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Moving from Crib to Bed
Asked by C.M. from Los Angeles
on March 9, 2007
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My daughter just turned 2, and I am due in July with baby #2, so we have tried before to move her into her bed and out of her crib, and it doesn't go very well. We hav...
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- Well I would put her down put her music on and walk out of the room and close the door. If she does get up,put her back in but do not talk to her just put her back in ...
- This can be so frustrating. With my son we went through the same thing. Have you tried a baby gate or closing her door? The baby gate worked for my daugher and she did...
- i went throught the same thing with my daughter when she was about 2yrs old. She drove me crazy. Unfortunately the only thing that finally worked was for me to get mad...
Child Sleeping in the Bed
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on July 8, 2011
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My daughter will be three in Sept, not once has she ever slept in our bed, with the exception of maybe a nap time. My friends say I am missing on bonding time. I say t...
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- We ended up sort of unwillingly having the kids cosleep with us for various reasons at various times. We mainly allow it when the kids are sick/feverish or when our A...
- no, you arent missing out. Get plenty of cuddling time while she's awake.
- You do what is comfortable to you and your daughter. We co-slept with both our girls...One was 3+ before she moved out of our bed, our second came back and forth unti...
Getting Baby Back in Her Bed
Asked by S.A. from Tyler
on June 23, 2009
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A few months ago, my daughter had an awful case of strep-throat, and no one in the house was getting any sleep. One night after she'd cried for about an hour and a ha...
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- My son had 1-2 ear infections a month and we would be up all night until we put him in bed with us or in a playpen in our room. Then we put him in his own bed (around ...
- What about considering an option aside from her all in her bed and her all in your bed? What about making a bed on the floor next to yours or at the bottom of your b...
- There is a great book out there that will give you advice for all ages, and make you feel better about the actions that you take. It is called How to Solve Your Child...
Help with Wetting the Bed
Asked by S.P. from Longview
on February 28, 2008
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My son is about to turn 5, and is still having a problem with wetting the bed. I've taken the drinks away at a proper time, I've even waked him up to use the restroom ...
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- Hello, I also had a child that was late to stay dry at night. Well, when I listened to him sleeping one night I noticed that he would stop breathing. Well, this was du...
- My daughter is 9 and still has that problem. Her pediatrician says that most of the time it has to do with a small bladder. He suggested trying to get her to hold it d...
- First of all be sure that you don't shame him, some people actually do not wake up. Support him, pray with him about the issue and turn it over to Jesus. It will rig...
Wont Stay in His Own Bed
Asked by C.I. from Austin
on November 9, 2006
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I was wondering if anyone out there has any advice for me. My son is now almost 3. He's been sleeping in his "big boy bed" since he was 14 months old. He used to lo...
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- I agree with the other mom. Stay firm. You may have a week or two of 2 hour bedtime fights, but it is worth it in the end. We do bedtime, and my son thinks of every...
- Hi- We had the same issue with our 2 1/2 year old, around the time when she really understood that I was pregnant. I think it was cognitive development of being alo...
- Try asking him why he doesn't want to sleep in his own bed. It sounds like he's afraid. It's common for kids this age to develop "boogeyman" fears. If that's the ca...
Bed Wetting at 11Yrs Old.
Asked by A.V. from St. Louis
on September 24, 2010
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My step son is 11yrs old and he is having an issue with bedwetting. He has been a bed wetter for several years now, but the problem that we are having lately with him...
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- My brother wet the bed until he was 16. My mom started making him wash his own bedding at 10 years old. This slowed the bed wetting and he eventually quit altogether.
- A., I was a bedwetter. The last time I remeber wetting the bed was in high school. I would wet and wake up and just move to the corner of the bed and go back to slee...
- I wonder if he's telling the truth? Maybe he doesn't want to admit that he can't control it? Usually bedwetting is a physical problem and a child's body has to devel...
How Do You Keep Your Child in Bed???
Asked by M.H. from Harrisburg
on April 1, 2009
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So my son has finally figured out how to get out of his crib. We converted it to a toddler bed (which he loves) and put a guard rail on the bed. We've also put a gate ...
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- You are too funny! I don't think any mom figured this one out! Actually, all my children by 3 y/o would not nap, but they would sleep 12 to 14 hours a night.I figured ...
- maybe push his naptime back an hour, so then he really is ready. Or just skip naps on some days, put him to bed earlier on those days, and then the rest of the days, ...
- Never did figure that one out! LOL I believe what we did at that stage was to let him lie on his bed and watch a DVD and sometimes he would fall asleep....... Try t...
Still Wetting the Bed at 7
Asked by J.P. from Sacramento
on March 3, 2008
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Does anyone have any advise for a bed wetter who is 7 years old? He absolutely hates wearing a diaper at his age, but we have tried over and over - monitoring what he...
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- My son still wets the bed. He is 8. It is medical. His body is growing faster than his bladder and/or he is such a deep sleeper he doesn't wake up when he has the u...
- I have a nephew who was having the same problem. He finally stopped wetting the bed at about 8 years old. The doctor told my sister that he had a "relaxed" bladder a...
- My son only wet the bed at 5 but I tried to remain positive and his legs were getting too big for the pull ups so I had to do something. (mom is 5-11 and dad 6-5) Any...
Bed Time for Infant
Asked by B.B. from Nashville
on March 26, 2010
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my daughter will not go to bed until 2 am each night. I've tried cutting down her naps, and evening letting her cry for up to 45 minuets - checking in to let her know ...
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- I agree with Nicole. I would let her cry it out as well. Actually, our pediatrician recommended it. I had to do this with both of my kids and after the third night ...
- Sounds overtired to me too. Bedtime should be between 6-7ish. I'd read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth. He goes over all kinds of info, like th...
- Stick with it and she will learn what is expected. I started much younger with my boys on this, but this is what worked for us. I would put them to bed awake at the ...
Bed Time Routine
Asked by D.G. from New York
on January 17, 2008
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Ever since my son was born we have had a bedtime routine established where I give him a warm bath, change into PJ's and then a bottle of formula. My son is now 10 mon...
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- The water won't hurt, just make his diaper wetter! The sucking seems to be just a comfort thing for him, and since he won't take the pacificer, water is your only opt...
- I was wondering if you tried different types of pacifiers, my baby takes anything but I have a friend who went through several different types before she could find on...
- There is a book out there about getting your child to sleep - Solve your Child's Sleep Problesm - by Richard Ferber. Amazon has it. I used it for my two daughters an...
