Stopping Co-Sleeping: SwaddleMe
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Still Swaddling and Co-sleeping at 5 Months
Asked by C.B. from Boston
on January 8, 2009
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We are still swaddling my 5 month old daughter (in the Kiddopotomas SwaddleMe) and putting her in a co-sleeper next to my bed. She is sleeping great - a 10pm to 7am s...
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- Hi C.! We swaddled our baby girl for naps and nighttimes and she also slept great. We continued to swaddle until she was strong enough to break free herself with her ...
- Hi C., It sounds like she is doing great when she sleeps. I don't know of many babies that sleep that long and that well! Don't listen to what others say. You ca...
- C., Why change anything if its going so well? You will know when its time. Listen to your self, you will know best. And when its time to put her in her own room, ge...
Newborn + Breastfeeding + Middle of the Night Cosleeping = Po'd Husband - HELP
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on October 15, 2009
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We have a two week old - yay! He's nursing great, however he's had his days and nights mixed up. We have been successful at keeping his up more and more during the d...
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- I completely understand your situation. I slept on the couch and kept my infant in the swing until he had his days and nights figured out. Doing this (with both of my...
- Congratulations on your new baby! My solution for co-sleeping fears was to put a changing table pad in the bed. Yes, it's large, but it is a firm surface and the sli...
- Your husband needs to pull his head out of his - well, you know what I mean. Congratulations on your new little one! Two weeks is too young to expect the baby to be ve...
Help! Baby WONT Sleep
Asked by K.G. from Pittsburgh
on June 9, 2011
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My daughter is now about 6 weeks old. Within the last week, she has stopped going back to sleep after eating at night. She will only sleep if i'm holding her. Even if ...
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- I recommend the book Babywise. It worked very well for our DD.
- Check out happiest baby on the block...obviously you aren't going to read the book right now, but there are youtube videos that show the 5 s's Swaddle, suck, side-lyin...
- As everyone else has said, she's way to young for CIO. The point now is not to get her to sleep, but to get you some sleep. This is what we did: my husband or mom to...
8 1/2 Month Old Loving Energetic Boy and Family Has Sleep Issues.
Asked by K.K. from Miami
on October 23, 2009
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I am an attachment mom by nature. His 1st few months of life, we could put him down awake, and he would fall asleep on his own.
We were co sleeping and then had in ou...
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- Hello K., We also Co-sleep and have been since birth. Is it possible he might be getting too much sleep during the day instead of at night time? My son didnt sleep a...
- I've had some great luck with swaddling (Kiddopotamus Swaddleme or Halo Sleep Sack Swaddle) and the Sleep Sheep. It took some time, but now my son (2 months) knows tha...
- Hi K., I agree with SS's post. I think there are highs and lows with kids and their development, and it sounds like you're nearing a low. The No-Cry book is a gre...
Newborn Only Sleeps on Me
Asked by K.K. from Washington DC
on March 31, 2008
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My (almost) four week old will only sleep on me. As soon as I put her down, she begins grunting and fussing and, eventually, wakes up. If I pick her up, she's right ba...
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- Catherine, I am not a Dr., but I have taken care of plenty of babies. I am a postpartum doula. Your daughter sounds a little like she may be bothered by something. ...
- Hi Catharine, Do you have a bassinet or crib for your baby? If the baby is fed, lay the baby down in the crib and just let the baby adjust to his sleeping area. ...
- Dear Catherine, First of all, please ignore the fearmongers that your month old baby is manipulative and that any thing she does now will continue for the rest of h...
Advice on Breaking Baby of Dependence on Swaddling
Asked by A.D. from Raleigh
on August 19, 2008
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Hello, Helpful Moms. I have a wonderful 3-month old son who overall is a very good sleeper. My challenge is that he sleeps well only when tightly swaddled, but now t...
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- Oh boy! I, too, had a daughter who was addicted to swaddling, and I held on to it for as long as I could, wrapping her more and more tightly. But she almost always f...
- My youngest son, now 5, loved being very tightly swaddled. It was great in the beginning, but like you, he began to wake up early on. Unfortunately, babies are no diff...
- how about feet pajamas? Maybe he gets cold and that wakes him. Or, how about those sacks that you put them in where it is like being swaddled but they can't get out,...
Sleeping
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on March 23, 2006
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Does anyone have any advice for how to get my 3 month old to sleep in his crib? Ever since our baby has been born, he's been sleeping on my chest for every nap and at...
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- Hi, T.. The DVD - The Happiest Baby on the Block (by Dr. Harvey Karp) really helped my husband and I....you can order it on Amazon. He talks about swaddling but ...
- Wow, that sounds really intense... You must be going insane! Do you use a pacifier? My daughter had some similair problems, and my doc said to just let her use it for ...
- My five month had the same problem. He was pretty colicky and had acid reflux. He too could only sleep on my chest. I tried putting him in his crib at 10 weeks and fai...
4 Month Old Ready to Lose Swaddle?
Asked by L.T. from New York
on November 17, 2010
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So my son is 4 1/2 months old and has always been an awful sleeper. We have tried every suggestion in every web site, discussion board, book, and class we could find, ...
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- I def thinkhe is too old to swaddle...I think mine only did that for a couple of weeks. Once he can roll over to his stomach he will most likely get a better sleep. ...
- Have you tried the Miracle Blanket swaddler? My daughter did finally wrestle her way out of this, and we weaned her out of it, it made a huge difference.
- 1) You cannot stop a baby from not startling. That is their "startle reflex" and it is just what a baby does. Yes it does wake them. But it will go away when they are ...
Three Week Old Sleeping Habits.
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on August 3, 2011
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Hello ladies,
I was wondering if you ladies could tell me if this is normal with sleeping in a three week old.... I have a four year old and I seem to remember him ...
Getting Baby Out of Parents Bed
Asked by L.B. from Pittsburgh
on April 20, 2008
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My 11th week old son is still sleeping in our bed. He had reflux and liked being held upright at night. Now I can not break the bad habit I started. The other prole...
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- Hi L.- We have 7mos old twin boys... one with reflux also. Alexander slept alone in his crib with no issues, but Nathan with the reflux slept with one of us in our ...
- L. I wouldnt suggest taking him out of your room but if he is able to transition to the bassinet in your room and put a blanket underneath or elevate the head of the ...
- i feel the only way to deal with this is to just do it. he will cry and have a fit but will get over it. i dont really think you can spoil a baby to easily however, ...
