No Cry Sleep Solution: Miracle Blanket
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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2009
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I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity...
My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great slee...
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- First off, K. - STOP beating yourself up! It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure your child is getting what she needs, and you are being a wonde...
- My 2 yr old still wants to sleep swaddled he has spd so I sewed some snaps onto his larger blankets and swaddle him and sleeps much better then if he goes w/o
- Not sure about the blanket - but certainly a more active baby wriggles out of things, and you need to keep her safe. The waking up could be due to teething and just b...
Advice on "No Cry Sleep Solution" - How to Put Baby to Bed Awake
Asked by S.S. from New York
on March 2, 2008
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Our baby was born 10 weeks premature. His corrected age is 2.5 months. He came home from the hospital 4 weeks before his due date, so he has been home with us for abou...
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- Ha ha.. I'm on my third baby and finally got one I can put down drowsy.. and it doesn't always work with him either. My first was colic. She wouldn't even nap off of...
- I let my son sleep in my arms, but put him in a basinett at night when he was newborn. It took me several months to start putting him to bed awake, I usually nursed a...
- I have a 16 week old, born exactly on her due date. Up until she was 13 weeks, we had to put her down in her crib completely asleep. If she woke up, we had to rock/b...
Letting Babies "Cry It Out" to Sleep....
Asked by C.K. from Dallas
on October 6, 2010
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I have been having difficulties getting my baby to sleep at night and a friend suggested I just let her cry in her crib at night. Personally I think it sounds mean. ...
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- Every child has a different personality and so does every parent so there is no "one-size-fits-all" sleeping solution. You need to find a solution that you are comfor...
- I have three kids and not one of them has followed the same pattern. I am sort of on the fence about the CIO method. I think you have to KNOW your kid KNOW their tem...
- Cry it out isn't recommended for children under the age of 8 months old for various psychological reasons. After that age, they are able to learn to self soother, but ...
Sleep
Asked by P.M. from Boston
on February 27, 2008
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I am in the process of trying to get my daughter to sleep on her own. And need some tips. I have tried putting on soft music and putting her to bed drowsy or even asle...
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- Oh my. I type a long response and my internet went out. Anyhow, basically I agreed 8 weeks (or any age) is too young for CIO. I have heard great things about "no cry s...
- I have a 14, 13, 8 year old and now a 4 month old baby who is very different from my nice calm other babies. She fussed a lot and it has been so long I wasn't sure whe...
- I agree that 8 weeks is much too young to CIO--she needs you, even if it's not convenient. And I know about sleep deprivation! My second (I have 3) was a truly horre...
Newborn Sleep
Asked by E.E. from Omaha
on June 3, 2010
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Okay so I have a baby who is a week and a half old. I know I should not expect too much from him as far as sleep goes but I would appreciate a little advice. The lit...
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- Like a lot of newborns he has his day and nights switched. Try keeping him awake a bit more during the day so that he is ready to sleep when it becomes night time. ...
- If you are wishing to avoid co-sleeping because of fears that it may be dangerous, please look into the research some more. Some highlight SIDS deaths that occurred d...
- do you have a bassinett? those things work good because it gives baby the feeling of being closely contained. in a crib its hard to acheive the same thing because you ...
Baby Won't Sleep
Asked by N.L. from Pocatello
on October 31, 2008
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Has anyone ever had the experience of an eight week old baby not sleeping for 12 hours straight? Our little one will not go to sleep and wants us to carry him around ...
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- My DS1 was a terrible sleeper. I used to look with envy at my friends' sleeping babies when we'd get together. Honestly, we still struggle sometimes and he's nearly 4....
- It seems that my baby (now 5) had similar issues around this age. He's probably very tired and wants to sleep but something is preventing it. He may be used to the se...
- Hello N., All I can say is Routine Baby, it is a very inexpensive e-handbook that I used for both of my daughter and it really works. It helps you set routines and...
Sleep
Asked by S.S. from Davenport
on February 28, 2008
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My month old doesnt like to take a nap in the day time at all. A couple of times hes been up all day 7:00am to 7:00pm.yeah I know!I thought newborns were suppose to sl...
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- My son was very bad. I started to use Enphamil Lipil Gentlease, I also took him to a Chiropractor that works on a lot of children. Also "excersies" are lay baby on the...
- I have only nursed my kids but my daughter (four months old now) was also very gassy. Mylicon was my savior. It's expensive but worth every penny! Just follow the d...
- I had a similar problem with our daughter. We started her on Carnation good start and it was a world of difference. We didn't do the soy one. (I recently read that ex...
Bad Sleep Habits
Asked by N.A. from Louisville
on January 21, 2009
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So my baby will be a month old friday. He has been sleeping all day and night expect to wake up and eat or be changed. Last night was a different story. He was up pret...
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- N., dont worry children especially newborns will do that when they are going thru grows stage and their bodies are full of enery....just enjoy the moments because they...
- This happened with my daughter when she was born. We just kept her awake the best we could during the early evening hours and would not let her nap at all. Kept pass...
- Congratulations on being a first time mom. My first bit of advice is that this is not going to be easy or smooth sailing. All babies are different, all babies will b...
Starting Sleep Training
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on November 1, 2008
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When is a good time to start sleep training your baby? My son is currently 8 weeks. Is that too early to start?
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- I would not let the baby cry it out or anything like that but just start good habits. Always aways always put baby to sleep in their crib, bassinet etc. That one lit...
- From the perspective of two kids here... the answer to your question is "yes". But also: Take advantage of your son's age, and hold him as much as possible. You don...
- I can see you have had loads of replies so i will be quick. every child is different thats a given. For my second son i started him at 8 weeks and by 11 weeks (2weeks ...
Day and Night Sleep Help
Asked by N.W. from Washington DC
on March 21, 2008
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My son is 9 weeks old. I don't think he is getting enough sleep during the day. Once in a while he will have a 2-3 hour nap. 99% of the time, he will only doze off ...
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- N., I know it's tough... I wanted to be consistent and do it right too. The sleep issue was one of the hardest for us. My husband and I both would vacillate betwe...
- N., My advice is to not worry too much about the daytime sleep issues. Your baby is still so young, and his schedule will eventually fall into place. I agree that...
- Hi N.. congratulations on the new arrival! I have to say 9 weeks is a bit early to expect any real pattern of sleeping. I definetly think letting a 9wk old cry it out ...
