Sleep Training: Toddler
Results 1-10 from 8,099 articles
Disneyland for a 22 Month Old?
Asked by J.H. from Los Angeles
on May 5, 2009
-
I am able to get into Disneyland for FREE on my birthday this year... and I really want to go!! But there are several questions/concerns.... my son will be 22 months a...
Answers
- GO! My kids both had their first visit when they were a week old. We love Disneyland. Go and have fun. There are places to change your little one and feed him too....
- You should go. I think this is the only year where they are doing the free birthday thing and it is so expensive! Is there someone else you can take instead of/in ad...
- Ugh. Go by yourself. Or get a sitter. We went when my first daughter was 2 1/2 and it was too hot, too sunny, too loud, $15 for a crummy cheeseburger, lines were to...
Sleep Training
Asked by C.K. from Los Angeles
on May 12, 2008
-
I got the suggestion from my pediatrician to start sleep training with my 4 month old son. It's been 10 days now since we started and he still cries for a good 30 min...
Answers
- 4 months is way too soon to start sleep training. Most folks don't recommend any sort until after 6 months, and crying it out should wait until they are at least a yea...
- Hi C., there are differing beliefs about the whole sleep issue with children and sometimes strong feelings associated with the various methods. I happen to be a pe...
- I too recommend Elizabeth Pantley's book. Dr. Jim Sears also has a great sleep book.
My 17 Month Old Won't Sleep!!!
Asked by N.C. from Los Angeles
on August 22, 2009
-
Hi moms!!
My 17 month daughter is an excellent sleeper. She goes to sleep by herself at 8:00pm and sleeps until about 7:00am. I don't know what happened!! For the...
Answers
- Hi N.: She probably is teething,and while some Doctors will argue the point,most mothers will profess,that their babies developed such symptoms as diarea, cold sym...
- It does seem like teething is a possibility. Our daughter's nearly the same age (born April 12, 2008). One of the things that might help is giving her a cold, wet wa...
- Any possibility she could have an ear infection? That could cause a lot of pain when lying flat on her back. I know when my toddler has one, he's okay when I rock hi...
Sleep Training...
Asked by P.S. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2007
-
Hello Moms', I'm putting together a sleep training book and need some opinions or suggestions on what works best for babies. Let me know if you have any advice or if ...
Answers
- With my son..I read to him 7:30, bath time is before that, and he has to lay in his bed at 8:00--if he is still not asleep by 8:30 I turn some light music on for him. ...
- Hello P., It's been a long time since those days (our youngest daughter is 22), but there is one thing that I remember well. When she was 10 months old, she lear...
- I got my daughter used to a schedule of bed time and nap time becasue i was a single mother. But the one i did not mess with was bed time. IF it was naptime and we w...
Sleep Training
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on March 19, 2008
-
How early can I start sleep training? I was going to start the CIO (Cry it Out) method but I didn't know if my daughter is too young for that. During the day she doesn...
Answers
- try swaddling her when you put her in the bed, but i'd say she's too young for CIO.
- All I can say is go out and buy the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr.Weisbluth This is saving my life with my boy which is 5 months old now. It was r...
- I recommend as does Supernanny to read Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child. It all depends on your child as to when it's time to do that. Don't buy into any ideas th...
Sleep Training
Asked by W.B. from New York
on December 21, 2011
-
I am still feeding my 9 month old two times in the middle of the night because that is the only way he will go back to sleep. He shares a room with his sister so I am...
Answers
- W., Thank goodness you're not going to try CIO. Blessings for your son. I don't know if you are nursing or feeding him food in the middle of the night. Either way - he...
- I just wanted to say good luck and I am with you right now. My DD is 1year old and I have strictly breastfed her and now we are sleep training and weaning. Tonight w...
- comfort him when he wakes, but wait 5 minutes to go to him if he is only fussing or light crying and see what he will do on his own. If 5 minutes goes by and he is no...
Sleep Training for a 15 Month Old?
Asked by D.S. from New York
on December 13, 2008
-
My daughter is 15 months old and recently she won't go right to sleep after her bottle. it takes her a good 45 minutes to wind down and fall asleep. Maybe 4 nights o...
Answers
- Hi, In my experience with my son it is usually gas? He is a good sleeper since he was about 8 months old he sleeps 12 hours a night, but on the rare occasion when he w...
- Do you have a night routine? Many children need that consistency. Try a warm bath and read stories to her in her bed, dim lighting, while she drinks her bottle. Then...
- it's definitely a phase - they come and go and always need re-training. Have confidence with whatever techniques you choose - this will pass (with some patience!) He...
Sleep Training
Asked by U.T. from Washington DC
on December 28, 2010
-
Hello All!
I need help. I have a 4 month old who is super fussy and I am trying to sleep train. I used Dr. Weissbluths book Healthy Sleep Habits to train my first ...
Answers
- Dori has given you terrific advice. Babies are individuals, and some are great sleepers, some not so much. Part of parenting is enduring sleep deprivation or making ad...
- What are his sleep patterns? Are you going for through the night? Do you know that "through the night" for an infant is 5-6 hrs at a time not 8-12? Babies don't usu...
- He may still be too young-try again at five months. Does he roll onto his tummy-or do you have to place him that way? One day, when my oldest son was around 4 or 5 mon...
19 Month Old Does Not Sleep
Asked by D.G. from Denver
on June 21, 2008
-
O.K. here is the thing. My 19 month old has never slept through the night. It has been 19 long month and just recently he started sleeping better :). But we will ha...
Answers
- Hi D., My first daughter didn't sleep through the night on her own until she was 3 or so. Our problem included the lack of a consistant routine. She also had some fo...
- My daughter is 19 months old also, and does not sleep through the night. What has helped is routine, doing my best to make sure we do the same things at bedtime each n...
- My daughter is especially sensitive to artificial dyes, and when she gets them (especially when she was around your son's age) she would wake up in the middle of the n...
,Sleep Training
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on February 1, 2010
-
Has anyone "not" had luck with sleep training methods at 6-months-old? We're on day 5 of letting her cry before naps and bed time...I'm not seeing such superb results ...
Answers
- Hello I went through a very similar situation. I tried to 'sleep train' my daughter at 4 months. We tried the cry it out method and it did not work for us. I know ...
- We had great luck starting about 7 months with our twins, and I had the feeling that it was just the right time for them. It might not be time yet for your baby. I d...
- I used my sleep-training methods after my kids turned 4 months. However, I did not remove the naptime or bedtime feedings until much later. Yes...I know experts tell...
