No Cry Sleep Solution: Teddy Bears
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He Wont "Cry It Out"
Asked by K.R. from Sacramento
on February 14, 2008
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Our daily night time routing is give our baby a bath, read a book, nurse him till he sleeps, and lay him in the co-sleeper next to our bed. This usually works until a...
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- I found with my daughter if i placed her blanket over us when i nursed her and used the same blanket to put her down to bed she would sleep most of the night (of cours...
- He's not ready. don't force it. five months is really little! i have a 12 month old who still fights going to sleep on her own sometimes. it's a development thing. it...
- K. - I'm a pediatric nurse in a hospital and a mother to one. I feel your pain my friend - one thing a baby has to be able to figure out himself is how to self-sooth....
Need Sleep!
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on December 26, 2006
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I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing sess...
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- Limit the time she sleeps during the day. It's not easy at first and will take about 2 weeks to get her into this routine. My first child, a girl, slept all the time a...
- I have a 4 month old who was doing the same thing 2 months ago. I had to let him cry it out for about a week and now all I have to do is bath at 6:30 bottle then lay h...
- Oh those are not fun times, my Son was in the Hospital until he was 1 month old because he was a Preemie, when we took him Home he would wake up every three hours to e...
Sleep Sharing
Asked by J.H. from Washington DC
on February 10, 2008
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I have been sleeping in the bed with my 2 3/4 year old since birth (bad idea) and now it is time to move out of there. My being there is hindering her rest now, becau...
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- I imagine it would be really hard for her to go from sleep sharing to being completely alone in her room. You might try a few night of sleeping together in her room (...
- Try making it special for her. Perhaps a new bedlinens and nightclothes picked out by her? Let her pick her bed, either way you get to put one bed away. Personall...
- I co-slept with both of my boys. My oldest was almost 3 when we finally got him to sleep in his own bed. (I was due with my second ANY day at that point and I was stil...
My 17 Month Doesn't like to Go to Sleep at Night and Will Only Sleep Between Us
Asked by J.D. from Portland
on October 30, 2008
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My 17 month old daughter has a really hard time going to sleep at night. She only has one nap during the day for about 45 minutes to an hour, but we can't get her to g...
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- Hi J. - I have enjoyed co-sleeping with all my toddlers and I would say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." If she sleeps well between you for now, then enjoy that...
- we coslept, but I had one child that was never going to get past that (and you know, in some cultures it goes on for years, so it's not like that's necessarily unnatur...
- Do what is best for her, not what is easiest at this time. She is probably short on sleep and that is why she is not sleeping well. Suck it up and go throught the ef...
My Five Month Old Will Not Sleep
Asked by L.S. from Portland
on April 5, 2009
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Okay so my five month old son can not get into a bedtime routine..I have tried co sleeping, swaddling and feeding before bed everything. The only time we can get him t...
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- I'm curious just what sort of routine you expect a five month old baby to get into? None of my kids ever really got into any sort of regular routine until they were a...
- HI I'm sorry to hear about your daughter, I've been there too. I lost my only daughter out of 6 children and it effects how you see your other babies too. Have you tri...
- Hi L., I agree with the other posters about starting a routine as early as possible. Even if it doesn't seem like the little one is really recognizing it or cares, i...
My Toddler Is Having Sleep Problems Due to Nightmares
Asked by N.L. from Washington DC
on February 11, 2008
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I need some suggestions on how to deal with my daughter's nightmares. She is 2 1/2 yo and started to have nightmares about 2 weeks ago. She also has developed a fear...
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- Hi there! I am a mother of two and have experienced something like this in the past. May I suggest you turn the light on and give the child some happy soothing music...
- My three year old is having nightmares. The only thing that helps so far is that at night BEFORE sleeping, we talk extensively about our day. Every little bump and yel...
- Our daughter suffered from bad dreams from 18 months until 3 years. They simply stopped the same way they suddenly began. We asked our pediatrician about it -- it's s...
Help Stop Breatst Feeding and Get 8 Month Out of the Bed!
Asked by L.T. from Norfolk
on March 6, 2008
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Love my baby girl and have no problem leting her sleep in our bed. My man has not complained at all. But I know he is not really happy with it. It is just that I can g...
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- I can't say this will work for you, only that it worked for me. I started by sleeping with my son in a single bed right next to our king size bed. Once he was asleep...
- There is no reason to stop nursing. The key is to set-up a good routine and be strict to it in the beginning. Our routine was and still is calming bath, lotion and p...
- I nursed my son to sleep until he weaned himself at 15 months, so i don't necessarily think it's a bad habit and i wouldn't quit nursing just to get her to sleep on he...
Co Sleeping Not for Me
Asked by K.L. from Phoenix
on August 9, 2006
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My son is 6 weeks old and loves to sleep on my chest to nap or at night. When I put him in his basinet (asleep) he wakes himself up and cries. I have tried to sing to ...
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- I know that pediatricians recommend against this, so I am only going to tell you want we did with our first daughter who is now two. She would not sleep on her back o...
- Ok K., I'm a K. too. I have b&g twins and my son slept with us until 15months of age. But we also didn't mind it until he grew. (I wrote all this thinking your ...
- Hey!! Congrats on ur baby first of all!! My son had a lot of health problems when he was first born, and so it was terrible all around... I REALLY wanted to cosleep an...
Night Time Breastfeeding One-year Old / Am I a Pacifier?
Asked by M.O. from Los Angeles
on February 15, 2008
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This past week my one-year old daughter has been literally inconsolable when she wakes up at her normal time somewhere between midnight and 2 a.m. She comes into our ...
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- Hello! I'm a mother of four and it sounds very similar to a situation I had with my fourth and last child. I went to work but had a live in nanny/housekeeper and...
- At the risk of being blunt- yes, you are a pacifier. There is absolutely no nutritional reason for a one year old to need to feed at night, and by this age the need t...
- I can totally relate to you, as I am having the same problem with my 17-month old son. I, too, would like to wean him soon, although I cannot lie and say that I do no...
Help! 7 Mo. Old Not Sleeping!
Asked by A.M. from Denver
on September 16, 2008
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Aagh! I need help/suggestions for my 7 mo. old boy who still wakes several times during the night. I've done everything: I'm feeding him more during the day and eve...
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- He could be missing the feel, sound of his mother's heartbeat. I'd try to invest in one of those teddy bears that makes a heart beat sound. It's worth the money to hav...
- My heart goes out to you I have five children and I know what you are talking about. Durin gthe day does he get naps? IF so try to give only one Mid day, and no long...
- You have received some really great advice! It must be confusing since some of it contradicts others advice. I guess you just need to try everything and see what work...
