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How Do We Make the Transition to Sleep Scheduling?
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on September 1, 2009
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Our 12 week old son is an absolute delight, but with a very active 2.5 year old son also in the house, I am exhausted by his very irregular night time sleeping habits....
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- If you're not too sleep-deprived, you may wish to check out "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth and be on the lookout for his 'gradual extinctio...
- Another great book is On Becoming Babywise. Shorter and I think it's similar (I waited for the other from the library for 8 months!). It saved me with twins.
- I think the reason why he was sleeping longer in the bassinet was because he could sense that you were close and thus felt comfortable enough to sleep. Now that he is ...
Help with My Toddlers Sleeping
Asked by A.M. from Raleigh
on February 20, 2008
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I have a wonderful 2 year old son who is inconsistent in his night sleeping. The past 2 morning he has gotten up at 4:30am and will not go back down. We will have week...
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- We had a similar problem. We told our daughter she could not come out of bed until the sun was up and the birds were awake. Then we put a sticker chart on her bedroom ...
- Hello there. I know exactly what you are going through. My son is now 8, but went through a similar pattern as a toddler. Warm milk or herbal tea before bedtime hel...
- Is he in a baby bed? If he is, then just let him sit up and play or talk to his stuffed animals during the night and then when he gets sleepy he will go back to sleep...
Baby Has Different Sleep Patterns with Dad
Asked by A.A. from San Diego
on August 23, 2009
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Hi Ladies! So here is a little background to the problem...I work days right now (only shift my job allows)and my husband works nights. So, there is always one of us ...
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- you can also try "quiet play time" in his crib (this is in ADDITION to any little sleep he gets). i started my kids at a very young age (once they were able to crawl)...
- This is an untenable and dangerous situation. Your husband is exhausted. Working nights is hard on the body even if you get optimal day sleep. You must get help som...
- Something has to change. Your husband obviously needs his sleep. You really need to have someone else watch your child for at least 4-5 hours a day. I understand that ...
How to Spread Out My Babies Vaccines
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on November 2, 2008
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hello again ladies.
I am pregnant with my second boy. My husband and I are over the moon about our pregnancy but both he and I are concerned about vaccines. With o...
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- I also recommend the Vaccine book by Dr. Sears. You can get it at bordes or ordering through the www.askdrsears.com website. L.
- The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears is also a good resource. He's the Dr. from the site listed above. The book doesn't give a schedule but it allows you to make informed d...
- Hi N. I took a vaccine class at The Holistic Midwifery Institute in AnnArbor ###-###-####) I was very happy with. They might have a suggestion for a schedule. Gary ...
Any BabyWise Mommies Out There??? Need Help
Asked by T.B. from San Francisco
on July 14, 2009
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I have a 2 month old and I have slacked on raising him the BabyWise way as I did my 2 year old. I guess I just focused more on cuddling since he is our last one rathe...
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- First off, I'm going to say I am not a Babywise fan for many other reasons, but my response is going to come from my experience nursing two kids exclusively. In my op...
- Hi! I believe the most important thing for Babywise is to keep the order of eat-play-sleep, eat-play-sleep (which you are already doing for the most part) and the 3 ho...
- I think there's a difference between a routine and a tight schedule. The pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown of the book Baby 411 says that when parents followed Babywise to th...
So Long Are the 3 Hour Naps...
Asked by W.W. from Austin
on October 10, 2006
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My 5 month old has been sleeping through the night since she was about 4 weeks old. About a month ago she stopped taking her 3 hour nap. Which I miss more than I cou...
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- my son never took more than a 45 minute nap or slept longer than 4 hours at night until he started crawling. Once he became mobile his sleeping greatly increased. Onc...
- WOW...I am going through the same situation. I have a 4 month old baby and a four year old. This situation happended with my oldest as well. Naps are never really ove...
- maybe since your baby goes to sleep so late at night then gets up late in the day.. This could be a problem? Its ok that she is taking those power naps.. just means ma...
My Six Month Old Son Doesn't Sleep for More than 2 Hours
Asked by L.B. from Seattle
on November 14, 2006
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My son is now six months old and has yet to sleep through the night! I don't know what I'm doing wrong. He gets plenty to eat during the day. I've tried to feed him ri...
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- Well it looks like we are in the same boat as far as babies not sleeping through the night. the one thing that I have learned though is when you lay down your son let ...
- my son did the same thing. he was about that age too. i will tell you what i hated to hear, absolutely despised it , but it turned out to be true. he has and will co...
- HI L. What times in the day does he take a nap? If it is later in the day he may not be tired. What time do you start putting him to sleep? Maybe its to early. You ...
How to Breastfeed and Introduce Solids?
Asked by M.K. from Milwaukee
on March 7, 2007
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Ok, I think I must be very ignorant. I thought I knew what I was doing until yesterday. My 6 month old son was not taking a lot of breastmilk in yesterday. I have been...
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- check out www.kellymom.com for some good info at 6mos i was just doing ONE meal, typically at dinner, and always breast first, like an hour before the solids. but t...
- Don't feel stupid to call the doctor when it comes to your child. Yes, breastfeed first then give solids after. I have a 5 month old who I breastfeed full-time. I b...
- If you have questions, my first suggestion would be to contact your local La Leche League. Look online to find a meeting/leader in your area. You can certainly breas...
Scheduling
Asked by N.V. from New York
on January 4, 2007
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does anyone have any advice for scheduling? I've heard so many different things ideas on how to go about getting baby on a cocisitant schedule, of course part of the ...
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- I agree that babies need schedules......I read the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and used it to get my son on a schedule. It was not rigid and there were man...
- its very hard to get ur kids on schedules especially when ur not on one, however, kids like being on a schedule.... they want to know what comes next, just be repetiti...
- How old is she? My daughter had day/night confusion for the first three months of her life...it was awful! Also, she seemed to be awake all the time and only napped ...
Am I Being Unreasonable??
Asked by S.T. from New York
on October 19, 2007
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Hi Ladies,
Am I being unreasonable with my husband????
Fisrt let me start by saying that he works rotating shifts. 6:30am-2:30pm/2:30pm-10:30pm/and 10:30pm-6:30pm....
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- No, men tend to get into their own thing without realizing that they are leaving us with the bulk of the responsibilities with the house and the children. Of course, ...
- Well, I understand why you're upset. You feel unappreciated, slightly used, irritated, etc. You want your husband to WANT to be with you and your child, but you feel l...
- hi stefanie, i personally dont think you are in the wrong to feel the way you do. i would definately express how you feel...otherwise if you keep quiet and let him ha...
