This is bad, 4

Baby Shrink asked me these questions, and they made me realize I haven’t truly fleshed out our situation.  First, I will show you The Wedge.  You can laugh; you should laugh; we laugh.  But let me explain before you report me to CPS. It’s for reflux.  The idea is that if the baby is diagonal [...]

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This is bad, 3.

I think this is a title that is going to keep on giving, like Rocky.  I am confused and upset, teetering on the edge of the oh-shit-i’m-a-bad-mother pit of despair. Why is this so hard?  Baby Sleep Philosophy seems to be nearly as volatile as religion, with various groups self-righteously claiming that they alone have [...]

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This is bad, UPDATE

Still bad. But on hold until after Christmas. I couldn’t wrap presents and listen to my baby scream at the same time.  So we let him stay up late, he was mostly agreeable, and eventually we put him down and there was minimal fussing. Who knows what will happen tonight.  Thank you all for your [...]

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This is bad.

We are trying Cry It Out presently, my stomach is in knots, the baby is screaming.  We’ve done our own version, “Fuss It Out,” many many times, which often concludes with A. joining us in our evening activities.  Other times, he fusses a little and then goes to sleep.  Lately we don’t know what to [...]

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