No Cry Sleep Solution: Elmo
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17 Month Old Toddler All of a Sudden Cry's to Sleep in Crib
Asked by M.H. from Las Vegas
on October 21, 2008
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I have always had a hard time getting my son to sleep on his own, but at about 12 months old he would finally go down in his crib without to much of a fuss. I dont kn...
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- i have a 31 month old..and they go thru phases..just when u think you have it down they start crying again..make sure your son isn't sick..and start sleep training aga...
- Hi M., i dont know if is your case, but my soon did the same thing around that age. Guess what he was getting the eye teeth and have a mild ear infection! I feel aw...
- Deanna is right. Also wanted to add, that both my kids did this too, at about the same age. It's not just your son. You said you "are trying to think of something...
TV With Sleep...
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on May 11, 2008
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I'm curious to know if any moms out there have a TV in their childs room to help them go to sleep at night? I have a 3 year old that doesn't like to be left alone in ...
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- Hi J., I agree with most of the responses here that a TV is not the answer. Feeling safe in his bed and the ability to soothe himself to sleep will not be learned wi...
- My 16 year old step-daughter has had a tv in her room since she was about 4. Now when she goes to bed at night it has to be left on. If you sneak in after she goes t...
- Our children don't have TV's in their rooms and I wouldn't recommend it. If you're desperate, You might want to consider a radio/CD player where you can play soft musi...
My Daughter Will Not Sleep in the Crib
Asked by T.S. from New York
on April 18, 2007
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In regards to sleep, i have done everything wrong with my daughter. As an infant, she did not do well sleeping, so we got her user to sleeping in her swing. She has ...
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- hello, I am somewhat in your boat. My 5wwek old son sleeps in the papasan chair, sometime the swing, and rarely in the bassinet. When i am so tired and can't stan...
- Hi T., O,K, Get the new swing. But only let her sleep in until she is 8 months old. Then you must let her cry it out. The sleeping in bed I cant say anything cause m...
- Hi, i had a similar problem. When i had my daughter, i had a c-section, and my husband didn't hear her crying at night, he just slept though it, so to avoid even more...
4 Y/o That Won't Sleep in Her Room
Asked by S.A. from Houston
on October 31, 2008
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Hello You wonderful moms. I need some advice. I have a 4 y/o little princess that will NOT sleep in her room all night unless she is extra tired. We will put her in be...
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- As long as you let her, she will come in no matter what. It has to be a rule that you stick to with illness as the exception. If you make it a rule then it's somethi...
- My daughter did the same thing. I was just too tired to put her back to bed and stopped noticing that she was even in our bed until I wake up with her hogging my pill...
- Do you give her something to sleep with? If not, give her a baby-doll or a stuffed animal and when she says she's lonely tell her that when she leaves them (it) alon...
At What Age Did Your Child Sleep Through the Night?
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on June 25, 2009
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Hey everyone!! I have a 22 month old daughter who has gone through varying degrees of sleep throughout her life. When small and breastfeeding, she'd wake and eat every...
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- we're working on the same thing. my girl is 23 months and i'm also pregnant. i'm in the same place as you right now...we're just starting to work on it though sounds...
- I dont know if this will be of any help to you but when my son was around 6 months old he started waking up in teh middle of the night again (started sleeping 8+ hours...
- ok it is Friday night and late and the first thing that crossed my mind is they really never fall and stay asleep for the whole night till around 15 years of age-then ...
My 15 Mo. Old Daughter REFUSES to Sleep in Her Crib!!!
Asked by C.B. from Columbus
on August 27, 2006
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My husband and I have been trying for months to find a way to get our daughter to sleep in her crib. We started out co-sleeping and now want her in her bed #1 for her ...
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- C., We had the exact same problem with our son, now 5. What worked for us: at 18mos old we bought a him full sized double bed. We made a big deal of it, took hi...
- Hi C., Have you thought that maybe she is ready for a toddler bed. We put our four year old son in a bed at 13 months becuase he kept climbing out of his crib and fa...
- I don't mean to sound harsh...not at all, I know how difficult it can be to transition them to their crib...however, she's 15 months old, lol...as strong as her will i...
Seeking Sleep Advice for 10 Mo. Old Infant
Asked by K.N. from Fargo
on October 2, 2007
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Hi, I am a mother having a horrible time getting her son to go to sleep on his own. I breastfed him until he was nine months old so he usually fell asleep while rockin...
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- Good Morning!! I know how frustrating that can be.. I know that we are told to let them cry it out but I ,like you, was heart broken to hear them cry and then wondere...
- I HIGHLY recommend the book, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley. I discovered it when my first child was about your son's age and I was crazy with sleep ...
- Our daughter is just about 10 months. We started out rocking her to sleep as well. We still do this every now and then. I can usually put her in her crib and she may p...
27 Month Old No Longer Using Pacifier and Not Happy About It
Asked by Y.R. from Dallas
on July 7, 2009
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Repost: I was so distraught I told everyone I had a 15 month old !!!Here's my story. My 15 month old was too big to keep his pacifier so we took it away. Day 1 and 2...
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- My Mother could not believe my daughter, of 2, still had a pacifier!! My little girl loved her "pacie". At three, no more pacie. I hated it for her. She missed her pa...
- Give the kid the pacifier. He obviously NEEDS it... Kids give those things up in their own time, when they are ready. I feel very strongly about this, and there is muc...
- Time to change the routine. It is okay for him to cry it out a bit. You are giving him so much attention for his tantrums that there is no need for him to stop them....
Needing to Get My Son's Poor Sleeping Habits Under Control.
Asked by C.B. from New York
on February 21, 2008
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Ugh where do I begin. I have been dealing with my son's poor sleeping habits since he's been two weeks old. He is now 17 months old and still not sleeping properly. ...
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- I have been exactly where you are (I too am a working mom and have a 28 month old who has had quite a few issue in the sleep arena!) What I found finally worked is be...
- Hi C., All the advice sounds good. Is your son a mover in his sleep? When my daughter was 11 mos. old, we started to go through the same thing. I refused to start s...
- (brief because i have a 1 month old baby in my arms): same history with our 19 month old daughter. she actually had a birth defect of hte small intestine which we ha...
Sleepless Nights!!!
Asked by A.W. from Joplin
on February 8, 2008
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Ok what happened? My oldest was sleeping through the night by this age. I have tried the whole thing on letting him cry himself back to sleep, but he makes himself thr...
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- Could you let your 8 yr old share a room with you until your 2 yr old learns to sleep through the night? Children have to learn at some point how to soothe themselves...
- I can sympathise with you-- my daughter is 5 and STILL gets up every single night. We just let her get quietly in bed with us. I think she was about 2.5 or 3 when we m...
- I am 37 and my brother is 6 years younger than me. My brother used to do the same thing your son is doing to my mom and she found a solution, by accident, and it work...
