Naps: Toddler, Miracle Blanket

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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket

I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity... My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great sleeper. She cluster fed from the beginning and if it wasn't for the pump I think I would have either given up breastfeeding or jumped off a bridge! A friend of mine highly recommended the miracle blanket which is sort of like a baby straightjacket. It worked in extending her sleep by an hour or two (when she only slept a couple of hours, it was very helpful) and it became...

5 Month Old Does Not Nap

I am wanting to know if anyone out there can give any advise my 5 month old...

Naps and Transition from Swaddles for 4 Month Olds

Our 4 month old twins are doing great at sleeping, often through the night ...

Help! My 3-Month-old Would Not Nap!

My son would not nap for more than 20-30 minutes at a time during the day,...

3 Month Old Refuses to Nap

My 3 month old will not nap AT ALL during the day. This changed about 10...

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Naps and Transition from Swaddles for 4 Month Olds

Our 4 month old twins are doing great at sleeping, often through the night (7:30 to 7 or so), occasionally getting up once (at 3 or 4 am). They've been doing this for several weeks. But now they're getting up a bit more, because they are breaking out of their swaddles. We use the Kiddopotamus with velcro. They're getting too big for the size small, but the larges we bought seem too big (they also break out). Yet without the swaddles, I don't think they'll make it more than a couple hours ... I know we need to transition, likely from...