White Noise or Sound Machine
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Nap Time
Asked by A.M. from Appleton
on September 24, 2007
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Hi,
I have a 12 week old daughter, and recently, the last 2 or 3 weeks, she hardly is sleeping during the day. Most of the time she falls asleep in my arms or our c...
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- My now 9 1/2 month old also would not sleep unless I held her during the day, and often times at night too. This happened until she was about 4 months old. During th...
- Sounds like she is looking for the "swaddle" feeling. Are you still wrapping her nice and tight in a receiving blanket like you did when she was first born in the hos...
- It's already been said but the swing worked wonders when mine was little. Seemed like the only sleep I was able to get was when she was in the swing. Also, in case y...
Night-time Sleep Problems in 3 Week Old
Asked by M.S. from Los Angeles
on March 8, 2011
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My 3 weeks old was a great sleeper for the first week and a half. Then would not sleep unless she was being held between 9pm and 4am. Slept on the couch, holding her, ...
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- There were many nights when my DH or I slept on the couch with DD in the swing next to us. Often it was me because I was also nursing. Ours was a papasan style swing a...
- You poor thing! I feel your pain. My oldest was like this. It is tough, but it really does get better. One thing to keep in mind, the best place for baby to sleep ...
- They always sleep great the first week then they start to wake up. She could be hitting her growth spurt early, could be reflux, colic, she just wants to be near you....
8 1/2 Month Old Hates to Sleep in His Own Bed
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on June 30, 2008
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Ok Moms, I need help. I have a 8 1/2 month old that hates to be put in his bed to sleep. He takes his last bottle at bedtime and falls asleep I then take him to his cr...
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- Sounds like your son is in control of his sleeping situation in your house. I had trouble with this at 6 months with my first son. His ped. told me to let him cry it...
- Hi L., maybe you could try moving him into a bassinet(or a playpen if he is too heavy for a bassinet) in your room. Get him adjusted to sleeping in the bassinet for ...
- Put a heating pad under his blanket in his bed on low before feeding the last bottle of the day. Take a night gown or something that you have just worn and put it bet...
Did You Have a "Bad Sleeper?"
Asked by L.B. from New York
on March 21, 2012
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I am curious to hear about your experience with a baby/ toddler who was a "bad sleeper." I also read through the answers to "CIO Not Working" but I still have issues ...
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- I'd try two things: First: Purchase a sound machine, my kids all have had one at one point in time, this is the one I have (actually, 3 of them)... http://www.a...
- We followed Dr. Ferber's CIO method (http://www.babycenter.com/0_the-ferber-method-demystified_7755.bc). Read the article, but I highly recommend reading his whole boo...
- This is just a theory but I think the light sleepers are caused by not making enough noise when they were younger. I have always kept the noise level up in the day, d...
How to Put Two to Bed?
Asked by N.S. from Portland
on January 15, 2009
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I am a mother of a 4 month old and a 20 month old. The 4 month old currently cosleeps with me but we are going to put him in his own crib in his own room when he turns...
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- Hi N., I would not change your older sons routine. Keep putting him to bed at his regular time and then maybe 30 minutes later, put the younger one to bed. Eventual...
- Our 2.5 year old son is hard to put to bed so we do him first. Once he's down he'll usually sleep through other noises. Then we kind of go with the flow with our 2 m...
- Sounds like the 4 mo old isn't sleeping thru the night yet, so you need to be prepared for trips to the nursery to care for him during the night. Bedtimes are going t...
Snoring Spouse
Asked by R.D. from San Antonio
on August 26, 2010
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My husband's snoring has gotten worse and I am not getting any sleep. He does not want to get a c-pap machine. Does anyone have any suggestions? I heard on the news ab...
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- I had horrible sleep apnea and I'm a young female. My hubby and I tried all sorts of things...sleeping on my side, pinning a sock with a tennis ball inside it to my ba...
- I had the same problem for years. Finally, I put a small round black fan on my night stand next to my bed. The noise of the fan drowns out my husband's snoring. I p...
- Have your husband read up on the complications from sleep apnea. I am sorry... this may sound very harsh, but noise cancelling headphones may help you get some sleep ...
Baby Still Won't Sleep...
Asked by C.H. from Portland
on October 19, 2010
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I've talked about my son's sleeping on here numerous times, but I have to vent again. I'm not reasonably expecting any solutions to come out of this, but I have to wr...
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- You have my complete sympathy. We struggled with sleep issues around this time period with our little guy, too, but nothing like this.... First, you are sleep depri...
- It sounds like to me he is having normal waking rythums during the night but having a hard time putting himself back to sleep. When he wakes at night you don't say if...
- I recommend finding an acupuncturist who works on children. They don't use needles, they use acupressure and it's very effective. Also one thing that might have he...
Front Loading Washers and Dryers
Asked by S.A. from Savannah
on May 11, 2008
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I am moving; therefore, in the market for a new washer and dryer. My husband and I are interested in the benefits of a front loading washer and dryer; however, have h...
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- My husband and I just went throught this same decision process, and we decided to go with the toploader w/out an agitator. Our main reason for looking is that with th...
- I have had a front loading washer for 8 years, and I have never had any problems with mildew. I have a GE, but will be buying a new one when we move (to match my new ...
- I have had an LG front loading washer since Nov. I like it, however I feel like it takes longer to wash clothes. I think the reason mold/mildew can occur is b/c it doe...
Sleeping Problems
Asked by N.F. from St. Louis
on November 7, 2010
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OK Moms - After reading some posts for helping your babies to sleep at night, I decided to get my twin boys to sleep the entire night. They are 18 months and two nigh...
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- Baths really excite my 17 mo old so we do them during the day now. Depending on what time your putting them to bed maybe you should consider letting them stay up a lit...
- It may not really be the sound machine, but thier nap times during the day. Are they still napping twice a day? Are their naps longer than 2/2 1/2 hours in the after...
- maybe tonight dont do a bath. If the same thing happens then tomorrow night turn off the sound machine.
Espresso!!!
Asked by J.W. from St. Louis
on August 5, 2011
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Does anyone have an espresso machine that just knocks their socks off? We want to get one but we want to pay for one that actually makes good espresso.
Okay this i...
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- You have touched my heart, espresso is me and my husband's passion. :) Disclaimer: We are true coffee snobs. Seriously. Our espresso machine is plumbed in through ...
- I'd love to hear the answers to this one! We've been looking for one too and all seem to have mixed reviews. With what we spend at the coffee shop, we would end up s...
- My world traveled, super snob (and I actually say that w/ love), uncle has one from this maker: http://www.amazon.com/Rancilio-Automatic-Commercial-Espresso-Machine/dp...
