Sleep Training: Enfamil
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Sleep Issues
Asked by N.J. from Dayton
on October 4, 2008
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My daughter is 5 months old and having trouble falling asleep. She has to be rocked to sleep. Sometimes she cries for over an hour because she cannot fall asleep even ...
Infant Sleep Patterns
Asked by C. from Charlotte
on June 4, 2007
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I don't know which question to ask first. My son has no schedule or natural pattern of sleep what-so-ever. He is 6 weeks old and does not seem to be sleeping well at...
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- !!!!Congratulations!!!! No seriously, you're doing GREAT and are not a failure! You've been given a lot of GREAT ideas. I personally am scared of co-sleeping. Mo...
- Try bringing baby to bed with you. See http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t102200.asp for info on safe cosleeping practices. This will be especially helpful if you ar...
- I don't know if this will help you at all, but maybe try putting him to sleep in a swing? My son did the same thing at that age, and we found he would only sleep in h...
5 Month Old Wont Sleep
Asked by J.D. from Austin
on June 14, 2009
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My son is almost 5 months old. He eats 4-6 ounces every 2 hours and I give him cereal with bananas and/or applesauce twice a day. He only sleeps for about 7 hours a da...
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- Hey there. My baby had a lot of trouble adjusting to her crib, too. She loved her Moses basket so much and my arms or her daddy's. She also has reflux. We tilted h...
- My sister has this problem with her child as well. The only way she found to get her to sleep, when she was little like that, was in the swing or the car seat, my nie...
- As having been a tired mom myself, I would just let him sleep in the swing at night. Put him in crib for naps. Eventually, it will happen. But, that's just me.
3-Day Sleep Solution
Asked by E.B. from Phoenix
on April 7, 2008
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Has anyone tried this program? My 6 month old thinks he has to nurse to go to sleep and has a hard time putting himself back to sleep. He is very attached to me! He...
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- Hello E.. I have not tried the 3 day sleep solution. I have tried Elizabeth Pantley's No-cry Sleep solution, and had moderate results with it (that is mostly due to n...
- your little one is justified in thinking he has to nurse to sleep (and good for you for breastfeeding!!!). babies are programmed to nurse to sleep. and babies are bo...
- This is a hard one, and I know your pain. I had a child who wouldn't sleep for more than 20 minutes for the first 10 months of his life. He had some medical issues and...
I Don't Care About Sleeping Through the Night... Just Go to Sleep 1St Please!
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on April 27, 2007
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My 7 week old baby only likes to go to sleep on me. I'm so afraid that I am building a bad habit. I can put him in his crib once he is asleep. But, he has to really...
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- M., I read healthy sleep habits, happy child by dr. Wiesbaum (I think). Following his techniques, our child starting sleeping through the night at 9-10 weeks old. ...
- I started letting my DS cry it out the very day of his one month checkup. I was going through the same thing as you and losing my mind. I asked my doctor the same qu...
- Hot topic here, that's for sure. I also had a nightmare of a time with the sleep thing, but I very much disagree with the cry-it-out thing. It just seems to go against...
Seeking Advice on Getting a 6 Week Old to Sleep Longer During the Night.
Asked by J.T. from Fargo
on October 6, 2008
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My 6 week old daughter sleeps from around 9:oo pm -12:30. She wakes up every 45 minutes after that through the rest of the night. I am breast feeding but, give her a...
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- Maybe your daughter is gassy and needs to be burped more? I know that when my 8 week old isn't sleeping longer than an hour at a time, it is generally due to her tumm...
- Could she have reflux? Our son did the same thing and once we got him on medicine he did much better. And you could buy a sleep book we use Good Night, Sleep Tight b...
- You must be exhausted! What worked for us at night was to keep our daughter up later at night - that way I could get one longer stretch (5-6 hours) of sleep in. We w...
Colicky 8 Month Old - Sleep Deprived Mommy & Baby
Asked by L.K. from Chicago
on August 1, 2011
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My 8 month old has been colicky since I brought him home. Reading Weisbluth he is the classic "extreme colic" baby by every definition which I guess is 4 out of 100 ba...
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- My friends baby was the exact same way, and she was told to take him to a Chiropractor. She did and they had a brand new baby after about 5 visits. She swears by it, a...
- Since you live in Oak Park, maybe you'd like to try to get in and talk to Dr. Weisbluth himself or his son? My SIL goes to their practice downtown Chgo - they are her...
- I feel your pain, my daughter was the same way. Every night she was in discomfort. Finally, when she was 3yrs we had an endoscopy. Come to find out she had silent refl...
My 4 Week Old Doesn't Sleep for More That 30 Min. at a Time
Asked by J.H. from Nashville
on February 11, 2008
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My 4 week old has started in the last 4 days to stay awake for hours at a time (some times as long as 6 hours) and then olny sleep for 30 min. I am exhausted, and i th...
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- Hi I have to agree with some of the other mothers. My son could not nurse b/c of nerve damage and could not handle milk based formula b/c it made him constipated. We...
- Hi, once again you cant spoil a 4 week old. Make sure when you try to get the baby to sleep you turn off all the lights. Swaddle them good and tight at that age. T...
- The other Moms have had some great advice! I just wanted to second their outcries about anyone saying you are spoiling your child ... you can't spoil a 4 week old! And...
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...
11 Mth Son - Cycle of Congestion/ear Infections, Has Reflux, Doesn't Sleep Well
Asked by S.V. from Dallas
on March 13, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I have a 11 month old son with a combination of issues. Most recently, he has been sick on and off with congestion and ear infections, accompanied by...
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- My 12 yr old daughter has a history of digestive problems, ear infections, congestion and repiratory related illnesses. These problems started from birth. She never sl...
- I don't have any particular advise, except that if you are unhappy with your current doctor's advice, please seek a second opinion before this goes any further or your...
- I would suggest taking him to an ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor. They may suggest tubes in his ears. I had similar situation with my daughter except the reflux was n...
