Nighttime Feedings: Ergo
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Sleep and the Ergo
Asked by M.H. from Honolulu
on January 20, 2009
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Hello mamas,
I have a question for those of you out there who are doing parent-directed feeding and using the Ergo sling (or any other carrier). My baby daughter i...
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- My daughter pretty much grew up in slings and the Ergo has by far been her favorite. I did use the infant insert till she was 4 months old. She loved napping in it, ...
- M., My very close friend has done 'Parent Directed Parenting, and shared with me yesterday that she does not use any kind of sling to wear her child. So, your post ...
- I don't know if this will be helpful, but I was completely taken by surprise how much my girl slept the first two weeks of life. I remember thinking something was wron...
Not Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by J.S. from San Francisco
on May 1, 2009
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We have twin girls, aged 9 1/2 months. The problem we are going through right now is that they don't sleep through the night. They constantly wake up and want to nurse...
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- J., Put them down earlier- start your routine at 6pm double nurse, then 6:30 solid foods, 7pm bath and 7:15 books, 7:45 bedtime. This should help them sleep longer ...
- Hi J. I also would reverse the meal plan you are having. If you nurse them at 7pm, they are not hungry for the solid half an hour later and don't eat as much. The s...
- Congrats on your twins. Mine are now 5. My situation was a bit different in yours, as my daughter started sleeping through the night at 4 months. My son did not. M...
Baby Sleeping Through the Night - What Else Worked for You?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on December 28, 2010
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Is there any way to get baby to sleep on his own other than the cry out method? Would love to hear what worked for you.
My son is so used to being rocked to sleep. Al...
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- Hi, my son is is 6 1/2 months, and we have the exact same issue. He has to be rocked and completely asleep, otherwise he'll wake up and scream for hours. We tried the ...
- I know you don't really want to let him cry it out, but may I suggest the book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. My now 4 year old, sounds exactly like your baby, a...
- I agree with most responses below. I, too, wanted to say that 80 is too hot and that overheating of babies has been linked to SIDS. Also, I agree having baby in your...
12 Week Old Wakes up Every 2 Hours at Night
Asked by G.J. from New York
on December 11, 2010
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my 12 week old happy and cuddly son is not a good sleeper! i feel like we have tried all of the tricks and are following all of the healthy sleep promoting routines.....
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- Put him on his belly...He will sleep like a baby!
- Hi There, I disagree with the the notion that breastfed babies often don't sleep through the night until they are older. Both my kids were exclusively breastfed and ...
- Eating about every 3 hours is normal - so if you are putting him down 2 hours after a feeding, he will likely be hungry pretty soon. Have you considered pumping so tha...
REVISED INQUIRY: My Four-Month Old Wakes Every Hour or Two During the Night
Asked by F.B. from Portland
on April 5, 2008
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REVISION: Again, thanks for everyone for your insightful responses to my inquiry below. What I've learned in the past few days through all of your responses is that i...
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- My son started teething at 4mo which of course caused more fussiness at night. We gave him a little tylenol before bed and that helped him.
- I am sure you are tired, so you need to find something that works for all of you. do you have anything against co-sleeping? when done safely there is nothing wrong wit...
- Don't I sympathize! I have a 7 month boy who is just starting to only wake up once a night. I understand being up at night. It will pass! ;P Be glad he is your first!...
Sleeping / Feeding Disruption
Asked by M.M. from Charlotte
on August 15, 2011
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Hi all - I'm using the account of my wife to ask questions about my 5 months old. He is exclusively breastfed. To make a long story short, we had to go back to Europe ...
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- Babies wake up because they need something. They will wake up until they are about 20 months old for night time feedings/food, etc...they have huge growth spurts a...
- I'm a co-sleeping advocate and I'd advise keeping that going since it's obviously working very well for your little man. If you worry about losing intimacy or sex by ...
- That's a lot of change for a five month old. I would just do things gradually. As far as wakings, both of my children woke for feedings one to two times a night unti...
Breastfeeding
Asked by S.J. from Cleveland
on August 31, 2010
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I am scheduled for Sept 10th for my c-section and have decided I want to breastfeed..well try to atleast :) I have 3other cihildren though and my youngest will only be...
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- I would not assume that your toddler is going to feel pushed away. You can read books, sing and talk to them while nursing, to make it a welcomed event. It's all in ...
- Here's what I did... ~ birth- 4 months I breastfed ~ 4 1/2 - 9 months I exclusively pumped ~ 9 - 12 months I gave my daughter some pumped milk and some formul...
- I know there is a lot of fear of nipple confusion, but here is my experience. I had to have a c-section on June 24th due to complications. I was not able to breast fee...
Advice for Gassy Baby
Asked by M.O. from Phoenix
on March 20, 2008
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I am the mom of a fabulous 8 week old girl. She is an absolute peach all day, but lately we have noticed at night that she seems to be getting gassy. We pump her lit...
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- My daughter was the same way and the doctor put her on a soy formula and that ended our problem.
- Mylicon Gas Drops!! It is esp. made for infants. You can give the drops directly to you little one, or as I use to do for my son, place in the bottle with the formula....
- I had my first daughter in Germany, and Gripe Water was readily available in the UK, so I started using it then. (2001)It's an amazing product. It wasn't available h...
Nights and Days Switched
Asked by M.V. from Little Rock
on January 6, 2009
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Any advice on how to get my month old to sleep at night when she sleeps all day? Even if we keep her up during the day some she still has trouble sleeping at night.
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- I feel your pain. I have a 2 yr old and we went thru the same thing. One thing I did was every night we would give her a bath and when we got her out we would take h...
- patience, patience, patience! and maybe a walk in the sun in the afternoons. it helps reset their body clocks, even if they are asleep i highly reccommend babywea...
- I will tell you what we did but it doesn't work for everyone. My #2 was born 15 months after my 1st. My husband was in college and was no help with kids. I had had it ...
6 Week Old Sleeps 12 Hours - Then Stays Awake 12 Hours? HELP!
Asked by C.K. from Honolulu
on November 1, 2009
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Greetings wise mamas,
I'm a first time mom of a 6 week old girl. Her eat, play, sleep schedule has been very unpredictable (read non existent!) the last 2 weeks.
Du...
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- Nap with her. if she will fall asleep don't put her down. My little guy is going through similar stuff and my daughter could never sleep on her own for like 6 months. ...
- Sounds like how my daughter was. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child which is good but thought Babyswise was the shorter, easier version. You just have to stick to it, i...
- "The Baby Book" by Dr. Sears I found it when my first child was about 4 months. It was a breath of fresh air for me, after reading Babywise which I had many issues...
