tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post7539394454815983634..comments2023-12-20T08:14:55.035-05:00Comments on Floortime Lite Mama: Sleep and AutismFloortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-51037340637085348502011-07-20T20:13:28.283-04:002011-07-20T20:13:28.283-04:00I did co-sleeping with Nigel and Aidan when they w...I did co-sleeping with Nigel and Aidan when they were babies too. It was beneficial for so many reasons! <br /><br />P.S. I'm blogging again, although not at Teen Autism (but I'm still leaving that site up). My new site is www.tanyasavko.com. I'm glad to be getting back into it!Tanya Savkohttp://tanyasavko.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-47138044075278106512011-07-20T07:32:40.673-04:002011-07-20T07:32:40.673-04:00Following your instincts is definitely the way to ...Following your instincts is definitely the way to go and I am glad you figured this out much earlier than I did. R. is a lucky little boy.D. S. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132858364825938707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-68161743129058330312011-07-19T21:23:50.253-04:002011-07-19T21:23:50.253-04:00Very nice. I love to snuggle my kids. My oldest da...Very nice. I love to snuggle my kids. My oldest daughter slept with me for six months at a time while her father was deployed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-54447299206399312812011-07-18T15:38:03.482-04:002011-07-18T15:38:03.482-04:00He looks like an angel when he's asleep. My s...He looks like an angel when he's asleep. My son is six and still sleeps in the same room with us, because he started having seizures, and I'm very nervous for him to be all by himself at night. I feel good about my decision and I don't feel any pressure to change.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638220784384035811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-2630805469158367942011-07-17T21:33:27.978-04:002011-07-17T21:33:27.978-04:00It's so nice to hear about others doing what&#...It's so nice to hear about others doing what's needed rather than what is convenient. (Obviously people need to do what works for them, so I'm not trying to start any fights- just wanting to let go of the "what ifs" I feel when people tell me how I should do things!) Both boys had to be rocked to sleep in their strollers for naps... and I cosleep with Colton which means I kind of "bed hop". I always felt like he "wasn't ready to come out" and was forced into attachment parenting... I don't know where I'm going with this- it's just nice not to feel "weird" or that we're doing things wrong. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-43286411270070632692011-07-17T15:04:40.888-04:002011-07-17T15:04:40.888-04:00You did exactly all the right things..instinctivel...You did exactly all the right things..instinctively ;-) I too tried to follow these methods but they didn't work. They don't work for children on the Autistic Spectrum...in my opinion.<br /><br />It also took us 5 years to get WiiBoy to sleep through the night!<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-7558811754543652192011-07-17T03:05:30.446-04:002011-07-17T03:05:30.446-04:00Beautiful photographs :) I never had these kinds ...Beautiful photographs :) I never had these kinds of sleeping problems with aspie boy, I was just always up and down all night to all three of them for different reasons. Finally now after 18 years I'm usually getting to sleep through. But aspie boy still insists on getting up at 6am every day *sighs*Looking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-78091034873326596262011-07-16T12:13:01.493-04:002011-07-16T12:13:01.493-04:00I love - that no matter how many books you read an...I love - that no matter how many books you read and how phenomenally smart you two both are - that you are incredibly successful at parenting by instinct.<br /><br />Because that instinct? Is indistinguishable from love.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112453369738198010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-10889939728093416542011-07-16T03:00:51.685-04:002011-07-16T03:00:51.685-04:00Love the pictures, so sweet! And how cute that he...Love the pictures, so sweet! And how cute that he loves that last line about the mama lion. :)<br /><br />Bitty is very much the same, when he was a baby he had to be tightly wrapped in my arms before he could fall asleep, slowly over the years we eased back to where he just had to be touching one of us, and now he just needs to be in the same room. We carry him to his own bed after he falls asleep and most of the time he wake up to find he is back in our bed :). I'm just glad he actually sleeps through the night now.<br /><br />With our older boys, we did the co-sleeping thing too. Mostly out of survival instinct... sleep deprivation was one of our biggest issues that first year and we went to great lengths for any extra few minutes of sleep we could get :). It ended up lasting until they were about 5 or 6, by then they went to sleep in their own room but would usually end up in our bed by morning (making for a very crowded bed, lol).danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555927841950877805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-49902145436019488652011-07-15T18:47:25.553-04:002011-07-15T18:47:25.553-04:00I think that is key: following your instincts. Wh...I think that is key: following your instincts. Whenever I do, I don't regret it.Patty O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15598358666714482323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-87503612000874804962011-07-15T16:38:41.733-04:002011-07-15T16:38:41.733-04:00Congratulations on getting him to his own bed. Min...Congratulations on getting him to his own bed. Mine slept in his grandparents' room until he got his own room. Whatever works.Asperger_Mom (Chi Yon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11531209684804379453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-69231366096289089402011-07-15T15:29:51.832-04:002011-07-15T15:29:51.832-04:00I love where your instincts lead you with R. We al...I love where your instincts lead you with R. We all do best, I think, when we follow our gut with our children, yes? :-)Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-32089844235363743462011-07-15T15:20:12.400-04:002011-07-15T15:20:12.400-04:00I, too, have had to adjust my thinking on the type...I, too, have had to adjust my thinking on the type of parenting methods I thought I would employ before I became a dad. Glad that your son now sleeps most nights. Good job!Yujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025841543342602157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-27836446217368481242011-07-15T14:41:01.510-04:002011-07-15T14:41:01.510-04:00Great post! If you could only see some of the sle...Great post! If you could only see some of the sleep books I studied before my son was born. They were highlighted and tabbed with notes in the margins. USELESS! In the end, all we have are our instincts and what feels right for us and our children.AutismWonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264928687181454025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-36030466617460425592011-07-15T13:32:00.366-04:002011-07-15T13:32:00.366-04:00I really love this post!I really love this post!Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119445455238408452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-72887263087646933012011-07-15T09:13:15.168-04:002011-07-15T09:13:15.168-04:00I'm glad you guys used your instinct! With S, ...I'm glad you guys used your instinct! With S, we coslept with him for about 4 years (give or take) and he still will beg to sleep with me (I let him last night as our book time ran late.) He was just that kind of kiddo that wanted to rub my arm a little to feel secure and sleep well.robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004240577952462737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-53708833755793834642011-07-15T09:11:24.105-04:002011-07-15T09:11:24.105-04:00I love that line in the book too!
I think its g...I love that line in the book too! <br /><br />I think its great that with all the books and everything out there you followed your instincts and did what you felt was best. So many times we think we should be doing something based on what the "experts" say and we forget we're an expert ourself. <br /><br />Well done mama!Lizbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449627964374811836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-53763360795906524642011-07-15T06:35:11.821-04:002011-07-15T06:35:11.821-04:00I am glad that co sleeping or not has never been a...I am glad that co sleeping or not has never been an issue for us... all parents co sleep with their babys here.. the other way around seems strange... We have a strange habit though here in Iceland ... we let babys sleep outside during the day even in wintertime... supposed to be very healthy ;). Sturla never did... he would only fall asleep in our bedroom or in my arms. <br />I love the pictures.Þorgerðurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781828071173057186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920171049284403071.post-85194962017018561042011-07-15T00:57:05.660-04:002011-07-15T00:57:05.660-04:00K because of Rach's hearing issues we have had...K because of Rach's hearing issues we have had a time with the sleeping arrangements at our house too...:o)<br /><br />it is not always easy but it is always home:o) and that is where the heart is...<br /><br />and as you, I wouldn't have it any other way:o)Mr. Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293378178230073999noreply@blogger.com