Sleep Positioner: Teddy Bears
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Infant Who Insists on Sleeping on Her Belly
Asked by E.D. from Los Angeles
on June 30, 2008
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I have a 6 month old beautiful girl who recently began turning over in her bassinet. I wake up in the middle of the night for feeding or to check on her and she is fa...
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- Its perfectly fine to sleep on her belly if she is turning over by herself. Just make sure she is in a sleep sack type blanket and there are no toys or other blankets ...
- I have had 3 belly sleepers. I do not believe sleeping on the belly alone is the cause of death. If your baby is put on the floor on a blanket face down, she will tu...
- At Six months my daughter has slept on her tummy and has remained there since. Like the other Mothers said, if she has good head control, she will be ok!
Sleeping with Blankets
Asked by J.B. from Missoula
on May 4, 2008
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I have not allowed my baby any blankets in the crib at night, per SIDS advise. At what age is it safe to put a blanket in the crib overnight?
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- There is a product called a Halo Sleep Sack, which is basically a wearable blanket that goes over the jammies. My kids used them until they were almost a year. I never...
- How old is your baby? I always swaddled my baby and then when he was to a point where he was almost crawling I just put him in bed with a blanket. some mile stones I w...
- Wow- maybe I'm not getting advice the same as you guys all did, or maybe (just maybe) I'm trusting my daughter's cues, but she's had a blanket since she was born! True...
I Need HELP!
Asked by T.L. from Columbia
on July 9, 2010
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My daughter will be 8 months old on the 26th. she got colic when she was 6 weeks old so i had to rock her to sleep & continue to hold her while she was sleeping... wel...
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- As heart wrenching as it may be you are going to have to let her cry it out The only thing bad about it is is YOU will be heart broken but she needs to become Indepen...
- I'm a dad and grand dad. I learned that if I put my kids down with them wrapped in a blanket or quilt there wasn't the shock of cold blankets in the bed/crib. We...
- You have to find the approach that you are comfortable with. Crying it out has degrees to it - not at all to cold turkey so there are many variations.... You could t...
Need Sleep
Asked by J.S. from Philadelphia
on November 24, 2011
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My 6 week old has suddenly stopped sleeping at night! He used to get up every 1-2 hours. Then for a week he gave me one 3 or 4 hour stretch followed by a 2 hour str...
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- Look into a co-sleeper. It is like a pack n play that attaches to your bed. Then he is right next to you, but safely. I would lay my arm across him or pat him to hel...
- My daughter did this. She HATED sleeping on her back. We ended up putting her to sleep on her side. Roll up two baby blankets and wedge them on either side (one fro...
- I know you are tired and I feel the frustration in your post. I've been where you are--3 times. This change in sleep patterns is likely related to the growth spurt t...
Pillows in Bed with Baby
Asked by D.F. from St. Louis
on April 7, 2011
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Ok ladies, I care for children in my home. My policy has always been no pillows in bed with children under 18 mo. However I have one mother who insists that if I put a...
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- Waivers really don't protect a person from liability. The real question is whether or not you are licensed and what do the current state standards say if you are. Si...
- Since you are caring for children in your home you are responsible for keeping them safe, I think you are very wise to have policies such as "no pillows in bed under 1...
- If you're not comfortable doing this than don't. But, I thought pillows weren't a problem once baby could roll over. I would think at 9 months this wouldn't even be ...
7-Week Old Won't Sleep on Her Back
Asked by S.C. from Minneapolis
on June 30, 2008
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My little girl sleeps perfectly when I'm holding her...when I put her down, she screams. I know I'm being a wimp, but I spend many nights holding her all night so she...
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- Try swaddling her. It will keep her from flailing. Helps the baby to feel secure.
- I know that this goes against what the doctors and the PC crowd will tell you, but my daughter who is one now never would sleep on her back. She had very good neck st...
- You are not being a wimp, you are being a mom!!!! I want to commend you for knowing your baby and holdig her while she sleeps instead of the good ol cry by yourself m...
Sleepless Nights with a 13 Week Old
Asked by A.D. from Los Angeles
on February 10, 2008
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I have a 13 week old little girl. Her last feeding is around 11:30 pm - midnight. She hasn't been a great sleeper yet and lately she is waking around 3 am. She does no...
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- Hello A., It looks like you received a lot of wonderful advice from different moms out there... if you are looking for some better sleep in general, you can try Ped...
- According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "By three months, most (but not all) infants consistently sleep through the night (seven or eight hours without interr...
- My son was a HORRIBLE sleeper until he was 10 months old. He never slept more than 3 hours at a time. He also had an issue with being swaddled and liked to sleep on u...
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...
