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3 hours of crying, only sucking on my finger would soothe her. I'm tempted to buy a pacifier.

I WAS exhausted, but after that, and getting up and feeding her, I'm wide awake. Bah.

Been reading baby sleep books--I know there's not much that can be done just yet but I'd like to try to prevent problems before they start. I think the Dr Sears one went too far with the AP at one point: high need baby, wants Mommy constantly, what ends up happening? Baby sleeps with Mommy, Daddy is in the nursery! Sorry, but that's not an acceptable solution. It may have worked for the couple involved, but I don't think it was the best example to cite. Suggesting that a couple put their relationship at such a low priority (grr, there's another word I want, sup-? not suppress...) can be potentially dangerous.

The other book (The No-Cry Sleep Solution) has some good ideas, and I do like that she doesn't try to promise instant results, but the writing style is irritating--overly sentimental and full of this exalting-the-ideal-of-motherhood tone. I love being a mother, but please, don't tell me that in a perfect world, I'd be able to devote myself to nothing but taking care of my baby. That actually sounds like hell on earth.

Actually, both of these are examples of the kind of thing that put me off attachment parenting at the start. (That, and some of the militant APers, who are in the same class as that species of BF nazi who spends their time telling FFers that they're poisoning their children.)