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Fitful Sleep in Newborn
Asked by L.G. from Denver
on March 11, 2008
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Hi! My five-week-old boy has been groaning, moaning, and fidgeting (raising his legs in the air) in his sleep for about the past week. At first we thought he was awake...
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- My little one will be 6 weeks on Sat. Mar.15 and she does the same thing. The only time she stays asleep is if she sleeps next to me. So yeah I thinks its normal.
- Very normal, my son would even laugh and cry in his sleep and sometimes with his eyes wide open. It'll pass, don't worry about it.
- Yep my baby's the same way! (6 weeks) he laughs and cries in his sleep, we should video tape it. :)
20 Month Daughter with Sleep Issues...
Asked by L.B. from Eugene
on October 28, 2010
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I have a 20 month old daughter who has always been a little difficult where gettting to sleep is concerned... as a newborn she wanted nothing to do with her crib (she ...
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- Buy the book "The No Cry Sleep Solution for Babies" It is worth every single solitary penny!!!!! Good luck!
- I agree that it takes patience and all kids are so different. I have two that fight sleep but crash hard, and one that fought sleep and woke up a lot. We have co-slept...
- Sounds like my daughter... exactly. When she was younger. And she was still nursing. Does your daughter have a lovey? If not, let her have one or several, to slee...
Baby Won't Sleep Alone During the Day
Asked by A.J. from New York
on May 27, 2008
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My 7 week old daughter will not sleep alone during the day. When I put her down for naps she will wake up and start to cry. I've tried putting her down before she fall...
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- My son was like that, but I found out he was more like that with me than with anyone else in the family, so they can tell when mommy is around. My advice, this time i...
- Try swaddling, tightly. It really worked with my daughter. The tighter the better. At first she tried to resist and wriggle out of it. But after a while, she got u...
- My son did this sometimes. I guess it depends on how you want to handle it? I personally think that a baby this young is too young to cry it out. Could you lay down wi...
Still Cant Get 11 Month Old to Sleep Alone or Through the night!...PLEASE HELP!!
Asked by B.K. from Minneapolis
on March 29, 2011
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My daughter is almost 11 months old and has a very hard time sleeping. I cant deal with this any more, I need her to sleep.
Every night we do our nightly routine, sup...
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- MY daughter was rough too, we finally did CIO at 9 months ( she was still waking 4-5 times at the time, nursing) , and it wouldn't have worked at all if I went back in...
- 2 things: 1- I also recommend Dr. Ferber's book, but his technique is not strict CIO (which I couldn't do), but rather a progressive waiting approach. It would tak...
- Wow - I am sorry you are going through this. My answer will probably not be popular with the Mamas but I would see if weaning her to formula/cereal/table food would h...
Three Week Old Sleeping Habits.
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on August 3, 2011
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Hello ladies,
I was wondering if you ladies could tell me if this is normal with sleeping in a three week old.... I have a four year old and I seem to remember him ...
Breast Milk & Formula
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on December 9, 2010
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Grand Baby is having a hard time with supplemental formula. Gentle Ease Enfamil is the latest tried with no luck. She spits it up. She is fitful while sleeping. Or...
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- Hi! I wondered, if the new formula doesn't work out, could it actually be the bottle nipple? My daughter & I had a difficult time with breast feeding so eventually I ...
- Hi M., my experience is from a long time ago, my kids are 18, 16, 13. But all three of my breastfed babies had some formula. For 2 I used plain old Similac. I started ...
- I havn't had an issue with formula before only used once with my first. Breastfeeding I did do and I would nurse baby on one side while I pumped the other. Then when b...
8 Month Old Very Clingy and Still Wakes Every 1-2 Hours All Night Every Night!
Asked by F.G. from Phoenix
on April 16, 2008
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*** New info first!***
I posted the following request just about 36 hours ago and already I have had so many replies. You are all wonderful.
I had so many diffe...
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- Yep...you've made the mommy discovery, and why I don't listen to any "expert" who doesn't have kids, or even some of the male experts that do. Babies don't understand...
- Hey! I had the same problem, the pediatrician gave me the same advice. I wouldn't try it for a long time because I kept hearing all of those people that think lettin...
- I would kind of "kill her with kindness." In my experience babies/children sometimes sense that you are pulling away from them and want to get more space for yourself...
Sleeping Independently
Asked by J.S. from Norfolk
on November 27, 2007
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I have a 7 week old baby and she just got over her first cold. Before her cold I had just broken her into sleeping without me and then she had to be upright in order ...
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- Dear J., both my daughters slept w/us. Since my girsl are both grown adults, I am not familiar with the books you are reading but I was a staunch La Leche League mo...
- J., First off, congratulations to you!! I remembered when our daughter was at that age, she just loved to be held. I started singing lullaby and humming songs to h...
- hi J., i have a 6 1/2 month old baby boy and i went through the exact same thing you are, right around 6-8 weeks, he would only sleep on me and only if i was sittin...
Help, Our Baby Is Destroying Us!
Asked by C.W. from Phoenix
on August 8, 2011
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About 3 weeks ago I posted here in regard to my now 6 month old son's inability to go to sleep without screaming his little head off for ages. I listed the ridiculous...
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- I am concerned for your family. The manner in which you wrote this and keep referring to your child as "this kid" is upsetting. Is there anyone that can help you or st...
- Haven't read your other post or any answers on here but here is what helped us. Put them on their stomachs, if there is any chance he has reflux get it checked out be...
- When my boys were 6 months, I rocked them to sleep. Sometimes they fell asleep while nursing or bottle-feeding. Sometimes they needed more rocking time. Either way,...
Failure to Thrive
Asked by J.L. from Lewiston
on May 19, 2009
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I am wondering if anyone has had to deal with an infant who has had failure to thrive. I have a 10 month old who has flattened on the weight curve (he doesnt even regi...
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- Hi J., I'm so sorry that you are going through this. I'm home with my newborn son and I sent my husband to the library for me. He came home with a book, the promise o...
- Hi J., We didn't get to the "failure to thrive" point with our son but he started getting leaner than we wanted. Most breastfed babies do when they start crawling. ...
- If your doctors have ruled out metal disability, and disease processes, you might want to try a pediatric chiropractor. Sometimes a few simple adjustments which for ba...
