Thursday, March 17, 2011

Sleep Sleep Sleep

This is the key. If you only teach your baby one thing, teach him/her to sleep. I think we may have it down finally. The verdict is, AleVit likes sleeping on their stomachs. Another big no no according to the Pediatricians of the USA but they can shove their studies up their.. because I do not think a lot of them had twins they tried to get to sleep in 5! (two Rock 'n Sleepers, two car seats and one crib) spots with limited success. The whole campaign "face up to wake up" can kiss my ass as well. Another example of injecting the fear factor into parenting, babies, and anywhere else possible. I am proud to say that they seem to go for most of the night (one wake up each), sleeping side by side, face down, in their crib. At least their is a raison d'etre for that monstrosity in my room. The two portable chairs/cribs/contraptions (aka Rock 'n Sleepers) that I bought out of guilt/desperation when they were car seating it up.. will no most likely collect dust. Or be our portable chairs when we travel. The baby business is kind of the like the funeral one. They get you to spend money out of guilt, the desire to be the best, do the best. This of course coupled with the fact that when you are sleep deprived it is like being parched in the desert, you will pay anything (I have offered babies money in the middle of the night) for the luxury of some shut eye. I am so spoiled that I struggle with even a bit of imperfections with the sleep routine. I like them to sleep when I want for as long as possible. I am sorry to have spent $100 on two of the above contraptions, but I am a sucker. At least I am a well rested one now. Thank you for sleeping AleVit.

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