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Hi Meg
I hear you on the sleep but we don’t have obese babies, they get lots of exercise and their room is very peaceful AND they have a wonderful routine and diet. BUT they are twins! They don’t get milk during the night but they still wake up. So my suggestion to you: Help me to get them sleeping better and I will buy even more Baby Sense products!!!!! Bye
MEG
Hi Willie
I hear you, the research on this childhood obesity, as with most research will only reveal a trend, not the norm. So yes, not all poor sleepers are fat, in fact most aren’t, if you saw the stat, it was low. However I do think that babies and toddlers who don’t have routine and who go to bed very late are more likely to be chunkier. As you point out, activity level is also very important. Re getting your baby’s to sleep better, Sleep sense may help you othewise, Ann and I do consult and will help you along.Thanks for the feedback
Meg
Hi
Love the books Baby Sense and Sleep Sense, i haave a question my little girl is 8 weeks and sleeps well at night (I’m not complaining) but she struggles to sleep during the day i have read sleep sense but still am not having much luck with day sleeps could she not need as much???
All little ones need a great deal of sleep or they become fractious. If your little one is colicky in the evening this could be due to her being overtired. For her day sleeps: don’t worry about how long she sleeps during the day, some newborns sleep for only 40 minutes at a stretch. BUT do make sure she does sleep after being awake for an hour. Use any method to help her sleep: swaddle her, pat her, rock her a little or even put her in a sling. But do try to get her down for a sleep regularly
Hi.
My first little girl was brought up on the Gina Ford method and worked very well. However I decided with my second little girl I would demand feed.
She is now nearly 6 months old and I can’t seem to get her into a routine at night. She won’t take a dummy and I have recently bought her the Baby Sense Taglet which she just chews. She still wakes up twice at night for a drink and only falls asleep on the breast.
What can I do? I know I should try control crying but I don’t want her to wake her sister up.
Thanks
Lisa
Hi, there.
I almost have the same problem as Lisa. My baby girl is almost 7 months. She is on 3 meals and 4-5 feedings(breastmilk)a day. She sleeps well during the day with 2-2.5 hours awake time in between her naps. She go to bed at 19h00 and wakes up between 2 and 4, and there after every 30-45 minutes. I dont pick her up - only calm her with her dummy(and her Baby sense taglet). And if that doesnt work (more often) - a bottle of water, which she calbs down. Must I introduce another feeding during the night or try control crying(separation anxiety??). What can I do?
Thanks
Annemarie
Hi Annmarie. No need to introduce another night feed. Ensure she is getting enough protien and variety in her diet. See your Sleep Sense book for details on what she should be eating.
Sleep sense also covers some sleep coaching techniques, but make sure you go through the check list before embarking on Sleep coaching.
Here are some articles that may help:
http://www.mybabysense.co.uk/peaceful-nights/articles-of-interest/gentle-sleep-training
http://www.babysense.co.za/peaceful-nights/articles-of-interest/feeding-sense-for-healthy-sleep
ok, i think i’m gonna loose it…. my LB is 9 months and weighs 12 kgs. sleeps thru at night (wakes now and again but settles easily), its the daytime sleeps that are a problem. my domestic was strapping him to her back when he is so overtired and he eventually falls asleep on her back, then of course weekends are impossible for me. so i have taken time off work to do sleep training. we are on day three and not sure if there’s any progress. it takes 1-1.5hours to get him to sleep and he then only sleeps for 30-40mins!!! i have the whole thing perfected… blockout lined curtains, quite peaceful lavender smelling room, Lala cd playing softly, dummy, doodoo teddy and blankie (heck…even I could fall asleep in there!). we sit and cuddle and i sing him songs and within 5 mins his eyes are shut, breathing slowly etc but still awake. i put him gently down and WHAM he thrashes his legs, flips over, stands up and wails. i calm him again and no sooner am i out the room and he’s up again… i’ve reached the 6minutes plenty and he eventually sleeps from sheer exhaustion of crying. what am i missing ….. or must i just persevere? about how long before he accepts it?
(i am letting him have about 2-2.5hrs awake time between sleeps - and he shows tired signs around this time anyway)
Dear Megan
Your letter really hit home! Before bed time last night I was sitting and quickly responding to work mail. I was getting annoyed because my 1-year old was trying to climb over my lap, and my 4-year old was trying to show me the picture he’d drawn, and I just wanted to get this one last e-mail done. Instead, I should have been sitting and enjoying them, reading them a bed time story and living in the present. Before long they’ll be all grown up, and I won’t have these moments anymore. Thank you so much for the wake up call!
Verna
Thanks A LOT! You made me cry :0)
Thanks a lot for supporting me and thousands of moms around the globe with your fantastic book. I’ve lost my mom 9 years ago when I was 24 and when my baby was born I missed her even more. I missed her advice, her calming words, her accomplishments and above all her guidance in this huge step in my life. Every single day I wish she could have held my baby (well he is alreaday an 18 month old toddler, but Baby forever ;0) and I think how she would enjoy being with him.
Your book and your words helped me 100% in my challenging and fantastic adventure as a mother.
Thank you so much and happy days every day to you too!
Warm Regards,
Romina