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Help! Multi-layered Issue Regarding Toddler's Sleep.
Asked by H.L. from Los Angeles
on November 18, 2008
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HI there mamas, I have asked questions on this site before and I loved your amazing responses, so here goes again:
I have a wonderful 2 1/2 year old boy (will be 3 ...
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- Hello! Such trama for the little man. I love your friend's suggestion of setting up the "big bed" in his room with the crib and having his nap/quiet time in there. ...
- Well you said the sleep/nap problems started when you took the pacifier away. So that's your answer. I don't see WHY you have to take away his naps... at this age ...
- We had a similar experience, luckily he didn't loose his front teeth, but he does has a canopener smile to show for his fall. The dentist told us his teeth were loose...
Sleep Sacks
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on June 23, 2009
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I am looking to get a sleep sack for my 6 week old. With summer here, what kind of pj's do you put them in? I was thinking a long sleeve onsie to keep her arms warm??
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- right now, I'm just putting my 8 week old in those gowns with the elastic bottom. it's like a nightgown. she's been just fine with only that.
- congrats and how exciting for you!! I had one born in July and one in August. They usually slept in onesies, long sleeve or short depending on the night temp, and swa...
- Sleep sacks are the best...you can get them from One Step Ahead...they have Halo sacks that zip from top to bottom so the zipper doesn't pinch the baby's neck. Also, ...
When to Tell It's Time to Stop Swaddling a Baby and How to Transition Them
Asked by K.D. from Kansas City
on June 10, 2009
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I have an almost three month old who is generally a great sleeper already. He is a big guy-already 14 pounds and eating great. He has been swaddled with the miracle bl...
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- Hi K., My son was pretty much the same. Like your son, my son was a big guy too. We just swaddled him until he kept breaking free. Then one day, we just didn't ...
- My 8 month old is a big guy, too, and he will not sleep unless he is swaddled. He does break out of it, but he needs it to go to sleep. My husband discovered the "b...
- we swaddled our daughter till she was 9 months. She would be fine if she broke out if it in the middle of the night, but would not go to sleep without it on to start w...
Sleep Sacks for Older Kids
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on April 5, 2009
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My 16 month old daughter is a good sleeper and from the time she was about 5 months she has been in a sleep sack at night. We dress her in a short sleeved onesie and ...
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- My son is 24 months old and still in a sleep sack. He moves around so much in the crib that a blanket never stays on him either. The sleep sacks do come in bigger si...
- We just switched our son out of a sleepsack at 26 months old. He has no developmental issues and is more coordinated and athletic than most of his peers (probably due ...
- I wouldn't worry about it. It isn't like she's wearing it all day, and she can obviously move around her crib ok in it anyway. If it helps her get a good night's sle...
Blankets??
Asked by C.C. from Detroit
on March 28, 2009
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My 20 month old son still sleeps in a sleep sack. He wears the X-large size and is quickly growing out of it. I have tried to give him regular blankets to sleep with b...
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- Hi C., We are living in Germany right now and they have sleep sacks for babies up to age 5. There selection is much wider than in the USA. Our little girl is just o...
- My daughter kicks her covers off all the time. She falls asleep covered up, but with in a half hour she has her covers off. Just make sure he has warm jammies, like ...
- put him in a footie sleeper he will be fine he probably wiggles out cuz hes too warm. With the sleep sack he can't wiggle out cuz its a sack. I'm sure he likes the fre...
Swaddling
Asked by A. from Chicago
on August 20, 2006
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Hi Moms!
I've been swaddling my 15 week old daughter at night and she sleeps BEAUTIFULLY. However, she is getting very big and no longer fits in the SwaddleMe wrap...
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- Good Morning! I would recommend the Halo SleepSacks? Our 2yr old son LOVED them. Here's the website: http://halosleep.com/ If you google this product, you'll...
- My daughter was what we affectionately referred to as "burrito baby". We (I kid you not) swaddled her until about 9 months! She wanted it, loved it and so we just di...
- why not try I think there called wedges where you have 2 pillows attached to a balnket and one of the wedges adjustes to the size of the baby i bought mine at babies e...
Using Blankets for One-Year-Old
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on October 7, 2008
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A follow-up to the recent question about using blankets...What about for a one-year-old? Can I put a blanket on him at night? He's walking, so I don't think a sleep ...
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- I've been using blankets with my daughter since she was 10months old. At 13 months we introduced a very flat pillow and she loves it now. I was never worried because s...
- Hi! My daughter just turned 1 last week and at her 1 year visit my doctor said it was fine to start using a small blanket--she said not a big comforter, but a blanket...
- I gave my daughter a blanket just after she turned two. I knew that we would start potty training at some point during her twos and I would no longer be able to put h...
Two Year Old Won't Stay in Toddler Bed. Help!
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on July 2, 2008
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I need some advice. I have a two year old (June) and a 3 month old. The 2 year old decided to climb out of his crib several times last month and so we were forced to...
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- Oh, I feel your pain! I went through similar experiences with my younger daughter. She would show up at our bedside in the middle of the night, want to climb in, and...
- My two year old does the same thing. I've decided that it is a phase that she will eventually grow out of. We put her in her toddler bed at around 19 months and it t...
- Hi S., The only advice I have for you is to possibly bring a book and a flash light and sit in the rocking chair longer. We did this with all three of our boys, and...
Swaddling Vs. Sleep Sack
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on November 21, 2008
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Here's my dilemma, my 8 week old does very well with swaddling, in fact, it was a god send for us. Our problem now is that she grunts and struggles (while sleeping) to...
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- Hi Kelli, I had the same issue when my little one was about the same age. I found that, yup, it's time to stop swaddling. I didn't use the sleep sack. I just covered ...
- We went through that same phase. Our son hit that 8-10 week old mark and wanted to flail about, but that then woke him up. We also tried the sleep slack and that did...
- Hi Kelli, My daughter loved the swaddle me at first, too. Around 8-10 weeks she wanted more freedom, so we switched her to just the sleep sack. It worked for us. ...
Swaddling???? When and Why Stop???
Asked by K.J. from Minneapolis
on January 6, 2009
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I have a 5 1/2 month old little boy who has to be swaddled to sleep, the tigher the better. We have to double wrap him to get him to keep sleeping! We have tried the...
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- I was still swaddling both my kids at 5 months, I think they did let me stop right around that time though. I would keep doing it if that's what your little boy likes....
- Swaddle him for as long as he likes. No need to "transition" him out of it. He will let you know when it no longer suits him. ;-) We swaddled our son until (I think...
- We swaddled our kids until they could get out. Our son would only sleep until about 5 months being swaddled. It is just like you, he had to be double swaddled and ve...
