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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 [...]

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 [...]

Your baby may go beyond “ah-goo” this month, and actually start making sounds you recognize. Keep up your conversation with her this month as her babbling lays the groundwork for speech. Also this month, she’s becoming more aware of you as a separate person. You can help her with this by playing “peekaboo” — go [...]

How your newborn sleeps When a newborn falls asleep, she immediately goes into deep sleep. Newborns spend a lot of their time in deep sleep, which is why it is hard to wake them up (even to eat!) in those early days. But, that begins to change. 4 month old baby sleeps (and sometimes as [...]

This article outlines the average 8 month old baby schedule, including feedings, solids, naps and night sleep. Skip to the schedule 8 month old’s sleep At this age, many 8 month olds can sleep through the night, without a feeding, but some won’t and will continue to need 1-2 feedings up through 9+ months old. [...]

This article outlines the average 6 month old baby schedule, including feedings, solids, naps and night sleep. Skip to the schedule 6 month old baby’s sleep At this age, if you are not lucky enough to have a baby who sleeps through the night, many 6 month olds are still waking 1-2 times to eat [...]

Not surprisingly, you may be convinced your baby knows you at birth. You’re probably right. Babies use many of their senses to get to know their mothers while they’re still in the womb. And now, as your baby takes in information, she uses that information to communicate with you. As you get to know each [...]

Please make sure that there are no underlying medical conditions that may be causing your child to wake up frequently before letting him cry it out. My son had infant acid reflux due to a milk protein intollerance and would not sleep for long stretches because of the discomfort it caused him. After that passed [...]

Welcome to the sisterhood of moms! You’ve got a year of incredible firsts ahead for both you and your brand-new baby. Expect a little bit of a roller coaster — you may feel elated and anxious, overwhelmed and overjoyed. Get a head start this first month by exploring: Your Newborn Baby’s Appearance Baby Sensorimotor Development [...]