Going Back to Work: Toddler, SwaddleMe
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1 Month Old Won't Sleep on His Back
Asked by D.P. from New York
on September 27, 2007
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Hi moms! I'm a first time mom of a beautiful baby boy. Everythin is going pretty well except for the fact that he does not want to sleep on his back. I'm well aware o...
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- D. for your sleeping problem, you have alot of good advice, i don't think i can really help you...plus i didn't do ANYTHING i was told to do as far as the sleeping go...
- Hi D. I strongly recommend you allow your son to sleep on his tummy. In this position babies feel safe and secure. Remember that the SIDS warnings are for the entire ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. If you put her down on her back she would just start screaming. It didn't matter if she was asleep already. Someone had sugges...
11 Week Old Just Won't Sleep on Her Back!
Asked by J.M. from New York
on January 22, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My daughter is 11 weeks tomorrow. She is a very good baby, has some gas issues, but it has been getting better as the days pass. In the beginning she was ...
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- Hi there J., My 9 month old had the same thing when she was an infant. I use to put her on her sides when she sleept in her sleep positioner. I asked my pediatrion if ...
- I have a 13 week old who is going through the same problem. awful sleeper in her crib, wonderful sleeper in her swing (even without it moving!)...and it is so hard to...
- Hi J. My daughter now almost 17 months was the same way. She slept on me or in her swing only. So when she was 9 wks I got sick of having very few hours of sleep. One...
Swaddling 3 1/2 Month Old
Asked by M.E. from Birmingham
on April 16, 2012
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I've been swaddling my 3 1/2 month old in SwaddleMe blankets for naps and bedtime, and she's recently started breaking out of the swaddle at night, waking around 1 and...
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- I swaddled until about 6 months. You can try sewing 4 square receiving blankets together to create one large square blanket - it's perfect for swaddling a bigger ba...
- Hi M. I have a 12wk old son and use the swaddleme blankets on him everynight. He recently started breaking outta them too so i took a burp cloth the long ones and tuck...
- you can still swaddle her, just don't keep her in the blanket she is breaking out of. How do you swaddle her? Are her arms free? Maybe she wouldn't break out if her ar...
4 Month Old Sleep Issues
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on June 3, 2008
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I have a 4 month old son who was sleeping really well during the night. He was doing his last feeding around 10:00 and staying down until around 4:00. He would get u...
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- We bought The Miracle Blanket (can be found online at The Nesting Place) and used it until our daughter was about 7 months or until she learned how to roll over. G...
- We had a similar issue at that age of baby working his way out of being swaddled, so we had to eventually stop. It was so hard b'c he slept better being swaddled. We...
- Most likely he's just outgrown the swaddling phase of his life. It seems that just when we find a great trick that works with our kids and develop a pseudo routine th...
Advice for Starting My 1 Month Old on Babywise
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on December 7, 2009
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I read Babywise before I gave birth to my son and was sure that I could easily implement it right away. But, with family in town, the fact that he was growing so quick...
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- Your baby is way too young to "cry it out". Everything you described seems very normal for a 1 month old. All I can say is the older they get the better it gets and th...
- Hi J., I used Babywise on all 4 of my kids. The 1st one was the hardest but I swear by it. Try not to stress too much right now about implementing "everything Babywi...
- I understand this works for some families but there is quite a few doctors that DO NOT support the CIO method. Dr. Sears, Dr. Karp, and Mr. Faye from Love & Logic. Chi...
Transitioning 5 Month Old from Sleep Swaddle
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on April 3, 2008
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We have swaddled our 5 month old son for naps and night time sleep since he was two weeks old and it has worked out great. He has gotten too big and strong for the sw...
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- My almost 7 month old son went through the same exact thing. We started swaddling him with one arm left out, then both, then before we knew it he was used to it and w...
- Hello G. you might find a speaker that we are having Thursday evening helpful. Kim West, “The Sleep Lady” Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Our Savior Luth...
- Hi, I had to chuckle at your question, only just because we have been there! What we did is put her in a sleep sack and to give her a blankie to sleep with. This seem...
Sleeping Without a Swaddle?
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on March 15, 2011
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My son loves to be swaddled, but at 4 months old, he is growing too large for his swaddleme and swaddling with a regular blanket is too loose for his liking. We have ...
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- We have been debating this in our house for quite some time. My dd is 5 1/2 months old, and we have used the Miracle Blanket since she was a newborn, which has worked...
- I used the swaddle until I couldn't any more. At first it was really rough. I would suggest to stop using it when you have a few days off work because you will be up...
- Do your best to keep him swaddled. It is only a matter of time before he outgrows it.
5-Month Old Won't Sleep More than 2 Hours in a Row
Asked by C.P. from Chicago
on September 8, 2009
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Hello Mamas - I desperately need your help. About a month ago, we transitioned my daughter from the bassinet to the crib. She had been waking up once or twice a nigh...
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- I have a 4 month old and has been in her crib since 10-weeks. I swaddled her for the 1st several weeks with the swaddle-me blankets until she was pretty much able to s...
- Hi there, first of all, good luck reading/trying all these responses! Remember that the "crying it out" method is really a way to TEACH your baby how to sleep by h...
- Would you consider co-sleeping? My son has never been a good sleeper, and co-sleeping has been so helpful. Especially since your baby is nursing, you would find it r...
5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2009
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I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity...
My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great slee...
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- First off, K. - STOP beating yourself up! It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure your child is getting what she needs, and you are being a wonde...
- My 2 yr old still wants to sleep swaddled he has spd so I sewed some snaps onto his larger blankets and swaddle him and sleeps much better then if he goes w/o
- Not sure about the blanket - but certainly a more active baby wriggles out of things, and you need to keep her safe. The waking up could be due to teething and just b...
8 1/2 Month Old Loving Energetic Boy and Family Has Sleep Issues.
Asked by K.K. from Miami
on October 23, 2009
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I am an attachment mom by nature. His 1st few months of life, we could put him down awake, and he would fall asleep on his own.
We were co sleeping and then had in ou...
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- Hello K., We also Co-sleep and have been since birth. Is it possible he might be getting too much sleep during the day instead of at night time? My son didnt sleep a...
- I've had some great luck with swaddling (Kiddopotamus Swaddleme or Halo Sleep Sack Swaddle) and the Sleep Sheep. It took some time, but now my son (2 months) knows tha...
- Hi K., I agree with SS's post. I think there are highs and lows with kids and their development, and it sounds like you're nearing a low. The No-Cry book is a gre...
