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New Sleep Problems with 21 Month Old
Asked by N.K. from Austin
on August 12, 2009
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We just got rid of the the pacifier this past weekend and as I suspected naps and bedtime are not the easiest.. Bedtime is not too bad. She only cries for a few minute...
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- N., Children at this age tend to start to nap less. Now that you've cut out the pacifier you may need to develop a new routine to prepare your daughter for sleep. ...
- I suggest you continue whatever you've started. If you give the pacifier back now, it will only make matters worse when you do finally decide it's time to take it awa...
- about this age we cut our son back to one nap a day. you said naps so i assume that she is getting two naps a day. try one in the after noon.
Help!!! My 2 Year Old Has Stopped Napping.
Asked by J.C. from Lewiston
on July 16, 2009
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I will try to keep this as brief as possible, however I would like to give you the history. My son who will be two on tuesday has stopped napping all of a sudden. He h...
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- My son did a similar thing. he was extremly busy and wanted my undivived attention when up . I told him that after lunch we needed quiet time and that he had to go i...
- I don't have any real specific advice, but I think that 2 is a little young to throw in the towel on napping, especially if this "no nap" scenario is coming right afte...
- I don't have any real specific advice, but I think that 2 is a little young to throw in the towel on napping, especially if this "no nap" scenario is coming right afte...
Help Getting to Sleep (For Mom!)
Asked by E.K. from Dallas
on July 2, 2009
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Now that my newborn is finally sleeping through the night, I am having trouble getting back into the routine of falling asleep and staying that way myself! (I'm assum...
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- A wonderful non-addictive and natural sleep aid is melatonin. U can find many brands at healthfood stores. Sublingual is supposed to be best. I hear u about not wantin...
- I have been told that milk and a banana before bed will help you sleep. Apparently something in each of them combined helps induce sleep. I am not sure that it reall...
- If you are still nursing an antihistimine like benadryl will decrease your supply.
Need Advice for 2 1/2 Year Old That Doesn't Sleep Well
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on November 30, 2007
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I need help!! I have a 2 1/2 year old that won't go to bed until 11:00pm on average. We try to get him to go to bed sooner but he fights us and cries and screams for ...
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- Hi J., There could be a couple of reasons that he is doing this. Has he always gone to bed late? Has he had a good bedtime routine in the past? If he hasn't you ma...
- Don't ever let him nap at 5:30. If my kids slept from 5:30 to 8, they'd be up till 11 also. Make sure his nap is much earler in the afternoon, like right after lunch...
- You really need to adjust his schedule, my 3 1/2 year old was EXACTLY the same way, I had to get rid of naps ..period. which is really hard when they are tired at nigh...
4 Month Old Tosses and Turns in Sleep
Asked by A.S. from San Diego
on February 21, 2008
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My 4 1/2 month old daughter often tosses and turns in her sleep. She either rolls from her back to her side over and over again, throwing her arm over as she rolls, or...
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- I have a 9 month old daughter and until she was 4 1/2 months, we swaddled her. We placed her in the positioner since birth...and we took her out of the positioner at ...
- I notice that my son does that also if i put him to bed to early. I wait until he gets tired now before I put him to bed and have noticed that he sleeps better and mor...
- Our baby is now 7 months, but she used to do the same thing. We used to call her arm smacking "the windmill". I'm not sure what causes their restlessness but one gue...
I Am at a Loss...
Asked by C.M. from Minneapolis
on June 3, 2009
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Okay, so I have no idea what I can do to help my 5 month old stop crying and start sleeping! He goes to sleep at 8 or 9pm and wakes up one or two times a night (betwee...
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- Sounds like you need a break. Baby's can feel the tension in their moms. Have you tried listening to soothing music, or the swinging chair, our son practically ...
- At 5 months he is still too young to stop the night time feedings. He is probably going through a growth spurt and a developmental change where he needs you for comfor...
- I'm going through the exact same thing with a 8mo.old and this maynot be "good" advise and some may say I'm a bad parent but it works for me and if I didn't do this I'...
Getting 3 Yr Old to Sleep
Asked by E.G. from Columbus
on May 19, 2009
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I am the mother of a wonderful 3 yr old boy, Luke. We have been through a rough time over the past 6 months, my husband (his dad) was diagnosed with Cancer in November...
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- Hi E., It sounds like you all have been through quite a lot with a bit more to go. He needs you and the reassurance your presence provides, but it sounds like you ne...
- my daughter used to always cry and whine and fight with us about bedtime. kids really need a routine and you will probably have to let him cry some-its ok, it will hel...
- E. - So sorry to hear about your situation. It sounds like your son is just anxious. It is a difficult time in your lives and I have taken notice in my 3 children th...
My 2 Year Old Daughter Wakes up 5 Times per Night
Asked by O.O. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2009
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I am so desperate in waiting for the day when my daughter would sleep all night long. She is already 26 months and night by night the same situation. Every 2-3 hours s...
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- I agree with trying to stop the afternoon nap. it really worked wonders for both my girls, 2 and 4. they still get up one time at night to see mama and papa, but they ...
- We experienced what you are experiencing, albeit to a significantly smaller degree. 27 oz of milk a night is a lot. I don't support crying it out, personally. One way ...
- Hi O., I have the same problem with my 2 1/2 year old. When he has a cold he wakes about 5 times a night for a bottle (anytime he is coughing or just being disturb...
Afraid of Monsters
Asked by M.S. from Bloomington
on March 23, 2009
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my 3 year old has been really afraid to go to sleep, and waking up in the night because she's 'scared of monsters'.... any ideas?
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- Hi Michellle, BUY and watch (with the kids)the video "Monsters Inc." or I have heard a friend use "monster spray" (febreeze or whatever). Make sure no one is sugg...
- Just a few additional questions from me. Do you have a nightlight in her room? Do you check under her bed and in her closet before you leave the room while she is st...
- My daughter is two and a half and going through the same thing. I bought her an angel ornament around Christmas and we called it her guardian angel and she kisses it ...
It Takes My 2 Year Old Almost an Hour to Fall Asleep!
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on March 15, 2009
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How long does it take your toddler to fall asleep at night? For the past month or so, it takes my daughter (just turned 2) almost and hour to finally fall asleep in h...
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- My daughter did the exact same thing. Sometimes she'd stay up 'til 11pm, just as happy as can be! I asked my pediatrician and she made a few suggestions; wean her off ...
- How is the temperature in your house/your daughter's room? Too hot? Too cold? Does she eat a good, healthy dinner? Could she be hungry? Are her afternoon naps too...
- I am in the same boat. It takes my 28 month old sometime an hour. Don't worry. It's just their way of calming themselves down.
