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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...
Up All Night...
Asked by R.S. from Dallas
on July 30, 2007
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Hi ladies, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions, here's my dillemma. I just had twin boys, they're 2 1/2 weeks old, who are perfect for me during the day...but...
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- Hello CONGRATS.. I am not sure what to do for that but i look forward to hearing any answers you may recieve i am due with twin boys in 4 weeks...Did you go full term ...
- Hi! At first I want apologize for my English. It is not my native language. We had almost the same problem. Now our boy is 11 weeks. I am brestfeeding too and also w...
- Well, I am in no way a mother of twins (best wishes and congrats!), but I do have two kids 17 mos. appart(youngest now 3 mos). and nurse/nursed them both (nursed my ol...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by T.W. from Dallas
on March 28, 2007
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I am trying to find ways to get my son to sleep through the night, in his own crib. When we try to put him down for the night and turn out the lights, he cries and cr...
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- Amen on the swaddling! Even if you don't have a "swaddler" blanket, use a regular receiving blanket and wrap him up tight. Babies like to be cuddled. If it helps, ...
- Infants don't do change well, and space is not reassuring to them as it is to us because they are not neurologically prepared to deal with it. Swaddling, tightly with ...
- Miracle Blanket from Burdick Baby. I swaddled until my daughter was 6 months old. She still loves to be tucked in tight at 2 years old.
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by J.U. from San Francisco
on January 8, 2008
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I have a four month old baby boy who has never been a good sleeper, but has recently gotten worse. He had increased his sleeping to four hours during the night, then ...
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- J. since you are breast feeding then I suggest you eat lots of turkey specially for dinner, reason is that Turkey has lots of Glutamate and you body turns it in to GA...
- My suggestion would be, every time he's awake, force him to stay awake for 2 hours. Play, tickle, bath, etc., whatever it takes. When he naps, don't let him nap long...
- My daughter is about the same age and we had many of the same issues. First off don't let yourself get caught up in thinking that this is a growth spurt. Growth ...
How to Get Infant to Sleep Through the Night
Asked by L.D. from Kansas City
on February 19, 2009
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I sit for a mom who is in need of some help. Her baby boy is going to be 3 months old this Sunday. He is not sleeping all through the night. She wants to know what ...
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- I know that not everyone likes it, but I recommend the Baby Wise book. Everyone that I know who has used it has had terrific results (i.e. baby sleeping at around 2 m...
- Amber S. is right on target... 3 months is too young to expect a baby to sleep through the night, and is very likely too young to start solids. Please tell her to ask...
- My sister did the cereal in the formula at night thing with all three of her kids and swears it works, I never did it b.c my ped. told me not to give my kids food too ...
Seeking Advice for Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by L.C. from Erie
on September 13, 2006
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I gave birth to my son Anthony 7 weeks early. He just turned two months and he's still not sleeping more than 4 hours at night consistently. We've done a routine at ni...
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- Sleeping for 4 hours straight at his age is great. My son didn't sleep through the night until he was 7 mos old and we had to force him to do it. We let him cry and ...
- Hey , I am a mom of three and my doc told me most babies do not sleep for long stretches till they are 4 months or 13 lbs. whichever comes first. Sure enough that is ...
- Both of my kids were full term and didn't sleep through on a regular basis until about 6 months. Unfortunately I don't think there's a lot you can do until they do it...
Does the Halo Sleepsack Swaddle Blanket Work?
Asked by L.L. from Dallas
on September 13, 2009
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I have a 9 week old and I'm trying to find the best swaddling solution. We have gone back and forth swaddling her really tightly with a regular blanket (which she fin...
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- I can't remember the brand we used, but it was the kind of swaddler where the legs were in a little "pouch" and the arms were what got swaddled - cross body wrap with ...
- I'm due any day with my first so I can only tell you what others have told me, but I went ahead and got the kiddopotmus swaddle me blankets from babies r us. I was to...
- With my kids we dressed them in light clothing and used two light blankets--the outer one being more stretchy....worked like a charm. They were swaddled til almost 7 m...
Never Before Night Wakings
Asked by J.P. from New York
on April 4, 2008
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My son has recently begun waking up at night (every 3 hours). He was in a swing (due to reflux) for the first 3 months and then we moved him to his crib. He did great ...
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- I had the same problem with my son . Moving him back into your room is going back to step 1 i don't recommend it. Becareful as to watch you watch on tv when he is aro...
- One of my daughters had reflux, and she slept in her carseat in my room until she was 8 months old. I think it's an excellent idea to put the crib in your room. Foll...
- I would say this is quit normal. And I wouldn't suggest moving baby into your bedroom. Are you sure you baby is not hungry or thirsty? Not cold or hot? Is air fresh en...
Baby Thrashes at Night and Wakes Himself Up
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on October 10, 2008
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Hello-
I am having difficulties with my son (10 weeks old) thrashing his legs and head at night and waking himself up. We do swaddle him in a Swaddle Me. Once he is...
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- Like others, let me say to swaddle very tightly. Our little guy is a Hudini about getting out, I have to hold him snug until he falls asleep if he's in a "mood." I w...
- He's nursing for comfort...this is what babies do. Nursing isn't just about nutrition, it is also about holding your baby near, letting him smell you and feel/hear yo...
- I would suggest using something tighter to swaddle him like a large receiving blanket. You can get those pretty tight, which babies love.
Sleeping Through the Night at 10 Weeks
Asked by Y.M. from Chicago
on June 9, 2008
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My son is 10 weeks old and still wakes up every 3 hours at night, sometimes he'll eat 6 ounces before sleep and will sleep 4 hours but then will wake up every 2 hours....
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- my son is 4months & is still waking up 2-3x a night as well.Pretty much every 3-4hrs he wakes up during the night. Although, he doesn't eat that much before I put him ...
- Sorry to tell you, but my son is 10 months old and still wakes to eat once a night, and usually wakes one other time for a pacifier. Not every child will sleep thru t...
- He is way too young to be trying to sleep train and to be sleeping through the night. Some babies will sleep 4-6 hours, but most will not. At 10 weeks, their bodies ...
