tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772606418964593696.post3483070822458858353..comments2023-05-16T06:52:47.527-05:00Comments on Life in a Grub House: Interesting ReadsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523097485538206127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772606418964593696.post-320088872261291032009-06-12T08:17:08.923-05:002009-06-12T08:17:08.923-05:00I am a mother who put her babies to sleep "ou...I am a mother who put her babies to sleep "outside of her arms" because that is what felt right for our family. That being said I constantly second guessed myself that I should be holding them and enduring the criticism from my mother for holding them. Also, my oldest has taken to sleeping with us more nights than not because that is where she feels safe and I am certainly not ever going to make her feel she is not welcome in my bed. It turns out I like having her there because I feel like she is safer. When my son decides he wants to sleep with us then we will make room. I will likely not have a chance to "do over" with another child of my own, but if I did, there would definitely be some changes.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596840906912726795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772606418964593696.post-16003292297207065112009-06-12T08:06:41.446-05:002009-06-12T08:06:41.446-05:00Such a WONDERFUL article!!! It has been great to ...Such a WONDERFUL article!!! It has been great to grow as a mom, and now look back at all the different things I did with my first, that I would not do with my third!GreenRanchingMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157403639024059645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772606418964593696.post-65781331816865430132009-06-11T21:03:05.620-05:002009-06-11T21:03:05.620-05:00I too second guess myself from time to time. Finne...I too second guess myself from time to time. Finnegan is not the greatest sleeper and there are days when he drives me mad. I was just talking to Mathew about sleep and how I don't know how to do it any other way. I can't put down a brand new baby and let it fall asleep outside my arms. It's a concept that is completely foreign to me. I suppose that if this is the wrong way to do it and we have failed our children, at least they have always had their needs met and haven't had to fall asleep alone.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523097485538206127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772606418964593696.post-86131071541829790572009-06-11T10:05:14.710-05:002009-06-11T10:05:14.710-05:00Thank you Heather. I got together with an old fri...Thank you Heather. I got together with an old friend yesterday. We both have two kids. When hers appear sleepy she goes and lays them down, they fuss for a few minutes and then they fall asleep. Lola went up in the Babyhawk and was bounced/swayed to sleep since weren't home. We were at this friend's parents' home and her stepmom shared many views with me of where I had failed my children by not putting them down to sleep alone from a very young age and also how I was breastfeeding for quite a ridiculous length of time. Even though I am pretty confident in my parenting I found myself wondering on the ride home if I had blown it with sleep issues. Anyway, thanks for the link to the article, good timing for me. Oh and Lola was up in the night with a fever and it was so nice to snuggle up next to her and let her nurse back to sleep every time she needed it.aprilnoreply@blogger.com