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I have a newborn that not only
is a light sleeper, but refuses to sleep on his
back. He would very rarely have more than
2 hour sleep stretches and for the most part
would wake up every hour to hour and a
half.
I had
purchased the wedges from the local baby store
to help him stay on his side, but he would sweat
profusely and squirm uncomfortably
because the material was so
hard.
So, I
purchased both the left and right hand Zakeez
and have realized I use them every chance I
get:
* I line his tummy and his back to
keep him on his side and it is so obvious that
he is more comfortable and that he is not
getting overheated. Because I am able to
keep him comfortable on his side, I can watch
him now on averages of 2 to 3 hour
stretches and will sometimes sleeping for 4
hours.
* My son likes to
kick his blanket off, so I also use them as a
weight on the blankets. This way if he
rolls over or kicks them, I know the Zakeez! is
soft enough that he won't hurt
himself.
* We also take the
Zakeez with us when we travel.
We realize we have really become dependent
on the Zakeez almost like the 'Security
Blanket" syndrome.
Kristy,
"First Time Mom"
Houston, Texas
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Yamile, Thanks so much for
inventing the Zaky. When my daughter came
a month early, she just wouldn't sleep without
being held or touched. I got her a Zaky
and it worked like a charm. She is now 5
months old and still sleeping so soundly with
her Zaky. It has really comforted her and
I don't know what I would have done without
it. Thanks so much,
Jenny Shelton
BSW
Wichita Falls, Texas
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I have to tell you about how
I used the Zakeez hand the other
night.
Billy is getting his two bottom
teeth right now and Bill and I have been getting
no sleep at all.  I hadn't used 'the
hand' in a while since he had been sleeping
through the night and taking naps with no
problem. Well, when the teething started
so did the clinginess. He cries if you put
him down on the floor, he cries if you try to
put him in the crib or leave him in anyway.
We basically have to get him to fall
asleep downstairs, wait for about 20 minutes
until he is in a hard sleep and then take him
upstairs and leave him in his crib.
In the
middle of the night is even harder, he wakes up,
starts crying (screaming is more accurate) and
is only soothed if you are standing over his
crib patting his back or at least just sitting
there next to him. I have watched him
sleep for 10 minutes, then I will slowly tip toe
out of
the room and as soon as he senses I am
gone, he wakes up and starts screaming.
Well, the other night, I was scared to
even remove my hand from his back for fear he
would wake up again when I glanced over and saw
'the
hand'. I grabbed it and put it on
his back. I slowly backed out of the room,
expecting to hear him cry again, but he never
did. It worked!
I am so ready for
the teething to be over and I really hope we can
pick up on his good sleep patterns he had
before, but until then I am really glad I have
that thing! Tell Yamile if you see her
that I said 'thanks' once again!
Ann H -
Houston Texas
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I am the
one that found
your article
on the internet and forward it to Gloria. It
made good sense
to me because I knew of the baby's condition and
just want to try to make Ashley feel a little better about
the things that could have happened and we were all pulling for
her and the baby. At one point in time
Poor Ashley had
just given up any hope but she is still a child
herself and could not understand why the hospital had to
tell her everything and not give false hopes to her.
Just
another thank you for your concern. May God
bless you and keep you helping other children |
Yamile with Breyanna in
Galveston Texas
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Jim and Gloria
W.
Colmesneil, Texas
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Send us pictures,
suggestions and anecdotes with your Zaky. It
will help other moms.
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