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Hi Kirsty, This is a difficult one because he clearly is relying on your comfort for sleeping. Teaching baby to sleep independently is difficult a...

Hi, Without being bossy you might like to give her an It`s Time To Sleep DVD&BOOK gift. Take a look at www.itstimetosleep.com Cheers, Maree

Hi, It really seems he is relying on your comfort to sleep and I don`t think at this age it is about being hungry. He wakes on his light sleep and...

Hi Leigh, This is tough 4.30 is just tooooooooo early 5am maybe but some babies are just early risers. I would let him go to see if he can go back...

Hi, Babies do change suddenly without notice. It may have to do with the way you get him to sleep during the day and at night. If you are not sett...

Hi, Sometimes we try so many things that baby and mother both become confused. She is now associating sleep with you and if you want to change thi...

Hi Sally, Strictly be guided by tired signs and settle who ever shows signs first. If you follow our settling program the techniques we use offer ...

Hi, This is all about jealousy and attention seeking, try to make some special time for her, just the two of you, take her our buy something she l...

Hi Mel, It is a habit and as we know breaking any habit we have can be hard. Imagine you went to bed and woke up in the bath! you`d get a fright ...

Hi, All babies require different amounts of sleep. Always be guided by tired signs and enjoy it while it lasts! Cheers, Maree

Hi Chantal, It sounds like she is relying on you to comfort feed and feed to sleep it is hard to break a habit but it is also hard to continue wha...

Hi Nicole, Teaching him to settle awake and independently is the best tip this way he will be able to sleep anywhere really. I would avoid him sle...

Hi Belinda, Imagine you went to bed and woke up in the bath! you`d get a fright and want to go back to your bed again. When your daughter falls as...

Hi Allison, You can`t hold back natural progression he will continue to develop and be able to roll back again soon enough, meanwhile give him lot...

Hi Verity, Some babies are just poor daytime sleepers but you could try our settling techniques to resettle him.It does seem he is still tired if ...

Hi, You can`t stop the progess of moving around but sleeping bags are great and you could also weave a thin sheet through the rails. Soon she wil ...

Hi Al, For the program to work you need to be consistent with the techniques otherwise you can send mixed messages and that makes it hard. If not ...

Hi Marie, I would recommend you talk to your GP or health nurse on these issues just to be sure. Cheers, Maree

Hi Debbie, You can start a good settling routine from day 1. Baby will be ready in the next few weeks to go into a cot, do follow SIDS recommen...

Hi Linda, Firstly you MUST stop feeding her to sleep initially with the bottle as she wakes on her light sleep (as we all do) and looks for this s...

Hi Kathryn, I think if you let him go and not offer the feed then he would eventually cry or go back to sleep. The important thing is that you be ...

Hi Donna, When in doubt opt for bribery. Get her something really special she chooses and loves she can have it if she stays in bed but if she get...

Hi, The DVD will certainly take you step by step through the settling program and at the same time you will be giving up the associations you will...

Hi, The way we teach in the It`s Time To Sleep settling program we follow a feed/play/sleep routine. With this routine we try to have a feeding ro...

Hi, Many many experts believe demand feeding to be the right way and it`s all part of what they call `womb service`. Demand feeding would be ok i...

Hi, Controlled comforting techniques are very difficult to do and not for everyone. You need to be persistent with following the techniques. No d...

Hi Amelia, Try incorporating a 10pm rollover feed as this will give you confidence later when he wakes that he has had a feed and you can go strai...

Hi Lesley, It does make it more difficult when you are sharing a room as Max will be sensing your presence. Wait till you can put him in his own r...

Hi, Try a sleeping bag they are great and give him extra tummy time during play to strengthen his neck. Cheers, Maree </strong

Hi, We don`t recommend wrapping after 3 months as baby is becoming more active and it is safe not to wrap. Cheers, Maree