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My Seven Month Old Won't Sleep!!!!!
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on January 25, 2008
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At first it started out that she was waking up every two hours (naturally). Everyone told me that she'd sleep through the night when she hits ten pounds;...nope. The...
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- Sorry to hear about your baby girl. What worked for us is the Babywise book. We have two kids; an 8 y/o and an 11 month old. Both of our babies slept through th...
- Your baby girl is most likely overtired. The less they sleep the less they sleep. And it has very little to do with what or how they're fed. Once they are in a poor...
- I have a 2 1/2 year old who had some trouble in this area. Not quite as much as you, but a bit. Best advice i was given was to introduce some "white noise" into the ro...
My 7 Month Still Sleeps with Me
Asked by S.B. from Elkhart
on June 22, 2009
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I have recently decided to try and move my daughter to her crib now that she is 7 months. However, she is waking up a lot more and cries a lot more. She is a very happ...
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- The real problem for your daughter is that she doesn't know how to put herself to sleep without you there. Kids do wake up in the middle of the night, and if they hav...
- No! Cosleeping is not bad! It is a completely healthy and beautiful thing that is common around the world. Here are some great links: http://www.naturalchild.org...
- Goodness--I'm still trying to keep my 3-yr. old in her bed and all 3 of my kids pretty-much slept with my husband and I for the first year or so even though they alway...
Extending Sleep in the Morning
Asked by T.H. from Sacramento
on April 16, 2009
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My one year old son normally goes to bed around 7 or 7:30. For months, he has been waking between 4 and 5:30 in the morning. Since I was never sure if he was going t...
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- I could have written your same post (except my daughter is 25mos!) and was about to! I think what would help our extendedsleep wish coming true is to not feed anymore...
- Hi T., You might try putting him to bed about 30min later at night; this seems to work with our 16mo old. At this stage they may sleep longer if put to bed later. A...
- Hi T.: I just hired a sleep trainer and here is what I learned.... It is working!! I would suggest putting your son to bed a half hour earlier and DO NOT go int...
3 Month Old That Won't Sit or Sleep by Himself....
Asked by J.Z. from San Diego
on February 17, 2008
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I have a 3 month old boy who won't sit or sleep by himself. I love being with him 24/7 but I am worried perhaps I may be doing something wrong. I am breastfeeding an...
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- hi! definitely look into a good carrier. you can find a lot of options at thebabywearer.com and see what sounds like the best thing for you. i used a sling in th...
- You're a great mom and doing everything right! Trust your instincts, keep breastfeeding on demand and sleeping with your baby, and invest in a good sling or two. Try...
- I have a little one who can be like that at times. She just loves us like your little man loves you. I don't have any advice, but I just want to tell you not to list...
Please Share Your Experience Re: One-year-old's Sleep
Asked by A.G. from Boston
on July 29, 2008
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My daughter is 11.5 months. She USED to be a great sleeper. Since she's become more mobile, her sleep has gone down hill. We used to just put her in her crib drowsy, a...
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- I have found that there have been several different phases where DD had sleep "issues." They've always passed eventually (few days to a couple weeks). At 21 mos she us...
- We just went through this EXACT same thing (my son turned one last week). We would rub his back so he'd sleep, or fall back to sleep, etc. He would stand in his crib, ...
- We went through this when my 18 month old was about 13 months old. We finally just had to let her scream it out. The first night it took a long, long time. The seco...
5 Month Old Sleeping on Stomach
Asked by R.C. from Houston
on February 5, 2009
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My son just turned 5 months old and we have been swaddling him since he was about a month old. He is starting to turn over on his stomach and sleep when he takes naps ...
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- If he can turn over onto the stomach himself and lift his head from side to side, he's probaby just fine. Have you tried swaddling his body and leaving his arms out...
- I second the first comment. If your son can roll over and wants to sleep on his stomach then let him so you can both sleep more soundly.
- This happened with my oldest when she was 3 months, but she never liked to be swaddled. Can you try swaddling him to fall asleep, but then gently loosening his 'bindi...
6 Month Old Waking up Crying Uncontrollably
Asked by J.L. from Raleigh
on December 27, 2008
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I have a six month old who is such a happy boy. He really only cries when he is hungry and sleepy. He has slept through the night since I brought him home, but the l...
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- Maybe it's teething pain? When my little guy was teething from about 5 months to 7 months when the first tooth broke through all he wanted to do at night was nurse. Ma...
- My 6th month old boy did the same thing a few times...in our case it was because of teething. He's just now cutting them. Even with Tylenol he was screaming for 20 m...
- 6 months old sounds about the age to be teething. if this is the case alot of time they will get pain in their ear and it cause the crying. and in the middle of the ni...
9 Month Old STILL Not Sleeping Thru Night
Asked by C.B. from Odessa
on January 26, 2008
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I've written severel requests on this, and it still is not better. My 9 month old is so unpredictable! My first son was a "by the book" baby. he slept thru the night a...
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- Honey, lots of babies are older than that when they sleep through the night. Just take him and snuggle up with him and go back to sleep. Night milk has less fat in it ...
- Hi, I rarely respond to these post's......but sleeping was and is still such a big shock to me. My (now 3) son was never a "good" sleeper. My mother says she laid...
- I'm with you too. My daughter slept trhought he night from 3 weeks until 6 months. Now it's the same thing. Up every hour or so. We've tried everything we can thin...
Baby Not Sleeping in His Bed
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on July 31, 2009
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Help! Can't stand to hear 1 month old baby cry. When I put him down to sleep in his bed today, he cried for 10 minutes straight until I picked him up. He was fed, clea...
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- Have you tried swaddling? He's only 1 month so he may still prefer compact quarters like in utero. Both my daughter and son have slept with us in the same room for sev...
- Read "Baby Wise" and you will be the envy of every mother out there - your baby will learn to put himself to sleep and learn to trust you and know you will always come...
- Try napping him in his bed (if you're not already). Try not to hold him at all when he is sleeping. However, be patient. He is only one month old. Give him some ti...
9 Months Who Does Not Want to Fall Asleep by Herself
Asked by C.B. from Denver
on October 22, 2008
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Hello,
My little one who is 9 months is having a hard time falling asleep by herself.
Every night she cries and cries... until we come and rock her to sleep.
It's b...
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- Is she teething? That causes a lot of discomfort at night. Give her some tylenol or motrin before bed, see if her gums are swollen and red, is she drooling a lot? Y...
- My daughter has a son 16 months old. They chose to co-sleep with him because they found out it is better for the development of the baby, and to have security, knowi...
- You need to pick - are you going to let her cry it out (all the way) or are you going to go in a rock her. When you let her cry for a longer amount each time then go i...
