Nighttime Feedings: Simmons
4 articles
Sleeping Thru the Night
Asked by A.T. from Norfolk
on February 20, 2008
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Hi everyone, I have a 9 month old daughter who will only sleep thru the night maybe 2 or 3 nights of the week. I have triied things from giving her a bath to feeding ...
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- Hi A., I'm a mom of 4. My first son cried like that & I caved every time. On the second child more out of need, I became firmer with the nighttime routine & listene...
- I was right there with you. My Mom said the same thing as your doctor. I couldn't believer her, so I bought a $12 book on children's sleep problems. The book said t...
- Hi, I have to agree with the last response. I do daycare and have known moms that have let their children cry it out, and others who just couldn't. I am a mom of 3 and...
Please Help, Son Not Sleeping Through Night
Asked by J.O. from Washington DC
on February 24, 2008
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Hi, My son is now 9 months old and still not sleeping through the night. He gets up twice for a bottle and sometimes just because! I tried letting him cry once and he ...
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- Hi Jessica, When my son was 3 months old and would wake up every 2 hours, my mom's wisdom helped. She advised me to start putting a little rice cereal in his milk bec...
- We weaned off nightime feeds by decreasing the amount in the bottle by one ounce every feed until it was just water, then I would just hand him the bottle of the water...
- I have the same sleep-deprived issue with my 9-month old son. I work and adore time with my little guy, but also need for him to sleep. Please share any recommendati...
Crib Vs. Bassinet
Asked by M.R. from Provo
on July 2, 2010
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We are buying items for our first child who is on the way soon :). I am looking at all the things to buy, and was wondering about a crib vs . bassinet. I know bassine...
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- We used only a crib with both of our kids. We formula fed (please no bashing), so there was no advantage to having a bassinet. We had to get up anyway and walking 10 f...
- I agree that the bassinet is a waste of money too. With my first we only used the crib and #2 we started in the bassinet. It was nice having the bassinet so close to m...
- If you buy a bassinet I HIGHLY recommend you purchase one that has a LIGHTED UP MOBILE! (Ours is Kolcraft.) Our kids LOVED it. It would put them to sleep all the ti...
Seeking Help with 6 Month Old Self Soothing
Asked by K.R. from Norfolk
on February 21, 2008
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I am a first time mom and since the day he was born I have rocked my little one to sleep. He is a good baby and it rarely takes more than 10-15 minutes to rock him and...
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- Although it may be an unpopular opinion I say keep rocking. They say to put them to bed sleepy and they should be able to put themselves to sleep from there. I say ...
- I'm the mother of four great kids.. also a stay at home mom (hardest job EVER!). All four of them had different ways and time schedules for self soothing to sleep. Par...
- Personally, I think 6months is too young to expect him to soothe himself. He needs the comfort and security of knowing you'll be there for him when he wakes up. I do...
