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9 Month - Sleep Waking
Asked by A.K. from Washington DC
on November 19, 2008
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My 9 month baby girl has started "sleep waking". She has always been a great sleeper and a great napper. She goes to bed at 7pm and now wakes 3-6 times during the nigh...
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- Hi A., The only thing I can think of is that 3-4 naps a day is an awful lot for a 9mo baby. She should be settled in to about 2 good length naps a day by now. If sh...
- By nine months my daughter was only taking two naps. Morning longer than afternoon. If she took more naps, then her night sleep was affected. Maybe your daughter is...
- Hi A., Maybe she's getting to much sleep? You may try limiting her nap times during the day. Maybe just one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Help Us Get Some Sleep, Please!!
Asked by A.S. from Detroit
on January 4, 2009
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Hello,
My daughter is 4.5 months old and was doing very very well sleeping through the night until recently. At 4 weeks she started sleeping through the night, some...
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- All babies sleep patterns change frequently during the first year or two. You are not alone! Actually, the fact that she slept through so early is amazing and I woul...
- Hi A., Although my daughter isn't quite to the 4 month mark - I just wanted to tell you that you let them sleep how they sleep and deal with the drama later (when you...
- Some babies sleep through the night accidentally at first only to start waking up once they get older and realize they don't *have* to sleep through the night. A routi...
Not Sleeping Well
Asked by M.S. from Roanoke
on December 27, 2008
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My 15 month old had been sleeping very well through the night for months until recently. I was able to lay him down with a bottle or very tired and he would fall aslee...
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- I had that same problem, took my daughter to 5 different doctors only to hear she is healthy. Then I asked my cousin what she thought and she said she is teething. So,...
- Hey Mama, It could be his molars or maybe an ear infection. I know during this time of year and the weather we are currently having many little ones are having a d...
- Ear infection is the first thing that pops in my mind. Babies tend to cry at the pressure of laying down when they have them. Laying a baby down with a bottle can le...
4 Yr Old and Naps
Asked by L.R. from Jackson
on August 25, 2009
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He used to be real good about taking his nap and it was usually an hour and half to two hours long. The last week he just wont go to sleep . He goes to bed at 9pm and ...
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- Kids out grow naps...my son is 5 and around 4 stopped napping at home...but will still nap at school. If he won't nap...don't force a nap, but require "quiet time". ...
- Hello there - sorry, but he's absolutely ready to drop his nap and has shown you that in no uncertain way! You're actually lucky his naps lasted this long - my kids dr...
- Hi L., As many here, my son stopped napping at 2. We still try do quiet time though. Even if it's for 30 minutes. My son wakes up often here at night. We put a d...
Desperately Seeking Sleep
Asked by C.F. from Boston
on August 25, 2009
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I am looking for any fresh ideas on getting my 11 month old to sleep through the night. Here's a typical night:
She goes to bed at 8:00 in her own crib, in her own...
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- My son would wake up at least twice every night until he turned almost 2! At that time my daughter was born and I was ready to just accept the fact that I wouldn't ge...
- Have you tried taking the shirt that you wore all day and putting it in the crib with her, once you put down at 8pm. Sometimes the scent of you on the shirt is reassu...
- Our 15 month old sleeps with us. We have two double beds pushed together and a loud fan for white noise. It works out quite well for all of us, and we all get a full n...
Sleeping Baby
Asked by S.T. from Lynchburg
on June 1, 2007
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I have a 5 month old child. He hasn't slept through the night. I've heard a lot of stories wher children don't sleep through the night until 18 months and so on, but I...
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- well 5 months old he could be teething. That would be the only thing I could think of that would be why hes getting up at night. Also I read this awesome book just be...
- I agree that it could be something disturbing his sleep. Teething or maybe gas - especially if you're starting to introduce solids. I'd recommend oragel or tylenol b...
- I have a 6 month old who has only slept through the night a few times. I started laying him in his crib awake at bedtime and he would play until he fell asleep. This h...
Sleepless Nights
Asked by C.G. from New York
on March 25, 2008
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I have a 5 week old baby boy and I am a first time mom suferring from sleep deprivation. My son only sleeps 5 hours a night and cries a lot, I have taken him to the do...
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- hi C.- Sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time with your newborn- they are constant work and it is exhausting but it will get better. At 5 weeks- sleepi...
- Hang in C.... you can do it. I know that it feels like an incredibly long time that you've been going without sleep (and it is...) but I think that's it's somewhat n...
- Hi C., Is your baby only sleeping 5hrs in total a night, or is that the longest stretch of sleep? My daughter rarely slept as a newborn, day or night, 3hrs would be t...
8.5 Month Old Waking Every 3 Hrs
Asked by K.C. from Evansville
on December 31, 2008
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My 8.5 month old son slept 6-9hrs through the night from 2 months to 5 months old. Since then, he wakes up crying, sometimes every hr, 2hrs, 3hrs, all through the nig...
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- Try giving him some baby food rice cereal before bed and then maybe nurse a bit. It should comfort him more.
- I would suggest try giving him a bath before bed and use lotion that has a lavender scent to it. Lavender is a soothing scent. I used it on my 5 year old and myself as...
- time to wean! Maybe his eating/nap should change.
6 Month Old Suddenly Waking at Night
Asked by K.K. from Washington DC
on September 2, 2008
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My six month old daughter has been a great nighttime sleeper since about 8 weeks old (doing 10-12 hours straight). For the last month, however, she has been waking up ...
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- She's right on time. My son did the same thing. It's totally normal. When our babies are going through physical changes like learning to roll over or crawl or walk,...
- it is not likely that she needs to eat at this time. she just got into a habit of it when you needed to use the nursing to keep her from bothering others in close qua...
- I have had this happen with my daughter and I'm telling you she's not hungry. What happened is she didn't know where she was and woke while sleeping (prob. just like ...
Toddler Sleeping
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on January 19, 2009
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Hi everyone! My daughter just turned one on January 11! Well.... now that she is one she is deciding she doesn't want to sleep in her crib! She will sleep from abou...
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- Is she getting enough physical activity to really wear her out? My husband and I used to (well, we still do) bounce Kaitlin around on the bed, tickle her, chase her a...
- Perhaps she is getting a new tooth in?
- It might be time for a big girl bed. We have a gate in front of our daughter's door, it was mainly to keep the cat from pawing at her door, but it serves a second p...
