Babble

At what age is it safe to begin letting an infant sleep with a blanket? I've always been told that it's a strangulation or SIDS hazard and to not use blankets until the kid is in college. My 8 month-old son sleeps very well with his little silky, but his nanny always wants to give him a crib...

I won't repeat what I just posted in the "I need more sleep!" string, but it was a bad night. None of us got much sleep. I know she's a strong-willed baby who's slow to warm up and adjust to change (won't take a bottle, won't sleep for anyone but me, often bursts into tears at minor noises and people...

After nearly a month of trying not to focus on sleep and still getting up numerous times each night, we dove head first into sleep training. I knew it was going to be a rough start, and it was horrible. I certainly haven't read any case studies in which the baby cried for nearly six hours the first night...

One day, we decided to try the earlier bedtime. We started our routine earlier (dinner, bath, PJs, books, and nursing) with the shades closed. Clara went right to sleep by 7:00. When she did wake (which is typically very often), we acted like it was the middle of the night. At the time, that meant nursing...

EllenD--Is your daughter taking very short naps? My six month old has just begun to stay up longer than 2 hours at a time now that she is taking two hour and a half to two hour long naps. Previously, she took three or more naps a day with short, 45 minute naps. She also goes to bed by 7:00, so she's...

Smashedpea: It's really good to hear from a parent of a toddler who didn't go the cry-it-out route with an infant. It's not that I have a problem with it as much as I am just not up for it now. I know that if I am not fully committed to sleep training, I will not be able to tolerate it. It seems like...

Thank you so much! I cannot begin to express how great it has been for me to hear from other moms, both here and elsewhere, that have been through the same thing. At about three months, I tried to let my daughter cry it out. After nearly four hours (in two chunks) one afternoon and after she began to...

Ah...by not wanting to debate the topic, I only meant that I didn't intend this to become an argument over what works and what is the most ethical and loving approach--Ferber against attachment parenting. Please do let me know what approaches you tried and what worked, as well as how you felt about it...