First of all, has anyone out there read The No Cry Sleep Solution by Dr. Sears? Benjamin is reaching the “sleeping sideways” stage and we are anxious to get him in his crib. I am very interested in what that book has to say, but if you could… summarize… it for me, that would save me a bunch of time and a little money.
Second, has anyone had success making their own puffed rice? I want to make my own granola bars, but I don’t think they’d be the right texture without the puffed rice. I read an article here on the subject, but it was very vague about “conditioning the rice with steam.”
And since “a couple” technically means “two,” I guess I have to stop there.
Happy Saturday!
i don’t know if these help, but i have a recipe for homemade granola bars that turn out more like the texture of those harder nature valley ones. they are pretty good and are great crumbled over ice cream. here is the link to the granola bars…
http://ramblingthoughtsoffood.blogspot.com/2008/04/homemade-granola-bars.html
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I just gave a copy to my mom to put in a yardsale, but if she can find it I’ll be happy to have her mail it to you. 🙂
I read most of it (its been two years ago, though) and at the time her suggestions just didn’t work for us. I just remember reading her suggestion to cover your LO lips when they start rooting during the night, and decided that her approach wasn’t going to work for me! I’m sure there is stuff in there that might work for other people, though. We actually started out LO out in his own room for the beginning of he night at 5 or 6 months (using Weissbluth’s book as a guide) then he’d finish the night in bed with us when he woke to nurse — so we had a bit of a hybrid approach.:)
He still joined us to nurse most nights until he weaned (at 23 months)
Oh – forgot to add — as he got oder / more active, if he started kicking us in the head 🙂 during the night, hubby would escort him back to his bed. We definitely had a “if you’re sleeping like that you must need more space” philosophy. 🙂
I haven’t read that book, but I’m interested to see what you find out. We are just a few months behind you with our co-sleeping girl! Sometimes, I can find a lot out about a book by reading peoples’ comments in Amazon, though. 🙂
I’m sure your local library must have a copy of the NCSS.. it will help if you look for the author as “Elizabeth Pantley,” not as Dr. Sears, since it’s not written by Dr. Sears at all.
My understanding is that it’s a “baby whisperer” kind of book, where you put the baby down, gradually move farther away one inch per night, type of thing. I don’t know your child’s personality, but this wouldn’t fly at ALL with mine. We, too have a sideways sleeper. I just pick him up and move him. And someday we’ll get a king sized bed!
I like Dr. Jay Gordon a LOT for nighttime weaning- get the baby out of your bed stuff. He has a website and also a book. I know I read NCSS, but can’t remember exactly. I think she (Elizabeth Pantley) has you calm the baby without picking them up out of their crib. That never worked for us… She has a website too. Both websites probably have all the info you would find in the books.
We checked this out from the library and found it to be more than worth it. It’s kind of a laundry list of things to try, and the author encourages you to take what works for you. It’s definitely NOT the Baby Whisperer – she encourages the family bed (AND provides tips on how to move away from it WHEN you’re ready) and very gentle approaches, like incorporating a quiet and soothing bedtime routine, something we still use and love at our house.
I have this book and really like it. In fact, I’d like to get the toddler one, too. I just checked out her potty one from the library.
She tends to give a variety of ideas based on different situations: co-sleeping, crib use, nursing, not, etc. So basically, you read the ideas and tips for your specific situation.
Hope that helps. 🙂
Forgot to add: Elizabeth Pantley is the author, but Dr. Sears wrote the foreward. 🙂
Elizabeth’s book has a LOT of advice, not just what is described above. It’s not a one size fits all approach. She’s very attachment parenting oriented and all of her books recommend a variety of tactics to choose from.