Find a Midwife: Preschooler
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Help. Our 3 Year Old Wakes up Every Night at Either 12, 2 or 5 Am!
Asked by E.L. from Syracuse
on February 14, 2008
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Hi. I am at wits end. Our 3 year old wakes up EVERY night and will not go back to sleep unless someone sleeps with her. We have tried the 'crying it out' deal but she...
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- You may think I'm nuts BUT I've seen this before..... Adopted from China? Extra shots? Lots of shots at a time? Most shots still have thimerosol in them. Your regu...
- I am a proud mother of my 7 year old, I can say that I've been in your shoes. My lil one was the same way, I can try to say here are a few things that you may want t...
- Hi E., My 4 year old has been having the same separation issue. We are going on our fifth night of him sleeping in his own room. On the first night, I laid with him i...
Having My 4 Year Old in Birthing Room
Asked by C.M. from Fort Myers
on August 27, 2009
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We are having a natural waterbirth with my baby due in December. My midwife firmly believes in having the sibling in the room to experience the birth. She says it will...
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- My friend back in Michigan let her son and daughter go in when the last baby was born. Neither of them wanted anything to do with her after she was born. They said she...
- Hi! I agree with the response that you & your family must decide who will be present...not the midwife. I will also say that as a nurse & a mom, you need to prepare in...
- Hi C., My first thought is that this decision should be yours and not your midwife's. As a birthing woman, you need to be completely focused on the work that is invo...
Is My 4 Year Old Daughter Acting Strange Because I'm Pregnant?
Asked by J.C. from Flagstaff
on April 10, 2009
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Little bit of my background: I was pregnant last year but the baby was born prematurely, at 24 weeks, and we lost her 20 days later. My then 3 year old daughter was ...
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- You have gotten so many insightful and loving responses that I don't have much to add. I too lost two little boys at about the same gestation. Our boys died in the ...
- Hi J., I want to agree with what Mary said, and add that your daughter is very likely responding to how you and your husband may be behaving at home from the stress (...
- Ten years ago, I experienced a stillbirth. I had a 5 year old and a 2 year old at that time. The 2 year old was too young to really get it, but the five year old wasn'...
Referrals for Home Birth Midwife - Eastern MA
Asked by C.H. from Boston
on April 27, 2008
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Hi moms! I'm pregnant with my second child and am looking for a home-birth midwife in the Cambridge, MA area. We're particularly interested in personal referals. Th...
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- Hi C., I used the Birthplace at Wellesley for our first son's birth, but when they closed we opted for a home birth. We used Nancy Wainer, CPM. That was in 2006 w...
- Hi there: Congratulations on your second child! My doula, Erin Sweeney, works with a midwife who performs homebirths. Check out her website at: http://www.newlif...
- I'm a student midwife and I have many referrals I could give you. Email me off-list and I'd love to hear more about you and what you're looking for and I can (hopefull...
Need Help with My 3 Year Old Who Constantly Gets Out of Her Bed.
Asked by J.A. from Phoenix
on November 15, 2008
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We just moved to Gilbert in July and moved our 3 year old daughter into a big girl bed. She is at that age where if she naps she is up till 11 pm and if she doesn't s...
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- Hi J., we moved my daughter into a big girl bed at her 2 year birthday out of necessity, not because we wanted to. Because of her young age, she was constantly coming...
- She loves her sister and that is sweet. Have you tried taking away naps and putting her to bed earlier? Do you have a good bedtime routine? She just went through some ...
- Our son is almost 5 and hasn't napped since he was 3. Both him and our 1 year old sleep at 7:30pm and get up at 6:30pm. Our 1 year old naps 1 nap sometime between 11:3...
4 Year Old Wants to Know How I'm Going to Have My Baby
Asked by A.Z. from Denver
on July 6, 2009
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I am about 9 months pregnant and feel like I am ready to pop. My 4 year old son is getting very curious about how I am going to have his little brother. With my two ...
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- I would tell him, in words and phrases that a 4 yr. old can understand. My daughter started asking about where babies come from when she was 3 1/2. I explained that ...
- My son, at almost 3 when I had his sister, was catching on too. He had come with me to one of my appointments and met the doctor. So we just told him that when it was ...
- Hi A.-- I too had a midwife and my son was present for the birth, so we prepped him first. A baby story, etc. will help. If you don't want to get that graphic you c...
Almost 4-Year Old Not Using Potty Anymore for Bms
Asked by L.P. from New York
on May 28, 2008
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My son, who will be 4 in August and has been potty-trained since last September has recently started to "poop" in his pants. We have been talking to him about how he ...
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- I think there might be something upsetting your son. Have you moved lately? Fighting with spouse? Recent death or divorce? If any of these things or some other tra...
- L., usually this type of behavior is a sign of stress or anxiety. find out the cause and it should stop.
- Hello L. P, Your little 4 year old son could be reverting because of many reasons. He may be trying to communicate other needs to you or not being comfortable at v...
Smell in 3 Year Old Daughter
Asked by L.J. from Green Bay
on October 15, 2008
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I don't know if it's because she's not wiping very well, but for quite a while now my 3 year old daughter has had a smell between her legs. It will get red but she ne...
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- I agree you should take her to the doctor if you can afford it. At the very least call your pediatrician's nurse -- I have done this on a number of occasions if I was...
- It could be sitting in the bath with either bath oils or bubble bath or even the soap causing some trouble. Try rinsing her after washing her up and draining the bath...
- You've alread had some very good responses. I wanted to add that if you are using bubble baths or anything with odor or chemicals in her bath, it can make little girls...
HELP!!! My 3 Year Old Is Having Trouble Sleeping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Asked by A.E. from Phoenix
on December 14, 2009
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Hi Moms!
My 3 year old son that used to sleep soo good suddenly has sleeping issues.
The issues are naptime and bedtime. He comes up with every excuse not to go t...
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- I agree with a lot of the moms that naptime is sadly drawing to an end. My daughter stopped napping when she was about 2 1/2, and she started sleeping WAY better at n...
- He may be ready to stop napping. SCARY thought...I know. My daughter stopped napping right after her 2nd birthday. I thought I would go crazy. So instead of nappin...
- I think that the majority of your troubles do sound like a cry for attention. There is one tactic that you haven't tried...ignoring. In my house, the rule is that on...
Naps Vs. Preschool
Asked by N.S. from Tucson
on March 2, 2009
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Hi Moms! Our wonderful 3 year old is ready for preschool! She will be going to the community center up the road...very convenient (and FREE!) It is 2 days a week fr...
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- If it were me, I would work on moving the nap. By the time your daughter gets home from school at noon, she may be tired and they could both nap at the same time. St...
- Can you get some help and have someone else take your 3 year old to and from the preschool...even if you have to pay them? The you would not have to change the nap sch...
- Have you thought about carpooling? See if there is another child that lives near you that goes to the same preschool. You can take the children and the other mommy c...
