Activities: 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...

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Early or Late Bedtime

Hello Mamas, I have a soon to be two month old who is not sleeping well He sleeps for about 2-3 hours at a time, then takes forever to get back to sleep once he wakes. Needless to say, my husband and I are exhausted. We are working on a routine with him, bath time, pajamas, feeding then some cuddle time before laying him down. My question is should we start our routine earlier in the evening, say putting him down for the night at 8-9, or waiting until later, putting him down between 10-11. We typically have been putting him down at the...

Summer Childcare

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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...