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Baby Will Only Sleep on a Warm Body
Read all 5 responses: "Help! My 4 week old only wants to sleep on people! He won 't sleep in his co-sleeper, swing, or crib. I put him down after making sure ...
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- 4 weeks is super, super young. At that age kids want to be as close to their parents/a warm snugly body as possible. My daughter was a terrible sleeper for the first f...
- Maybe he is cold. I would try placing a heating pad in his crib or bassinet to warm it before you lay him down. Remove it just before you lay him down, this way the ...
- don't get him used to sleeping with you.. he'll be there forever. put him in the crib and let him fall asleep there... falling asleep on you - is not the answer.. he ...
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...
Looking for Halo Sleep Sack with Legs?
Read all 14 responses: "We loved our Halo Sleep Sack last winter, ... patagonia makes some very nice slippers that babies/small toddlers can't get off. they ...
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- I have never seen a sleep sack with legs. I knwo they make sleep sacks for bigger kids (seen at JC Penney), but they are still a sack and your son wouldn't be able to...
- patagonia makes some very nice slippers that babies/small toddlers can't get off. they will keep your baby's feet warm all night long & all day crawling around the col...
- What about regular Carter's or Target brand blanket sleepers/footie pajamas. Our kids (almost 2 and 3 now) where them all winter. Could wear them with jammies undern...
Weaning Baby from "Sleep Aids"
Read all 6 responses: "Good morning! My son is almost 4 months old. He was VERY colicky, so we got the book The Happiest Baby On The Block and employed all ...
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- A., Your son is only 4 months old, and by even the standards of Dr. Ferber (creator of CIO) that is TOO young to begin any kind of sleep 'learning'. Infants needs s...
- Your son is ONLY 4 months old... a baby NEEDS to self-soothe, or to be soothed for any reason. "Self-soothing" is natural and normal. EVEN IN THE WOMB, a baby will...
- get the book Babywise and start with the 1st "The Gift of Sleep", your welcome. LOL 2nd I still use white noise, why take it away, our lives are full of sound that m...
Baby Nursing Through His Naps . . . Won't Sleep All Afternoon. . . Help!
Read all 8 responses: "Hello, My son has always required a lot of soothing in order to settle down and nurse, and now at 4 months old he's to the point that ...
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- My babies became much more easily distracted around 4 months old. It is a phase common at that age. Their nervous system before then automatically shuts down outside...
- Hi K., I read through your post, and it appears that there may possibly be several things going on here. It is really difficult to know for sure without speaking ...
- Assuming that you don't suspect food allergies (they can really disrupt sleep and make eating uncomfortable) it's possible that you have oversupply/overactive letdown....
Rocking a Baby to Sleep??
Read all 13 responses: "I was reading about a child who has problems sleeping once put in the crib. My son who is now 10 months has that problem.
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- Hi C., It is not a totally bad thing if it works for you, but with another one on the way you are going to need all the rest you can get. My advice is to let your ...
- I went through that with my son, too. He's now 2-and-a-half. I had him sleep with me until he was deep asleep and then I'd put him in his crib. I did that for about...
- C., when my oldest son was a baby, I used to rock him to sleep every night. I loved that time with him. Unfortunately, he got used to that and wouldn't go to sleep an...
My Baby Won't Go to Sleep Unless He Is Nursing!
Read all 8 responses: "Help mamas! I have a six month old baby and he WILL NOT go to sleep without nursing, or without having a bottle when I am at work.
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- may need to burp more....try gas drops and holding upright (like up on your shoulder) for ten to twenty min after nursing ...this works for my 1 month old ( # 4 in ou...
- I did that with my daughter. It was the only time she would snuggle then I would hold her for an hour more - it was so wonderfully sweet. Don't do this. I fou...
- Read Babywise. It works and it will make you and your baby happier!
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...
Baby Wont Sleep
Read all 17 responses: "My 7 month old son will not sleep at night. He goes down about 7:30 every night. We have a very nice bedtime ritual.
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- Are you feeding him solid foods? Maybe you need to feed him more during the day. The Gerber web site has a great feeding schedule for different age groups that is re...
- Dear J., It won't hurt to let him cry after you have comforted him, then walk away. You had better do this now or you will be sorry. I know that I am being prett...
- Hi, I feel your pain. My son woke up through the night, til he was three. My twins girls that are three will still sometimes wake up trhough the night. When I asked m...
"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 ...
