how to get my 11 month old to sleep
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How Important Are Sleep Schedules for 11 Month Olds?
Asked by K.L. from Austin
on January 24, 2008
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Hi! I am starting to feel a little lost without a daily routine. I have started out parenting in a way that would allow me to follow my babies cues and not the clock o...
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- I am also a SAHM and my daughter has been on a schedule since I was able to get her on one (probably since around 3-4 months old....she's 2 now, so I can't exactly rem...
- I think I'm the only one who will say this but I am anti-schedule and it worked great! I wanted my daughter to be laid back and flexible because our family is very spo...
- Scheduling is the hardest concept to get the hang of, and I will tell you it's not for every mother. For me, I never followed a strict schedule with either one of my ...
How Do I Wean My 11 Month Old?
Asked by T.D. from Sacramento
on March 16, 2008
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I need to know how to wean my 11 month old son. When I come home from work, he cries for me to breastfeed him. If I hold him, he puts his face near my breasts. I am s...
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- You can take a decongestant to help dry up your milk supply but really it comes down to supply and demand. Try telling your child that he can nurse one time when you ...
- To ease the pain wear a sports bra 24/7. If it gets really bad like how I was the doctor recommended emptying some of my milk while taking a bath. I had to wean my ...
- i'm not sure on weaning techniques, but i will tell you that cabbage leaves do wonders for cutting milk production. you take fresh leaves and place them inside your b...
11 Month Old Not Sleeping
Asked by T.C. from Barnstable
on March 14, 2008
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I have a wonderful 11 month old baby girl. She has been sleeping in her own crib since 6 months old. Recently we went out of town for a week and the day after we came ...
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- Hi, I am a mother of three - 6,4,19mo- and only one ever had an ear infection(knock on wood). So of course check that out again with the docs. My other advice may be t...
- Yes i think the ear infection would bother her during the day. I had one person tell me if you would go and touch under their ears and if they would react then that m...
- Are her ears bothering her..... maybe lying down flat is bothering a possible ear infection. Has she had a fever, tugged at her ears,? Sometimes they need to be pro...
Fussy 11 Month Old
Asked by D.S. from Houston
on October 19, 2009
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I am fostering twin 11 month old boys and a 27 month old. I've only had them for 5 weeks. One of the twins is very fussy, mostly at meal time. I've tried alternatin...
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- I have an 11 month old going through the same thing. He is starting to cut a tooth again (can kinda see it) so that is part of it but he is a very fussy eater. One d...
- I'll bet he's teething or has an ear infection.
- The first thing that popped into my head was that mealtime was stressful in his previous situation and so all the feelings come to the surface at that time. When he se...
Weaning My 11 Month Old??? HOW
Asked by T.B. from San Francisco
on April 4, 2008
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I want to start weaning my 11 month old. A little background he doesn't take a bottle (never liked anything plastic) which means I was never able to pump or give form...
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- Just a little FYI I love doing everything naturally... So I set out to find out what the average weaning age was (not in America alone but worldwide) and I was shocked...
- Hi, I also have a boy who would not take a bottle and I breastfed him exclusively as a baby and a few times a day until he was 32 months old, (and believe me did I get...
- You may want to consider getting a cheap manual brest pump so that you can put some breast milk in the sippy. Then once he's use to the sippy you can start filling it...
Need Help Getting 11 Month Old to Sleep for Naps
Asked by E.A. from Salt Lake City
on April 22, 2008
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HELP!! After a miserable winter of sickness, I finally feel my 11 month old daughter is ready and well enough to be put down for naps awake. With my first (6 year ol...
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- I had the same problem with my oldest. I made the mistake of holding him until he went to sleep from the beginning. Also, he never used a binky. When I finally decided...
- The book "How to Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems" by Ferber has saved my life. It is exactly the happy medium you are looking for. I'll sum up the process. You pu...
- Based on what you have described, I think you know how to put children down to sleep. It sounds like you need to enlist the help of your husband. You can't do it all...
Helping My 11 Month Old Sleep Thru the Night CONSISTENTLY
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on July 11, 2008
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My 11 month old has never consistently slept through the night. He will go 3 or so nights with sleeping great, or waking up and being able to put himself back to slee...
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- Hi R., My daughter was doing almost the exact same thing! She FINALLY started sleeping through the night at 11 mos. I think your nightime routine sounds great and I...
- What is the bedtime routine? Does he know how to soothe himself to sleep? Is he teething? How long has he been inconsistent with sleeping? How are his naps in the day?...
- Hi R., It sounds like your son sleeps through the night. There are soooo many reasons he could be waking up upset. The people who say their kids sleep through the n...
11 Month Old Still Not Sleeping Through the Nigth and Refuses to Ween
Asked by S.L. from Sacramento
on January 21, 2008
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Hi All,
My 11 month old still wakes up every hour at night wanting to nurse. She will not go back to sleep unless I nurse her. I am so tired, does anyone have any s...
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- Hi S., If your baby is growing/gaining weight well, then she probably won't need to nurse during the night. It's probably more of a comfort thing for her to go back t...
- my experience is different from many others who responded. i had a family bed so my daughter was in bed with me. not by choice at the time. she got really sick.. use ...
- Hi Stepahnie, I can give you a bit of adive that I have given my day care parents. I am a mother of two, now 16yrs & 18yrs and have been doing daycare for almost 17 1...
11 Month Old Still Wakes Once a Night, Any Ideas to Get to Sleep Through?
Asked by C.H. from New York
on April 8, 2008
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My 11 month old girl still wakes up, usually starving, at arounf 1am. She goes to bed around 7:30, and gets up at 6:30. I try during the day to feed her 3 solid meal...
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- I am at the exactly same place as you right now. My 8 mo old still wakes once a night to eat. Last night she was up at 2. But some nights she'll sleep through until...
- try giving her snacks during the day, 6 meals instead of just 3 increase her appetite by giving her what she wants,like goldfish crackers, ritz, cookies, cereals, c...
- Reduce the amount of milk at 1 am gradually. As you reduce the amount (by .5 or 1 oz), add the same amount in the day time. Eventually she'll eat more durind the day a...
11 Month Old Naps
Asked by K.W. from Stationed Overseas
on March 15, 2010
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Hi Moms! I am seeking some guidance on napping for my 11 month old. He still takes two naps a day, but recently the naps only last approx 30 minutes. When he wakes ...
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- Try to keep him up a little longer in the morning, with fun games and toys, until eventually he is only takeing one nap...that may make his nap longer, and more produc...
- Have you tried controlling his environment more? White noise or soft music? Maybe household noise is waking him up. Do you have curtains or shades to make his room ...
- Maybe he is growing out of his morning nap.. Make sure he is getting lots (at least 1 hour) of really active outside play in the morning.. Give him a quiet lunch and t...
