Once your baby's umbilical stump falls off and has healed, there is nothing stopping you from taking him swimming with you in the pool.Put a swim diaper on your baby. Add a sun hat for his head.Pick a time of day where the sun isn't beating directly down ... more >>

Go to your local thrift store and buy a bunch of gently used kids' books. Choose about six from your stack and hide the remaining in a closet. Put the six in the seat pocket next to your toddler. Rotate the books every week or so and add new ones to keep ... more >>

Diagnose the problem. Locate the part of the stroller that needs repair. Some problems require more than one solution.Look at the stroller's canopy. The canopy is easily torn or damaged. It is the part of the stroller that most often needs repair.Locate ... more >>

Firstly, be prepared to use all your imaginative ideas but the important thing to remember here is it should reflect your child's personality, not yours. Talk to your child while making them part of your design work. Be interactive ... more >>

Analyze Different Types of Infant Projection Toys Find an infant projection toy that simulates the nighttime stars. Projectors can shine pictures of constellations or stars on the ceiling to help an infant nap or enjoy a soothing nightly routine with real ... more >>

Hi there,My baby is 9 months and has had a very rough time falling to sleep on her own. The only way I can sucessfully get her to sleep (day or night) is to nurse her to sleep. I really would her to fall asleep on her own but I'm not sure I am ready to let her cry it out. Any ... more >>

Hi was hoping someone could give me some guideance..My little boy is just over 4 weeks old and sleeping can be a problem, he seems more happy to fall asleep in over arms or on our lap.If we put him down when he is awake and showing few signs of being tired he just crys... Any advice re ... more >>

My 11 month old has had a regular bedtime routine since six months old and has slept fairly well all night during this period. In the last week she has refused to go to sleep even though the routine has remained the same. She now sits up in her cot crying or turns over or turns around. I go in ... more >>

My son is 3 1/2 months old. We just figured out that he has silent reflux and he is now on zantac and Nutramigen. I have read that this is a common problem, but no one has been able to give me a solution. My son sleeps pretty well at night, but nap times are awful. I put him down and after 30 ... more >>

my little girl is six months old, she will go to sleep herself in her cot at app. 8pm and sleep peacefully till about midnight, when she starts to cry but is not awake, we have found that if we put her dummy in her mouth she 99 times out of 100 stops crying immediately, this may then happen ... more >>

My sone Jude is 10 weeks and I am now realising that that if I want to get out of this 3 hourly feed habit (and I think he only wakes out of habit) I have to start establishing some kind of routein, I am putting himin his moses basket when he needs a nap and at the set nap time and he just ... more >>

My baby is now 4 months old and for the last 1/2 months we've been having a hard time getting him to sleep during the day. When he does go down, it's usually after I've fed him and he'll stay down for no longer than 1/2 hour at a time. When he starts getting fussy, we usually pick him up. As he ... more >>

Hi there, I was just wondering if it is too early to put my little boy (4weeks) down awake. When I put him down he is awake, but has shown a few signs of being tired. ( I am currently trying to follow the baby whisperers E>A S Y routine). But he screams and I am not good at letting him cry. ... more >>

I am due to give birth to a girl in 4 weeks and have started worrying about my baby sleeping in the moses basket in our room. It may seem like a silly question but I can't sleep at night in a warm room, I like it fairly cold but will this affect my baby. What is the best way to lay her to sleep ... more >>

Im looking for help or answers to my problem as my husband and I have had no sleep for 6 months!My son is just coming up to 6 mths and we have in a sleep routine to go to bed at night which is not the problem as he goes to sleep well. Its the staying asleep thru the night, initially he ... more >>

hiya, i had my little boy in may 10 weeks prem. hes 6 months now and doesn't sleep through the night. just wondered if anyone had similr experience or any ... more >>

i have a five month old baby boy who likes to get up every one or two hours, so i feed him and tuck him back in, only to get up and hour later to feed him again. i talked to my pediatrician and he thinks my son is just getting up out of habbit rather than hunger,but when i go tofeed him, he seems ... more >>

Our baby boy,Marcus, is just 4 months old and for the last few weeks has slept right through the night from about 10pm to 8 or 9 am. However, during the last three weeks and at any time between the hours of 8 to 10 pm, he can change within a few seconds from a happy, smiling, gurgling bundle of ... more >>

My 7 month old has always gone to bed at the same time 7pm after her bath. But for the last fortnight when taken up to bed has not wanted a bottle and starts to scream uncontrollable for ages and gets really upset. We have tried singing, walking everything but not sure what is wrong. You are ... more >>

Hello,I have a 14 months old baby. He always had sleeping problems but I'm a single mother and a 1st grade French Teacher who really needs advice and help. I would like to tell you first the story of my baby. He's father left me when I was pregnant. He had bad acid reflux until 8 month old. ... more >>

Hi All - I am new to this site.Hoping that someone out there can help. I am sleep deprived. My daughter is just over 6 months now. She has only slept through the night a few times. I've tried controlled crying and after a week my husband said that he can't take it anymore. She drink ... more >>

Hi My baby only 4 wks but she already geting into bad habits, she wont sleep unless held and although she eventually settles at night it takes me bout 3 hours then i have trouble again 4am onwards, so iam getting bout 3 hours every nite, iam single and jus cant cope any longer so have decided ... more >>

Hi,I am hoping someone can advise me - I have a 10 month old who will happily sleep all night but refuses to sleep during the day. I am not sure what to do .. he sleeps for about an hour each day - 2 naps of about 30 minutes and is exhausted by mid afternoonI have started the controlled crying ... more >>

have gorgeous 9 week old who sleeps well at night and day naps, but he sleeps swaddled, have been trying to unswaddle him but he does not sleep well at all, keeps waking up after 30mins or so, should we get used to being unswaddled are is it ok to keep swaddled ... more >>

my 5 month old baby settles herself to sleep well at night, but it is a totally different story during the day. She falls asleep easily enough, but i am lucky if she sleeps for 30 minutes. You can see that she is still tired, but is unable to settle herself back to sleep.any suggestions ... more >>