I have a 19 month old DD who has never been a great sleeper (sometimes up 6 -9 times a night and slept in our bed a lot which was a bit of a squash but better then no sleep) and now she is finally CONSISTENTLY having good nights. We have been doing ok for about a month now (only waking up once or twice a night - except for 4 nights of a heavy cold) and the other night she slept through (8.30pm - 5.15 am)-(well I call that sleeping through) for the SECOND TIME EVER!! What made it better is that I slept for 6 hours of that time which is my biggest sleep for 19 months!! I felt I could do anything when I woke up! I guess I just wanted to post this to let others know that you don't have to do controlled crying or push your baby away or wean (she is still breastfed) to get a bit of rest. Most children will work it out for themselves as they get older. There is a light at the end of the tunnel even for parents of the most challenging sleeper.


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Congratulations to you Joanne on getting some good nights sleeping in!

My 15mth old has been having some sleep problems for the last few months and usually ends up sleeping with us as well. Guess what ... last night he went to bed at 7.30pm, woke briefly at 8.40 and then.. slept all the way through (in his own cot) until 6.45 this morning!!! I had just about forgotten how wonderful a full nights sleep is, your right I also feel that I could do just about anything today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a few more nights like this





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Me: Trish
DH: Duane
DS: Iain (14/05/03)

Trishakay, IT MUST BE LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR YOU TODAY!! Congrats!! Amy has tricked me in the past, slept well (only waking once) for up to 4 nights and then going back to her old ways but this time, I think we have really turned a corner! Yeh!!!!!
Oh btw, I have no problem with co-sleeping (what ever works I say) but it is SO NICE to have my bed back and to be actually able to turn over is wonderful! (we only have a double so it is a bit of a tight fit with DD laying horizontal across the bed as they do!!)


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hey girls!

firstly, that's absolutely wonderful for you both to have some sleep - i've been where you are and know how precious it is.

we used Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution methods to get DD sleeping well. It wasn't a quick fix but it worked really well for us.

we thought, we might as well give it a go while we're waiting it out anyways.



Love Tan xoxo

DD ~ Charlotte Rose 23/2/03


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