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How to Get Baby to Sleep Longer
Asked by R.M. from Portland
on February 3, 2009
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My son is almost 5 months old. He goes to be around 9, and by about 12 or 1 he is crying. So, I bring him to bed and nurse him and go back to sleep. He will nurse a...
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- This baby is 5 months old! That's way too young to try to impose restrictions. Do you think maybe 9pm is too late for him to be going to bed? It's very possible he ...
- Hi R., I firmly disagree with the cry-it-out method, and so do many neurologists. There has been many studies to confirm that allowing a baby of only five months o...
- Do you feed him right before bed so he is full to sleep for a few hours? Also babies need suck time and if you don't want it on the breast then you need to use a pacif...
Daughter Wakes up Too Early in the Morning
Asked by P.P. from Rochester
on August 15, 2008
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My 16 month old daughter has been a great sleeper almost since she was born. Good naps during the day, sleeps all night. My problem is that while she rarely wakes du...
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- my daughter used to wake up really early too- every summer since birth. I found it was just her biological rhythms. Nothing I tried worked, but here is what I tried, m...
- i have a son that does this. lately what i have been doing is cutting his afternoon nap short. the past couple of days, my kids have been getting up about 6:30, much m...
- If my daughter takes a good afternoon nap, then we're usually looking at a morning wake-up call around 6:45 am. BLECH. Unless she's screaming, I usually leave her in t...
Eating at Night
Asked by M.T. from Knoxville
on February 7, 2007
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Hey all. My name is M.. I have an 8 month old boy who refuses to sleep through the night. He still wakes up 2-3 times a night for a bottle. I've tried giving him cerea...
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- Do you give him a pacifier? Sometimes kids like the soothing sucking motion that they get from sucking a bottle. Also, its never too late to try Babywise. It is a b...
- My daughter did that until she was 1. The only thing I can suggest is give him water in his bottle instead of milk. My doctors told me to do this as there was no rea...
- I don't have any advice. I am just glad to hear there are other babies out there not sleeping through the night at 8 months old. My 8 month old son still wakes up to...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by P.S. from Los Angeles
on March 14, 2009
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My 9 month old daughter does not sleep through the night. She wakes up for a bottle every 2-3 hours. In the day time she only naps once for 2.5 hours. What can I do? I...
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- I have to agree with Susan. I'm not sure why we start to think babies are supposed to do anything. My son woke like this due to growth spurts and teething, and my doct...
- i feel for you bec i'm going through the same thing right now. actually my situations may be worst. my dtr is 8 months old, whines on & off all night, & wakes up almos...
- Hi P., A 9 month old sweetie does not need a bottle every 2-3 hours, so what you need to do is break this habit for her. She is waking up for these bottles because she...
Help with Toddler Sleeping Through Night
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on December 15, 2006
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I moved to TX from MN about 4 months ago, during the transition period we were staying with family and my 18 mo old started getting up throughout the night. I would g...
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- Hi L. I to just move here(tx) from nm. I been here for about 5 months now and my my 2 year old did the same thing. I did what most mommys did just let her cry it out. ...
- If you decide to let her cry it out, don't feel guilty. Every child has a different need/personality. With my son, cry it out was the only thing that worked. After ...
- L., I know it's hard to hear your little one cry for you at night, but it is ok to let your baby cry it out. You will go through some painful nights at first, but e...
Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night
Asked by C.T. from Grand Forks
on January 27, 2009
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How can I get my baby to sleep through the night? Taking away his pacifier is not an option (crazy, I know) We'd rather he not cry it out for long periods or anything,...
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- We have a 10 month old who would wake up several times throughout the night. One of our friends recommended a humidifier for the quiet noise, and I can't thank her en...
- we loved being intruduced to the babywise book and recommend parent directed feeding.... this does not mean not listening to your baby's cues; it means the opposite bu...
- Depends upon how old your baby is as to how long he will sleep. But we use the book Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West. It is a gentle approach and you won't have t...
10 Month Old Suddenly Struggling with Afternoon Nap
Asked by B.F. from Denver
on August 31, 2009
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Hi,
My son is almost 10 months old. He has been on a nap schedule for about 4 months of napping at 9 am and 1 pm. Last week, putting him down at 1 pm resulted i...
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- Some kids are ready to go from two naps per day to only one around that age - you might want to try putting off the morning nap until a little later...my daughter went...
- Ah, B., it sounds to me like he's giving up the afternoon nap. When my daughter did the same, around the same age, I just kept her awake until "naptime" in the afterno...
- I would try keeping him up a little later for his morning nap and seeing if he took a longer one, then letting him rest around three, but the later one would eventuall...
Tips on Getting Baby to Sleep Longer at Night?
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on January 31, 2008
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My baby is due this week and I wanted some advice early on about getting her to sleep longer periods at night. I've read a bunch of your posts stating that you were ab...
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- A baby will sleep through the night when they are ready. My ds was 7 months and dd was 3 weeks! Granted she slept in bed with us and was attached to my breast all ni...
- J., You are a very conscientious mother, but 7 months is actually pretty darn good for sleeping through the nite and actually he may have slept through the nite ear...
- I found the book BabyWise to be very helpful. My oldest son was sleeping through the night (10hours) at 8 weeks. My youngest son was sleeping 10 hours at 12 weeks. ...
My 2.5 Yr Old Keeps Waking up Every Night...
Asked by D.C. from Reno
on December 24, 2006
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In the past few months, my 2.5 yr old who used to sleep so well through the night and would love to sleep in, now wakes at least once a night and when he does he is us...
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- Wow. YOu have a big gap in ages there. Took a time out did ya. LOL I have 6 kids and I have experienced what you are. I have tried many things that others have sa...
- my name is T. have you changed any of his routines or his sleepin arrangements.
- I have a 2.5 yr old as well and unfortunately he never has been the sleeper but I have found that if I leave the hall light on for him throughout the night even if he ...
Helping 5-Month-old and Parents Sleep Longer Stretches at Night
Asked by N.D. from San Francisco
on March 10, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience and advice. My partner and I have a sweet 5 month old boy who, in the past two months, has gone from sleepi...
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- Hi Nat, Well my pediatrition did wonders for my now 2yr old and my 3 1/2 month old baby. The basic thing for them to sleep from 9pm-7am is the amount of calories the...
- Hi N.! From what I remember, my son was like a natural heater. I don't recall the profuse sweating though. We also co-slept and often he would have to be in just a...
- Hi N., I agree with everything that Jessica said, I do all of those things and my 4 month old sleeps from 9-7 or 8. Sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the nig...
