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Sleep Issues
Asked by N.J. from Dayton
on October 4, 2008
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My daughter is 5 months old and having trouble falling asleep. She has to be rocked to sleep. Sometimes she cries for over an hour because she cannot fall asleep even ...
Sleeping
Asked by L.P. from San Diego
on May 10, 2007
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My son was born premature, and came home just over a month ago.. he will not sleep in his bassinette for a long period of time...its only 10-20 minute spurts. Any ide...
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- We had the exact problem when I brought my son home (he was born at 29 weeks) with the bassinette. I eventually had to start playing soft music and leave a light on a...
- If developmentally he's 7 weeks, I'd say try swaddling him in a blanket or one of those swaddleme blankets. Does he take a pacifier? Did he go from an icealet to a cri...
- Dear L., My daughter pushes a pillow up close to a one month old's body, it is a breast feeding pillow . So Cynder thinks someone is there and sleeps better that w...
Getting My Twins to Sleep
Asked by P.S. from Washington DC
on December 27, 2008
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My 4 month old girls are sleeping fairly well at night (10 to 12 hours with one brief breast feeding in the night). But neither baby sleeps well during the day, and th...
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- Ok first off my suggestion is to stop the binky. If you start the binky game at this age it will only get worse as they get older. Next will they sleep seperatly. If s...
- Hi, let me confess first off I don't have twins. I do know some moms who do.... that said. I have a 2 1/2 year old and 6 month old and sleep during the day is a must...
- I swaddled by daughter until she was 9 months old. I took the attitude that she would eventually grow out of it... and she did. Sorry I don't have any advice about t...
When to Unswaddle?
Asked by P.S. from Philadelphia
on April 2, 2008
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Hello. My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swaddle her at night. However, during the night when I finish breastfeeding her, I put her on my shoulder to burp and she usu...
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- My third child is not about 7 1/2 months old. It was only a few weeks after they were born that I didn't worry about swaddling anymore. Instead of worrying about swad...
- My son never liked to be swaddled (even in the hospital), there is no reason that you daughter has to be swaddled if she obviously wants so badly to get out of it. Try...
- I have read that one month is all that is necessary for swaddling. Both my boys hated it, so I didn't really use the method. I've known moms to swaddle their kids for ...
Transitioning 5 Month Old from Sleep Swaddle
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on April 3, 2008
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We have swaddled our 5 month old son for naps and night time sleep since he was two weeks old and it has worked out great. He has gotten too big and strong for the sw...
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- My almost 7 month old son went through the same exact thing. We started swaddling him with one arm left out, then both, then before we knew it he was used to it and w...
- Hello G. you might find a speaker that we are having Thursday evening helpful. Kim West, “The Sleep Lady” Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Our Savior Luth...
- Hi, I had to chuckle at your question, only just because we have been there! What we did is put her in a sleep sack and to give her a blankie to sleep with. This seem...
Getting Baby to Sleep on Her Own
Asked by E.S. from Detroit
on February 27, 2008
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I have a 4 month old and she sleeps wonderfully at night in her crib, atleast 8-9 hours, but only when we rock her to sleep. We have been trying to put her down drows...
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- I think you're doing great. One option is to use a swing....that helped with us (in getting more sleep & keeping from having to rock for 1/2 hour or more), but then y...
- My four month old still prefers to be swaddled during naps at daycare and at night. I use swaddleme by kiddopotamus. It velcros so I don't have to worry about her in h...
- Don't worry about what other caregivers do, unless you have standards for your daughter's care that you think they aren't going to live up to. Then, you have a comple...
Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle!
Asked by T.S. from Chicago
on December 4, 2008
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Hi Moms,
Our 4 1/2 month old is still swaddled to sleep - our pediatrician says it is OK. We'd prefer not to, but he flails his arms, rubs his eyes and ears, and scra...
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- Hi T. - I can tell you what worked for us, having just "deswaddled" our daughter (4 months old) this week. So far so good, she's waking during the night just as mu...
- use a larger blanket buy a premade swaddle blanket (they velcro in those) swaddle him, then put him so his feet are at the bottom of the bed, then take a blanket...
- Honestly, if he likes being swaddled keep him swaddled. Fortunately by keeping him swaddled you're not delaying any growth or development and you're allowing him to g...
Breaking Twins of Habit of Being Swaddled
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on September 5, 2007
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I have been swaddling my 4-month old twins since they were born. They go down for naps and bedtime very easily and are on the perfect 3-hour cycle with feeding and na...
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- Hi K., Congratulations on your babies. I have twins that are now 13 months old. My girl loved to be swaddled with arms out and my little boy would be wrapped up to to ...
- i think that is kind of crazy... my son we swaddled until he was like almost 5 months old and could roll himself over. however, i did have to wrap him differently. si...
- My son loved to be swaddled until he was about 5 months old. I asked the doctor about it at his 4 months check up and he said to just swaddle him as long as he wants ...
How Long Is It Ok to Swaddle?
Asked by K.H. from Philadelphia
on May 8, 2008
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I've been experimenting with swaddling my 4 month old and it really seems to be helping. He slept over 3 hours longer this morning than he has been when not swaddled....
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- My son also loved to be swaddled! He stayed that way until about 6 months, when he started rolling around more at night. As he got bigger I put his feet in a sleep sac...
- Hi K.! My son slept so much better when we swaddled him. I also compared it to a straight jacket! : ) At four months, he definitely let us know he didn't want to be sw...
- We swaddled my daughter until she was about 4 months as she just started to kick out of it by then. Then we moved her into a sleep sack and at 13 months, that's still...
Cold Hands and Feet
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on October 23, 2007
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I have tried to bundle my son up at night to keep him warm but he kicks off his blankets at night and wakes up with cold hands and feet. He has never really been a snu...
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- Have you tried a sleep sack? Halo is a name-brand though most stores have their own brands now (Target does). They come in cotton or fleece, and babies can't kick th...
- We had this problem with my little guy. We put socks on his feet, then footy pajamas, then a sleepsack (the blanket that is impossible to kick off!!). Sleepsacks are...
- I would also recommend a space heater for your little guys' room, or keep your house warmer but open a window in your room for your husband. We keep our house at 75,...
