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Seeking Advice with My Co-sleeping 16 Month Old
Asked by R.K. from Minneapolis
on May 14, 2009
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Smart moms, I need your advice! I have a wonderful and healthy 16 month old boy who nurses and is a co-sleeper. He actually starts the night in his crib, which is in ...
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- from 10 months to 12 months my son would wake up around 5:30 to 6:30 in the morning and nurse and snuggle in bed with me then fall asleep until 8 am or so. when he st...
- He is 16 months old and does not sleep through the night? I think that the night time feeding means the evening before bed feeding and not the one during the night. I...
- I feel for you! My 23 month old daughter is still nursing....and we just had a baby a month ago so I have two nurslings! If you don't want to nurse while you are pre...
Help with a Mistake I've Made
Asked by L.W. from Sherman
on August 24, 2009
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Ok moms! I have really made a booboo! When we got my son a big boy bed, I slept with him for a couple nights. Now, he wants me to sleep with him every night. And, ...
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- Dear L., As Nike says, "Just do it!" It will only take a few nights before your son understands the "new" routine. You will just have to endure whatever protests ...
- Yep, I made the same mistake with my first one! I ended up using a clock or a timer and started backing of on the time spent. Depending on how old your son is. Talk...
- I definitely understand! But - it's not a terrible thing and it won't last forever. I kind of enjoy it. I lay down with my son until he falls asleep, then I get up ...
Almost 6-Year-old Is Afraid to Sleep in Own Bed
Asked by H.C. from Chicago
on October 6, 2008
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Hi, Everyone.
My almost 6-yr-old son is very afraid to sleep in his own bed and wakes up every night to crawl into bed with my husband and me. He is afraid of the ...
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- I don't have a six year old, so I can't give any advice as a parent. But as a child, I was glad to know that I could crawl in with mom or dad anytime I needed to an...
- Greetings! I don't know if this will work with a 6 year old but since he has such a vivid imagination it might just work. Try giving him a small mister bottle filled...
- My son used to do that we bought him a fishr price flashlight and let him sleep with it . we explained to him that the reason he hears noises at night is because it's...
Spoiling or Concern?
Asked by L.D. from Indianapolis
on October 10, 2006
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My three and a half month old daughter still shares a room with my husband and I, she sleeps in a co-sleeper next to our bed. My husband is fine with our arrangements...
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- Hi L., I'm new here and your message caught my eye because my 16 month old still sleeps with us. I've just within the last few days started putting him in his crib...
- You are doing just fine!! You are still breast feeding, you aren't doing anything out of your own comfort area, are you?? If not you parent the way you see fit. You...
- I want you to know I do the exact same thing on both accounts I have no advice obviously since I don't know what to do myself but sometimes it helps to know your not t...
How to Get My Daughter to Sleep on Her Own
Asked by D.H. from Louisville
on August 22, 2006
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For the last 5-6 months, the only way to get my almost 18-month old to sleep (nap or nighttime) is to rock her to sleep or lay in the bed with her. I know we should h...
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- D., I would not worry to much about it. She will out grow it. Also she has come to know that after about 20 mins. of crying you will come get her. If you want it to...
- It doesn't sound like Baby Wise is your style. It sounds like the Ferber Method will work best. Its like a step down from letting her cry it out cold turkey. Let he...
- You have to leave her in her crib and let her cry it out!! I know it is hard but she knows you will come and get her! I have 2 girls (one will be 3 next month and the...
Moving My 2 Year Old Out of Our Bed and Sleep Issues....
Asked by P.G. from Phoenix
on March 17, 2008
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Hi-
I am a 40 year old first time mother of a now 2 year old daughter (her birthday was last week). Logan is a wonderful child; easy going, very loving, smart, fun...
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- Hello! When our daughter was that little, we had a lot of sleep issues, too. We referred to "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communica...
- She will surely cry when you move her out of your bed, but a few nights of crying and persistent hard work will be worth it in the long run. Put her in her crib and l...
- Hi P., I am a 40year old first time mom. My daughter is now 13 months. I just started puttting her in her own room in her crib. SHe has always slept in a pack n ...
Siblings Sleeping Together
Asked by D.P. from Sacramento
on January 15, 2008
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At waht age do you think brother and sister should stop sleeping with each other? My 6 year old boy and his 4 year old sister will not go to bed unless they are toget...
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- I have a friend whose 2 older children roomed together until about puberty (they are about 1 1/2 years apart) and they are amazing kids - very close-knit, get-along ki...
- Why is it exactly that you want them to sleep apart? Do you and your husband sleep separately, too? It's perfectly natural for humans, like many creatures, to want to ...
- I think your children are doing what comes naturally as human beings. Our society is one of the very few that encourages sleeping seperately. It just isn't normal for ...
Seeking Sleeping Help
Asked by J.R. from Los Angeles
on February 18, 2008
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My son is 13mos old and he is waking up more often during the night then when he was an infant. I've only nursed and he will not take a bottle, so needless to say he i...
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- Hi! I remember reading something about when a child is showing an increase in his neediness at night, it is directly related to not getting enough time with you during...
- I went throught the same thing with my second child. I also nursed at night and let him sleep in bed with me and my husband out of convenience. Sometimes I would try ...
- After about 4 months even breast fed babies do not need to be fed throughout the night. I got a DVD called your baby can sleep and it did the trick for me (I got it a...
Child Still Sleeping with Mom
Asked by M.M. from Wichita
on November 3, 2006
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OK. So I am just curious to see how many other mom's out there have kids who still sleep with them. When my daughter was born Nov 1999, I was so freaked out about SI...
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- i know you wanted to hear of other mothers in the same situation, but i wanted to let you know that i at least don't think it's a big deal. i was terrified of SIDS too...
- i think that if u are okay with her sleeping in your bed and you're not sharing it with anyone else, then so be it. maybe u could try having her go to sleepovers or ha...
- I love sleeping with my 6 year old and do it for all the same reasons as you. I wouldn't worry about it. Eventually, you will both be ready to part. I think the d...
Nights with My 3 Year Son Are Terrible - He Wont' Sleep in His Bed and Wakes 4Xs
Asked by A.J. from Washington DC
on July 5, 2008
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My son is a terrible sleeper and it affects the entire family - even the dogs! We started him in preschool (3 full days) in February-right before his 3rd birthday. I...
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- I feel your pain! I have two children that at many times have had difficulty sleeping. My son has always either had trouble falling asleep or multiple night time wak...
- The docs say that kids this age should be in bed (most of the time) by 7 or 8pm! It took us about 2 months to get us from getting ours in bed by 10pm to 8:30. then ...
- I have been there! We compromised...we allowed our son to fall asleep in our bed with me but let him know that I would be putting him in his own bed after he was asle...
