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"Advice on Baby Sleep Needed Fas"t!
Read all 21 responses: "My 3 1/2 month old wakes up ever 1-2 hours at night. When is he going to sleep a whole night?? Or more hours at a time?
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- I'm sorry L., but unfortunately that was my experience too. My son, who is turning 2, slept for 20 minutes at a time when I placed him on his back to sleep, by 2 mont...
- My daughter was like this. It's SO hard, because you think by this time it should be getting a little better, right? I wouldn't start any cry it out until much later-...
- We went through a period simiar to this. My 2nd son would only sleep in our bed with us. I could rock him to sleep for an hour and as soon as his head hit the crib m...
4 Mo Baby Rubbing Head During Sleep, Back Hair Wearing Off.
Read all 18 responses: "I've noticed that at night my baby is rubbing her head from side to side during sleep. Her head is perfectly round and she doesn't ...
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- My oldest did this. It's pretty common. Her hair didn't start growing back until she was over a year. She had tons on top and on the sides but none on the round part o...
- I have a 9 month old baby girl and she was born with a head full of hair, and in 2 months time she lost all of it. She has a full head of hair now. Don't worry. It'...
- Don't worry about it! Babies get a bold spot on the back of their head from always laying on the back. It is very normal for her not to have hair on this one spot.
Nursing Baby to sleep...need Advice.. :)
Read all 4 responses: "I have been reading the Baby Whisperer and she is very adamant about her EASY strategy (Eat, Activity, Sleep, You) I just cant seem ...
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- I have the Baby Whisperer book and it was the LEAST useful of all the sleep books I have. I found Weisberg's book and Ferber's book the most useful. I know other...
- Okay, well I understand your frustration...its tough when no one is getting what they want out of a situation. But, if your baby girl is sucking her fingers and gettin...
- In a baby, sucking the fingers is a "hunger" cue. One of several. She must be hungry. You need to feed on-demand... not on a schedule, if that is what you are tryin...
Sleep Sense Program... Anyone Heard of It?
I didn't want to spend all my time rocking babies to sleep, so I gradually .... Sorry I don't have info on sleep sense, but the baby whisperer saved us, ...
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- My sister and I have both had great luck with Richard Ferber's book "Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems". It is a cry it out method, but works in no time at all and wo...
- Hi L., I undestand your concern about your son sleeping habits but I think his to little to give him a habit on sleeping. I do have 4 children and believe me they are ...
- I watched the video, "Your Baby Can Sleep" (video) by Stuart Tomares, M.D. It's wonderful and it's not another book to read. It took us from getting up 4-5 times a n...
Putting a Teething Baby to Sleep.....
Read all 7 responses: "Hi there, I would really appreciate any help with this subject. My son is 1 week short of 8 months and he is already getting his 3rd ...
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- When my daughter was teething I went to Walmart and got the Orajel Teething Swabs. They look like q-tips but when you snap one end the medicine goes into the cotton on...
- We gave our little guy baby Tylenol and then would hold a ice cube in his mouth for him since he could hold a teether yet. That seemed to really help him fall asleep. ...
- Hi V., Have you tried infant Tylenol? Before bed, I would rub my daughters gums with baby Orajel (the pre-packed ones in a q-tip are great!), then I would give her an...
Anyone Nursing Baby to Sleep?
Read all 13 responses: "Ok, I know most Mom's (and my ped) say that nursing baby to sleep is a "no no" but long story short, I do and I enjoy it.
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- K., I can relate to you so much. I would nurse both my girls to sleep ( one is 4 now and the other is two, I am still nursing the 2 yr. old). What helped me to break ...
- Hi! I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for you. I had the same "problem" with my little one. She was a terrible sleeper and would wake every couple of hours. N...
- I am not in that situatin any longer but wanted to remind you that breast milk does not make them as full as the formula. It stomach will not feel as 'full' and thus s...
Can Babies Sleep Too Much?!?
Read all 8 responses: "My almost 6 month old baby girl just started teething, and is sleeping a TON! I don't know if this is normal or if I should be ...
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- No, I wouldn't worry too much about it. My daughter slept alot as a baby, one day she slept all day, and we tried to keep her awake in the early evening and she wasn'...
- Hi M. - as long as your daughter is alert and active when she is awake, her long sleeps are probably not a problem. She could be going through a growth spurt and will...
- Sounds like a growth spurt. Mine is taking an extra nap every day, and it seems like nothing fits by the time it comes out of the laundry. Have fun with the extra qu...
3 Month Old Not Sleeping
Have you read the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child"? It has helped me alot to encourage me to do whatever it takes to get my baby to sleep as much as ...
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- I have a 4 month old with acid reflux - changed my diet and he is on medicine too - so I've gone through this just one step ahead of you. Have you read the book "Heal...
- I had a similar situation with my 4 month old. Actually her situation is almost identical (she has acid reflux also). She was sleeping through the night for a while an...
- Well....my 2nd boy would wake up every 2-3 hours and the only thing that would get him back to sleep was nursing/bottle. I hate to tell you this, but he did not sleep...
"Daughter Keeps Rolling over in Her Sleep"
I have always heard that the back is the best way for the baby to sleep. ..... I , myself, would let your baby sleep the way that is comfortable for her. ...
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- I had a monitor that would sense my son's breathing. You might want to get that. It will help you sleep better. I also had a little wedge thing that my son would sleep...
- I work in a day care in the infant room. We have been to SID's classes. They say that if the baby can roll over to let them and it is not necessary to roll them back o...
- From what I have read and what my Peditricain told me, as soon as a baby is old enough to roll over, it is fine for them to sleep in any position they can get into or ...
7 Months and Won't Sleep Through the Night
Then "when babies should sleep through the night"thing that pediatricians tell us was determined at a time when most American babies were formula fed. ...
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- I would try getting up with her and rocking her back to sleep first to see if she is really hungry. If she goes back to sleep, you know she's not starving. I went th...
- Hey I know you are breast feeding, but try a little rice before bed time or even oatmeal.
- I had a similar issue with my son (also breastfeeding), and for him it was a matter of habit. He would wake at approximately the same times each night. I did let him...
