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Hi Just reading the messages on here regarding this issue. My lo is 6mths old. He pretty much sleeps through the night from about 7-7 as long as he’s eaten all his meals during the day! lunchtime nap however is a different story. We;re doing the Gina Ford routine so he sleeps for 30 mins [...]

Does she fall asleep on her own or is she rocked, fed or otherwise helped to fall asleep? They way she is put down to sleep will have a major impact on how she gets back to sleep once she is in bed. If she does not know how to fall asleep by being put [...]

While you may feel you’re suddenly the parent of a whirling dervish — or Superman, who can get by without any sleep at all — it sounds like you have an overtired toddler on your hands. That’s right: Even though he fights it like the dickens, he’s really in need of a serious nap. He’s [...]

Yep, I’ve been there too, the last poster gave some excellent suggestions. She was less fussy, that when we were more attentive to burping and minimizing gas. My daughter would not take a pacifier ( I don’t personally like them ), but now at 6 months she finds her thumb and that helps soothe her [...]

Getting a toddler to sleep can be a challenge. Some toddlers have a particularly difficult time getting to sleep, and others wake up routinely during the night, and roll out of their bed full of energy. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to help your toddler sleep. They can include: – Toddlers [...]

A common question among parents is how much sleep the baby or child needs. If a child is not sleeping enough then parents worry. If the child is sleeping too much then parents worry. Even if babies sleep just the right amount parents worry. There is just something innate about being a parent that inspires [...]

This is a very sensitive subject for many mothers, so please don’t be offended if you don’t like my idea (well, I suppose you are here for advice, right? ) Your daughter is plenty old enough to cry it out. You probably should have done this months ago. What is great about the “tough love” [...]

Hey, you’re new! I love new people, welcome. You may want to subscribe to Baby-Log via RSS feed or via email. Thanks for visiting! I shared my white-noise experiment (hair dryer as sleeping aid) with other mothers in the mums group and raised some eyebrows. A couple of mums agreed that we should use “whatever [...]

Every parent has had those sleepless nights where baby just won’t settle down. Unfortunately, a lot of parents go through this every night. Whether you stay at home with your baby, or you leave the house to work during the day, endless nights of waking up around the clock will eventually wear you down. You’ll [...]

Getting your baby to fall asleep by him/herself can be a long and frustrating process. However, there are many ways to make it less stressful on you and the rest of your family, including the two most widely accepted methods: Â Let the baby cry. After making sure the baby is warm enough, has had [...]