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Help-I Cant Sleep
Asked by C.L. from Chicago
on October 25, 2007
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I have a great son who sleeps through the night all the time but the problem is I cant....I suffer from anxiety and have always been a bad sleeper. I am trying accupun...
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- I have sleep problems also. it is horrible. Have you tried valarian tea? It is herbal w/o caffine..it seems to help a little bit. It does not knock you out but tak...
- A drop of camomile essential oil on your pillow or on a cotton pad near your head when going to sleep. This sounds weird, but lay on your back with your legs streched...
- If you are not breastfeeding, you can try Melatonin which you can find at vitamin stores like GNC. Melatonin is actually a natural hormone in your body that helps you...
Managing Sleep Schedule
Asked by E.M. from New York
on September 5, 2009
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It seems I have been in an endless struggle to manage my daughter's sleep schedule. I just want her to be well rested and healthy. We're going through a really chall...
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- Sounds like your daughter needs a much earlier bedtime! Try for 5:30 or 6 at the latest and see if that helps, then you can nurse your son afterwards. The second-wind ...
- Please read what sleep expert Dr. Marc Weissbluth says: http://bit.ly/2qtCr
- I empathize and understand totally! My girl stopped napping at 18 months when I was pregnant!!! And she napped maybe a handful of times since then and she is now 3. I ...
7 Month Old Having Sleep Issues
Asked by S.H. from Columbus
on January 26, 2009
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Hi Moms! I know there are a lot of questions about sleep, but I'd like to add mine to the list. My daughter is 7 months old and having sleep issues. From months 3-5 s...
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- hi S., it is common for 7 month olds sleeo habits to change. i would not recommend ferber or any other cry it out method. the book "no cry sleep solution: gentle ways...
- I don't know about the Ferber method, but at 7 months, 2 naps in the day should be enough. She probably got into a habit of getting up often at night when she had the...
- My 9.5 month old does the same thing! Months 2-5 he slept 8-9 hrs per night. Since then (4.5 months already) he has waken every 3hrs and cries like he is hungry. As...
11 Month Old Not Sleeping
Asked by T.C. from Barnstable
on March 14, 2008
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I have a wonderful 11 month old baby girl. She has been sleeping in her own crib since 6 months old. Recently we went out of town for a week and the day after we came ...
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- Hi, I am a mother of three - 6,4,19mo- and only one ever had an ear infection(knock on wood). So of course check that out again with the docs. My other advice may be t...
- Yes i think the ear infection would bother her during the day. I had one person tell me if you would go and touch under their ears and if they would react then that m...
- Are her ears bothering her..... maybe lying down flat is bothering a possible ear infection. Has she had a fever, tugged at her ears,? Sometimes they need to be pro...
4 Mo. Old - Growth Spurt + Sleeping
Asked by S.J. from Wausau
on August 24, 2009
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My daughter is normally a good sleeper - for the last 2 months she typically just gets up once at night to eat. The week she turned 3 months, she had what I assume is ...
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- I wouldn't do the cry it out method at 4 months. They don't recommend that til at least 6 months. She could be hungrier at night time, you can start to try some baby c...
- Whenever our kids (from baby on and still today--ages 4 1/2 and 2) start having rough nights we bring them to the chiropractor. We see an IMMEDIATE difference the FIR...
- She's probably teething and is in pain. Don't make her cry it out, that's not going to solve anything. Instead teach her lovingly how to sleep by cosleeping and/or r...
Need Advice on Sleeping Arrangements - Fast
Asked by A.T. from Bloomington
on September 1, 2009
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Hey there mommas!
I need some advice ASAP. My husband and I have been co-sleeping with my 12 month old since the day she was born. I really like it because she is sti...
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- It is safe if you do it correctly. Have you tried posting this on the forum at mothering.com? You can browse the archives there too and see pics, examples, etc of how ...
- You may find this a blessing in disguise. Many (most?) babies are sleeping through the night by 12 months. If Julie can learn to self sooth and get back to sleep on ...
- We love to co-sleep too, but everyone needs to be ok with it. It is hard to "sort of co-sleep" if both parents are not in agreement, but I will say that our friends w...
Sleep Issues
Asked by S.D. from Philadelphia
on April 16, 2009
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Hi
I am the nanny of a 19 month old little boy. He has been sleeping well up until recently. For some time now he has been refusing to take a daytime nap at all. R...
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- You are right! Nothing will work if they keep running circles around him. Cry it Out only works if they stick with it. Otherwise it's the Cry Until The Parents Give...
- I think you are right on the button S.. They have to pick an approach and stick to it. Cry it out will not work if they just give in. If they are amenable to your...
- You sound like a great nanny! You are also in a sticky situation in trying to help them parent their little boy. If you are willing, I would read Richard Ferber's So...
Help with Nap Time
Asked by K.W. from Scranton
on October 2, 2008
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My son will be 3 in a week and for the last couple of weeks, he has been a terror at nap time. I didn't mind before if he laid in his room and read a book, but lately...
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- My sympathy, my three and a half year old has dropped the afternoon naps most of the time, even though he needs one. On the weekends, we let it go, since we were fight...
- My son stopped napping at 3 as well. It was taking 2 hours for him to fall asleep for a nap and by that time my younger daughter would be waking up from her nap. Since...
- The sleep issue and the tantrum issue are separate. You cannot force him to sleep, but you can enforce the rule, "No laying in the hall, kicking the gate and having a...
Suggestions for Insomnia!
Asked by K.B. from Las Vegas
on April 28, 2008
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I am a first time mom to a 6 month old little girl. Pre-baby I used to sleep like it was going out of style. I love sleep and ideally would like 9 hours a night. Ne...
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- Cheers on your 6 month old. I am having a blast with my daughter. As for the insomnia ...what are some things you can do to relax? I think sometimes as new moms we ...
- Try "Hyland's Calms Forte." It's homeopathic and has no contraindications. It's works well. Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hpc?url=search-ali...
- Alexis said it for sure, tea! Decafe of course but most teas are now a days. You can also get just plain chamomile tea. Peppermint also works because it’s a muscle r...
Bedtime Trouble & Night Wakings for My 2-Year Old
Asked by S.T. from San Diego
on June 19, 2009
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My 2.5 year old son has recently started having some real trouble going to sleep at night. Prior to this, he went to sleep really easily. He generally goes to bed ar...
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- Hi S., You've gotten a lot of responses so hopefully I won't be repeating anything. I have two boys now 13 and 11 and reading what your going through brought back hor...
- Hi sarah, i totally understand what you going thru! My son did the same things for almost a month, he still in crib too, back to normal for while and 3 nights ago ...
- Hi S., Unfortunately you may have to stop the naps. I had to stop them for the same reason. My son wouldn't go to sleep. If he did nap, I made sure it was early - ...
