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How to Get Baby to Sleep Longer
Read all 13 responses: "My son is almost 5 months old. He goes to be around 9, and by about 12 or 1 he is crying. So, I bring him to bed and nurse him and ...
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- This baby is 5 months old! That's way too young to try to impose restrictions. Do you think maybe 9pm is too late for him to be going to bed? It's very possible he ...
- Hi R., I firmly disagree with the cry-it-out method, and so do many neurologists. There has been many studies to confirm that allowing a baby of only five months o...
- Do you feed him right before bed so he is full to sleep for a few hours? Also babies need suck time and if you don't want it on the breast then you need to use a pacif...
2 Month Old Baby Not Sleeping More than 9 Hours Total
It sounds like it might be time for her to learn to go to sleep w/o nursing/ bottle. Something that both Babywise and Happiest Baby promote. ...
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- Get teh book "Healthy Sleep habits, Happy Child." A few things from my expereince... my now almost 2 year old did this every few days to us. We finally learned that on...
- I was also going to suggest the schedule in babywise. The other thing that I did was start "bedtime" later, like at 10 until he was sleeping through to a normal wake ...
- Make her room dark, swaddling could help. My husband would put our child on a blanket and rock him by tugging on the blanket, that way at least he could let go and wal...
Waking Baby to Feed at Nite
Unless she was premature or has serious neurological issues that make her sleep/ wake/feeding pattern irregular, let that baby sleep! ...
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- Are you nuts??? Never wake a sleeping baby... you'll get more sleep if you just let her sleep and be the one to wake you up when she's hungry.
- I remember being told that babies can sleep through the night (technically only five hours, though, I think) at 13 lbs. However, what I remember best is our pediatric...
- If you're nursing, as long as your supply is well established and your daughter is gaining weight and alert and happy during the day, there is no need to wake her for ...
Six Month Old Baby Boy Will Not Sleep
Read all 14 responses: "I have a six month old boy who was diagnosed with acid reflux when he was younger! He has been on Alimentum, a hypoallergenic ...
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- Hi D.. My 3 month old also has to be on Allimentum formula, at first I thought it was not working either...since he would cry uncontrolably every time he ate and for a...
- Has your doctor talked to you about the possibility of a hiatal hernia? It took five different doctors before anyone was able to help my youngest son. Once we had a ...
- My son also had acid really bad when he was a baby, he was put in the hospital for several days, put on alimentum and had many scopes done! One thing that worked for m...
How Do I Make My 11 Month Old Baby Sleep Through the Night
Read all 5 responses: "My son is almost 11 months old and still wakes up several times at night. Last night has been the worst so far.
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- I used a combination of ferber/sears methods. First, we've done bath, bottle, and book every night. Good sleeping habits start during the day. Make sure he gets goo...
- it's totally habit at this point. my son did the same thing. you basically need to help him break this habit. depending on how you feel about a littel crying or not......
- Hi J., I HIGHLY recommend reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. He explains biological sleep rhythms and when/how they evolve/mature. I ...
Getting My 10 Week Old on a Sleep Schedule
as far as the posters who suggested not rocking your baby to sleep and "teaching " him to self-soothe, i want you to know it all depends on the baby. my ...
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- Hi D., Your baby is very normal for 10 weeks old. Years ago we never heard of reflux only spitting up from eating too much. You have to go with his needs until he gets...
- Hi D., My little girl is 3 months old now (BF baby too) & her "schedule" changes all the time. Just when you think you've got it down, they go & change their routi...
- sounds like a great schedule for that age...keep up the great work! : )
Premature Infant Who Won't Sleep
4 Sep 2009 ... I believe swaddling was also a key element in helping my babies sleep. We swaddled them as tightly as possible for many months and they ...
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- I sympathize... a premature baby is still developing outside the womb... so its hard for them. Even their digestive system is still developing. Next, is he feeding ...
- Congrats on your new baby!! I have a daughter that was born 8 weeks early-but i had the opposite issue!! She slept so much. I would cry because she would never stay ...
- My twins were 12 weeks early and never slept more than 2 hours until they were about 9 months. They were in the hospital for the 1st 3 months so I think they were use...
Baby Won't Sleep in Crib
Read all 15 responses: "I have a 10-mo. old girl. This week she started pulling herself standing up holding onto the crib. Now she refuses to go to sleep ...
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- Hi V.- Just wanted to suggest separation anxiety. It may be coinciding with her learning to pull herself up. Our 9 month old started having new problems with sleep wh...
- It's fairly common once they started being mobile, trying to cruise/walk. Once they accomplish this or the novelty wears off they usually go back to sleep. Another tho...
- Not a lot of advice, but just a thought . . . have you tried leaving her to roam a few times until she gets so exhausted that she just falls asleep 'wherever'? Maybe...
Sleep Training and the Startle Reflex
Your baby is just about in the same boat as my little girl -she's 10 weeks but the same sleep issues (night waking and sporadic naps -short ones too. ...
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- D., I would suggest putting his crib next to your bed, take off the front bar (secure the crib to your bedframe so there's no gap that he could fall into!) This wil...
- Hey! Take my advice with a grain of salt because each baby is unique. My daughter is now 5 months old but she too had the same sleep pattern as your son. Several of ...
- Hi, That's a hard one...I seem to be the most un-crunchy one here as I suggested a woman stop breast feeding as her child is 12 months old. Anyway, with that in mind,...
Help! Can't Get Baby to Sleep at Decent Hour!
Read all 13 responses: "I need some advice! I'm a first time mom and a single mom at that. My son and I have our own house so it's just me and him most of ...
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- You can give this a try, it worked for me. Give him his bath, dress for bed and then give him his milk. Cuddle for a little bit and then to bed with some soft music on...
- Hi A., At 4 weeks he should not be staying up that late unless he is sleeping all day. Most infants at that age will sleep all day and all nite. Try feeding him a l...
- You should read the book Babywise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam. It is a book dedicated to teaching babies how to sleep through the night. Both of my sons were 10 hr...
