Toddler & Twin Beds: SwaddleMe
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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, ...
Need Advice on How to Get My Daughter to Sleep Somewhere Other than My Bed :(
Asked by A.M. from Hickory
on March 27, 2008
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My daughter is 9 weeks old...from the time she came home from the hospital, she has refused to sleep in her bassinet or crib. My husband and I have tried every sleep p...
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- My daughter (now 3 1/2) also refused to sleep away from me for her first months of life. In desperate need of sleep, I tried many many things. What worked for us - lay...
- It seems harsh but you are going to have to let here cry. Occasionally pat her butt or rub her back to let her know she hasn't been abandoned but do not pick her up. ...
- There is a great book that my pediatrician recomended to me when my daughter was born and I think it has really helped. It's called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child ...
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...
Alternative to Swaddling in Warm Weather
Asked by S.L. from San Francisco
on July 3, 2009
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My 6 week-old sleeps well when swaddled (in blanket or Swaddleme wrap). The weather is getting warmer and we don't always turn on the air conditioning unless it gets v...
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- I too was worried about swaddling when it got warmer so I decided we probably needed to stop swaddling my 4 month old son. We just started doing naps without swaddles...
- I had a similar problem - here's how I swaddled without wrapping my little one up.... put a light recieving blanket down in the crib with a corner at the top - fold...
- why don't you swaddle him with only a diaper on underneath, and maybe put a fan somewhere in the room - (not to close to him) just to circulate the air....????
Gift Registry for Twins
Asked by R.T. from Orlando
on July 23, 2008
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I am throwing a shower for my cousin in a few weeks and she needs help with a registry. She is expecting twin girls and I while I can help with all of the basics I wa...
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- The SwaddleMe is the best thing since sliced bread-it was the only way my son slept through the night for the first few months and I give it as a gift to every new mom...
- I just had twins 9 months ago and I would suggest she register for plenty of diapers and wipes. She will never have enough. If she is going to bottle feed I would also...
- Samantha...we so think alike...that is the FIRST thing that came to my mind...2 swings...and 2 pack and plays. LOTS of diapers (both major brands) in different sizes. ...
Swaddling
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on January 30, 2009
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I am struggling with how long to swaddle. I am nervous to break it. However, my son doesn't love it, but he sleeps longer with it. It's hard to have anyone else put h...
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- Hi K.- I had the same problem...not sure when to stop and then someone told me that you could keep going until a year and use a twin bed sheet--that is where I drew th...
- We swadddled our daughter until she was about 8 months old! She loved it! We were sure to ask her doctor if it was causing any develpmental delays and it wasn't so we...
- We swaddled my daughter until she was just a little over 4 months. I would have continued but "houdini" as we call her figured out how to get her feet out of the Swadd...
4 Month Old Sleep Issues
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on June 3, 2008
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I have a 4 month old son who was sleeping really well during the night. He was doing his last feeding around 10:00 and staying down until around 4:00. He would get u...
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- We bought The Miracle Blanket (can be found online at The Nesting Place) and used it until our daughter was about 7 months or until she learned how to roll over. G...
- We had a similar issue at that age of baby working his way out of being swaddled, so we had to eventually stop. It was so hard b'c he slept better being swaddled. We...
- Most likely he's just outgrown the swaddling phase of his life. It seems that just when we find a great trick that works with our kids and develop a pseudo routine th...
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...
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...
