Categories: Alternatives Beds and rooms Comforters Controlled crying Habits Naps Night waking Safety Sleeping problems Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Alternatives

Q. Can I use lavender oil to help my baby sleep?
Q. My baby is too young for controlled crying so how can I help him settle?
Q. Is there an alternative to the controlled crying technique?

Beds and rooms

Q. What is the best way to move my toddler from a cot to a bed?
Q. Is it safe to use a hotel cot for my baby?
Q. When can I move my baby from a Moses basket to a cot?
Q. Why won't my baby sleep anywhere but his cot?
Q. Do newborns have to have a Moses basket and other sleeping equipment?
Q. How can I stop my baby's hands getting cold in bed?
Q. Will my toddler be jealous that the new baby will sleep in my room when he can't?
Q. Why won't my newborn settle in his Moses basket?
Q. How can I move my six month old into a cot when she has always slept in my bed?
Q. How can I make my mobile baby sleep at the foot of the cot when he keeps wriggling to the head?
Q. Should my 12-month old be in her own room now?

Comforters

Q. Is it safe fro my baby to use his blanket as a comforter and pull it over his face at bedtime?
Q. Is swaddling effective in settling a baby?
Q. What are the pros and cons of dummies?
Q. Can finger sucking misalign my baby's teeth?
Q. How can I wean my baby off her dummy?
Q. How can I stop my baby using me as a dummy to fall asleep?
Q. What is the best way to remove the dummy habit from a toddler?
Q. How can I stop my baby losing his dummy at night and crying until it's replaced?
Q. Is there an alternative to a dummy?

Controlled crying

Q. Can I use the controlled crying technique on twins?
Q. Why should the controlled crying technique not be used before the age of six months old?
Q. Does the controlled crying technique work in a cot?
Q. Is the controlled crying technique barbaric?
Q. How can I assure my husband that it's okay to leave our baby crying using the controlled crying technique?
Q. Why doesn't the controlled crying technique work for me?
Q. Is it normal for the controlled crying technique to cause vomiting at bedtime?

Habits

Q. Is sleep routine comforting to babies?
Q. How can I stop my toddler waking at dawn?
Q. How can I keep my toddler's sleep routines the same when she stays at her grandparents?
Q. Why does my one year old sleep for 14 hours?
Q. How can I persuade my toddler to wake half an hour later in the mornings?
Q. How much should a newborn sleep?

Naps

Q. How much sleep should a child have in the daytime?
Q. Why won't my baby sleep in his cot for his daytime naps?
Q. Should I change my 9-month old baby's daytime naps?
Q. When do babies stop their daytime naps?
Q. What can I do for a baby who sleeps more in the day than recommended when using the Gina Ford method?
Q. How can I encourage my 2-year old to stop his daytime naps?

Night waking

Q. Is there a way to get the conditions right for dropping my baby's night feeds?
Q. What can I do with my very young baby who sleeps all day and is awake at night?
Q. How can I stop my breastfed baby waking two hourly overnight for feeds?
Q. How can I stop my older toddler waking in the night for a drink?
Q. How can I stop my toddler falling asleep during his last bottle and then waking in the night?
Q. How can I stop my 9-month old waking at night for a bottle of milk?
Q. Could my son be waking regularly through the night just because he is a poor sleeper?
Q. is it a problem if my toddler wakes at night and plays for an hour before settling back to sleep?
Q. Could my baby be waking at night due to wind while he is weaning?

Safety

Q. How can I settle my toddler who stands in his cot at night?
Q. Will all my children suffer sleep apnoea like their sibling?
Q. Could my toddler hurt himself in his cot when he sleeps so restlessly?
Q. Are baby sleeping bags safe to use?
Q. How can I stop my son falling out of his cot?
Q. Is it safe for my older baby to turn herself onto her tummy to sleep?
Q. Why does my baby move her head from side to side when sleeping?
Q. Couldn't my baby choke if he vomits while asleep on his back?
Q. How can I teach my baby to lie back down again now that she has learnt to sit up?
Q. How can I stop my toddler from climbing out of her cot?
Q. Why do speacial care units sleep babies on their tummies, making it difficult to settle them on their backs when they get home?
Q. Can I use the same mattress for my new baby that I used for her sibling a year ago?

Sleeping problems

Q. How can I make my toddler sleep when he never has since birth?
Q. Could my toddler's sleep problem be due to her father working away a lot?
Q. Could her eczema be unsettling my baby's sleep?
Q. Why has my seven month old suddenly developed problems sleeping?
Q. Will my diet affect my breastfed baby's sleep?
Q. Is it normal for a one year old to refuse to sleep after an illness
Q. How can I settle an irritable baby?
Q. How can I settle a clingy baby?
Q. Why does my very young baby only nap?
Q. Could the MMR have caused my toddler's sleep problems?
Q. What is the difference between nightmares and night terrors?
Q. Do young babies have nightmares?
Q. How can I find a sleep clinic in my area?
Q. How can I stop my toddler from climbing into our bed at night?
Q. Could my baby be unsettled at night because I am mixing breast and bottle feeds?
Q. Why does my toddler cry in her sleep?

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Q. How is the risk of cot death reduced just by sleeping the baby in his parents' room?
Q. Is it okay for me to have my baby in bed with me if I am a smoker?
Q. Does the risk of cot death increase over Bank Holidays?
Q. Can under mattress monitors prevent cot death?
Q. Is it okay to sleep my baby on her front as she sleeps much better this way.
Q. Should I be concerned about cot death because my baby can only roll one way?
Q. Can my baby sleep in my bed?