of my kids in the middle of the night is nursing! So, for the first year of their lives, I was the only one who could comfort them…it made for long night for me, but I was happy I could provide some comfort for them too.

Oh my goodness I want one of those Amby beds! They look like they would be so comfy for baby 🙂 Mine sleeps in her car seat cause she hates her bed. I guess the reflux and colic she just doesn’t like it. Those things are expensive though. Does anyone know where to get one cheaper?

We fortunately have outgrown the reflux and colic and our daughter is doing great.

The Amby bed was a big waste of money – I would not recommend it. We did use the tucker sling – that was money well spent. We pretty much alternated my daughter from the ultimate baby wrap (which was great) to the tucker sling to the bouncer seat. It was the only way to keep her comfortable. We also brought her to bed with us and propped her up. It is against all of the research and recommendations but it really helped. She slept better with us and in turn we began to sleep more.