Getting a good night's sleep

Search Results signs of overtiredness in infants

When a baby is in the mother’s womb, it is asleep for most of the time. When it is born, it still takes time to adapt to the fact that it is not in the womb anymore. Hence, it sleeps for more than 16 hours a day, till the time it turns about a year [...]

Sleep apnea in infants occurs in full-term babies under the age of one year and is also a risk for infants born before 34 weeks of pregnancy. SIDS and Sleep Apnea in Infants When babies sleep, unexplained lapses in breathing known as apnea lead to a diminished oxygen supply to the brain and heart and [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler Crying at Night Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler Crying at Night Expert: James Windell – 5/1/2007 Question I am concerned about my boyfriend’s little 20-month-old daughter, as she has recently been awaking in the middle of the night crying loudly. She shares a [...]

Lack of sleep are some of the most common problems parents face with their kids. Getting and keeping a child asleep at night is a major concern. Not only is the little one uncomfortable, but so are their mothers. Anyone who has ever had a young child or baby in the house is well aware [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler not sleeping through the night Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler not sleeping through the night Expert: M Kay Keller – 9/20/2006 Question Hello! I am a young mother of two wonderful boys. My youngest is 1 1/2 and he still wakes up in [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > 4 year old sleep problem Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – 4 year old sleep problem Expert: M Kay Keller – 10/17/2007 Question I am the mother of a 4 year old and 2 year old. My 4 year old was a preemie; she had GERD [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler sleep issues Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler sleep issues Expert: Nanny for Newborns – 2/19/2007 Question Hi. Ever since we transitioned our two and a half yr old daughter from her crib to her toddler bed, she refuses to go to sleep without [...]

There is still quite a bit of controversy over whether or not parents should allow their infants and toddlers to sleep with them. Even the experts cannot seem to agree. Some contend that sleeping with parents is healthy and even beneficial for a child’s well being while others argue that co-sleeping increases attachment and poses [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > 2mth old fighting sleep Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – 2mth old fighting sleep Expert: Nanny for Newborns – 10/23/2006 Question Hi, My son is now 2 mths and 3wks old. It has become increasingly difficult for me to get him to go to sleep, even [...]

I spent a lot of time researching books to help sleep train my triplets as infants. After months of sleepless nights for my husband and I, we finally came to the realization that we needed help from an expert. There was simply no way we could get these three babies to sleep at the same [...]