Last year my Father was diagnosed with cancer. At the end of February he went into the hospital to have his bladder removed. While this was a risky surgery, his doctors did not foresee any major issues. After the surgery he was in a lot of pain, but more than what would be normal. Because of his already weakened state (diabetes, cancer, among other health issues), his body had trouble healing and the stitches that held his intestines together broke open. He was rushed in for a second emergency surgery, …

So after a few days of sleep training, we decided that it wasn’t for us. Lily began acting differently in other areas aside from sleep. Also, just putting her in the crib for any reason or anything related to sleep immediatly led to crying. I think we subscribe to the parenting style in which crying is a form of communication. Therefore, when we started ignoring her she started acting out in other ways. It just didn’t feel right to me and my new parenting rule #1 is go with your …