tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post1138773245640667243..comments2024-03-28T03:18:29.374-04:00Comments on Moving Smart: MOMMY CUDDLES: Why Rocking is Important... for Both of YouCheryl McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05127029396015976581noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-41560892773263808502012-11-20T03:53:33.555-05:002012-11-20T03:53:33.555-05:00Lovely and fine if you have only 1 child at a time...Lovely and fine if you have only 1 child at a time- I had triplets- impossible to rock all 3 at the same time- they are now 3 and have a good sense of rhythm and can keep a steady beat.... So I think its about balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-54622481755487060322012-06-26T20:47:05.255-04:002012-06-26T20:47:05.255-04:00Children who haven't been rocked may not devel...Children who haven't been rocked may not develop a sense of a steady beat...Part of the balance and rhythm mentioned above.Marilyn623https://www.blogger.com/profile/14696857791285844500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-24488314709940594992012-03-06T10:08:54.813-05:002012-03-06T10:08:54.813-05:00I know this is a late comment, but I really apprec...I know this is a late comment, but I really appreciate this post. So many experts now say that you shouldn't rock and snuggle too much, especially to sleep. I so appreciate those who understand and value this short-lived time in our children's' lives. My second babe is 10 1/2 months and at night my husband and I still rock her until she is mostly asleep, not because she won't go down without it, but because we know in only a short time, maybe a few months or maybe a few years, she will no longer let us rock her. We have to drink it in while we can!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491010863199636700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-28040997197930705812012-03-06T00:42:29.960-05:002012-03-06T00:42:29.960-05:00My babies (twins) are three and a half, and there ...My babies (twins) are three and a half, and there are time when they still want me to rock them for a little while before they go to sleep. Having taught children's fitness classes for 8 years before I became an educator, I can totally see the connection between the rocking and balance gained from it. It also "balances" me as their mother, to hold and love them, even if it's for a little while. It reminds me that not only am I the meal provider, the laundry washer, the boo-boo kisser, and the referee, I am also the constant in their world, the provider of balance and comfort and security. And in that small, secret moment, I find that balance in myself as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-57205169514078790032012-01-26T07:02:57.812-05:002012-01-26T07:02:57.812-05:00Thankyou for this lovely article. I'm a first ...Thankyou for this lovely article. I'm a first time mum and I adore rocking my little man. I do cop a lot of flack off a lot of people as he isn't the best sleeper and they all associate that with the rocking. My pour little dear has had bad reflux and I couldn't imagine leaving him by himself in pain to settle himself to sleep as these new books and many mothers now suggest. He is 8months now and hasn't slept through the night but I wouldn't swap any of the beautiful moments I've had with him in my arms for anything. They grow so quick I want to have as many cuddles as I can. I feel a lot better now knowing that I'm not causing him harm and am helping ready him for the futureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-58732280873492616172011-12-07T15:46:36.414-05:002011-12-07T15:46:36.414-05:00Thank you Gill. You sum up the awesome privilege o...Thank you Gill. You sum up the awesome privilege of mother hood beautifully here. Thank You xhillaryoftoysnaturallyhttp://www.toysnaturally.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-5406838751861314422011-07-02T20:31:31.526-04:002011-07-02T20:31:31.526-04:00Nice! So true. I learnt that from my mother who co...Nice! So true. I learnt that from my mother who could 'magically' put my child to sleep while he would cry for hours if we carried him around.mama magichttp://www.roses-mamamagic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-15238721250612635332011-06-13T03:44:07.911-04:002011-06-13T03:44:07.911-04:00Absolutely beautifully written and so true xAbsolutely beautifully written and so true xCatching the Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439612318034698506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-27086279249330791882011-04-14T00:16:50.148-04:002011-04-14T00:16:50.148-04:00I must share this site with a special friend who i...I must share this site with a special friend who is pregnant with their first child. There is a lot of sensible, soothing advice here for all parents.Janet Channon and Wendy Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282950423146142766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-84012090853448179832011-03-27T02:34:10.552-04:002011-03-27T02:34:10.552-04:00Great post. I was recently chatting to a friend wh...Great post. I was recently chatting to a friend whose sister has just had her first baby and is a single mum. I empathized that as a single mum she'd be really needing grandma's presence "as someone extra to rock the baby". But my friend responded with "yeah and other bad habits". I went silent as I tend to hang out with mums who are pro-rocking and I'd forgotten that there's still a strong feeling in our community that rocking is a bad habit! This post is a great reassuring piece that rocking is wonderful for both mum and bub. Rock on I say!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726893531170058575.post-58167688759781012422011-01-30T21:52:32.801-05:002011-01-30T21:52:32.801-05:00Very sweetly said. :)Very sweetly said. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026901741592239194noreply@blogger.com