He’s always had to be rocked to sleep, either in Moses’ basket or if we held him when he was a baby; sitting up rocking back and forth trying to soothe him helped him settle for about 9 months, and he began headbanging. I don’t stress over it or make him feel ashamed. He ...
Some children cannot handle much stimulation in their environment. So darkness and quiet can be helpful. I frequently took two of my kids into the bathroom, turned the shower on for the soothing sound of the water, turned off the light and just held them rocking back and forth on my feet...
Besides, I was usually on my own at bedtime, and was finding it increasingly difficult to occupy my four-year-old daughter while rocking Julian to sleep for half an hour. I needed him to fall asleep on his own, and sleep through the night. Hearing your baby cry—especially when you’...