Looking at our children as adults and seeing that they already had their
diverse characteristics and preferences when at the breast is fun.

Just as my two daughters spit out any rubber nipple (bottle with breast
milk offered by my husband or any pacifier we tried), they also had
sleep preferences.  One only slept with movement (car rides and cradles)
and the other refused to sleep bent such as sitting up.

When my second wished to sleep, she went stiff.  Trying to bend her into
an approved car seat so we could go somewhere and having her nap on the
way took outwitting her.  Plus I think this kid was already stronger
than I.  But when she was asleep at home it was on her back with her
hands folded on her chest, just like her maternal grandpa always slept.
We kept separating her chubby little fingers thinking they must go numb
from lack of circulation.

I remember my now 42 year old brother slept on his stomach as a baby,
with his behind up in the air.  He could locate his own lost pacifier in
the crib at night by making great arm sweeps over the crib mattress--by
then my mother had weaned him to a bottle.  He also hated to crawl on
grass and it was funny to watch as he ventured off a blanket.  He
wouldn't allow his bare knees to touch the grass.  He crawled on toes
and fingertips only.

All the instructions on how to place one's child for sleep won't work if
they're a rather determined little character.
Judy Ritchie

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