Angel Care: Toddler
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Q Re: Angel Care Sleep Monitors
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on March 26, 2008
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I am about to get an Angel Care sleep monitor and I've heard mostly great things about it. My only concern is that during the summer months my hubby and I have fans g...
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- Hi K., I have an Angel Monitor and did not like it. We had our daughter sleep in our room in the upper level of a pack 'n play when we brought her home from the hosp...
- I used it with both of my children in different cradles, cribs and rooms and never had a problem. Love that monitor!
- I don't remember having any problems with the fan. I don't think ours are turned up enough. I was more worried about having our daughter in a draft. I can say I t...
Worried About My 3 Month Old
Asked by A.L. from Charleston
on March 10, 2012
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Hi mom's,
I am a new mom and i'm new to mamapedia. I hope that you can all help me.
My 3 month old will barely eat, unless it is watered down baby food, she will no...
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- Hi A., The first thing you need to do is find a new pediatrician immediately. I find it appalling that your doctor isn't doing anything to find out why she's so un...
- Yikes! I would take her back to the doctor until I got answers! My vote is acid reflux. The medicine can work wonders. Hope you all feel better soon!
- She's much too young for watered down baby food, please do not give it to her. You may need to change formulas. There is a good chance she has a dairy allergy or acid ...
When Should I Move My 3 Month Old to His Sister's Room
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on November 19, 2009
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Hi everyone! I wanted to get some opinions from all of you on when it is a good time to move my 3 month old son to his crib in his sister's room (she's 27 months old)....
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- I have a 2 year old boy and a 3 month old girl that we just moved into the same room. It's been working out well. We moved story time into our bedroom with my husban...
- C. I think you have a great plan in place. It sounds like you are still a little concerned about him sleeping on his belly. My son is the same way, he still prefers ...
- I think you have a great plan in place. Just stick to it. For me, once I moved the children into the same room, I would put either the oldest child to bed first, or...
3 Month Old Only Sleeps Well on Tummy
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on March 27, 2009
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Let me begin by saying that I'm well aware of all the reasons my son should sleep on his back. The last thing I want to do is resort to him sleeping on his tummy. Howe...
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- Hi there. My son is now 2 1/2 and also slept on his tummy. He would not sleep any other way. I had no choice. The only thing I can say is that you don't have too ...
- Hi A.- I did let my son sleep on his tummy...he was a little older, probably more in the 4-6 month range. I had a lot of reassurance from my mom, gran and other friend...
- Let me begin by telling you I am a 41 year old mom and I got married right out of high school and had two baby's and back then sleeping on tummys was ok. I have since...
8 1/2 Month Old Turning over During the Night
Asked by G.M. from San Francisco
on February 2, 2008
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I'm a working mother of an 8 1/2 month old girl who just this week
started turning over in her sleep in the middle of the night.
When I asked her pediatrician abou...
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- Hi, I am a mom of 4 kids, 13,10, 7 and 4. Three of the 4 slept entirely on their stomachs from newborns and slept better for it. The last one actually was comfortabl...
- My son started doing the same thing when he was around 6 months. I was concerned about SIDS, but his pediatrician said there was no problem. If he was strong enough ...
- My baby, now 13 months old started turning over at a very early age too. Both my husband and I were concerned about her sleeping on her stomach, until I read and hear...
4 Month Old Flipping over While Sleeping
Asked by A.K. from Chicago
on June 16, 2008
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My 4 month old daughter has been sleeping through the night sine she was 2 months old--we are lucky! This weekend we were going to transition her from her bassinette ...
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- My daughter also prefers her tummy. I get the whole back to sleep thing but if your baby has a strong neck and prefers the tummy, I would just let her sleep that way ...
- The advice on tummy time is correct! Unfortunately with my daughter the only time she liked to be on her tummy was when she was sleeping. She would go in her bassinett...
- I am a mother of a 2 month old who has been sleeping on her stomach since she was 2 weeks old in her crib. I know, shame on me. When my peds M.D. asked, I told her t...
4 Month Old Won't Sleep in Crib
Asked by J.F. from Atlanta
on May 28, 2008
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My baby has always been a great sleeper, even when he first came home from the hospital. We followed the eat, play, sleep routine and he has been sleeping at least 6 ...
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- I used a wedge with mine too, but what I did when they couldn't sleep between them anymore is still have the wedge, but have it beside his back, so at least he was get...
- J., try putting something snug up against him to maybe give him that closeness feeling. try rolling a bath towel or a hand towel dependig on the size you need. Roll...
- Hey J., Try rolling up some blankets, and putting them on each side of him. Maybe it will trick him into thinking he's got that wedge around him ;0)
First Time Parents - Are SIDS Alarms Necessary?
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on January 31, 2010
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We are new parents to a healthy, baby boy, 9 days old now. The OB nurses have mentioned "SIDS" so often that my husband and I are completely freaked out. I have look...
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- As a first time mom I was extremely worried about SIDS too. I didn't use a monitor with my son until he was 5 months old and was no longer being swaddled. At that ti...
- Loved ours! Without it I know we wouldn't have slept nearly as well. I can't imagine not having it. I say get a movement monitor-- it won't hurt & it may give you some...
- We lost a baby to SIDS. Nothing you do will prevent it if it is going to happen. A monitor will let you know if they have stopped breathing (or are having sleep apne...
4 Month Old Rolling from Back to Tummy in Crib
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on October 15, 2008
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So, my daughter just learned how to roll over yesterday. I put her to bed at 7:30. It's an hour later, and I've already been her room 3 times because she has flippe...
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- As long as she can lift her head to clear a blanket, she'll be fine. I'd make sure there are no loose blankets or sheets, and if it really concerns you, remove the bu...
- Both our children did this. It was a bit more unnerving for our first born, because he was a 26 weeker, so after bringing him home anything that even had the chance o...
- My daughter is 6 months and at 4 months we went through the same thing. It was awful- on me - because she would scream until I flipped her back over. Finally, one nigh...
4 1/2 Month Old Flipping on Belly to Sleep
Asked by A.L. from Philadelphia
on June 26, 2008
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my daughter is 4 1/2 months old and is now turning over, but only from her back to her belly. she just started flipping like crazy the other night, and i kept turning...
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- I would certainly let her go to her stomach. When my son flipped over on his own, he finally slept through the night. My sister read a recent article about sleeping ...
- I read once that if a baby can flip themselves over then it is ok if they sleep on their stomach because that means they have the strength to flip themselves back and/...
- I used the sleep wedges on my preemie triplets. They're great, but by 4 1/2 months I'm thinking it's not a problem to let them stay on their stomach if that's where th...
