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Anon says
Someone on the illness thread yesterday mentioned strep-prone kids. I have one too. Do they grow out of it? My 6 year old almost never gets sick anymore but when she does it’s usually strep :(
She last had strep in July and we were SO CLOSE to making it through an entire school year with no doctor visit, only 3 weeks away. Alas strep took her down today.
Anonymous says
Mine did!
Anonymous says
Mine did grow out of it, but not until a consult with an ENT who suggested if it keeps happening that we might want to consider having tonsils and adenoids removed. He’s 7 now and hasn’t had strep in a year. Good luck!
anon says
I did not grow out of it, as an adult I still get strep most every winter, which isn’t what you want to hear, sorry. But on the bright side, it doesn’t bother me that much. Doctors often don’t believe me when I go in and say, “it feels like strep”, because I don’t get a fever or get very sick–and then I test positive.
Anon says
That’s actually somewhat reassuring. It does seem to make my daughter less sick each time. The first time she had it she had a crazy high fever and couldn’t move from the couch for days. Now it’s like “mom I have a sore throat” and it’s more of an inconvenience than anything.
Anon says
Have you ever been tested for an immune deficiency (it’s a simple blood test)? Bacterial infections every single year is a warning sign.
Anon says
What blood test are you talking about?
Anonymous says
She’s talking about Theranos.
Anon says
It’s a blood test to check for immunoglobulin levels. There may be more testing later on, but I was diagnosed with one of the more common immune deficiencies after abnormal values on that one test and then additional clinical follow-up about my infection history and response to vaccine challenges.
Anon says
The testing has absolutely nothing to do with Theranos (not sure where that comment came from).
Here’s an overview: https://primaryimmune.org/understanding-primary-immunodeficiency/diagnosis/laboratory-tests
Anon says
Favorite books/approaches for sleep training? We want to familiarize ourselves with a few options in advance so we can start good habits early. Not the type to do well making decisions on the fly…
AwayEmily says
Yes!! I have read ALL OF the sleep books and hands-down my favorite is The Good Sleeper by Janet Kennedy. It’s not super long, it explains the science behind baby sleep, and (the best part) it doesn’t prescribe One Singular Approach, but rather recognizes that families have different levels of comfort with different types of approaches, and that not all kids need the same thing. Strongly recommend.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
+1 – This is the only one I read and it worked well for both kids.
Anonymous says
Precious Little Sleep is fantastic because it gives you numerous options depending on the issue you’re having, what your baby responds to, etc. I found the most value in the information about figuring out how to build sleep pressure, since it turns out that was what worked best for my baby, and after that the specific bedtime approach did not matter so much, but I have friends for whom the bedtime approach mattered a great deal, and they found the book really useful too.
SC says
I’m about 8.5 years out from sleep training. But I’d suggest reading articles about the major approaches and try to identify what feels right for you. None of the sleep training methods are that complicated, and I don’t think you need a whole book on any of them. FWIW, we did the Ferber method, and it worked great for us–baby was asleep in less than 20 minutes, and we never had to do any sleep training again.
But I also encourage you to keep an open mind and stay flexible. Read up, but don’t choose one single method in advance. No sleep training method is a magic solution that works for every baby or every family. I’m also convinced that some babies are going to be harder to get to sleep than others, no matter how many books the parents read or which sleep training methods they try. And some babies (like mine) have high sleep needs and will probably sleep just fine no matter what they do. Don’t worry, though, the sleep gods paid us back when DS learned to climb out of his crib at 2.5.
Anon says
The sleep gods never smiled on me. All three of mine climbed out before 2 and my 3yo still wakes 1-3x per night! And they all do great on just 9-10 hours, even the toddler…
Anon says
Thanks for the responses so far. I’ll check these out! One additional bit of context – I’m definitely not interested in any books that claim that CIO is akin to abandoning babies in a Romanian orphanage. I get enough of that from a zealous friend…
Anonymous says
Okay, but why not do your own research on that issue instead of relying on your friend? It’s not like CIO is without controversy….
Anon says
Why do you think I posted? :)
Anonymous says
But then you specifically asked for no books that don’t use CIO?
FWIW each of my three kids were different in their sleep habits and preferences. Some of it is just the baby you get and you have to adapt. We used the No Cry Sleep Solution book by Pantley.
CIO doesn’t make anyone a bad parent and it’s the right fit for many families but I wouldn’t let one preachy friend influence the right fit for your family either way. And you can’t really know what’s best until you meet your baby.
Anon says
I didn’t ask for that. I asked to avoid books that paint CIO as a human rights abuse. I don’t have time or interest in reading hysterical screeds that ignore evidence, but I’m very open to approaches that are levelheaded or offer a variety of options.
Anonymous says
There’s a good BBC article that links to tons of research about sleep training (e.g., CIO) and summarizes them. It’s interesting to dig into the studies.
I do recommend Precious Little Sleep, which offers a variety of strategies for managing baby sleep including crying it out. Every time I tried a non-CIO method from the book, it worked, so I never needed to move on to CIO. CIO did not seem particularly effective when I researched it, so it wasn’t my first choice.
I actually think there are two interesting Facebook groups about baby sleep. One is the Precious Little Sleep Facebook group, which provides a lot of advice on BOTH CIO and non-CIO methods, with more of an emphasis on schedules/routines/etc.
The other is the Respectful Sleep Training & Learning group which is extremely pro-CIO – they have very rigid sleep schedules they recommend and the materials in the FB group provide an outline and FAQs for all common CIO methods. They advocate CIO for both naps (“crib 45/hour”) and night sleep.
Anonymous says
I’ve never heard of any books, even anti-CIO ones, that refer to it as “human rights abuse”. There are plenty of different reasonable views on whether or not CIO is effective or harmful and what methods and at what ages it may be effective or ineffective, or inadvisable. What people mean when they say their baby ‘sleeps all night’ also varies. Some people include a dream feed as being asleep hours and others don’t.
Anon says
CIO can mean different things. I know someone whose infant would have straight up panic attacks and was left to scream himself hoarse. I think that is different from an overly tired infant gently crying themselves to sleep because only sleep is going to make them feel better.
Some outliers with very early memories can remember what the more panicked CIO experiences felt like. I doubt there is a reliable evidence body on this because CIO isn’t standardized (it can refer to things that are normal and reasonable and things that are not). We also know that what different people find traumatic varies (the evidence shows that a lot of criminal abuse doesn’t have the same outcomes in different victims). But there is a risk of putting a baby through a terrifying experience, and I definitely judge people who just tell themselves that what we’d otherwise see as cruelty and neglect are okay so long as it’s a baby and not a toddler, child, adult, or senior.
Anon says
+1 Extinction CIO (close the door and don’t come back for 12 hours) very well can verge on abuse/neglect. Something more measured with check-ins like Ferber is different, but even that can stress some babies (to the point of vomiting – also seen this happen in families close to me). Other babies take to it fine.
busybee says
We like Precious Little Sleep. I like that it sets a foundation for good habits. I personally find wake windows are key. FWIW we never did formal sleep training with our kids. My daughter is not a great sleeper, my one son is pretty good, and the third could sleep through a train coming through his room. Same house, same approaches, very different results.
OOO says
Ferber method, described in “ Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems”
anon says
I know it’s controversial, but I would recommend gather some info about co-sleeping, even if you don’t intend to co-sleep. I liked the practical info in La Leche League books and articles. Emily Oster touches on this topic too.
There is a big gradient of risk between AAP recommendations vs exhausted parent falling asleep on the couch. I found it very helpful to understand the compromises so that I could decide which rules to bend when I absolutely needed to, and which I would never bend.
Anonymous says
+1
FVNC says
+1. I co-slept with my second, and got so much more sleep than with my first.
Spirograph says
+1 my first was a good sleeper, my second refused to sleep unless she was co-sleeping until she was about 4 months old. I just made it as safe as possible (she and I slept in the guest bedroom for the first few months)
Anon says
I’ve recommended the LLL books to freinds who were holding the baby on the couch all night to avoid cosleeping. There is a real cost to the AAP rigidity.
Anon says
Since you mentioned “start good habits early,” on the advice of our ped, we put our daughter down drowsy but awake from birth and allowed her to fuss/grunt for a bit before falling asleep and she became very good at self-soothing and we never had to do any kind of official sleep training.
To be clear, I’m very aware we got lucky with a naturally good sleeper and I’m definitely not trying to imply “if you do this, it will be a magic bullet and you won’t have to sleep train” — but even if your kid is a naturally good sleeper, establishing good habits early is still important.
Anon says
Yes this plus having a feeding schedule from the moment we got home from the hospital worked well for us. I have twins so it was never practical for me to rock both to sleep and they had to learn to fuss a bit (though at the time i felt sooooo much mom guilt and would burst into tears myself every time both cried simultaneously. Gotta love those postpartum hormones). One of my twins was sleeping from 10pm- 6:30am by 9 weeks (we did a dream feed at 10). The other one still woke up once in the middle of the night until about 4/5 months, but she was smaller and had some nicu time. The dream feed didn’t really work for her. We never had to sleep train in the traditional CIO or ferber method sense. We had some rough nights when we switched from the swaddle to sleep sack and when we traveled. Now at almost age 6 bedtime actually takes longer
Cerulean says
I was SO ridiculously jealousof people who were able to make that work! It never, ever worked for my Velcro kiddo despite all of our efforts from day one. The moment you so much as thought of approaching any sort of sleeping surface she would jolt awake, hah.
AwayEmily says
Also: definitely come back to this board for advice as needed, if what you try at first doesn’t work! I think this is the only place on the entire internet where people aren’t judgy about sleep decisions, and co-sleepers and CIO-ers actually have constructive conversations.
Anonymous says
Precious Little Sleep ended up being my favorite too, but I read a bunch of methods. Every kid is different. Also, don’t be afraid to try different approaches if something isn’t working. And even if you have a good sleeper, they still have sleep disruptions, so try not to panic. Good luck!
Spirograph says
Sleep training was a long time ago for me, but here is what I remember in case it’s helpful:
1. I did not read any sleep-specific books, but there was a chapter on sleep in Bringing Up Bebe that talked about “le pause” and that approach worked great (initially) for my oldest. Enough that I was a total POOPCUP about it to one of my friends with a bad sleeper *cringe*
2. It’s good to be on the same page as any other adults in your house. I tend to take a very results-oriented approach: “does this help *me* get more sleep / make my environment more peaceful?” great, I’ll do that. Whereas my husband sometimes thinks it’s important to stick to his guns and “avoid long-term problems” by enforcing something for principle’s sake. I have never been so mad as when he thought it was a good idea to deposit my 3ish-year old son – who was screaming and stubbornly refusing to stay in his bed/room at bedtime – OUT ON THE FRONT PORCH because, “if you don’t want to follow the rules of the house, you can be outside.” Oh heeelllll no.
3. I heartily second what others have said about reading up but staying open to adjustments. Especially as your baby grows. Sleep is a long game. Some people will say that you can’t do XYZ because then your kid will *never* learn to self-soothe, sleep in their own bed, etc etc. I disagree. After three kids that have all cycled through periods of being good and poor sleepers multiple times from birth to present, I feel like it’s just like anything else — every kid is different, and your best-laid plans might not work, or might stop working. Cross the bridges as you come to them.
anon says
completely agree on #3. We were going to do a very strict sleep schedule and then we ended up co-sleeping (safely) and loved it. And despite co-sleeping and nursing all night long and never doing any CIO, all three kids were falling asleep on their own and sleeping all night in their own beds (not cribs) before age 2. Nothing is forever. I loved the Taking Cara Babies idea that if it’s working, you don’t have to change it, and if it’s not working, you can change it.
CCLA says
Moms on Call. I didn’t love the book (there is a religious aspect that wasn’t for me), but the sleep portion in particular I swore by after reading many books. Small sample size and yes each kid will vary but fwiw I had two kids, both sleeping 10-12 hours a night by 12 weeks. You can probably find the schedule they recommend somewhere on the web, but one of the main things I liked about it was their acknowledgement that some days would be crazy and the schedule might not stick every day, but that if that happened there were a few key pieces of the schedule to focus on in those cases. That waws esp helpful with second kid since there was more going on in life by that time.
There is some CIO and I was fully prepared to settle in for long nights of crying but with focus on the routine the kids were sleeping so well that we never had to do full CIO. Having a schedule is definitely not for everyone – it can feel constricting to some. I found it really helpful and counterintuitively freeing to stick to the schedule, especially after basically winging it the first 6 weeks with my first.
And co-sign the above advice to come back here if you’re struggling. This is one of the least judgy places around!
Anon says
I’m planning a trip that could involve taking some public buses and charter buses in Europe. My daughter would be a year at the time of the trip. What do you do with an infant on a bus? Do they have seat belts so that I could use her car seat? Do you use a baby carrier and wear them?
Cb says
Depends on where. Our buses have buggy bays, so I’d either have my son in the sling or in the buggy, depending on space, where I was headed. Kids who are sitting independently should always be in the seat closest to the window, not the aisle, and never the middle seat of the backrow, and ideally not on the raised seats if they have them. Sorry, I’ve got niche bus knowledge due to a campaign I helped run locally.
Charter buses, like the small ones like you’d have for an airport transfer? You could probably install an infant seat with isofix for a longer journey.
Anon says
The trip is to Norway, in cause you have any specific knowledge about there. The charter buses are for a few day tours we are looking at, so I would expect them to be full bus size? Partly, I’m just not sure and not finding any good info on line about whether all kids are legally required to be in a car seat/seatbelt on a bus.
Anonymous says
Don’t you want her to be in a car seat? My personal answer is I wouldn’t do this trip with a baby. And I can’t imagine the other passengers on this group tour will be thrilled to be joined by a baby. Rent a car or take the ferries and trains.
Anon says
It does sound like a complicated trip with a baby, but it’s pretty normal to not have kids in a car seat on a bus (the safety profile is very different than cars) and I wouldn’t worry about the other passengers – they can book an adults only tour if they absolutely must avoid children. And I doubt they’d care anyway, Europe in general is more kid-friendly than the US and people don’t mind being around kids and babies.
We didn’t do extensive bus travel when my kid was an infant but we did it a few times and just held her on our laps.
Anon says
You may have more luck asking the operator. I could definitely bring a carseat for a longer bus trip like that. My kids would not have enjoyed being held all day at 1.
Anon says
For public transit same as in the US–in a strolle, in a baby carrier, or just sitting on your lap, depending on the situation. When we were on a chartered minibus in Portugal, the front row of seats had seatbelts so we buckled their carseats in there. I’m pretty sure they weren’t legally required to be in a carseat because buses often fall into loopholes (and if you’re getting technical American carseats aren’t legal to use in Europe anyway), but that bus was for a day-long tour and we didn’t want to hold babies on our laps the entire time, so carseats meant we could put them down safely.
anon says
We took a tour when we went to China 14 years ago, and the bus had seatbelts, so we just buckled the carseat in every morning, especially since we were going on the highway. For public buses, I would carry or hold them, but usually they are not going very fast.
anon says
And FWIW, this was a private group tour (with my in-laws, group of 12), not with strangers, so we basically got first choice of things like where to sit.
Anonymous says
City buses would be same as in the US – stroller or baby wear.
Do you mean like hop on/hop off city tour buses or short distance public transit or like a chartered day trip? That will vary greatly and you’ll need to check the situation for each bus company in each country.