Crib: Tiny Love
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Climbing Out of Crib
Asked by L.W. from Memphis
on October 1, 2008
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I have to say that at least if my 1 1/2 year old is climbing out of the crib, at least he's doing it feet first, and not head first. However, he's climbing out of the ...
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- This is what I did. When my child was 15 months old I put her in a toddler bed for fear she may fall on her head. Then I put a full door gate up. It looked like a scre...
- Hi L. I had a son who hated his crib. By a year old he was in a toddler bed. You might have to put a baby gate up to keep him in his room unless you don't care if h...
- We let the sides rail down on the crib from the point that each of our four kids learned how to climb out of the crib. None of our children were ever hurt climbing ou...
Napping in Crib
Asked by J.M. from Dover
on December 5, 2008
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Hi. I have made this request before but I am still having a major issue. My daughter is 4 months old and refuses to nap in her crib. I was ok with allowing her to n...
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- Hi J., your daughters behavior is actually quite normal. At 4 months most infants may not take a long daytime nap or feel comfortable in a crib or pack and play. They...
- I would just try letting her take her naps for that 30minutes. My son was a 45min. napper. Drove me batty. Over time he extended it to an hour, and no he doesnt sleep ...
- Hi J. I had the same promblem with two of mine the first one I would lay down beside her then when she feel a sleep leave her on the bed so you don't wake her. just pu...
Won't Sleep in Crib
Asked by J.W. from Philadelphia
on February 20, 2008
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My 12 week old daughter got in the habit of sleeping in her car seat/bouncy seat/swing to help treat acid reflux without medicating her. Now she won't sleep in her cr...
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- Hi J., My son is almost six months and he would not sleep in his crib until he was about 4 mos. I'll just offer a few suggestions that I tried... When he was ac...
- My first daughter slept in a swing or carseat for all of her naps through her first birthday through a mix of "that's how our schedule worked" (hubby was on his way to...
- Hello, I'm a 31 year-old NICU nurse and mom to a beautiful 13th month-old who had the same problem. She had colic until after I returned to work 12 weeks post-partum,...
What Crib Mobile to Buy/are They Worth It?
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on February 3, 2009
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I got my crib bedding on clearance and can not get the matching mobile. I've read a lot of bad reviews of several mobiles and wondered if anyone had one they really r...
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- I put one on my first daughters crib and never used it. Then when my second daughter came along I wanted to use the one I already had but my oldest wanted it on her bi...
- Mobiles are an invention that came along with the idea that infants need to stay staring upward at the ceiling while lying in a crib for the first few months of their ...
- We used the Tiny Love Symphony in Motion Mobile when my daughter was born. She loved it and so did my son 2 1/2 yrs later. My son has now outgrown it (he knocks it d...
Transitioning from Co-sleeping to Crib Sleeping
Asked by C.G. from Los Angeles
on November 4, 2008
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Hi,
In about a month my husband and I will be transitioning our baby (3 months at that point) from co-sleeping to crib sleeping. Does anyone have any helpful tips?
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- What worked for us was to start transferring the baby to the crib after he fell asleep. Then, we started getting him to fall asleep there for naptime when we were mor...
- take what you want from this, but after 7 years, 3 kids later with one on the way, I thought that this article has many good points and can be very helpful to anyone w...
- We did it at 4 months with a very smooth transition. I found a sleep positioner to be very helpful to make baby secure in her crib.
Seeking Advice for Crib Toys
Asked by L.L. from New York
on May 19, 2009
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We didn't use crib toys for our older son (now 18 months) however our youngest (12 weeks old) has a mild case of torticollis. I've read that putting crib toys that enc...
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- We love the Fischer-Price crib soother!
- My LO loves the Fisher Price Aquarium that I attached to the crib. The fish moves and makes water noises. It also has lights.
- Hi, L., I think this is probably the mirror one of the other mothers here was mentioning: http://www.amazon.com/Sassy-Me-In-The-Mirror/dp/B000069670 Our daug...
Crib Toys and Healthy to Go Snacks
Asked by M.B. from Atlanta
on May 17, 2009
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Hi ladies! My lo is about 13 months. She sometimes gets up early, about 6:30 am, but she will hang out in he crib for 20-30 minutes. Just wondering what you use for...
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- My daughter has various bears and stuffed animals that she gets to pick at bedtime to sleep with. She is only allowed 1 or 2 at a time. On the snacks, I highly rec...
- Hi M.! I put some cute stuffed animals in for my little boy and he seems to like them. A great snack I've found are grapes......plus they are fantastic for your chil...
- We love crib activity centers for the crib, they have been around forever. Tiny love brand has a neat 1 that is 2 sided so you can turn it around in the crib after a f...
What Do I Need??
Asked by J.A. from San Francisco
on January 27, 2008
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Hi all,
I'm a first time mom to be, expecting a baby boy in 5 weeks and can't wait!! Any advise on the things you couldn't live without? We have a crib, car seat, ...
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- You need a big yoga/excercise ball. My son gos right to sleep, as soon as we start bouncing
- Wow, you evidently asked a question everyone wants to respond to... My motto is you need three things for a baby: a car seat, diapers, and an Ergo Baby Carrier. We ...
- Read the book "You are your Child's first Teacher", an amazing book with many insights and helpful hints and a book that you will many times pick up and look up stuff....
9 Month Old Learning to Put Self to Sleep
Asked by J.E. from Orlando
on September 20, 2006
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My 9 month old son is great. Most nights he will sleep all night. I am in the process of teaching him to go to sleep himself,in his crib, rather than me laying next to...
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- Hi J.! I have a 1 yr old daughter that has been putting herself to sleep since she was probably 6 months old. She still fusses a little before falling asleep though. ...
- I used to time my son. I'd lay him down, he'd scream. I'd walk out of the room, set the timer for five minutes. When the timer was done, I'd go in his room, not turn...
- My daughter is also 9 months old. I have found that if she's tired and I put her down drowsy but awake, she may cry for 5 to 10 minutes and then quiet down and go off...
Excessive Crying Before Sleep
Asked by S.H. from Richmond
on January 21, 2009
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My son has started in the last month or so to cry excessively when I try to put him to sleep. It hit an all time high this past weekend when he had a complete melt do...
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- I have an 11 month old boy, and I have had a few instances with him where this has happen. Not sure if either one of these apply, but my son had acid reflux and we di...
- This is normal for this age and so hard to hear. Keep the lights off or very low in his room so he understands that it is night time, try some white noise like a humi...
- Hi S.- It sounds like he just wants to be with his mommy. At 3-4 months old, I would rock/nurse(bottle) my babies to sleep-if that doesn't work, try sitting on a yo...
