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My Two Year Old Has Started Wanting to Sleep with Me!
Asked by J.F. from Little Rock
on November 30, 2006
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I think I've started something. My daughter just came home from a trip and the first night I put her in bed with me, well now she doesn't want to sleep in her own bed ...
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- Wow lots of different suggestions going on here. Obviously you don't want her to sleep with you. For some reason she liked it alot and wants to continue. Kids are ...
- Hello J., Please don't take my post in a negatively. I have been a single mother and had a child sleeping with me. Now, by reading your profile above, you state that...
- How long was the trip, or has anything else signifigant changed? Sometimes they just need a little extra security and you are it. I am a big believer in the baby gat...
Giving up Paci... Help!
Asked by E.R. from Greenville
on January 2, 2007
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I just took my 22 month old son's paci away from him. He only used it to sleep at night. Now he is having a hard time soothing himself back to sleep when he wakes up...
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- I haven't had this problem because my son would never take a pacifer to begin with, but my friend told me about this great trick I'd never heard before. She took some...
- If your son is only wanting his paci at night and it seems to help soothe him to sleep, I say give it to him. He is only 2 years old. Now, if he were Kindergarten ag...
- Taking a Paci is hard but it will get better trust me . He just needs something else that will sooth him like a lovie ( STUFFED ANIMAL , BLANKET SOMETHING OF THE SORT)...
A Teething Non Sleeping 5 Month Old
Asked by C.H. from New York
on May 10, 2008
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My son is 5 months old and has never been much of a cryer. He has started to teeth and wont sleep or even eat at times. He crys constently. I have tryed hympreys but t...
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- hello C., my almost 6 year old was an nightmare teether!!! we found hyland's teething tabs to be a life saver. you can get them at walmart, rite aid and many other ...
- Give him tylenol. Teething is very painful and it helps alot. Also Orajel makes a night time formula that helps too.
- hyland's teething tablets? tylenol? (sometimes it is called for...and may help you all get some rest!) do you still BF? If so... LET him fall asleep at the breas...
Help Me Soothe My Baby!!!
Asked by S.M. from Colorado Springs
on August 7, 2008
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Hello to ALL!!
My little guy will be 9 months in a couple of days, and he has been suffering from eczema basically his whole life. Everytime his doctor prescribes ...
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- Okay, are you anywhere near Tooele? There is a great pediatrician (with an unusual last name that I can't remember right now... something from an Eastern block countr...
- Here is a little secret that not too many people know about. There is a mineral lake in Washington called Soap Lake. The lake has many healing effects, including eczem...
- Eczema at his age is usually almost always food related. If you are breast feeding, then find out if it is something you are eating, if he is eating solids maybe find...
Tips on Helping Baby Self-sooth
Asked by D.S. from Dayton
on March 31, 2007
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I'm having trouble getting my 7 week old daughter falling asleep on her own. I am a first time mom and was never told that I need to lay my child down when they were s...
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- Hello D.. Congrats on the new baby. I must agree that there is no reason why your baby has to self sooth if you are not ready for her to. My 7 month old falls aslee...
- There is no rule that says you have to lay your 7 week old down to learn to self soothe. I can't stand it when all these 'experts' say what someone needs to do. Ever...
- My personal opinion (and what was re-inforced by my pediatrician) is that you can NOT spoil a newborn. They need to know that their needs are going to be met in order...
Looking for Ideas to Sooth a Colicky Baby
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on February 4, 2009
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i'm about at my wits end and need some advice about colic. my month old son for about the last 3 weeks can not be put down at all or else he crys. at night it's worse....
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- Hi K., For those of us that have been where you are today, we feel for you. It is such a stressful time trying to figure out how to calm your baby without going cr...
- If you aren't using a sling, get one.
- K.--are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding or a combination. Something is not agreeing with his digestive system and making him uncomfortable. I can help if you l...
2 Year Old Night Time Waking and Wandering
Asked by S.H. from Orlando
on April 11, 2008
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Hello...my son just turned 2 yrs old and for about the last month has begun waking at night. He is in a day bed and in his own room. He is not upset or even verbal, he...
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- I would say it is time to knock off the day time naps. It sounds like he is wanting attention, but waking up during the night is not that unusual. I would try leavin...
- We had the exact same problem recently with our 2 1/2 year old. I tried all the suggestions about putting him back in his room every time he got up, telling him it is...
- You need to either put a gate outside the door or the plastic baby proof things on the inside of the door handle so he can not get out of his room. That'll keep him i...
Getting 12 Week Old to Sleep
Asked by D.K. from Chicago
on November 28, 2006
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I have a 12 week old daughter who is a fairly happy child except that we have the hardest time getting her to sleep and to stay asleep. She basically will be up most ...
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- I know there are tons of books to read... but there is a very quick book that really helped me.. It is called how to get your 12 week old to sleep 12 hours.. and it...
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is an excellent book! Great recommendation by the previous mom! We used that with my first - who is now 3. Also, are you swaddli...
- D. - One of the best pieces of advice I received from a friend was to always put my son in his crib wide awake and let him learn how to fall asleep on his own. I did ...
Looking for Help with Getting 3 Month Old to Sleep
Asked by M.A. from Providence
on January 14, 2009
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Hi ladies,
I was hoping to get some advice. I have an almost three month old baby and am trying to do the right thing so that she learns to fall asleep on her own. ...
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- For what it's worth, I think a lot of the research that was done on putting babies to sleep awake was done when babies routinely slept on their bellies. It is so much...
- M. - 3 mos is still young to learn to sleep on her own. Just keep at it and she will learn. Don't worry too much about it now. I too used the BW and now looking back ...
- Have you tried swaddling her either in a receiving blanket or one of those swaddling suits? Our newborn loved to be swaddled and it helped him sleep without startling ...
17 Month Old Still Waking WAY Too Early in the Morning
Asked by A.P. from Atlanta
on January 12, 2009
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My 17 month old son has always been an early riser. He usually wakes somewhere between 4:30am and 6am. We can handle 6am, but his wake up times are inconsistent and ...
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- Believe me, I know how you feel. I had a very early riser (still do) myself. I tried everything to get her to sleep past 5am to no avail. I shortened her naps, put ...
- Sometimes babies like yours are like that. They have a certain sleeping pattern. Was your baby very active when he/she was in yur womb att he same time he/she wakes up...
- I don't know what the others wrote, but this is what I did with my early risers....and now all of my children get up at a time when I actually have to wake them up! lo...
