Sleep Lady Shuffle
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Sleep Lady Shuffle
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on January 6, 2009
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Last night was "night 1" of the sleep lady shuffle for us. It was a traumatic experience at first. Our 6 month old daughter cried for ONE HOUR and FORTY MINUTES. (She ...
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- I don't know what the sleep lady shuffle is, but what I have ascertained, it is not going to work. I use the method that you stumbled upon at the end of the night, wh...
- We started sleep training at 6 months, too. Night #1 - 45 minutes. Night #2 - 15 minutes. Night #3 - a few minutes. Basically every night since then - into...
- Babies cry to tell us something...and our instincts are there to tell us something, listen to yours. Maybe try a softer approach like The Baby Sleep Book by Dr. Sears...
Sleep Training with the " Sleep Lady" Book?
Asked by S.M. from Tampa
on February 9, 2008
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My husband and I just started using the "Sleep Lady" book a few days ago with our 9.5 month old baby boy. Are there fellow moms out there who have tried it too? I wo...
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- The Sleep Lady Shuffle was the BEST move we ever made!! Unlike the other posters, we were ALL for ANYTHING that would work to get our son to sleep. After 10.5 months o...
- I have not gone by that book, but if the last few days have been "VERY excrutiating" I wouldn't support it. What are her qualifications? Why do so many people insist...
- Hi, I hate to be another naysayer, but I agree that crying it out (or slowly increasing crying periods from a few minutes to larger periods of time) is a bad idea. ...
Sleep Help
Asked by C.H. from Jacksonville
on June 14, 2007
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My son is 7 months old and I am having trouble getting him to go to sleep without a bottle. Sometimes I try to let him cry himself to sleep but I feel like it goes on...
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- I don't think it's a bad thing, my daughter was the same way when she was that age (she's a year old now). She has stopped needing a bottle to sleep now. I just follow...
- Have you tried giving him a pacifier instead? Get one that is shaped similar to the nipple of the bottle. He may just want to suck on something and this way milk isn...
- I understand that you want to break the bottle habbit! Mostly, it will make weaning him off of the bottle at age 1 a lot easier! I started rocking my son at 4 months...
Baby Doesn't Sleep
Asked by R.S. from Des Moines
on March 25, 2009
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My 8-month-old daughter is still a terrible night sleeper. Besides her bottle every 4-5 hours (I can deal with that), she wakes up several times each night, sometimes ...
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- WOW 10 kids! And you're asking for our advice? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Just kidding. I think you are really lucky that only 1 of the 10 has been a poor s...
- Hi R.! I am so sorry you are missing so much sleep! My daughter woke between 8-12 times per night for more than an entire year. I used to throw up from being so sle...
- 10 children! Wow, congrats on still being sane. I can imagine you are wanting sleep badly! Our daughter was the same way, horrible sleeper. If it is an option for her ...
Sleep Advice
Asked by C.T. from Minneapolis
on November 21, 2005
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I have a 18month that is still not sleeping through the night and we are expecting another one very soon. I feel we've tried everything. A month ago we took his pacifi...
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- Hello Colleen, I can understand your frustration/desparation at trying to get your child to sleep thru the night. I'm not sure how big your bed is, but I would sugge...
- Sounds familiar....I have a 20 month old who has never been a good sleeper. We fell into the same traps of having her sleep with us because then we got some sleep. I...
- My daughter was the same way at 18 months. She did not sleep through the night until she 2 years old. I also tried everything, background noise seemed to work the be...
Sleep
Asked by S.B. from Columbus
on January 30, 2008
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I can't get my son to fall asleep on his own. Ever since he has started to pull himself up on everything, as soon as I lay him down all he wants to do is climb up the ...
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- Hi S....I have not encountered this problem with my kids (yet ;)But, I have heard the suggestion of putting his mattress on the floor. Now I know, he is only 8 mos. Bu...
- This may sound harsh to some of you mommies out there, but you need to just let him cry his self to sleep. If he learns that you will go in there everytime he pulls h...
- We have the baby einstein aquarium that looks like a turtle. I turn it on and my daughter is amazed by it's lights and spinning fish. The music is really soothing and ...
Sleep Training -- Baby Won't Lie down but Falls Asleep Sitting up -- Help?
Asked by O.B. from Provo
on September 12, 2010
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We did our first night of the Sleep Lady Shuffle last night and it was agonizing. I appreciate all of the comments I've read on that it gets better. That's a big rel...
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- We sleep trained all three of our children and it worked for the most part. We would get sidetracked during times of teething and sickness, though. Mine always tended ...
- I am not familiar with the Sleep Lady Shuffle but I would say, listen to your instincts and do not follow word by word what others may suggest. You cannot find answers...
- Hi - sorry I have no idea what the sleep lady shuffle is but may I recommend you try to help her transition into sleep rather than giving her the cold turkey lesson? ...
Need Help with Sleep Issues
Asked by B.G. from Washington DC
on February 7, 2008
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My 6 month old daughter has trouble staying asleep once she goes down for the night. We are in the habit of rocking or swaying her to sleep (this is the only way to g...
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- Hi B., I have a 9 month old son who also cannot sleep through the night, but I will say this; DO NOT LET YOUR BABY CRY IT OUT!!! They cry because they need something ...
- By rocking her to sleep you have given her control. I've read that the first 3 months are ok, but after that it becomes a control issue. You should lay her in bed at t...
- I have a 10 months old and also 4 year old and went through the same thing a couple months ago. You have to let her cry it out. Don't pick her up. Go in there and r...
Another Sleep Question
Asked by G.L. from San Francisco
on November 29, 2008
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My 18 mo. daughter has never really slept through the night and I'm starting to wonder if she ever will. I have been very resistant to letting her cry but have tried i...
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- hi G., I have been told...as well as experienced myself that it takes 5 days for a new habit to form. For my daughter, I give some plain rice or oatmeal cereal, I g...
- Hi G., I am certainly no expert on sleep since I cannot get my 17 month old to sleep in her crib for naps and I still nurse her til she's zonked at night, but we did ...
- G. Hang in there - it will get easier. My advice - don't change your daughter's diaper in the middle of the night. It's stimulation that she doesn't need. If s...
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 ...
