Sleeping Habits: The First Years

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Parents of Teens - Bedtime Issues

I didn't think we'd be fighting about bedtime with teenagers -- I thought we got over that when they were little. I think 10pm is a reasonable time for bed considering they need to be at school at 7:25am... it seems to be later and later and I'm always arguing with them -- the two of them have bad coughs and I feel like I'm constantly harping on them to "eat right, drink lots of water and get your rest", to no avail. It seems like it's always after 11pm before they finally head upstairs, and I'm sure they're nearly comatose in their early...

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Twins & Sleep

Okay, need some moms of multiples help here. My twins turned 2 in December,...

Baby Monitors

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What Is the Best Monitor?

I have a 3 month old son who usually sleeps in a bassinet beside my bed. He has his own room and crib but has only slept in there once. Last night I got out the monitor which has night vision (we bought the most expensive one) put him in his bed and he went to sleep. Everything was perfect except that the monitor crackled and popped all night. So at 3am I went and got him just so I could turn off the monitor and get some sleep. Does anybody have a monitor that they just love and doesnt make so much noise?

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Monitor for Baby #2

Hi Mamas! Baby #2 is due in January, and with the holidays past I'm finally...

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Which Video Monitor?

I would like to buy a video monitor for my son's room. Which one do you have...

Co-Sleeping

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Seeking Advice from Other Co-sleeping Moms

I have an 11 month old son whom I've been co-sleeping with since he was born, minus a couple months in a bedside co-sleeper. As long as he's getting a tooth in, he sleeps really well in bed with us and my husband and I don't mind it at all. He's still nursing and on most nights he'll nurse once, usually sometime between 1 and 4 in the morning. I really don't mind that either. I've received advice from friends and family to get him in his own bed soon - they say the sooner the better. I don't feel that he's quite ready to be moved yet. ...

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From Crib to Bed

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Transitioning My Toddler from a Crib to a Bed

My toddler (29 months old) is now trying to climb out of her crib and it is scaring me. I am afraid she is going to hurt herself, so we are looking to transition her to a toddler bed or regular bed. My concern is that she will not stay in her bed, roam around her room and hurt herself in the process. Does anyone have any advice on how to safely transition a toddler from the crib to a bed? Any tips on how to encourage her to stay in her bed without having to lock her door?

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Twin or Full Bed?

Did you buy your child a twin or a full bed for first bed? I hear some...

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Family Bed Sleeping

My daughter is going to be 3 in November and is still sleeping with me and...

Furniture & Bedding

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Nursery Decorating Advice!

We are expecting a baby girl in June. A couple of years ago, we re-did our second bedroom with deep red walls, cream carpet, and white trim, closet doors, and shelves. It's a beautiful room, and since we put so much effort into it, we're trying to avoid re-decorating everything, but we're having a hard time finding a color scheme that will match. I really love the baby safari animal theme for bedding, etc. I have found some crib bedding that is mostly light pink and tan with some red accents in it. We want to keep the room light and airy...

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Napping

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Nap- Should I Worry?

At 11 months my daughter decided she was done with naps- completely! She doesn't even go down for 20 minutes. Sometimes (rare) she will nap in the car, but thats it. She sleeps 11 hours at night and not at all during the day. Should I be concerned about this? She is now 13 months and as a first time Mom, I thought I'd get advice from you ladies. Thanks!

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To Nap or Not to Nap

my husband and I disagree on naps for our three and five year old. I prefer...

Naps

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Nap- Should I Worry?

At 11 months my daughter decided she was done with naps- completely! She doesn't even go down for 20 minutes. Sometimes (rare) she will nap in the car, but thats it. She sleeps 11 hours at night and not at all during the day. Should I be concerned about this? She is now 13 months and as a first time Mom, I thought I'd get advice from you ladies. Thanks!

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No More Naps?

My just turned 2 year old seems to not be interested in naps anymore. I was...

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Other Nursery Items

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Nursery Decorating Advice!

We are expecting a baby girl in June. A couple of years ago, we re-did our second bedroom with deep red walls, cream carpet, and white trim, closet doors, and shelves. It's a beautiful room, and since we put so much effort into it, we're trying to avoid re-decorating everything, but we're having a hard time finding a color scheme that will match. I really love the baby safari animal theme for bedding, etc. I have found some crib bedding that is mostly light pink and tan with some red accents in it. We want to keep the room light and airy...

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Pacifiers & Thumbsucking

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Stopping Thumb Sucking

My 8 month old started sucking her thumb at 5 months. My husband and I have tried to discourage her by taking it out of her mouth every time we see her with it in her mouth, tried putting band aids on her thumbs but she doesn't mind them, tried using Thum but again she doesn't mind it. We just noticed a change in the shape of her mouth, which we thought wouldn't happen for quite some time. We are not comfortable with 'just letting her suck her thumb' and figure it should be easier to stop the habit before it goes on too long. Has anyone...

Patterns & Habits

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Daughter Has Changed Her Sleep Schedule!

Hi everyone: my daughter used to have a pretty set schedule when it came to sleep. She would go down about 8:30pm, wake up at 9:30am (yes, I have been told I am lucky), go down for a nap about 11 and sleep til about 1:30 or 2pm. Then another nap about 3 for a couple hours. That's about it. She was awake a lot. Then she got sick, with croupy cough, and changed her schedule! She now gets REALLY grumpy about 7:30pm, wakes up about 7:45am, occasionally waking up around midnight or wanting to go to sleep about 5pm, then goes down for a nap...

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Refuses Sleep

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He Won't Sleep in His Own Bed!!!!

I have a problem. I have a 2 and 1/2 yr old and he insists on sleeping with us. We started sleeping on a futon matress in his room (1st mistake) because our bed deffinately needed to be changed. Well now that we r going back to our bed he refuses to stay in his bed. Last night we were in our bed and was able to sleep in his bed but when he woke up at 4 in the morning and relized neither of us were there he decided he would wonder the house then not go to bed until I was in there with him. It took about an hour to get him to stay in his...

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My Kid Won't Sleep!

I have a 7 1/2 month old who hasn't been sleeping well since he was 6 months...

SIDS

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What About Tummy Sleeping?

My daughter is 3 months old, and thus far, she's been sleeping swaddled on her back during the night. She wakes herself up when she sleeps unswaddled, but up until about a week ago, as long as I swaddled her, she'd sleep for about 4 hours, wake to nurse, then sleep another 3. In the last week or two, however, she's been waking up about every 2 hours and fighting against the swaddling, but when I don't swaddle her, she wakes herself up! At her sitter's (which will change on Monday when she starts a new daycare due to other issues), the...

Sleep

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Won't Sleep Apart from Me

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 transfer her. Sometimes I have to hold her for up to an hour or more before she's 'asleep' enough to be put down. My other dilemma is that once I do put her down I know she will be awake and fussy within an hour. I sometimes choose to continue holding her just because I know she will sleep longer and give me more time to get things done. I've tried a sling and baby bjorn and she...

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Tummy Sleep Issue

Hi Moms, I'm in need of some insight. My son will be 6 months this Saturday,...

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Birthday Party Issue

My daughter who is turning 12 in a few days is wanting to have a birthday...

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Why Won't He Sleep?

Hey Mammas, I need some advice and opinions with what is going on with my...

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Sleep Problems

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Sleep Problems at 4.5 Months?!?!

Hi! I'm L.. I have a 4.5 month old baby boy who doesn't like to sleep. I've been told by our pedi he is a night crier. He doesn't like to take naps during the day, and if he does lay down it's for maybe 30 min. at most. Bedtime usually comes between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m., and he normally wakes again during the night between 4-6 a.m. From month 1 to month 2, he was an incredible sleeper sleeping 9 + hours straight through. Now, I'm lucky to get that at all. Is it normal for 4.5 month old babies to have such an unhealthy sleep pattern? ...

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Soothing & Comforting

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Husband Can't Soothe 6 Week Old - Mom Has No Break - Any Ideas?

Hi Ladies, I am writing to find out your experiences so that I can share them with my Husband. I stay at home with our new six week old daughter whom I adore beyond belief. I am at her beckon cry because that is what you are supposed to do when they are this little :) I breastfeed but pump a bottle every couple days so that my husband can feed her once in a while. She is still waking up at night on average every 2.5 to 3 hours, sometime a little longer or shorter, we got our first 4ish hours stretch a couple of nights ago - yeah! ...

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Waking at Night

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Night Terrors-- Help!!

My 2.5 year old son has been waking up a couple nights each week with night terrors. He's a pretty classic case: he often screams and thrashes around for up to 15 minutes. He seems really mad, but he's clearly not all the way awake and nothing seems to calm him. We've tried the spectrum of responses: stern to soothing. But it seems that the episode just has to run it's course. A friend suggested a sleeping bag in our room to allow him to be close to us, but my husband gets up early some days and I don't think it would be good to deprive him...

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