11-26-2018, 07:07 AM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Interesting Parenting Question
My wife noticed this the other day.
For the last week our son has slept through the night about half the time. The other half he would wake up at about 3 or so crying. When he does that we have to get up to soothe him or take him into bed with us (yes, yes, I know the cry it out theory, not my question).
Here's what's interesting.
When I put him down he sleeps through the night.
When my wife puts him down he wakes at 3am.
Last night we experimented by me putting him down, and again he slept through the night.
Why would this be?
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11-26-2018, 07:33 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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Small sample size? More data required.
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11-26-2018, 07:37 AM
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ALL ABOARD!
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The ghosts are afraid of you but not your wife.
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11-26-2018, 07:40 AM
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The whisky on your breath is strong enough to give him a little extra kick of sleepiness?
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11-26-2018, 07:43 AM
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This sounds like a case of "if I wear my red underwear the Flames win" which always ends up being true until it is not.
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11-26-2018, 07:59 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Are you leaving his room before he falls asleep but your wife is staying until he is out? In which case, when he wakes up briefly at night he might be surprised that his mom is no longer there.
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11-26-2018, 08:02 AM
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First Line Centre
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Location: Calgary
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Guess you're on permanent bedtime duty. :-)
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11-26-2018, 08:31 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Currently sleep training my 5 month old so I'm already fighting through the fog of war...
Age of the child?
Are your (you and your wife) bed time routines different?
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11-26-2018, 08:55 AM
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Babies are just weird.
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11-26-2018, 09:23 AM
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This exact same thing happened with my older son. I (dad) did bedtime basically every night for a year, then he grew out of it for no apparent reason. He's just about 5, and is now a great sleeper.
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11-26-2018, 09:28 AM
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It tells me your wife is a very smart woman.
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11-26-2018, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
My wife noticed this the other day.
For the last week our son has slept through the night about half the time. The other half he would wake up at about 3 or so crying. When he does that we have to get up to soothe him or take him into bed with us (yes, yes, I know the cry it out theory, not my question).
Here's what's interesting.
When I put him down he sleeps through the night.
When my wife puts him down he wakes at 3am.
Last night we experimented by me putting him down, and again he slept through the night.
Why would this be?
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Cuz your kid likes you more.
Never tell your wife.
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11-26-2018, 10:04 AM
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You didn't mention if your wife is breastfeeding- more specifically, if she breastfeeds him to sleep and again when he wakes up? If so, I would guess the answer has something to do with that. That stuff is like heroin for them I think.
No mention of your son's age, so sorry if he is like 12 or something and this has nothing to do with it.
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11-26-2018, 11:20 AM
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Babies who sleep well is a function of the quality of parenting. This just means you are the better parent.
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11-26-2018, 01:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
Babies who sleep well is a function of the quality of parenting. This just means you are the better parent.
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From experience, I don't recommend using this line of reasoning with your wife... 
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11-26-2018, 01:38 PM
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It's not easy being green!
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A couple of things.
First and foremost don’t be ashamed to comfort your child when he’s crying. I find it heartbreaking to force your child to cry for comfort.
Second, I totally agree that it’s a small sample size. But I also found that I was the only one who was able to put my kids down when they were babies. Eventually everything evened out.
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11-26-2018, 01:45 PM
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First Line Centre
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Is she nursing him and you’re putting him down with a bottle? Or maybe he’s just more full from dinner or something on the nights you put him down?
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11-26-2018, 02:02 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Trapped in my own code!!
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Ya, might be something to do with feeding. My boy would wake once or twice a night if he didn't nurse well, but if he sucked down a bottle he was good for the whole night. Slightly different routines might throw him off too.
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11-26-2018, 02:02 PM
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Franchise Player
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Its the bourbon isn't it?
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11-26-2018, 06:59 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Thanks folks,
The little guy is 21 months.
Bedtime routine is basically the same.
Perhaps I really do scare the monsters away? My wife says its because he loves her more so when she puts him down he wants her back, haha.
I put him down tonight so let's see what happens.
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