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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 ...
Help! My 9 Months Old Baby Started to Wake up Numerous Times During the Night
Asked by M.B. from Seattle
on December 28, 2008
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Hi mamas,
I am asking you one more time for help and advice. My precious 9 months old baby girl from the past 10 days started to wake up numerous times during the ni...
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- There are lots of things that it could be: She could be waking up when she is a little bit wet, there could be some noise (like a heater going on) that is waking he...
- It sounds like you answered your first question yourself. If her gums are bothering her during the day, it is probably likely that it also is the issue at night. Somet...
- Well M., in my opinion these other mamas got some good advice for you, I have 2 already and am working on #3, it has been my experience that if you run to your baby wi...
Set Back in Sleeping
Asked by N.B. from Milwaukee
on October 12, 2007
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My 12 month old woke last night, for the first time in a long time, and cried for 2 hours before going back to sleep. For months now this has only happened if he was ...
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- That happened to my 9 month old son a couple of weeks ago. He just wasn't sleeping through the night. He didn't have a fever and he wasn't acting sick. He didn't displ...
- I can see why you're frustrated. My daugther who will be 2 in early November does this once in a while where she wakes up crying and all she wants is to be held for a...
- my daughter is also 12 mo old and has been going through this for about a week. i was thinking it was teething, but nothing has come through. so what we have been doi...
Help! Tantrums for Middle-of-the-night-bottles.
Asked by J.H. from New York
on December 28, 2008
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We've created quite a situation here. My 14-month old was sick a few weeks ago and not eating at all, so we fed him at night when he'd wake up - we just wanted to make...
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- I did the gradual method with my daughter. Every night or every other night I gave her one less ounce of milk in her bottle. So if tonight she got 6 oz, tomorrow it ...
- Isn't helping our kids recover from an illness just so fun?? We've all been here, as you've probably seen from recent posts! With my son, we go cold turkey. We wa...
- J., You don't have to let your child cry it out. Recent studies show that when kids cry for extended periods of time it releases hormones that adversely effect the...
Help with My Toddlers Sleeping
Asked by A.M. from Raleigh
on February 20, 2008
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I have a wonderful 2 year old son who is inconsistent in his night sleeping. The past 2 morning he has gotten up at 4:30am and will not go back down. We will have week...
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- We had a similar problem. We told our daughter she could not come out of bed until the sun was up and the birds were awake. Then we put a sticker chart on her bedroom ...
- Hello there. I know exactly what you are going through. My son is now 8, but went through a similar pattern as a toddler. Warm milk or herbal tea before bedtime hel...
- Is he in a baby bed? If he is, then just let him sit up and play or talk to his stuffed animals during the night and then when he gets sleepy he will go back to sleep...
6 Month Old Wakes After 30 Minutes
Asked by G.A. from El Paso
on July 21, 2008
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My 6 month old baby boy is waking after 30-40 minutes into his naps. He does this probably 75% of the time, and sometimes he will go back to sleep on his own, sometime...
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- This is not uncommon for babies between 5 and 8 months to do. Hopefully it will be temporary - no longer than three weeks. The cause may be associated with a new sen...
- I know that can be very frustrating. I have a six month old too. Her naps are not always consistent, but she usually does take three a day. If she sleeps less than an ...
- Is you son going through a growth spurt? I find that when my 9 month old twins start this, it's because they are hungry. I try to make sure and give them a big meal ...
10-Month Old Getting up in the Middle of the night...again!
Asked by C.N. from Columbia
on April 8, 2008
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I have a wonderful 10-month old little boy who has really enjoyed giving us a run for our money when it comes to sleep. It took a really long time to get him to sleep...
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- 10 months is pretty early to expect them to sleep through the night. My 3rd born slept through the night almost from day 1, and would people would ask me (all sympath...
- You might need to let him stay up later,If he can not last much later than 7:30 push it back gradually.Keep him up 10 min the first couple nights then 20 min,and so on...
- You might need to push his bedtime back an hour. Make sure he's fed (try cereal, if your just nursing) because that keeps him full longer, bathe him, rub him down (lik...
2 1/2 Year Old Waking Too Early
Asked by E.S. from Boston
on February 6, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old has always been a morning person. But in the past week he has been waking at 4am and refusing to go back to sleep whether it's in his bed or ours. ...
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- When we had a similar issue, my sister gave me some advice from a book (by a pediatrician sleep expert) that suggested - counterintuitively - to put the kid to bed ear...
- Hi E., I too has two children close in age and it is never easy, but I look back on all the fun it was. They are now 27 and 25. I think you are right on the money, it...
- Chilren's sleep patterns change all the time and this, too, shall pass. Have you tried keeping him up a bit later? See if he still sleeps nine hours. Does he nap? ...
2 Year Old Sleep Issues
Asked by M.R. from St. Louis
on March 12, 2009
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Hi moms I need some advice. My 2 year old had really never slept well but seems to be getting worse, he had surgery a month ago and seems to be recovered from that so...
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- I have 4 year old twins and a 3 year old. they have all have some issues with waking at night from time to time. it normally occured when they were growing. since m...
- contact a sleep study program.
- M., just my two cents, but i have a very sensitive little two year old boy who i think would be terrified to be in the hospital having any kind of surgery. if it was m...
Lack of Sleep What to Do?
Asked by J.S. from Dubuque
on February 20, 2008
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I have a 20 month old son who starting jumping out of his crib about two months ago. So my husband and I decided to put him in a todler bed! Well the first week went a...
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- Hi Jenny, Your son sounds exactly like my daughter. She is 3 now and bedtime is still rough for her. When she was adjusting to a big girl bed we had the same proble...
- You need to figure out a way to keep him in his room. Not only is he not getting enough sleep but it is not safe for him to run the house while you are asleep. I used ...
- i have 21 month old twin boys. when we switched to toddler beds, one boy was great and the other would get up and run around/scream. using a long bed rail on the one s...
