Sleep Training: Playtex
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Question About Nursing to Sleep and Napping
Asked by T.C. from Kansas City
on May 4, 2007
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Hello!
I am exclusively breast feeding and it is going well with my 8 week old. However, I am afraid I am allowing what is or will be a bad habit. He normally wants...
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- Hi T., It sounds like you have a 'high needs' baby or at least he has a 'high need-to-suck' and HONESTLY, that's not only okay, it's normal!!! My best advice is to ...
- I exclusively breast feed for the first 10 weeks of my daughters life until I went back to work. Then I only went back to work for 1/2 days so she only got 2 bottles d...
- T., There is not a right or wrong way of doing things, just do what works for you and your family. I nursed my now 4 year old until he was 13months he would nurse to...
How Do I Get My 6 Month Old Son to Sleep
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on December 8, 2009
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I am going to fall apart if that kid doesn't let me sleep soon! I adore him but he's up every 3 to 4 hours. He won't take a bottle (I haven't given up yet) He eats ...
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- Read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. There is likely information in there that will help. It was a savior for me!
- I would have killed for my 6 month old to sleep 4 hours straight at night. Sleeping through the night is just not the norm as much as people would like you to think it...
- It is very normal and expected that a healthy baby aged 4 to 9 months old will wake twice during a 12 hour sleep schedule. (For example: put him to bed with a feedin...
Seeking Advice from Moms Who Nurse(d) to Sleep
Asked by B.R. from Seattle
on October 19, 2009
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Supporters of C.I.O. need not respond.
I nurse my baby to sleep. I am good at almost always taking her off the breast & putting her down to sleep before she has fall...
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- HI B., WE had the same problem and it was around this time that I too had "had enough"! We had to get dad involved and it did involve some crying but not by himsel...
- Hi B.! This is the ritual I've adopted with my son. It's kind of a training process, and has taken some patience. I try to nurse Cole (8 1/2 months) before he is to...
- About two months ago, I drew a line with my little baby (11 months old). I nurse her at bedtime, about 7:30 p.m. and then try not to nurse again before 4 a.m. The only...
9 Month Old Does Not Sleep Through the Night...
Asked by K. from Las Vegas
on September 1, 2006
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My daughter is 9mos. old and wakes up every night at least 4 times, sometimes more. I understand the need to let her "cry it out" and implement a 10 minute wait perio...
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- I had similar problems with my first child. Especially the waking at night. I found that going in to soothe just made things worse. It's the most difficult thing I ...
- Have you had her ears checked? Just wondering because my oldest son had ear problems, so laying down hurt him and he'd cry -- no other signs of infection, but there w...
- my advice to quitting the breastfeeding is NO! any baby who is breastfeeding is a thousand times better off that the ones who are not. I am older, and have nursed an...
Still Needing the Bottle to Go to Sleep
Asked by L.T. from Medford
on February 29, 2008
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My son is 18 months old, and altough I'm embarrassed to admit it, he still takes a bottle to go to sleep. Much to my dismay, he has clearly latched onto his bottle as ...
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- L., There is nothing wrong with a bottle at night for an 18 month old other than it can be detrimental to his teeth. Will he take water in his bottle? C. W. mot...
- My son was about 5 months younger than yours when we broke the habit, but here's what we did. First, we bought him sippy cups (even let him help pick some really co...
- Hi L., What I did with my boys was I had them throw away their bottles. Then I helped them tie up the trash bag and take it out to the dumpster. Then when they as...
10 Month Old Doesn't Use Sippy Cup or Sleep in Crib
Asked by R.C. from Los Angeles
on April 3, 2007
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I am usually really good about everything with my 10 month old daughter. We work at things until we get them down and to be honest, she is a real easy child to work wi...
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- Well, I'm like you and dont like to sleep by myself, but after having my daughter, it seems like the only time I have to myself is when im sleeping LoL. Several months...
- Dont feel guilty, my daughter slept with me til 1 and my son til 2ish and didnt go to his bed til the new one was born. And i swore i would be good but guess what the...
- Honestly I wouldn't worry about the sippy cup to much,just try it every now and again till she gets the hang of it,but I wouldn't call it a pressing subject,I see kids...
Now 6 Months Old and She Still Wont Sleep! HELP!
Asked by C.W. from Topeka
on November 21, 2011
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So if you've been following me, my now 6 month old daughter stil won't sleep longer than 2 hrs! She won't take a binky and won't go back to sleep without a bottle. But...
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- Ok, this is one reason why we only had 1 child.. I have to be able to sleep to function. I know you are exhausted and very frustrated. These are the things we ...
- Have you thought about co-sleeping? My son was exactly like this, always waking up5-8 times a night to eat, although we breastfed. I had to have him sleep with me s...
- Have you tried giving her more in her bottles during the day? So she is still getting the same total each day? We did this with my son to get him off night time fe...
Toddler Not Giving up Bottle
Asked by M.P. from Boston
on March 3, 2008
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Hi
I am a mother of a 2 year old who refuses to drink milk/juice/water in a sippy cup. I've used different cups to make her transition smooth but nothing works. I've ...
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- My now two year old wouldn't drink milk out of a sippy cup either. Not that she wanted the bottle that much...just no milk. (We don't give the kids juice because our...
- No advice on the bottle part, but on the no speaking thing, both of my sons did not speak until after 2 (one still does not, but read on), and they both got free servi...
- Hi M. - My son was unable to give up his bottle (again just for milk) until he was almost three. He only used it at night before bed. Eventually, I offered him th...
Good Book for New Dad to Read & Advice for a Bottle That Simulates Nursing
Asked by S.G. from Sacramento
on July 14, 2009
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Hello Mamas! I have two requests..My son is 9 weeks old and I am getting ready to go back to work in a month and want to find a bottle that works well for my son. I've...
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- Hi S., We used the playtex drop-in bottles with the brown/latex nipples (baby didn't like the clear ones) specifically because they most closely resembled the breas...
- I hope this doesnt sound weird but aggitation to noise on your husband's part is most likely due to vitamin/mineral deficiency which affects the central nervous system...
- I am actually having a similar issue with my daughter and the bottle. When she was 5 wks we tried her on the bottle a few times and she took it no problem. We used the...
Weaning Troubles
Asked by J.B. from Orlando
on February 5, 2009
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Hello Moms. First off, Thank goodness there is a place where we can all meet and help each other. I am a SAHM with 3 beautiful kids; ages 7, 2.5 and 4 months. I am att...
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- If I were you I would pick my battles. It sounds like weaning him is more stressful than nursing him. If you want to wean anyway, go slowly. I would try to tran...
- Try a sippy cup. They tend to have to suck harder just to get anything out. This may give him the "low flow" that he prefers.
- try, mixing the formula with the breast milk more breat milk than formula, in a soft top sippy cup. Slowly work the breat milk out... my 10 month old NEVER took a bot...
