Attachment Parenting: Infant, Carters
4 articles
My Baby Is an Extremely Light Sleeper
Asked by L.E. from Eugene
on October 22, 2008
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my daughter has always been a pretty heavy sleeper. my son on the other hand, is not. we cosleep and i am attachment parenting solo-mama. (aka single mother...) if i r...
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- Lisbeth, I believe that you can still be a great Mom without cosleeping and your baby can grow up to be just as well adjusted! It might just be that your light sleepe...
- I have a very light sleeper too. She was in her own crib for the first 6 mos. and it was terrible because she would wake a lot and I was getting NO sleep. We started c...
- Try adding another "constant". aka something that doesn't change when you get up. With you in the bed he feels the bed, temperature, & you. He hears you breathing, ...
Have a Week to Get Baby Sleeping
Asked by L.T. from New York
on December 22, 2010
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My son is 5 1/2 months old and is a terrible sleeper. For over 3 months he woke up every single hour every night, and we got in a routine where I would "boob him" back...
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- Has he been checked for reflux? Even if he's not spitting up he could still be having stomach acid creep up into his throat causing him to wake up. This happened wit...
- You know -you can do amended CIO! He's waking up so much because he wants your attention and comfort and he hasn't learned to self-soothe. I was never a fan of complet...
- Well... if you're not for crying it out (me neither, my daughter still wakes in the middle of the night occasionally and she's two. We would have what would be conside...
Help! New Mom to Be Looking for Advice.
Asked by M.B. from Toledo
on July 31, 2006
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I'm looking for any advice and recommendations from all of you moms out there. This is our first child and I'm not sure which items I should buy or avoid. I'd particul...
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- Hello M.! Last year we too welcomed our first and I was exactly in your shoes! We didn't know where to begin! I relied on advice from everyone. We spent so much ...
- A book that really helped me alot was 'What to Expect When You're expecting'
- Hi Mindi - I can't give you anything definite about stuff, but some generalities. I've seen bottles out there that are advertised specifically for babies that sw...
Breastfeeding Twins
Asked by W.K. from New York
on March 22, 2008
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I have two boys, ages 5 and 7 and successfullty breastfed both of them for close to a year. I loved every minute of it. I am now pregnant with twins and am afraid th...
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- Hi W., I have much respect for you in your desire to nurse your twin girls! First, I have not had that experience, although I have had six (6) children and nursed each...
- well its harder and very time consuming, try using one breast for each baby, eventually you'll have to pump, but initially for the bonding and colostrum, nursin...
- Hi W., I did not breastfeed my daughter for longer than 3 months because she was not satisfied after the feeding at all. I was told that with twins one will take the b...
