Sleep Training: Fisher Price
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Training
Asked by C.D. from New York
on January 22, 2008
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At what age do you start training an infant to fall asleep on his own? He is only a month but is used to falling asleep in my arms. When can he fall asleep in his own ...
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- Hi C., I'm a mother of two girls. Hanna is almost 3 yrs old and Kiran is 8 months old. The best advice I can give you is what I did with my girls and it worked like...
- Please do not get Gary Ezzo's sleep training book as someone else suggested. It has been linked to failure to thrive infants, dehydration, and many women have had CPS ...
- I wouldn't try to start this until he's about 3 mos or so. When you start, you want to put him in the bed drowsy but awake. Once you put him down try not to pick him...
Sleep Training My 17 Month Old
Asked by D.L. from Los Angeles
on May 21, 2009
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My little guy is sleeping through the night and is a great napper(2-3 hours at one time) However, I still rock or hold him to sleep. Most times I am able to put him i...
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- As I was told by a CHOC dr you can not spoil a baby. Yes he's still a baby in that he needs love from his mom. It won't be long and he won't want you to hold him. Ple...
- Check out "The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems" by Tracy Hogg. She's got great solutions for this type of sleep issue. We've used her methods from the get-go a...
- D., It is amazing how quickly new habits form- so even though he was able to soothe himself to sleep previously... he now expects you to... Because he is older (...
Potty Training?
Asked by S.S. from Austin
on March 9, 2007
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ok so where do i start.. my two d a half year old son is growning out of diapers fast.. he already wears a 5t in clothing and is quikly growing out of that.. yesterday...
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- Hey God knows that boys are a challenge to potty train, but I have to agree with the other mom's...... consistency. My oldest is almost 5 and my 2nd one is almost thr...
- Have you tried training pants? The cloth underwear with the vinyl topper. Let him run around the house with nothing but that on (assuming it's as warm where you are a...
- I have bought a couple of different potty seats for the big bathroom potty and I think Baby Bjorn is the best. It's simple, sturdy and doesn't move when they are gett...
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...
I Need Some Sleep!!!!!!
Asked by B.A. from Lakeland
on August 5, 2006
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Okay, I am really hoping someone out there has had the same problem I am having. My 5 month old daughter will not sleep! When we first brought her home from the hosp...
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- My daughter just started sleeping through night when she was 9 months old!!!! We used to cosleep until she was 6 months because this was the only way she would sleep a...
- Hi B., Your baby sounds normal. Babies go through different cycles as they grow and change physically and mentally. At 5 months old, she’s still brand new, and h...
- I have a 13 month old son who is a horrible sleeper. He began sleeping through the night at 4 months, but by five or six months was getting up regularly. With everyo...
Won't Sleep Apart from Me
Asked by A.L. from Los Angeles
on December 29, 2007
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Hi everyone. I have a 7 week old baby girl that refuses to sleep in her crib. She likes to fall asleep while she's being held but then wakes up as soon as I try to tra...
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- Hi A., I have a two year old and am about to go through it all over again in May. I had trouble with my son sleeping through the night until he was 13 months old ...
- Have you considered co-sleeping with her? During the day, continuous carrying is humanly natural and normal. I wouldn't give up on slings or carriers, there are doze...
- 7 week old babies are still so new and need a lot of holding and comfort, so don't feel like you "should" be doing anything. If it is driving you crazy, however, you ...
Much Needed Sleep, HELP!!!
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on November 30, 2006
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Hey good luck, maybe i could use some help on this one as well. I have a 17 1/2 mo. old who still wakes up a few times a night like 2 or 3. All she wants his her bottl...
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- Hi C. I have a 5 year old daugter who still wakes up all through the night(that is a whole other story). She was on the bottle til she was 3! I actually had a Dr. w...
- The main thing is to not give in. If you give in then she will know to cry and cry because you will then give in.
- For more of a long-term approach, not a quick-fix, a really good book on helping babies and children develop good sleep habits is "Happy Child, Healthy Sleep Habits." ...
Sleep for a 4 Month Old
Asked by M. from Minneapolis
on October 11, 2006
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My 4 month old has slept pretty great his entire life. Always 5-6 hour stretches. Some other mom's in my mom's group were telling me they used the "Sleep Lady" syste...
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- Hi M., I have a 10 mo daughter, and we have gone through periods (around 4 months, around 7 months and around 9 months - until now) where sleep is more of an issue ...
- We adhere to the put down asleep while awake - our doctor said the kids needed 20 minutes to settle down on their own. I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 mo. old. I am ...
- I feel for you. Neither of my two children slept easily. My only advice is to tell you what the other moms have... do what feels right to you. I did not follow the ...
When Do You Let a Baby Cry Themselves to Sleep?
Asked by D.M. from Dallas
on March 25, 2011
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Hi-
I have a six week old who at nite will only sleep for about an hour at a time... if I am lucky. (in his bassinet) If I am holding him, he will fall asleep until ...
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- Have you tried swaddling? My eldest child (DD is 3.5 now) would startle and cry EVERY time I put her in the bassinett and crib for the first few months. She would sl...
- Six weeks still seems young to me and pretty normal that your little guy is not a good sleeper. As a gets older, he'll start sleeping longer. Have you tried swaddl...
- Never, I dont even agree with letting a toddler, or child do that. Ive cried myself to sleep before, after my mom died and there was no one left to comfort me, my tear...
Potty Training - Need HELP!
Asked by L.C. from St. Louis
on August 7, 2010
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Hi!
I've posted this question before and received about 10 very unhelpful responses - all of which were "Hang in there" sort of responses. I don't mean to sound rude ...
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- Dr. Christopherson, at Children's Mercy specializes in these kinds of issues.
- I think that is just disgusting that parents are making 2-3 year old clean up their own mess! Potty training is a huge learning process that us parents just need to be...
- L., I am not sure if this going to help you, but t is very IMPORTANT that you first CALM DOWN. Your little one is reacting because of your nervousness. I am pretty su...
