Laura Ward - Sunday, 7 December Message to all: This message is not intended for any one person, but a general statement to all members of the site. After hearing what you all think in regards to posting photos on the forums, we have modified the rules and ask that everyone familiarize yourself so that the site continues to remain friendly for everyone, including new members. In an effort to be respectful of all members of the site, we ask that members do not post more than ONE photo or video per person in the weekly, monthly and information forums. Your ONE picture should be small in size as well. Any large photos will be deleted. You are welcome to post as many pictures as you would like in the photo books, which were created for the purpose of sharing and viewing photos. You may also post as many blogs as you would like with photos in them. We understand that many members enjoy posting and viewing pictures on the forums, but this is not where they belong. We must keep the pictures on the boards to a minimum so that the written comments can continued to be written and read. Otherwise, the numerous amounts of large pictures squash the messages and they become missed. We ask that this modification be respected, therefore any member that continues to post numerous pictures a day will be deleted from the site. Thank you all for helping us keep the site friendly and welcoming for all members.
Aaron and Kaylees Mommy - Saturday, 6 December Thanks....He really loves to take pictures. As soon as he sees the camera he is smiling and posing. I'm always able to go really good pictures of him.
Dirk - Friday, 5 December Message to all: In the last 2 years you all posted 1.1 million photos to the site, and that needs a little maintenance. We are currently renaming all photos from the personal photobooks in order to speed up the site. Some, or all your photos may not show while we are working on the photobooks. You don't have to do anything. We hope to have all photos sorted in about 24 hours from now. You can upload new photos to your photobook while the computer is working on your other photos. Thanks for reading.
babyjayden - Thursday, 4 December My son has almost always slept with me. There were a few times he has slept in his crib but he only did it a few times and won't anymore. I just feel so bad letting him cry so we still co sleep and he naps in my arms thru out the day
jayrodmarie22 - Tuesday, 2 December HI ALL , I PUT UP 3 NEW PICTURES.... 23 WEEKS ALREADY!!!
TraciW - Saturday, 29 November Hey there! He has always been really active so I expected him to walk early. We always did leg/arm exercises since he was born so maybe that has something to do with it?
jayrodmarie22 - Tuesday, 25 November Thanks to all who commented on my latest Blog Sooo Excited !! I willl keep u all updated !! Hope all ur babies are growing strong!!
bluebeanz - Thursday, 13 November Sorry to hear about your loss. It's never easy. Just try to relax a bit and take care of yourself. Start sleep training again when you feel better and are rested and calm. Good luck!
jayrodmarie22 - Monday, 10 November Hey everyone i just got home from my 5 months appointment ...some crazy news... Maybe I'm not having what i thought i was !! If you go to my pages and scroll down read the 5 months blog!!! On profile page!!! Thanks!! Hope ur all well!!
Jo-Mama - Sunday, 9 November It sounds like you are going through a really tough time and I hope things get better. I would say try not to stress, but that's impossible. Take care of yourself and remember that babies grow up quicker than we think and will be sleeping well eventually. It won't be like this forever.
mom2boy - Thursday, 6 November I think some babies don't have the personality to cry it out. I tried with Jamison and it never worked. I think it made his sleep worse. Some babies end up hating bedtime and will scream when they get near their crib. However it works great for others so you will have to be the judge.
Laura Ward - Wednesday, 5 November Message to all: Message to all: Because of the controversial opinions and thoughts, please do not continue to discuss politics on the site. This includes private or public messages, comments, quotes, etc on ALL pages of the site, whether it be a weekly or monthly forum, your personal page or a friends page. If you choose to continue posting once this message has been posted, your account will be deleted from the site. Please report any member that continues to post these messages. Thank you all for your cooperation and help keeping this site friendly for everyone!
jayrodmarie22 - Wednesday, 5 November HI everyone i just wanted to thank those who commented on my blog #10 and for all the well wishes.. don't know what I would do without this site and all of you!! for those of u finding out the sex of ur babys ..keep me posted !!!!
coliflower - Tuesday, 4 November For naps it is a little different. Don't let her cry for longer than 1 hour. Your sleep "window" will have past and she will get a second wind. What you need to do is make sure that you start winding her down (massage, nurse, whatever you do) at 90 min (or whenever you see she is getting slower in movements, rubbing her eyes, yawning etc...) and make sure she is in bed at or before the 2 hour of wakfulness mark. If you miss this time and she crys for the whole hour, take her out of her crib and keep her awake for about another hour. I know this seems cruel but she won't sleep anyway and it is harder for her to lay there crying then to stay up for a little longer. If you notice the sleep cues again before an hour feel free to put her down then instead. THere was a time when I was putting Edwin down ever 45 min because he had been so sleep deprived for so long and had to repay his sleep debt. Now he is all caught up and can stay awake for the whole hour and a half. At first it seems like all they do it sleep but it will get better as they get used to it and become more rested. Also you will become more practiced at noticing when they need to nap and when they can stay awake. it is a fine balance but once you master it you and your baby will be much happier. Now Edwin will wait for me to put his blanket on him, he smiles and hugs it, rolls over and goes to bed. I urge you to read "healthy sleep habits, happy child" it works wonders.
jessicadarling - Tuesday, 4 November We started the CIO last night. She cried for an hour and 20 minutes. She napped all by herself today the first time and the second nap she cried for 8 minutes and was asleep. I just put her to bed and there was no crying. A little whine when I left the room but other than that not a peep. And when they wake up at night NO you cannot bring them in to bed with you. That is what is really hard for me. They have to cry all over again. When they wake up they have to be in the same situation they will be at all times when falling asleep. So no mom or dad helping her fall asleep or being there when she falls asleep. I cried on Saturday knowing it was my last night with her being in my bed.
MaryJanowiecki - Tuesday, 4 November Hey. Is she crying it out because you've never left her in her crib before? When my husband and I were letting my son cry it out a couple of months ago we would let him cry untill he fell asleep and if he did fall asleep for awhile in his crib than he needed a little bit of praising we would let him come hang out with us downstairs for awhile or let him sleep in bed.. it takes awhile I don't think you should let her cry all night because than she will be affraid of her crib all together. She should like her bed. My son still wakes up every couple of hours during the night and stays in my bed in the middle of the night so I'm not one for advice after that. l0l.
jayrodmarie22 - Tuesday, 4 November Hi all ...I found out what I'm having!! Check my Page!!
MaryJanowiecki - Sunday, 2 November My son also cries when I put him in his bed he used to fall asleep on his own. I thought it was because at the daycare that he just started going to they rock him untill he's asleep and put him in the bed there and they don't let him fall asleep on his own. But maybe it could be the teething like your daughter who knows! It's hard not knowing.
crazyeights - Friday, 31 October Hi Suzy!! Nathan has been doing that at night too. Waking up at all hours. I think I figured it out though. His crib was still in our room up until yesterday. I finally broke down and put it in his room. He slept through last night without a peep. I swear it was my husbands snoring waking him up. LOL It wakes me up all night, so, it makes sense. Is she in your room??
sarahjanesgirl - Thursday, 30 October Try reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child it changed my life with Claire and sleeping!