Peaceful Nights » 3 - 6 Months

  QUESTION I'm wondering if the dummy (pacifier) is making my little one (4 month old) not get a  restful nap. She needs it to fall asleep but wakes 30mins and 45mins for her dummy. She rarely naps for more then 30-45mins and usually wakes up cranky, like she wants to sleep more but can't. She doesn't seem rested after a nap. Does she just need to develop her linking of sleep cycles? Or is the dummy the problem. She also wakes through the night for her dummy. ANSWER Dummies (pacifiers) are a lifesaver but can create habits and difficulties if managed badly.  Your baby’s...

  QUESTION My 16-week-old little girl used to be in a great sleep routine and ate really well. Bed time was 7/7:30. She was ill over xmas and since then we are so out if sync. I am at my wits end and exhausted. She has taken to waking only an hour after being put to sleep for the night and I've tried leaving her for a bit and feeding her but neither work and she still continues to wake throughout the night, sometimes even hourly. She isn't eating as much as she used to so I'm sure this is contributing but I can't let her to eat more. Still on a 3 HR feeding routine, sleeping after...

QUESTION: Firstly, thank you for your brilliant books.  I have all of the Baby Sense books and they are really invaluable to me.  My firstborn, now three years old, slept through from the age of three months and it's all thanks to following the Sleep Sense methods. Secondly, I would really appreciate it if you could give me some advice.  My 15-week-old baby is struggling to link her sleep cycles during the day.  After a 45 minute sleep, she wakes up.  I will then try everything to get her back to sleep - patting on the back, saying "shhhh", etc.  She'll sometimes...

QUESTION: I have a 5month old baby boy. He's only on formula at the moment and will be starting solid foods next month. He sleeps well at night only waking up once in the early hours of the morning for a feed. My problem is i need to get him out of the habit of being rocked to sleep, ive started by now putting him down when he is just about to fall asleep. He will not suck a dummy and only somtimes uses his teddy for comfort. How do i teach him to self sooth and fall asleep by himself without the screaming and crying. Please help as im sure once he's learnt that skill we will be a happier...

QUESTION: My daughter is 21 weeks old now. The last few days she just wants to sleep on her stomach. This scares me!!! I sit by her, watching her the whole night just to make sure she is breathing. And I am exhausted! Is there a specific time they learn that they must not lay with their noses is the mattress? Is there a pillow I can buy to make sure she can still breath??? Also… she still wakes every two hours! Is this normal?? I have tried so many things to help her sleep longer periods. But she still doesn’t. Hope you can help me, PLEASE.   ANSWER: I can feel...