HankandLucy

A questionnaire. Participate, if you are so inclined.

1. Do you have a toddler, child, or adult offspring?

No- you can stop reading (or skip to the end, if you are curious).

Yes- Continue to question #2.

2. Does your toddler, child or adult offspring have relativity normal or healthy sleep habits?

No- you can stop reading.

Yes- Continue to question #3.

3. Was your toddler, child or adult offspring "a good sleeper?" as a baby?*

No- Continue to question #4.

Yes- you can stop reading.

4. Did you eventually "sleep train"?

No- Continue to question #5.

Yes- you can stop reading.

5. So then, when did your toddler, child or adult offspring eventually learn to sleep well? Did you do anything to help it?

I have written about Henry's sleep challenges, and the fact that I am not ready to sleep train, especially at the cost of night weaning or ending our sleep sharing. This remains true. However I still wonder: I know there are leagues of families out there that are hard core believers in cosleeping, and against "sleep training." I assume these babies eventually. One day. Do sleep. Right? I just need to hear about it. Every one I know seems to say "she slept once we night weaned." "Once we moved him to a crib..." "Once we....." I could REALLY stand to hear from the "rest." Is that you? Please chime in.

*IE One who could, without sleep training, fall asleep on his or her own, without being nursed or rocked. Sleep for more than an hour solo in a bed or a crib. Could fall asleep if laid down "drowsy but awake." Not one who (like Henry) if you even think of laying down before he it OUT starts jerking his whole body around until he is completely wide awake and we have to start from square one. You know.

note: when I looked at this post in reader, many words were missing spaces between them. But when I try and edit it, the spaces are there. My apologies if that is happening to you also.