White Noise or Sound Machine: Pack n Play
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How Do I Get My Child to Nap in a Pack N' Play?
Asked by K.S. from Jacksonville
on June 12, 2008
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My daycare 'forgot' to feed my 11 month old son his bottles this week and so I am desperately trying to find an alternative and one of the options is a friend watching...
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- As long as she tries to keep him on the same sort of schedule, he'll be fine napping in the pack'n play. It may take him longer to go to sleep because he'll be trying ...
- Fiest call in anneglect report? How many more aren't being fed?If he refused to eat uou shouls have bee told the first and everyday he wouldn't eat He doesn't need ...
- Just a thought, but do you think he would be okay napping on a mat on the floor? My son started day care at 12 months, and that is what they do with the little ones. T...
White Noise Machines
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on September 20, 2008
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Anyone have any info on white noise machines? My daughter is a very light sleeper and wakes up during the night and wants to come into our bed. I currently have a hu...
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- I had a sound activated white noise machine and it was great! If the baby ever cried it would turn on and soothe her back to sleep. I have heard a radio tuned to stati...
- I'm a brand new mom, so I can't give advice on using a white noise machine with a baby. But I have slept with one since I was little (so has every member of my family...
- I would be careful with a humidifier, they say you should not use them in warm weather. Mold can develop and grow in your child's carpet and other soft fabrics.
Fussy Newborn
Asked by R.S. from Phoenix
on October 17, 2008
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I have an 11 day old son and he gets so incredibly fussy at night time...only around 8pm. After I feed him and put him in the pack n play to sleep, he will wake up sc...
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- Weird as it sounds, have you tried a vaccum cleaner switched on? Sometimes you can use the radio turned between stations. I've heard of a method where you swaddle tigh...
- HI there and congrats on baby!!! he may just be adjusting to life outside the womb, I remember my son who is just 1 did the same thing it could be colic do you swaddle...
- First of all I would make sure he is getting all his gas out with good burps after feedings. Second I would try putting him on his side with a rolled up blanket behin...
Sharing a Room with a Toddler on Vacation
Asked by P.B. from Dallas
on July 24, 2011
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Our 23 month old only falls asleep in her crib or pack n play when she is in a room by herself. Next month we are going on vacation with my in-laws and she will be sh...
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- We travel often so both of our girls are used to strange sleeping locations but since everywhere is different there's always a new challenge. Im typing this response ...
- You should try the sleepytime herbal tea (it's caffeine free and safe for toddlers). My daughter gets over excited on vacation and doesn't sleep very easily. It didn't...
- I once went on vacation and got zero sleep the first night since my daughter did that same - she kept trying to climb out or cried or just sat and talked to me. I tri...
When to Take Out of the Swing
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on March 19, 2011
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My second son is 6 weeks old and 13 1/2 pounds. My first son loved the swing, but would sleep in the pack n play at night. With our second we have been so tired that w...
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- I did the same thing with my 3rd baby, for many of the same reasons. My son also had reflux so it just made it easier all around. Let me just say that yes, it will b...
- Oh, the memories! Our first was in the swing until about 5mos.... he had reflux, and we were told and read a lot about how to help him sleep. He ended up in the swi...
- The best place for baby to sleep is wherever baby will sleep. There is no sense in worrying about how you're going to transition a baby in a few months, because babie...
Camping with an Infant.
Asked by H.J. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2009
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DH and I have friends who love camping. They have invited us to go on some trips with them. We just cannot agree on what to do with our 4 month old daughter. My idea i...
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- hi H.! we love camping and travelling, too, and we've NEVER been sorry we brought along our portable crib/play pen; it's great for sleeping, a clean place for baby to...
- When we took my daughter camping when she was 5 months old it was actually really easy. She slept in the pack and play at night and then played inside it during the da...
- We camped with my son starting when he was 5 weeks old. I recommend camping before they start to be too mobile. We just made a pad for him to sleep on in the tent and ...
Problems Napping at Grandma's
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on August 21, 2008
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My mother-in-law watches our son while we go to work. There are days where he will sleep a total only a HALF HOUR (he sleeps in a pack n play at her house)! She told m...
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- First of all, I have had the same issues as you when my son is watched by my in-laws, so I understand where you are coming from. What has worked for me is to just app...
- We have a similar routine to yours (white noise, rock with bottle in room). However, we noticed by lying her down when she was drowsy but not sleeping, she wouldn't f...
- Hi A., I have a very similiar situation. My son (who is now 10 months old) will only take 1 nap a day at day care - and if we are lucky it is a 30 mintue one. At...
Travel Help
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on April 29, 2008
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We're going to be going on vacation next month for the first time with our one year old daughter. She has never slept anywhere, overnight, besides her own room/crib. S...
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- Good morning. We travel often with our 4 little boys, so I have a lot of helpful tips!:-) If it is just sleeping, here is what has worked for me. My twins roll around ...
- Some hotels do have rooms with a crip in it - that may help her to feel more secure than sleeping the pnp. Best of luck!
- Based on my own experience I think you need to put the pack-n-play in a different room to simulate some place different and practice.
Baby Won't Sleep in Crib
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on April 16, 2010
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Hello! I have a DS who is almost 4 weeks old. He sleeps well in his bassinet (in our lower level master bedroom) at night, but during the day he always wakes up within...
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- Something that helped my baby get used to her crib was to lay her in it the short way, rather than the long way, and towards one end so that she was more enclosed on 3...
- Totally normal. The crib just seems like a huge empty thing to a tiny baby. Give him time and let him sleep where he wants and just keep trying the crib and eventual...
- seems like all of your replies are giving you alternatives to the crib or suggesting the crib itself is the issue, or the baby is too young. I don't think that is ne...
Need Baby Registry Advice
Asked by B.D. from Kansas City
on December 26, 2008
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I'm expecting a baby girl in February, and we just brought home our new 10 and 5 year-old sons from Russia. Life is a little hectic right now, and most of my time is ...
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- wow, triple congrats! i just bet your life is crazy right now! and sounds like it'll stay that way for awhile, too! lol. first off i will say that the most wonderful g...
- I have a medela pump in style. The Dr Brown bottles fit on it. I rarely sterilized bottles... but I did boil paci's & would use sterilizing bags by medela for bottl...
- I would have to say renting a breastpump may be better than buying, as you may find that one doesn't work for you. And, manual pumping is free. I would guess some may ...
