Get Your Baby To Sleep - Latest Comments

Re: Let Baby Cry To Sleep

Melissa Strasser — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:56:14 -0000

What if the baby has a dirty diaper? Shouldn't you be checking this also when you go into their room 10 to 15 minutes??

Re: 8 Baby Sleep Habits to Avoid

Kayleigh Herbertson — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:11:50 -0000

"them" would be more appropriate rather than "it"

Re: 8 Baby Sleep Habits to Avoid

Stephanie Huffman Fulton — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:36:13 -0000

This is an old thread. But in this situation. I would recommend a soothing bath or story following feeding. That way it's still relaxing. Maybe turn off most light install a dimmer in the bathroom. Feeding doesn't need to be the last activity before bed

Re: 8 Baby Sleep Habits to Avoid

Regina Purcell Wayne — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:23:33 -0000

I think you need a disclaimer for breastfeeding moms. It is very unlikely that a mom will maintain an adequate milk supply if baby is going 3-4 hours between feeds during the early weeks. During growth spurts it is also likely baby will feed as often as 1 1/2 hours. Mom also shouldn't be to pushy about getting baby to sleep through the night if she plans to maintain an adequate milk supply. My last baby of 6 has fallen into a great schedule by 10 weeks. Her schedule is now getting closer to every 3 hours. She has 2 long stretches during the night. She is in my room and I hear her as soon as she starts to stir. We are awake and nursing before her fussing turns to all out screaming. She eats well and drifts off to sleep quickly. We are both back to sleep rather quickly because we room share.

Re: Get Baby to Sleep in the Crib

alicia — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:22:28 -0000

Baby should never be left to cry it out before 6 months! Even experts that agree with the cry it out method say to wait until 6 months. If your newborn is crying they need something.

Re: One Week to Better Baby Sleep Habits

Jess — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:13:19 -0000

What age is best to do this for a nursing baby? Dont they need to eat more often since breast milk digests faster? I read its not good to deprive your baby food.How would you cut the nursing time?

Re: 21 Baby Sleep Tips

Chelsey Luehr — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:10:29 -0000

Thank you for sharing! I also find, a fairly consistent nap routine helps too..the better my baby naps during the day (provided I don't let her sleep all day) the better she sleeps at night!

Re: How to Help a Teething Baby

Kristie Hall — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:35:21 -0000

You need to leave the necklace on all the time for it to be effective... not take it off and on.

Re: 21 Baby Sleep Tips

Lisa @ 50 Things to Know — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:19:38 -0000

This is a great list! Please add it to the linky tool to keep more Moms informed.

Re: Review: The Best of Baby Pacifiers

Svannah — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:18:15 -0000

Sadly, my baby hates the Soothie pacifier. She actually doesn't like any pacifier. I try to give her the Nuk brand and sometimes she takes it but mostly she doesn't. She always wants the bottle instead and I really don't like that.

Re: Baby Nap Questions

getbabytosleep — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:35:56 -0000

At that age, your baby is probably still on a 3-4 hour schedule of eat, diaper change, nap. Try to keep to a somewhat regular schedule, but also pay attention to the signals she's giving you... if the baby's deep asleep 2 hours into a nap, don't wake her! Five hours is probably the longest I'd let her go without waking her up to eat. In about a month, if she will do 7 hours or so overnight, go for it!

Re: Baby Nap Questions

getbabytosleep — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:32:21 -0000

Jessica,
Thank you for the questions, and I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling! The first thing you should do is start teaching your baby to sleep in the crib every time (naps and nighttime). Start doing this one time out of three. If he cries, that's OK. Go in every 15 minutes and soothe him, then leave again. When you start seeing progress, go to two times out of three. It might seem hard now, but trust me it'll be harder at 6 or 9 months!

If you're out running errands and he catches a nap in the car seat, that's OK, but he'll probably need to "catch up" a little bit in the next nap.

Your little one is also getting old enough that you might try skipping that early evening nap, and instead setting an early bedtime (around 7 or 7:30) to encourage sleeping through the night.

Re: Choosing a Night Light for Baby

CK — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:14:44 -0000

Twilight turtle rocks!!! It's a stuffed animal friend you can take anywhere and project the moon and the stars. A definite hit!

Re: Baby Nap Questions

Jessica Simmons — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:41:43 -0000

My son is 10 weeks old. For the longest time, we had a schedule down where he would take a nap in the mid morning about 2 hours or so after waking up, take an afternoon nap, and then maybe take a short evening nap, and then go to bed sometime between 9 and 10. Well here recently that schedule has not been happening. First of all, he likes to take his naps while I am holding him. He will not nap unless he is snuggled up to me. I just went back to work this week, so now his dad stays home with him while I am gone and he will not nap. How do I break this habit? Also, his afternoon nap is usually taken in his car seat because that is when I tend to run errands. I know napping in his car seat is fine, but if I don't run errands, he won't nap.

Also, he will not sleep in his crib at all. He sleeps in his swing at night. I want to break this habit as well. Any advice that I can get on all of this would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Baby Nap Questions

Tiara — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:04:24 -0000

How long should I let my baby nap? She was born 2wks2days early(37wks5days) she is going on 2months the 24thDec

Re: Baby Nap Questions

Tiara — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:12:39 -0000

My baby was born 2weeks and
2days early(37weeks 5days) going on 2months Dec24 how long should her naps be?

Re: Baby Christmas Pajamas for the Holidays

LAM — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:13:56 -0000

I love Christmas pjs!

Re: Choosing a Night Light for Baby

JKB — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:20:45 -0000

Gloworms are the best!

Re: Favorite Baby Bedtime Books

JKB — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:18:38 -0000

Love your list! Thanks!

Re: Portable Travel Crib Reviews

Sue — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:15:54 -0000

We love our Pack N Play. Not only is it a clean and safe place for baby to sleep when we travel, but it serves as a playpen when they get bigger. It's one of the most useful gifts we received.

Re: Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night

Rachel — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:49:38 -0000

I have the very same problem with my 11 month old. I too would love some suggestions or advice.

Re: Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night

Randi — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:14:36 -0000

I still continue to have problems with my 11 month olds sleeping habits. She wakes up STILL every 2-3 hours. She has never slept through the night and its getting so frustrating. I have tried just putting the pacifier back in, that didn't work. I tried rocking back to sleep, that didnt work. The only thing that works...feeding her every time. I don't know if she is really hungry or if now it has just become a habit, but by this age she should be able to sleep better. What should I do?! I don't want to just let her cry it out.

Re: Aden & Anais Swaddle Blankets

Kelly — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:05:39 -0000

Best blankets EVER!!

Re: How to Help a Teething Baby

Stephanie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:05:20 -0000

I had heard about Amber Teething Necklaces on many mommy blogs. I'm usually not a believe in that type of stuff, so I was not really interested in paying $20 for one. However, I won a gift card to an online retailer that sells natural baby items, so I went ahead and got the necklace.
There is no way to know for sure if it works or not since baby cannot tell us if she notices a difference, but I have to say that I have NOT noticed a difference. Yet I still put it on her from time to time just in case (I figure while it might not help, it certainly cannot hurt, as long as she is supervised in it). That being said, it is still very cute and I can wear it as a bracelet myself, so not a total waste of the gift card.

Re: One Week to Better Baby Sleep Habits

Samantha P — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:34:42 -0000

i'm also wondering this! maybe just cut the time in half? I'm usually up feeding my daughter for about 30 minutes several times a night. i usually only feed on one side each time i'm up with her... so maybe just start feeding for 15 minutes the first three nights and then 7 minutes or so nights 4-6?