Napping: Regalo
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Nap Time Help!
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on March 23, 2009
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Hi. My daughter is 20 months old and nap time has always been a bit of a struggle. We co-slept for the first 6 months and she transitioned into her crib for night ti...
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- Hey S., I don't have any great nap technique advise, but I have a quick suggestion. Check and make sure she doesn't have a little ear infection going. When my s...
- I totally agree with you that at 20 months stopping the nursing at naptime is appropriate. It sounds like your idea of trying to make naptime later is also a good thi...
- The No Cry Nap Solution book has lots of good suggestions. The reason I like the book is that it gives a chapter on each particular problem so you don't have to read ...
Need Advice on Toddler Naptime
Asked by A.H. from San Francisco
on November 12, 2008
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My daughter will be 2 at the end of this month and lately naptime has been completely miserable for us both. As of this moment, she's been in her crib for an hour and ...
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- Both of my kids started to resist their nap when they were around 2, even though they usually needed at least an hour in the middle of the day or else they'd be cranky...
- Dear A., Neither of my kids were day sleepers. They were like that from the time they were infants and I just never fought with them about it. They still had to lay d...
- Try pushing her nap time back the necessary half hour or so, so she'll have the pooopy diaper beforehand. She may know what's coming, and that's why she's stalling. ...
9 Month Old Will Not Sleep in Crib!
Asked by A.B. from San Francisco
on April 24, 2009
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Do any of you mothers have any suggestions for me. My 9 month old son will NOT sleep in his crib. He will only sleep if he is in my bed with either myself, or husban...
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- I wonder if part of the problem may be that your household is too busy with all the other children and he doesn't feel he gets enough time with you during the day. I ...
- I wish I could give you a simple "This always works" answer to get him to sleep in his crib, but if that exists I sure haven't found it. I have 5 boys and all 3 of my ...
- ok try putting a warm hot water bottle in his crib (wrapped in the baby's cover). The key is the night before, you and your husband sleep with the baby's cover in ...
Transition from Crib to Bed
Asked by C.B. from New York
on June 17, 2010
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Hi Moms! I'm wondering when is the appropriate age to transition from crib to bed. Mine are almost 18-months-old now. Do you use bedrails so they don't fall out? We ha...
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- It sounds like you have twins. I have twin boys and took them out of their cribs at 25 months b/c we were going on vacation and wanted to get them used to not being i...
- I would go with when the crib isn't working out anymore. =) I switched my daughter at 20 months and my son at about 19 months. I nurse my kids to sleep and it was ta...
- My 4 kids got a big kid bed once they climbed out of the crib. Nanc
Grown Out of a Pack and Play Now What?
Asked by J.Q. from Pittsburgh
on March 28, 2008
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Any recommendations for what to use when traveling when your child is over the pack and play weight limit but isn't in a bed? Hotel can't guarantee a crib. Anyone ha...
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- i havent heard of the tents but what if you packed a toddler size sleeping bag and special pillow and necessary stuffed animals and told him you were going to "camp ou...
- We have asked for a rollaway bed at a hotel. We take the mattress off the roll-a-way and put it on the floor between the 2 double beds or if their is space over by th...
- Depending on where you're going, you may be able to rent a crib and have it delivered to the hotel. Rental companies are common in resort areas. Or maybe a fold out ...
Baby Play-yard Advice/suggestion
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on February 17, 2008
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Hi there,
I'm starting to research about baby play yards (aka pack-n-play) and would like to know what factors you considered in choosing the one you had? Are ther...
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- Hi C., I think the Graco Pack n Play's are awesome. Very popular. The other ones are similar, but it's not that big a difference to stress over. They have the ones...
- Our family loves our huge and roomy 10 year old Regalo play yard. It is easy to set up and take down, travel with, clean and our 37 lb, 2 year old grandson demands to ...
- I would say skip it for now. I found that I never used my playpen until my baby was starting to crawl and then she didn't like staying in there for long. The less unne...
