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Premature Infant Who Won't Sleep
Asked by K.C. from San Diego
on September 1, 2009
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My baby is 9 weeks old and was born 7 weeks early. He is only sleeping about 9 hours a day and the longest blocks of sleep are about 1.5-2 hours long, but most are ab...
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- I sympathize... a premature baby is still developing outside the womb... so its hard for them. Even their digestive system is still developing. Next, is he feeding ...
- Congrats on your new baby!! I have a daughter that was born 8 weeks early-but i had the opposite issue!! She slept so much. I would cry because she would never stay ...
- My twins were 12 weeks early and never slept more than 2 hours until they were about 9 months. They were in the hospital for the 1st 3 months so I think they were use...
Sleepless Nights!!!!!!
Asked by J.K. from Tampa
on August 10, 2007
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I have an 11mo old baby girl. I still cannot get her to sleep through the night. I nurse her to sleep and then but her in her crib with her binkey. Every night she wa...
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- I had a similar issue with my son. We tried every trick in the book...every method out there! It wasn't until we got the book and followed the method in, "Good Night, ...
- Hello J., What has worked for me with my daughter was to teach her how to fall asleep on her own. The other important thing is to make sure the baby is warm dressed...
- I have a 2 and 3 1/2 year old. We have established bedtime routines - now - but I remember like it was yesterday what you are going through. First let me say it is g...
Son's New Girlfriend Causing Chaos. Sarrow and Sleepless Nights
Asked by M.P. from Detroit
on September 27, 2006
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my son has always been great even during those so called "teen-rebellion" years. during his senior year he had to be home by 10 week day and one on the weekend ... whi...
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- I've been through this with my own parents, not to mention all four of my brothers have too. I'm now 28, married with a two year old. My brothers are 30, 25, 22, and...
- Hey, if she wants to be insecure...get HER EMAIL AND I will have MY daughters friends email HER saying their dating HIM!!!Okay, sounds bad...but it is so deserved by t...
- Just from my personal experience from my younger years is that the more you try to keep them apart, the more they are going to want to be together. In turn, you are g...
Sleepless Nights with a 15 Mo. Old...
Asked by G.B. from Madison
on June 19, 2009
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Hello Mommies (and Daddies!!!)
My daughter is typically a "good sleeper". She usually doesn't wake in the night at all. However, we went away on vacation for abou...
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- Just wanted to support your decision to not let her cry it out. It will definitely take some time for your daughter to get readjusted to sleeping in her crib if she h...
- We had some of this as well with our 18-month old. What finally broke the pattern is that we would let her fall back asleep in mom or dad's lap in her room, then put ...
- I have heard that it takes 10 consecutive days to form a new pattern of behavior, she got used to sleeping with you in a comfortable mattress with soft sheets, pillows...
Seeking Sleeping Suggestions
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on August 4, 2009
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I'm looking for some suggestions on how to get my 5 1/2 week old son to sleep in his bed at night. When we put him to bed at night he'll lay and sleep for a few hours....
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- Is it absolutely imperative that he sleep in his own bed so soon? Considering that only a few short weeks ago he slept totally inside you only inches from your heart,...
- Please, please don't let a baby this young cry it out. Your baby needs to be fed and comforted and absolutely cannot self soothe at this age. Sleeping with your baby...
- I think the crib may feel too big - my oldest slept in it (sideways), but he liked being swaddled, so he wasn't moving around in there. My youngest didn't want to be s...
Baby Doesn't Sleep
Asked by R.S. from Des Moines
on March 25, 2009
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My 8-month-old daughter is still a terrible night sleeper. Besides her bottle every 4-5 hours (I can deal with that), she wakes up several times each night, sometimes ...
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- WOW 10 kids! And you're asking for our advice? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Just kidding. I think you are really lucky that only 1 of the 10 has been a poor s...
- Hi R.! I am so sorry you are missing so much sleep! My daughter woke between 8-12 times per night for more than an entire year. I used to throw up from being so sle...
- 10 children! Wow, congrats on still being sane. I can imagine you are wanting sleep badly! Our daughter was the same way, horrible sleeper. If it is an option for her ...
I Need Help with My 19 Month Old-- She Won't Sleep!!
Asked by H.B. from Mobile
on October 31, 2007
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My 19 month old daughter has never been a wonderful sleeper--she'd just rather be doing other things than sleeping. However, over the course of the last week, she jus...
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- There are several things you can do. First 8 is a really good bedtime for a 19 month old, but how long are her naps, and what time of the day is she taking them? She p...
- H. my name is L. and I am a grandmother of a 22 month & 4 month old. From personal experience of 3 grown children it is hard but Grandmother needs to let her granddaug...
- Some people donot require a lot of sleep. My son was the same way. He didnot like naps or want to go to bed. He would pitch a fit if the teachers tried to MAKE HIM SLE...
Nightmares
Asked by M.G. from Dallas
on July 22, 2009
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my 3 year old son is starting to get scared of things in his room at night. he is mainly scared of the window. every night he is waking up many times and wont go back ...
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- I was a nanny for a little boy, he was 4, who went through this. He always thought he heard something at the window or in his closet. His mom and I brainstormed and tr...
- We bought my son a flashlight just a led cheap one he kept it in his bed and before bed we would turn it on and search under the bed and in corners and in the closet f...
- We play worship music in our son's room every night. kari jobe....works well! very calming.
My 1 Year Old Doesn't Sleep Through the Night.
Asked by F.D. from Spokane
on October 2, 2006
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My 1 year old son (9/14/05) has had a problem sleeping through the night because when he would wake up in the middle of the night crying I would give him a bottle to p...
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- When I decided to move my daughter from our bed to the crib, I had a hell of a time! At my wits end, Emma's pediatrician recommended I purchase the book "Solve Your C...
- Have you tried using music? When my boys were young I had the same problem. I went and got a soothing mix CD and played the music as I put my son to bed, and when he w...
- I would reccoment a book called "secrets of the baby whisperer". She has an awesome sleep/transition technique, and it works well at any age.
Sleepless Nights
Asked by G.T. from Corpus Christi
on March 28, 2007
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My 2yr old son sleeps with us in bed. He used to sleep in his crib which is right next to our bed. He sleeps very very late. I want him to sleep at 9 or 10 the latest....
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- I completley agree, you have to tough it out. Your and adult he is the child, this is not a sleeping disorder or some kind of problem. This is your son being the boss ...
- It sounds like you have your hands full...please don't take this wrong, I mean no disrespect...but sometimes I think we "overthink" the situation. Put your son in his ...
- I'm going to chime in with the others. Establish a routine that works for both of you. Put him in his bed (out of your room if possible) at what you consider a reaso...
