Nighttime Feedings: Preschooler
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2 Almost 3 Year Old Not Slepping Through the Night
Asked by M.B. from Albuquerque
on January 25, 2008
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HI all!
I have a 2 almost 3 year old little boy and for some reason he will not sleep through the night. He has his own room and a toddler bed. He will go to sleep ...
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- Hi Mel- Try making a little bed on the floor in your room with a quilt/blanket as a mattress and a kid's sleeping bag (don't make it TOO comfortable, though!--you wan...
- You can try putting a baby gate on his doorway. I know how exhausting it can be to get your sleep interrupted on a continuous basis. Maybe let him pick out a cool nigh...
- I know you are tired but it really is as simple as getting yourself out of bed and putting him back in his room, every time he gets back out put him back even if you h...
How Do I Drop the Night Time Feedings
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on April 2, 2008
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My daughter is just over 3 months. She still gets up almost every three hours in the night, how do I drop the feedings? She doesn't really eat, just a snack and back...
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- Babies (unlike adults) expend a lot of energy through the night. Growing takes a lot of energy and babies do most of their growing while sleeping. This is roughly...
- T., did you consult with your ped first? It seems like ages ago (my son is 21 months) but I still woke up for a feed at that time. I had to go back to work at 3 months...
- Developmentaly she may not be ready to give up those night time feedings. Even if she does start sleepling through the night she may start needing them as she goes th...
When Does It Get Easier? 6 Week Old Baby and 4 Year Old and Little to No Sleep
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on March 25, 2011
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I have a 6 week old baby and a 4 year old. The baby hasn't ever slept for more than a 3 hour stretch at a time (I breastfeed), and the last few nights has been sleepin...
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- Yes. It gets easier. I am a full time working mom to a 6 mo old and a 4 1/2 year old. My advice? If you had a daycare provider before the baby was born, then send your...
- It does get easier. 1) Talk to the pediatrician and find out how you can get the baby to sleep longer. Big help. 2) Take your mom up on all help! Don't ...
- It gets easier as the baby is able to do more for herself and the 4 yr old is able to help. As babies can feed, dress, bathe themselves, no more diapers and no more b...
Question Regarding Feedings in NICU
Asked by C.B. from Houston
on April 27, 2008
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My niece was recently born at 34 1/2 weeks. She has been in the NICU for one week. My sister in law is pumping and taking the milk to the hospital. The hospital...
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- i'm so sorry that you are having a hard time. my son was born at 34 weeks, and it is tough. Please encourage your sil to keep pumping. she needs all the help she...
- My oldest daughter was in the NeoICU for several weeks (she is 14 yrs now). They know what they are doing with regard to premees (sp?). It is a difficult, discouraging...
- C., My friend had a very simular issue with her son who was born 3 months early. It turned out that her milk was having a chemical reaction with the plastic bottles t...
How to Get Lazy 4 Year Old Out of Bed for Preschool
Asked by S.T. from Santa Fe
on September 15, 2008
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My son recently started preschool. He has always been a good sleeper, but a very bad waker. He is extremely grumpy when he is woken up and he likes to sleep in on occa...
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- Ahh, I had the same problem with my preschooler. My best advice: put him to bed in the clothes he'll wear for school the next day. That way, he's already dressed, a...
- Have you tried a kid friendly alarm clock? He may not be getting enough sleep at night. Maybe start the bedtime routine a little earlier. My sister had the same proble...
- My daughter is usually up on her own between 6:30-7:00 but on the rare occasion I have to wake her up in the morning or from a nap, this is what I do. I go in, ope...
How to Stop Late Night Feedings?
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on January 30, 2007
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I have an 8 month old daughter, Lane. Lany was a big time paci user until a littl over a month ago when we took it away. She was waking up everytime it fell out of her...
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- A., I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE OTHER MOMS. SHE IS WAKING BECAUSE SHE IS HUNGRY. FEEDING HER AT 7PM IS TO EARLY FOR HER TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT. MY CHIKDREN STARTING SLEEPING ...
- I would say try giving one more botttle before you go to bed. I always did a 11 bottle. Then slowly moved the time back by 15 min. every night untill it was where I wa...
- My 3 year old twins started sleeping through the night at about 6 months. However, my 21 month old didn't sleep through the night until he was 11 months old. He was ...
Baby and 3 Year Old Have to Share a Bedroom
Asked by A.B. from Seattle
on November 30, 2010
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I've been working with my 3 1/2 year old and my 6 month old for months to share a room. The baby is still waking 3-4 times a night to eat (we tried sleep training to ...
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- Put the baby in your room. Problem solved. To artificially sleep train a child/baby just because they are sharing a room... will not work. They are a baby and a 3 ...
- Put the crib in your bedroom. This is too much for a toddler to handle, and the baby is still needing night feedings, so you are going to the baby anyways. Problem sol...
- We did the same with ours. A few things really helped us: 1. Husband and I were on the same page the whole time, and we took turns with night duty. You need support...
Pediatrician Says Stop Nightime Feedings
Asked by A.S. from Atlanta
on August 11, 2009
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Mamas, my 10-month-old's Dr. says that nightime feedings are causing his weight gain to slow down and I should stop feeding at night, plus he's become dependent on the...
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- The pediatrician is right. The breast feeding should go. After 6 months, immunity is over with from breast feeding. If you're still breast feeding after that- it's f...
- Feeding your child is causing his weight gain to go down? Does that even make sense? *Increasing* solids when every reputable breastfeeding reference says in the firs...
- I would research a pediatrician in you area that is more open minded to the different ways of raising an infant. You are doing EVERYTHING right. Breastfed babies gro...
How to Wean a 3-Year Old?
Asked by M.L. from San Francisco
on November 3, 2010
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I've been content breastfeeding and now I think I would like to try to get out of this contract :). You can sense the hesitation in my voice. Well, I also know once w...
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- Unless you want to try to do it a meal at a time, I actually think that is a good idea! Make sure that they talk to him about drinking big boy milk, and let him know ...
- Your husband has excellent advice, I would definitely take him up on his offer. Also, you can teach him to open his own little milk bottles and put them in an area at ...
- I would recommend reading http://www.amazon.com/Mothering-Nursing-Toddler-Norma-Bumgarner/dp/0912500522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288825574&sr=8-1. I remember t...
5-Month-old Night Feedings...
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on December 24, 2009
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Hi there,
Anyone else have a 5-month-old who is exclusively breastfed and still waking up 3 or 4 times throughout the night? We're visiting family overseas now so i...
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- Please read the book "On Becoming Babywise". It changed our lives! It tells you how to put your baby on a feeding schedule during the day, so your baby will sleep at...
- Hi R.. When you get back home, try to read Weisbluth. Our breastfed son was exactly like your daughter. Good luck!
- My pediatrician said if they get enough calories during they day then they won't need as much at night. My third is now five months. Each of my kids started waking mor...
