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Need Advice for Son While at Hospital with New Baby
Asked by C.I. from Houston
on December 26, 2008
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I have the most wonderful 2-year old son. He is happy, sweet, loving, and attached to his Mommy and Daddy. We have been so blessed. And, now we are being blessed ag...
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- I know this is a difficult situation for you, but you are doing what is best for your son and yourself and husband and the new little one. You have to hold on to that...
- Hey C.... Bless you heart for stressing over this. My 2 cents: Your son will not remember being left at his aunt's. He's too young to hold on to memories of you b...
- My two boys are 19 1/2mos apart. After the labor of my second son my mom stayed at the hospital with me. My husband stayed at home with my first son because he knew ou...
Need Advice on How to Get Our Toddler to Sleep in Her Own Bed
Asked by H.S. from Norfolk
on May 9, 2007
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Hello, my daughter is 3 years old. My husband and I have unfortunately gotten her into the habit of sleeping with us. Sometimes she will fall asleep on her own on th...
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- I highly recommend the book, "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers" by Tracy Hogg. I could outline all that she says here but it would be MUCH better if you re...
- My oldest daughter slept with me most nights until she was 3. I finally had enough and decided she had to stay in her bed. For about a week I would sit on the floor ...
- Hi H., I have a Child Develoment degree and I am a Preschool teacher. There are many different parenting styles, one of which believes that there is no problem with ha...
Co-sleeping
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on October 8, 2007
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Our 4 1/2 year old sleeps in our bed with us! It has been GREAT! A true blessing for a child who has ALWAYS been a terrible sleeper! He has been in our bed for 1 yesr ...
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- My husband and I were just discussing when and how to start putting our son in his own bed. He loves going to bed with us at night and seems so much more secure that ...
- It is so interesting that you just posted about this as it has been a hot topic in our family recently. Long story short, my two and a half year old daughter has co s...
- Hi C., Our 6 and 5 year old co-sleep with us. It started with my 6 year old son who has disabilities and seizures. I wasn't comfortable being away from him. And ...
Help Transitioning from Family Bed to Crib
Asked by J.H. from Colorado Springs
on May 21, 2009
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My son is almost 16 months now and we have been co-sleeping since he was born. We're expecting #2 in Oct when my son will be just over 20 months and need to get him in...
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- Good for you for co-sleeping! We did the family bed for both our sons and there seemed to be a natural "self-weaning" time right around 2 1/2 yo. Maybe when the other ...
- At that age I would go directly to a bed with a side rail. That gives you the crib for the new baby. I like the side rail for my own sanity so I know he won't fall out...
- We didn't co-sleep with my son, but he always had a hard time sleeping through the night. We finally had sucess by me going in to lay with him when he woke up at night...
Family Bed
Asked by V.B. from Miami
on August 4, 2007
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Ok...so...another question. As it turns out...my daughter and I use the 'family bed' model. It wasnt on purpose but it just sort of happened. I was a single mom wo...
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- The site ate my first draft, so let me try this again. I slept with my mom until past my third birthday. It never negatively affected me, as we're very close, I have...
- Hi, You sound like a wonderful mother! I don't think there are any problems associated with co-sleeping.I have done a lot of reading, you should look up Dr. Sears. ...
- Dear V., I think you are doing just fine! When she is ready for her own bed, she will go there on her own. Until then, you's should enjoy the company and s...
Can You Love Your Child Too Much??
Asked by T.L. from Phoenix
on March 22, 2009
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It seems like a silly question to me... however my husband seems to believe that my son, and my connection/bond is "too strong".
For example, if we're watching TV a...
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- My son is absolutely the same way, he always clinging to me or he tries to get negative attention while im home. If I leave him with his dad to go do some errands he b...
- It is very apparent that you love your son a lot. The question should be do you love your child enough to teach him to be a good person? When you love your child so ...
- No, you can't love your child too much, as long as it's the right kind of love. You sound like me with our son not long ago. Now my son is 3 and is mostly a daddy's ...
4 1/2 Year Old Won't Sleep Thru the Night!
Asked by J.L. from Tampa
on October 21, 2008
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Hi Ladies!
Please help me!! Our 4 1/2 year old daughter will not sleep thru the night anymore. It has been about a month. She also started to have "accidents". I ...
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- Hi J., I agree with you, it does sound like it could be related to the changes in her life. Having a new baby there along with a special needs aunt is two big chan...
- My daughter, at 4, would have accidents and night wakeing when her asthma acted up. Her asthma is mild and for the longest time I didn't know the night coughing was a...
- im going to be completely blunt and opinionated...hope u dont mind!i think ur daughter is lacking in the attention department...shes not getting enough constructive at...
Tricks to Get Kid into Own Bed
Asked by A.Q. from Phoenix
on August 2, 2007
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My kids are nearly 4 and 2. Up to this point we have had a happy family bed, but with the kids getting bigger, I'm getting squeezed out. I'm ready to get the kids in...
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- We just broke our newly turned 5 year old from sleeping in our bed. We started a point calendar and each night that he slept in his bed, he rec'd "points" at the end o...
- A., I saw a show on Dr. Phil, I believe, about this. It's a process that will take time and effort. They would take and put the baby in the crib (or bed in your c...
- I did the family bed with my 6 and 3 year old and am now doing it with my 3 month old. When I thought it was time to put them in their own bed, I would tuck them in, k...
My Kids Keep Coming into Our Bed at Night
Asked by S.W. from Minneapolis
on January 16, 2008
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My husband and I agreed on a family bed when our first child was born so nursing would be easier; now we have 2 and sadly, it's still going on. Both kids go to sleep ...
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- We had a very similar situation (co-sleep and then up in our bed on a much to regular basis). I didn't want to ban them from our room, so we did a compromise. We had a...
- Funny that you mentioned you need a Supernanny because you know what she would do! She would make you put the kids in bed consistently for at least 3 nights in a row ...
- I'v e never let my kids sleep in my bed, because once you do it's hard to stop, but I don't have to tell you that. We have had other sleeping problems, such as consta...
What's the Best Product for Co-sleeping?
Asked by S.C. from Los Angeles
on August 9, 2008
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Hi moms. I am starting my registry and am already flummoxed. We want to do family bed / co-sleeping (at least for first 4 to 6 months or so). Should I buy the Arm's Re...
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- I didn't use any special product with any of my three kids they all just slept in our bed. I would suggest checking out consignment shops they get great things in grea...
- we co-sleep with our son who is 2 years old now and have since he was born. we got the co-sleeper, but he's always just slept in between my husband and i. he wants to...
- We used the Snuggle Nest with my son until he was about 3 months old, because he started kicking during the night. Somehow his kicks were always directed at me and not...
