Hi everyone!

It's great to see that there are lots of new members and some good
discussions starting!

Corrine, I too am a victim of rockers! When our two were about 1
month old we started sleeping them in rockers because the elevation
seemed to help their wind and a little rock in the night when you're
really tired is far too hard to resist. I was very worried about
putting them into cots after this because I didn't know what I'd do
in the night. We were very very lucky in that they both adjusted
immediately to their cots and a little pat or stroke (plus a dummy)
often worked. We still use rockers from time to time, in fact
tonight my daughter went straight to sleep in her cot but my son
started screaming when put to bed and he started to wake her. So he
was put in a rocker in the loungeroom until he settled (no rocking
and no eye contact) then transferred back to his room. I know this
is probably wrong but when you've had a hard day and one is asleep
you'll do anything to stop from having two awake! Also now that
they have had experience in sleeping in rockers, we can take them
when we go visiting and the bubs sleep in them no probs. Good luck
with your rocking situation!

Hi Trish! Hope your shopping trip the other week was a success (we
bumped into each other in Big W!). I bought a set of wedges to try
for my Roly Poly daughter (that's what we call her). First night
she managed to beat them twice, but now more often than not they
seem to keep her on her back. She can still manage to get on her
tummy but mostly she stays on her back between the wedges and we now
have less restless/waking periods in the night. Might be worth a
try? She was in a portacot (softer sides than a cot since she kept
bumping into them) but now she's back into her cot and no probs so
far. My poor babies - they've shared a twin cot (like the ones in
hopsital), been in rockers, in their own cots and even slept in
portacots throughout the house. We're very lucky that they are so
easy to adjust to new sleeping situations!

I've writtten too much...oh one more thing - my twins turn 5 months
tomorrow!! Yipppeee! Like Trish - where did the time go and oh yes
sleep deprivation seems like a way of life now!

Bye!

Mel