Night Waking & Crying: Miracle Blanket
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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.
Back to Work - Two Baby Questions Feeding and Sleeping
Asked by R.C. from Raleigh
on May 18, 2009
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I am Mom to a 20 month old and a 3 month old. I am now back to work. My husband is taking vacation to be at home with the baby for 3 weeks and we are having some major...
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- Hi R., My son is 14 weeks weeks old and I went back to work last week, he did the same thing, my Mother-in-law found that if she held him tight like you do when you a...
- I can't help with the nursing but we swaddled my little boy pretty tightly too. When he got too big for it we swaddled him from the armpits down and let him have his a...
- For your sleep issue- I had a colicky baby and he was swaddled in a light cotton swaddle blanket until he was 4 mos old. Then, we put him in sleep sack which you can ...
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 ...
Help with Night Waking
Asked by K.S. from Indianapolis
on December 3, 2007
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My 5 month old daughter started sleeping through the night at 7 weeks old. With the help of a swaddle blanket called the miracle blanket she was sleeping 10-12 hours a...
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- Not letting your daughter cry will not make you a bad mom. I personally wouldn't recommend it. I don't do it to my girl. Everyone has their own methods, but I can't st...
- My baby nursed for one feeding around 4-5am until he was about 5-6 months and we started solids. He sleeps from 6:30am-6:30pm now...usually :) We are a cry it out fam...
- K.: babies wake at night for many many reasons... it is seldom that they are hungry. meeting her needs will help her outgrow them. P., RLC, IBCLC Pare...
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 ...
Why Is Every Night Different?
Asked by J.S. from Los Angeles
on February 28, 2007
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So i know my 8 and 1/2 month old twins can sleep all night because the do it almost every other night. One of them has gone three night without waking up for a bottle ...
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- Hi, My twin girls are 4 years old now. One of them is 2 sizes bigger than the other. I started noticing it around 8 months. She eats more than the other. However, t...
- My son was always a good sleeper. Sleeping through the night in his own bed by 6 months. Around 8 months he started waking up alot at night, then I read that there is ...
- Hi J. - Even though your girls are twins, they are still quite different, seperate little individuals (as I am sure you know!) that are at a developmental age where...
Day and Night Sleep Help
Asked by N.W. from Washington DC
on March 21, 2008
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My son is 9 weeks old. I don't think he is getting enough sleep during the day. Once in a while he will have a 2-3 hour nap. 99% of the time, he will only doze off ...
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- N., I know it's tough... I wanted to be consistent and do it right too. The sleep issue was one of the hardest for us. My husband and I both would vacillate betwe...
- N., My advice is to not worry too much about the daytime sleep issues. Your baby is still so young, and his schedule will eventually fall into place. I agree that...
- Hi N.. congratulations on the new arrival! I have to say 9 weeks is a bit early to expect any real pattern of sleeping. I definetly think letting a 9wk old cry it out ...
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...
