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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Need Help Sleeping Through the Night!!!    —Greer, SC

"I need some help with getting my 6 month old to sleep though the night. I am still nursing her at night and so when ..."

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hi L., this is an email just to let you know you are not alone. I too am a breastfeeding mama. my child is 18 months old. she has never wanted to take a bottle an...

I know what you are going through! We had sleepless nights for 13 months until I quit nursing her during the night. It was the hardest thing we have had to go throug...

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Q: Sleeping in the Night    —Woodside, NY

"I'm a new mom of an almost 4 week old little boy. we've been trying to train him to learn the difference between day ..."

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Hi Y., Many babies have this day and night mix up. You could try to wake him during the day. He is still very new and you just may have to go with his schedule and try...

I know, the first 6 weeks are very hard. I would fall asleep in the middle of nursing him some nights! He will eventually learn day and night on his own, but this al...

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Q: Can My Infant Sleep on Her Tummy?    —Issaquah, WA

"My daughter was born on March 16th and I know that doctors tell you to make sure your baby sleeps on her back. Howeve..."

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Before anyone ever heard of SIDS, we were told to put our babies on their tummies to sleep, so that's what I did. My first baby was 1-1/2 years old and suffered no il...

well i think that you just need to keep an eye on her. The reason they say that is to reduce sids, but we don't know all the causes for sids. And to top it off i bet y...

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Q: 1 Week Old Sleeping at Night    —Gilbert, AZ

"Hello we have a 1 week old granddaughter who is having a had time sleeping at night. I have bathed her with the night..."

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Why are you raising your newborn grandaughter? Where is her mother? You should not be expecting a 1 week old to sleep through the night! I'd advise you get the ...

I am by no means an expert, but sleep through the night at one week is asking for a lot. Babies that age should still be eating every two to three hours. I have an e...

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Q: Co - Sleeping    —Laveen, AZ

"Hello my name is K., I'm a first time new mommy to a now, WONDERFUL 3 month old little boy. I believe that he had Col..."

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Hi! Try moving your crib right next to your bed...same height, crib rail down...when the baby falls asleep transfer him into the crib...you can always reach over and t...

Happy first mother day! :-D Congratulations on your new little one! I have 4 children under 4 so I am pretty used to getting babies to go to sleep. I hope I can hel...

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Q: My Little Grunter and Her Sleep.    —Tempe, AZ

"Hello ladies, my baby girl is 7 weeks and only at night does she sound like a p'oed, super upset, 90 year old angry m..."

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M., Have you tried propping the head of her crib up a little so she sleeps at little bit of an angle. We had to do that with my son when he was a baby. His pediatric...

It may be her digestion. When we sleep everything slows down. Here's a website that talks about probiotic supplementation for colic. http://www.freshhealthyuseful.com...

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Q: Waking Every Hour for Pacifier    —Chapel Hill, NC

"Over the past 5 nights, my sweet 7 month old has started waking every hour whimpering needing his pacifier put back i..."

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At that age, we started clipping the paci on DD's pj's and she could find it herself

Hey K., I am the mother of a happy 11 month old. She likes her pacifier or "nummy" as we call it. We only let her have it when she is tired and going to bed (mostly...

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Q: Need Advice on Night Weaning    —Fort Lauderdale, FL

"I have an 10 month old baby girl, I have been nursing her to sleep since she was born. (I know big mistake!) Well Sh..."

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I would recomend trying "Baby Wise". I didn't use this method with my son but wish I would have, for everyone I know who's used this method, their child was sleeping ...

I had the same problem. Does she drink anything from a sippy cup/bottle? You can put the milk in there if you want. That is what I did. It took about a month or 2,...

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Q: My 8 Month Old Will Not Sleep, I've Tried Everything!    —Van Nuys, CA

"Has anyone tried the 3day Sleep Solution that is advertised on mamasource? What does it entail?"

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An ocean wonders aquarium worked for me. I put one in my daughter's crib and she started to get up and play with it, rather than scream for me. She was a year-old wh...

Hi S., I recommend the book, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." Some main things based on what you wrote and off the top of my head from that book that I can rec...

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Q: Cries in His Sleep?    —Plano, TX

"Hi there. My 18 week old son has occassionally been crying out in his sleep and as soon I put his pacifier back in h..."

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I'm not an expert, but I totally did what you are doing for awhile.....can't remember right now what the age is, but in the What to Expect the First Year book, it ment...

My daughter took a binky for sleep and my son did not. My daughter was very attached to hers. We ended up getting more sleep each night when she could figure out how ...

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