Not to jinx it but I think that the transition to the crib has gone well for the whole family. Quinn usually gets up two times (or three if we are sleeping in) for food/diaper change but goes right back down. Getting her to sleep can be a little challenging but we have a routine and some techniques that we feel good about (no, none of these include dosing her with cold medicine, yet!). She went down super easy last night (we idealize our friend's son Jude who has been fabulous at going to bed the times we have babysat so Quinn has a lot to live up to) and slept well. We do use the swing during the day b/c the daycare does and she likes it. We have upgraded to a big swing from the small travel swing we started out with and the thing does so much stuff and looks so comfy, I want one. Of course she will sleep for hours at daycare and usually for about 45 minutes-1 hour for us but she seem fine with it.
People who know me well know I tend to be a little on the anxious side (I can hear Taylor giggling hysterically when she reads this and repeating "a little?") and I have found a new thing that causes anxiety for me: parenting books. They all say something different and all imply that you should have started x, y, and z at birth. I try to just take tips from whatever I read and stay away from one philosophy...for example the Baby Whisperer has some great tips that we use a lot for sleep but I feel vaguely patronized while reading it and it is a parent centered schedule, our daycare has a very baby centered schedule, and we fall somewhere in between. I think as long as she and we are mostly happy with our routine and lives we are doing well! Any thoughts from any of you on different philosophies and books? A whole different topic is advice from family and friends...sometimes a little overwhelming. :)
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i can relate. no advice from me, except that if you all feel good, you must be doin' something right.
megan, you know so much about children. My advise? follow what works for you, taylor and quinn. usually that means a little from this book, that book and what you've created or tried. :) love you guys and your doing great!
I read something the other day that said something like, "The best thing new parents can do is just get to know your child. The more you know your child and how the react, the better you will be able to parent them." That, and even the worlds most amazing parents sometimes do something silly. But its all good! With you two being such wonderful people, how could you possibly have a less than wonderful child? You are fine. :)
I ignore most advice from friends, even if well-meaning--it tends to awaken my anxious/competitive spirit if they are doing something differently from me! I listen to my mom b/c I agree with her parenting style most of the time. ;-) As for books, the only series I love and go back to over and over is the 411 series (Baby 411 and now Toddler 411). Their advice is down-to-earth and evidence- (science!) based, and is not based on just one perspective. They are not patronizing and have been enormously reassuring for me. Plus fairly entertaining without being soppy or goofy. Whatever advice you take, others have said it already--each parent knows their own child best!
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