Little Miss High Maintenance

By Victoria Farncombe on May 17, 2008 9:22 PM | Permalink

I worry that my daugher is becoming high maintenance. Take night-time. To get her to sleep at night we must adhere to the following routine with absolutely no deviations.

At 18:45 precisely, Miss Mollie takes her bath. The water should come to just over her belly with exactly three squirts of Baby Bathtime Bubble Bath.

Bath is followed by a massage on the changing mat in her room. Lights must be dim and Mollie insists on Johnson's Aloe Vera Baby Oil. No other brand will do.

At 19:05 Mollie enjoys her final feed of the day, lights now off completely.

The routine ends with a gentle rock to two songs. Always the same two songs in their entirety: Lula Lula Bye Bye and Goodnight Sweetheart. I once tried missing out verse two of Goodnight Sweetheart. Never again!

If all the above criteria are met then, and only then, will my three-month-old fall gently into sleep.