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Having a baby soon?

October 13th, 2008 · by map · 6 Comments

We’re not, but I came across this book today at BoingBoing and found the discussion around it interesting.

From the “If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now” dept., I would’ve had Ava in bed with us from Day 1 if I knew it’d make sleeping so much more manageable. Leah was worried that one of us would crush Ava in our sleep, so we ended up keeping our little Toodle Puss in a bassinet next to the bed in our room. Worked well enough, but it was essentially the same as having Ava in another room, since Leah had to reach over and grab her out to feed her at night (breast is best!). Eventually, though, the necessary refining that happens in all repetitive tasks took place, and Ava just ended up in our bed for the night after that first feeding.

Sleep is a very personal thing, and everyone will handle it differently, according to their own needs. Still, I can’t resist a good ol’ parenting fight whenever I see one break out on the WWW.

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