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7W/o Trouble Sleeping at Night
Asked by J.K. from Dallas
on August 17, 2009
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My 7 week old little boy is having a terrible time sleeping at night. I've tried swaddling him with 2 different kinds of swaddle blankets, not swaddling him, using a s...
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- It sounds like you have tried everything except wearing him. There are some fantastic wraps, slings, and baby carriers out there. There are babywearing classes avail...
- Hi J.! I'm so sorry to hear of your troubles. I know how challenging that can be not getting sleep with a newborn. I'm curious what swaddlers you have tried. They're...
- Babies like consistency too. You might want to rethink sleeping on stomach or back. Choose one! Also, not sure what stimulation you have in your home at night. Som...
Sleeping Troubles
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on April 28, 2008
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My 6 year old kindergartener is an avid reader; she stays up reading in bed, doesnt even want the story from us anymore. However, she has a lot of trouble going to sl...
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- well--atleast she loves to read! You mentioned that your daughter has said that she has trouble getting to sleep, but does she feel tired during the day? I remember ...
- J., My 7yr old is the same way. Reading has helped us a lot because before that, he'd bug us until he fell asleep! We put a 9:00 book down rule in place. He has a n...
- Kids pick up on family stress. If her reading habit seems to be similar to the other responders, their advice is great. But she may be worried about the family stres...
9 Month Old Having Trouble Sleeping
Asked by T.S. from Philadelphia
on December 18, 2008
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My 9 month old son has been having alot of trouble sleeping lately. (going to sleep and staying asleep). Every single night I find myself spending 3 hours or more with...
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- As much as you don't like the "Cry It Out" method, it works. Your son needs to learn how to comfort himself. It is an essential development skill for him to learn. ...
- The road is long, lonely, tiresome, frustrating, etc. But, it is what worked for me. I finally had to let me daughter cry it out. Her sleep cycle was much like your...
- TBPH, I am not a big CIO person either. But I will tell you that we are doing *modified* CIO. This is baby number 3 for me and, I'll tell you, I need my sleep more the...
Early in Pregnancy and Having Trouble Sleeping
Asked by G.P. from Las Vegas
on January 6, 2009
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I'm on my first pregnancy, and before I got pregant I usally took some otc sleeping pills to help me sleep. But now that I'm pregnant, I can't take those anymore. Does...
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- Congratulations! Well, just being pregnant, you will get fatigued. As for falling asleep, I think you just have to tough it out... and do NOT take anything, herb...
- Ever since my first girl came, I've been able to sleep easily without meds (before I was super addicted). I'm now pregnant with #2 (we found out a day before you) and...
- G., I was very hesitant to take anything over the counter or otherwise during my pregnancy but my high-risk perinatologist offered a couple different prescriptions as...
Sleep
Asked by J.B. from Duluth
on November 26, 2006
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For the last 2 wks my 6 month old (21.4 lbs) has been waking up at 4:00-4:30 am and won't go back down until we feed him. How much food am I supposed to be giving him ...
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- He may be growing & hungary...try adding another fruit or vegetable (I found more food later in the day has helped my girls sleep). You'll be amazed how much he'll ea...
- I'm betting his teeth may bother him and from my experiance tylenol never did much for my daughter but Motrin did!
- My daughter nurses, so I really dont know how many ounces she gets, but at 6 months she ate a lot. I wouldn't put the cereal in a bottle, I'd just spoon feed it to he...
Sleeping Blues!
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on April 15, 2008
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My lil' 17 mo. old is having trouble sleeping. She wakes up at 3 or 4 in the morning either crying likes she's hurt or bouncing on her matress and going "hhhrrrrrmmmmm...
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- my son went through this too. The best thing i found was to not give him attention at night. I would just go in, tell him it was still night time, and walk out. She...
- How long does she stay awake? When did she stop sleeping thru the night or has she ever? Does she like music? My daughter plays conutry music for her daughter, 14 mont...
- a lot of kids at this age, actually sleep worse when they are over tired. you could try putting her to bed a little earlier, or add a little nap in the day. my daughte...
Sleeping Troubles
Asked by A.J. from Washington DC
on June 8, 2007
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Okay, so my FOUR month old has been rolling from tummy to back since he was 2 weeks old, yes, 2 weeks....he's a freak, I know. Anyway, for about a week now, he's been...
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- Have you tried swaddling him? I wasn't a big fan of swaddling at first ( I could never get the blanket to work for me) but I'm in a research study at Hershey Med and t...
- My suggestion would be to feed him! At his young age he probably shouldn't be going completely through the night w/o eating anyway. The suggestion for The Happiest B...
- First you are really lucky he is sleeping that well my daughter was up every 2-3 hours ready to nurse. Does he not like to be on his stomach? If he doesn't mind being ...
