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Nursing Dilemma
Asked by R.M. from Dallas
on June 7, 2009
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My daughter is approaching her first birthday at the end of this month and I am facing a nursing dilemma. She has been nursed exclusively from birth, with the excepti...
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- With all due respect for your husband, this is an issue between you and your daughter. He's got the rest of his life to enjoy your body but you only have a short wind...
- R., I'm so confused by men that don't want their wives to nurse as long as possible...I think it is selfish and very controlling of them to try to tell their wives ...
- Follow your instincts and do what's best for you and your baby. YOu only get to share this with your child now.
Dilemma
Asked by H.S. from Cleveland
on July 9, 2010
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I have a situation that I am having a hard time making a decision about. I have the opportunity to go down to working 4-days at work. I would lose my insurance so I ...
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- My company reduced my work day to 4 days a week last year and that slowed my process of paying off our debt as well. Yes, it was nice to have that extra day to spend ...
- If you can work while pregnant and I say this because my preg were so hard on me I couldn't then stay at your job and quit after the baby is born.
- I would continue to work full time. A few things you may want to consider in making your decission. These are difficult economic times. What if hubby looses his j...
Sleep Issue...
Asked by E.M. from Detroit
on April 18, 2008
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Alright here we go...
I have a 21 month old son who is SCREAMING when I put him down to bed. He used to go down for me no problem.
We have a routine, which now t...
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- I have a 2 1/2 yr old who we used to have problems putting to bed. What we started doing is giving him a few options during his bedtime routine. Does he want a bath?...
- I know it's frustrating, but from this side of things, 9 isn't so bad. I think it's going to be important to be consistent, even if that means screaming for a while a...
- We went through the SAME thing with our 17 mo. old about 2 months ago. It lasted a little over a week and dissapeared as fast as it started. We stuck to our routine, a...
Sleep Issue
Asked by E.H. from San Luis Obispo
on July 29, 2008
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Can anyone help? My 19 month old has started waking up at 1am and not going back to sleep until 5am. He is not sick, his diaper is clean, he's warm and he has water in...
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- Hi E., he may be hungry. Maybe a bowl of cereal and milk before bedtime may help. It will be hard to break him of the habit if you put him in bed with you. Try to p...
- I got up and vacuumed. They (the twins) knew I was up but was not coming in there. They stopped soon. I had to do this as I was going back to work and needed to sle...
- I just went thru this with my 19 month triplets. He is probably getting some new teeth in the back. They will let you hold them all night . I gave them a dose of motri...
Sleep Issue
Asked by C.C. from Norfolk
on October 11, 2007
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My daughter is almost 20 months and we are starting to have some sleep issues that I'm not sure how to handle it. She takes one maybe two naps a day(she is up by 330p...
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- first of all, i must say, your birth story is incredible!!! congratulations, though i'm sure it must have been a turbulent experience. we co-slept and never did the...
- Another thing to look for is signs of her 2 yr old molars. Drooling, chewing or even tugging/rubbing her ears. My son started getting them early. He will be 2 in De...
- I definately think that you should start getting her used to one nap a day, by the time my kids were 1 they were only taking one nap a day. I also can't stress to how ...
Sleep Issue
Asked by G.E. from New York
on April 14, 2008
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My daughter is 19 months and will not sleep after 5:30 the past few nights she only sleeps till 4:30 THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON for a long time we have tried letting her c...
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- I hate to say this, but that very well may be her natural wake up time. All three of my kids were early risers as well (4:30 - 5:30 am) and it is tough. You could try ...
- I feel your pain. My 16 month old son sleeps to 5-5::30 almost every morning starting at age 5 months. I was losing my mind with sleep deprivation. Then my doctor g...
- I got one of my favorite bit of parenting advice when my firstborn was fighting me on a sleep issue. I was going crazy trying to get him to stay in his bed at night, ...
Tummy Sleep Issue
Asked by K.G. from New York
on January 6, 2009
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Hi Moms, I'm in need of some insight. My son will be 6 months this Saturday, and in the last week or so he has been rolling over quite a bit during wake time. Of cours...
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- Hi K., I have two little girls who eventually rolled over but I erred on the side of caution and used a rolled up towel behind her back when they were really little a...
- I read somewhere (sorry I can't recll where) that having a fan on in the room seriously decreases the risk of SIDS -- the theory being that they get into an air pocket...
- My son started rolling to his belly at about 4 months. Even though we had him sleeping in a sleep positioner, he just rolled over that and would sleep on his belly. ...
Sleep
Asked by C.P. from Wichita
on October 26, 2006
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i am single mom to a 8 1/2 son that will not go to sleep he will go to sleep around 1:30am can anyone tell me how i can get my son to sleep
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- I have a 9-yr old daughter and we have tried to keep the same bedtime ritual. This has help set expectations on bedtime. We start at 8pm with bath and teeth brushing, ...
- 1:30 am? Before I can give you any advice I need you to answer a few questions for me: 1. Is he able to get up in the mornings? Can he function at school? 2. What is...
- Have you tired a bath before bedtime. That always seems to work for my son. I also read him a story or two and let him play with the pages as i read to him. I cuddle f...
Why Won't He Sleep?
Asked by J.C. from Columbus
on August 26, 2009
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Hey Mammas,
I need some advice and opinions with what is going on with my two year old boy. He just turned two in July and for the past month, he's been having some...
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- Cut the nap times back at least one of them to an hour. He will be a little crabby for a couple of days but will sleep better at night.
- I would make sure he has a healthy snack right before he goes to bed. Peanut butter and banana, something that will stick with him for awhile. I wonder if he is wakin...
- I currently have a 2 1/2 year old that is a great sleeper, however, he can be a grump if we wake him up and he doesn't wake up on his own. All kids sleep patterns a...
Sleep
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on September 6, 2006
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My 6 year old son will not go to sleep at night. He has a lot of energy and has a hard time settling down. Now he has an imaginary friend that he plays with and talk...
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- My son is the same way. He has two "robot friends" that have recently moved in with us. We set aside a place for them in the living room with their pillows and blanket...
- Talk to your doctor about if he/she feels melatonin is an option to try.
- Sounds to me like he is overly exhausted, thats why he is having a hard time settling down. He may need to learn how to fall asleep. I like the idea of the imaginery ...
