https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:54:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5242 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=105200&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#105200 Author: jack_&_charli
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Posted: 29 January 2007 at 3:54pm

lol that's a classic janine! you shouldn't feel mean doing it....it worked! ]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:54:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=105200&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#105200 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=105162&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#105162 Author: Andie
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Posted: 29 January 2007 at 2:57pm

Good on ya, Janine!  She's a hilarious little one, your Ayja!  ]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:57:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=105162&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#105162 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=104998&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#104998 Author: nictoddie
Subject: 5242
Posted: 29 January 2007 at 8:24am

hahaha Janine that is a good one! Poor you though not getting enough sleep.]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:24:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=104998&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#104998 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=104928&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#104928 Author: LockieandLiam
Subject: 5242
Posted: 28 January 2007 at 8:39pm

You really have to laugh sometimes don't you. Not so funny at the time of course. Nice fast thinking on your behalf.]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:39:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=104928&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#104928 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101734&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101734 Author: busymum
Subject: 5242
Posted: 16 January 2007 at 2:54pm

LOL Janine but I'm glad she changed her mind or things could have got tricky ]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:54:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101734&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101734 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101611&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101611 Author: meow
Subject: 5242
Posted: 15 January 2007 at 9:51pm

Am reading this while Ella is standing at her bedroom door - it is shut but she doesn't come out.. I'm pretending not to hear her

Good on you for sticking to your guns, hopefully she will take you more seriously now! ]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:51:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101611&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101611 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101597&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101597 Author: Maya
Subject: 5242
Posted: 15 January 2007 at 8:31pm

What a great idea! Might work on my lonkey - although she's so stubborn she probably would go outside! ]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:31:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101597&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101597 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101419&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101419 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 5242
Posted: 15 January 2007 at 10:14am

haha! thats is a good one- must try something similair with my lovely night time visitor. ]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:14:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101419&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101419 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101367&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101367 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 5242
Posted: 15 January 2007 at 8:57am

Hrmmmm *added to arsenal of bedtime tricks* Good work!

Hannah slept all night in her bed for the first time in mooooonths. So tonight, she will do it again! Even if it kills me.]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:57:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101367&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101367 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101330&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101330 Author: kezplanet
Subject: 5242
Posted: 15 January 2007 at 1:05am

Good on you, well done, I just relayed the story to DH even he was roflhao, we have had a few nights lately that Ashlyn doesnt want to go to bed so understand the frustration!!]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:05:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101330&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101330 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101321&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101321 Author: Xander&Harmony
Subject: 5242
Posted: 14 January 2007 at 10:43pm

sorry u had a rough night but i am soooooooo pmslmfao.]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:43:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101321&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101321 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101299&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101299 Author: james
Subject: 5242
Posted: 14 January 2007 at 9:46pm

well done jannie lol

Edited by james]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:46:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101299&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101299 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5242&PID=101273&title=tough-love-sleeping-with-the-bunnies#101273 Author: mum2paris
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Posted: 14 January 2007 at 8:52pm

Right now i really have not a heck of alot of tolerance for the crazy toddler rollercoaster. I mean i give chances, i explain, i do all the other stuff. But on the odd occasions when it just doesn't wash.. I have resorted to calling their bluff. Last night was one of those nights.

After working all day and Ayja having stayed awake till about 1 the night before doing sily things, I remembered at about 8pm that i had to make 2 cakes for my nephews birthday partys this evening.. had forgotten it was saturday cos my work week started on thursday. lol. so stayed up making cakes till about 11.30.

Then, Miss ayja decided to wake, usually we settle her back with a bottle and off to bed again. she got up at midnight.. and mike was still up so gave her a bottle, and i went back to bed.

but he went against my cardinal rules (which are in place for a reason.. ie, no light on, straight to bed after, no playing) I woke an hour later, to find him just putting her to bed.. she started to play up so he took her to the kitchen for a drink of water (she'd just had a bottle!).. then put her to bed.. with the light on!!..and came and hopped in bed.

me being the mean mum i am went and turned it off.
(sssooooo NOT forming that habit!) that was about 1am. by 2.15 she was still doing a berk, with small breaks in between (each time i thought she'd given up). So i went in, and said to her "do you want to go outside and sleep with the bunnies? little girls that won't sleep in their bed have to sleep outside"

the little monkey says, YES! and tried to climb out of the cot.

So i go, open the back door, put her on the step, and push the door to half way so i can still see her , she stands at the edge of the step, looking out at the "Dark", i open the door after a second or two, she turns around, looks at me very shocked (as if to say "damn, mum called my bluff," lol) and just toddled back inside and off down the hallway and tried to climb into bed. I put her in, tucked her down and didn't hear a peep.

I felt mean, but ARGH!, as it was, i had to get up at 5.45 to go to work.. so i got about 3 and a half hours sleep if that.

Part of it makes me chuckle as her response but the other part thinks "how could a mum stick her kid outside in the middle of the night?!" (fair amough was at arms length away and door half open.. but still)..
still better i spose than going off at her.

This afternoon i said to her that tonight she would go to sleep nicely wouldn't she. Paris pipes up and goes "yeah or you'll have to go outside with the bunnies".. Ayja just looks at her and goes "cold,..dark" lol..

Obviously sleeping with the bunnies isn't as appealing as she originally thought.

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