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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 [...]

**** Of course, it all starts with healthy sleep habits. We’ve talked about not watching TV before bedtime, trying not to exercise too late at night (it can affect sleep) and, obviously, cutting back on caffeine a bit. (Read more about healthy bedtime rituals here.) But when you’re lying there in bed, watching the clock [...]

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 [...]

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” [...]

Getting Your Baby To Sleep Currently 0/5 Stars. You may use the stars on the left to rate and leave feedback for the current article. No registration is required. Waiting for 5 votes 0.0 of 5 stars (0 votes) — Thanks for your vote Your little angel keeping you up at night? Here are some [...]

Even if your baby is normally a good sleeper, everyone has a bad night once in a while. And sometimes, no matter how tired and fussy they are, babies just can’t seem to fall asleep. Unfortunately, the reason for this is a mystery. “It’s hard to say why some babies have trouble falling asleep,” says [...]

Baby Fighting Sleep What to Do if You Have a Baby Fighting Sleep “Baby fighting sleep†is a description often given by parents who haven’t gotten enough sleep because they were up most of the night with a crying baby. Usually “baby fighting sleep†means simply that a baby is having a hard time going [...]

Having a baby could be a shock to your sleep schedule. You will find yourself waking up every few hours to feed your baby, which will make getting through the day a little difficult. There are tips and tricks to follow that will make getting through the night easier for parents and baby. 1. Be [...]

my son just started sleeping through the night at almost 8 months old. it totally was like a switch that flipped. we’d debated about sleep training for awhile because every time we’d think to start he’d pull a good night (5hr) out of nowhere. then, sure enough, he’d do the wake every 2-3 hr thing [...]