No Cry Sleep Solution: Carters
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Putting Toddler to Sleep Question to 'No Cry' Moms
Asked by J.W. from Portland
on October 11, 2009
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Hi Moms,
This question goes out to 'No Cry' Moms. I would like to know how/when you transitioned your toddler to going to sleep on their own. The easiest way for m...
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- I nursed mine to sleep as long as they nursed (2-1/2 & 4-1/2 years) and then snuggled them to sleep as long as they wanted after that (a couple more years, off and on)...
- Hi J., First, I don't think that 1 is too old to rock to sleep at all. I was still nursing both my boys to sleep at 1. My younger son (not including the one in my b...
- I rocked my little ones, and I also would lay down with them to get them to sleep when they were little. I think it ended at about 4 years old. The older they get, the...
10 Week Old Won't Sleep More than 3 Hours at Night
Asked by W.T. from New York
on August 3, 2008
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The title says it all. Between pregnancy and this baby, it's been since January that I've not slept for any stretch of time! Here's a general schedule:
-- 7PM falls...
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- I'm so sorry! Believe me i know how that feels! I found that crying it out didn't work until around 4 months or so... What did work for me at that age was more frequen...
- Wendolyn, my boys didn't want to be wrapped up either and they did everything to fight it but you haveto let it go and don't swaddle him because it'll only make it wor...
- I am no expert, but it sounds to me that he may just be hungry. At 10 weeks old babies can still eat a lot during the night and wake several times. My 3rd child was ...
Have a Week to Get Baby Sleeping
Asked by L.T. from New York
on December 22, 2010
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My son is 5 1/2 months old and is a terrible sleeper. For over 3 months he woke up every single hour every night, and we got in a routine where I would "boob him" back...
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- Has he been checked for reflux? Even if he's not spitting up he could still be having stomach acid creep up into his throat causing him to wake up. This happened wit...
- You know -you can do amended CIO! He's waking up so much because he wants your attention and comfort and he hasn't learned to self-soothe. I was never a fan of complet...
- Well... if you're not for crying it out (me neither, my daughter still wakes in the middle of the night occasionally and she's two. We would have what would be conside...
My Baby Is an Extremely Light Sleeper
Asked by L.E. from Eugene
on October 22, 2008
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my daughter has always been a pretty heavy sleeper. my son on the other hand, is not. we cosleep and i am attachment parenting solo-mama. (aka single mother...) if i r...
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- Lisbeth, I believe that you can still be a great Mom without cosleeping and your baby can grow up to be just as well adjusted! It might just be that your light sleepe...
- I have a very light sleeper too. She was in her own crib for the first 6 mos. and it was terrible because she would wake a lot and I was getting NO sleep. We started c...
- Try adding another "constant". aka something that doesn't change when you get up. With you in the bed he feels the bed, temperature, & you. He hears you breathing, ...
