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Help - My Son's Sleep Is Driving Me Nuts
Asked by L.W. from Minneapolis
on March 16, 2009
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My 5 month old son used to be a fantastic sleeper. Bed by 9, wake at 6 for bottle, back to bed by 9, 2 hours or so between naps. It was like clockwork. This last we...
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- I know all too well how miserable & frustrating sleep deprivation from a sleepless baby can be! From my experience, traveling or getting out of routine for a while...
- From the date of onset I'm guessing that you are suffering from the drawbacks of Daylight Savings Time. It impact all kids and in some greatly disrupts their sleep pa...
- I completely feel your pain, we had similar sleep problems. I do not have an answer being as we tried everything, but I think just keep a routine. Keep lights down lo...
Toddler Growth Spurts
Asked by E.V. from San Francisco
on March 11, 2009
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My 20month old son seems to be going thru what i think are growth spurts. He tends to sleep well 11-12hours at night and take long naps. also he seems to be eating mor...
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- Hello E., My daughter (who's name is also E.) is 20 months old. Her sleep and eating has been CRAZY lately. She was sleeping great, then started waking up an hour e...
- E., My kids are also going through this cycle, all of them are tired eariler than normal (partly due to daylight savings), and eating us out of house and home, I ...
- I agree with the other Mom...start looking for sales on pants. My 13 year old son will eat like a horse (mostly proteins) for a couple of days then sleep uninterruped...
Husbands Affecting Childs Sleep
Asked by J.S. from New York
on February 7, 2009
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My 22 month old is extremely overtired and i feel he is not getting the amount of sleep he needs. He seems tired throughout the day and yawns a lot and will act out mo...
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- I know this is hard. My kids have always been and still are miserable human beings if they stay up too late. They always always always wake up between 6:30-7:00 rega...
- your son comes first- get the book- Healthy sleep habits, happy baby- your training him to sleep is the best gift you could give him- his dad will understand and will ...
- My husband works late too. I do not keep my kids up. I do what is best for them. My husband sees the kids on the weekends. It is the quality of the time they spend t...
Son Is Waking up Very Early in the AM
Asked by J.B. from Denver
on March 5, 2008
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My 7 1/2 month old likes to wake up at 5 am. Previously he was waking up around 630 and just in the past two weeks he has woken up between 5 and 530 without fail. i've...
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- If he is angry he is still tired. I remember reading when I had babies that if they wake up crying or grumpy they didn't get enough sleep. He may just be hungry. He w...
- Our second one did this and we had to go in, every morning, and tell him it was time to sleep and goodnight. We never picked him up, just continually laid him down un...
- uh, you may also just have an early bird. My nephew did this as a baby and now as an almost 10 year old still gets up early no matter how late he goes to sleep. Just...
16 Mos Old DD Suddenly Sleeping Less
Asked by I.M. from Boston
on March 22, 2009
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Hello fellow moms.
My LO - literally overnight - has decided to sleep 1.5 hours less at night, and 1/2 less at nap time, and I do not know why. 2 hrs less a day se...
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- It could be the time change and the longer days - it's not getting dark very early so she is not getting that signal that the day is over. The birds are chirping earl...
- My son did this too, but then he is back to normal. Maybe she needs more food during the day? When my son eats well he sleeps better. Just a thought. But this should p...
- All told, she's still getting 12 hours of sleep, which I think is a good amount for her. If she's not crabby during the day or acting like she needs more sleep, I wou...
It Takes My 2 Year Old Almost an Hour to Fall Asleep!
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on March 15, 2009
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How long does it take your toddler to fall asleep at night? For the past month or so, it takes my daughter (just turned 2) almost and hour to finally fall asleep in h...
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- My daughter did the exact same thing. Sometimes she'd stay up 'til 11pm, just as happy as can be! I asked my pediatrician and she made a few suggestions; wean her off ...
- How is the temperature in your house/your daughter's room? Too hot? Too cold? Does she eat a good, healthy dinner? Could she be hungry? Are her afternoon naps too...
- I am in the same boat. It takes my 28 month old sometime an hour. Don't worry. It's just their way of calming themselves down.
16 Month Old Waking up Too Early (5:45) - How to Get Him to Sleep Later
Asked by B.F. from Denver
on March 11, 2010
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My 16 month old is going through a phase of getting up super early, usually around 5:45 or 6:00. He goes to bed between 6:30-7:00 ... we've been trying putting him to...
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- Sounds like he's sleeping the right amount at night, so you could try limiting his nap time during the day, or putting him to bed later. My little boy has always had ...
- kiddos this age need 12-14 hours of sleep and it sounds like he is getting that. Put him to bed later.
- Mine have been and still are (2 and 3.5) early risers. Always up between 5 and 6. We've tried earlier and later bedtimes, but it seems to be their internal clock.......
Help for Later Bedtime for 7 Month Old
Asked by R.E. from Dover
on March 7, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter likes to go to sleep for the night at 5 or 6 and wakes for the day at 4 or 5, with one nighttime feeding in-between. While I'm not complainin...
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- R., If she likes her baths, maybe a warm evening bath would keep her awake but yet soothing enough to sleep afterwards.
- Hi R., How many naps does your daughter sleep? My 9 month old sleeps 3 naps, morning, early afternoon and early evening (5:30 - 6:15). You might want to wake her ...
- My son is 7months and he used to nap when i got him home from day care. I told his day care lady not to let him nap anytime after 2:30 3 because he wasnt really sleepi...
JFF- What's the Funniest Thing a Friend Has Ever Done?
Asked by L.V. from Dallas
on April 12, 2011
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I had a friend who used to wear a pair of zero prescription glasses to job interviews to look smarter. She always cracked me up so much! Sadly, she has moved away no...
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- She went out without her bra on and her shirt, inside out. Didn't know it. Until I told her. And yes, she does need a bra. She is a frazzled Mommy.
- This may not be "the funniest" but it came to mind right away. My husband & I told my friend that daylight savings time was an hour and a half time changethis year....
- HAHA my friend who is supposed to wear glasses when she drives ( it states that on her license too ) and she HATED those glasses. She rarely wore it but always kept it...
Wont Sleep in Crib
Asked by B.P. from New York
on June 30, 2008
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My 3 1/2 month old son hates his crib. He doesn't mind being in it for 5 or 10 minutes but when we put him in it to sleep he gets extrememly upset. Almost since birt...
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- I'm thinking three things: 1. Does he have acid reflux? Your son likes sleeping upright, so try a sleep positioner that puts him on an incline. For the first month...
- My son tried to pull that on me for a while too (amazing how angry such a little person can become, huh?). We cosleep, but put him in his crib at 7:30 and then wait t...
- Both of our kids slept in the bouncy seat/car seat(some nights coslept, but they did not really like it....wanted their space:)) till they were 6 months old. After tha...
