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10:37

[Comment From Guest]
Hi everyone! Conner and Kira are here to answer your sleep questions. Ask away!

10:37

[Comment From HG]
I have twin boys. They are 5 months old on the 24th. They just began waking only one time a night to feed 3 days ago. They are still waking to soothe however. I am trying to get rid of pacifiers at night...but I also need to sleep. I don't know how to get rid of the pacifiers.

10:44

Guest - Congratulations on only having to wake up once to feed your babies. Getting rid of a pacifier is often very difficult for parents. But your babies will adjust if you give them something else to suck on. We LOVE the lovies that we sell on our website because they are the perfect size for a baby to hold and find in the middle of the night if they feel the need to suck. They can control the lovies themselves and you don't have to come in the room and give it to them.

10:44

[Comment From june]
hi... i have a 2 1/2 week old is he to young to cry him self to sleep?

10:47

Dream Team Baby - Your baby is absolutely too young at this point. Babies are not ready to start trying to soothe themselves until around 8 weeks. We really recommend that parents wait until their babies are 4 months to sleep train. But you can make the environmental changes that we recommended on the show anytime.

10:48

[Comment From Guest]
How old do you suggest the baby should be before putting them to bed between 6 and 8 pm?

10:51

Dream Team Baby - All babies develop at different rates and some prefer and earlier bedtime right off the bat and some prefer to go to bed a little later. Once a baby is 3 months, their sleep patterns are more mature and that is a perfect time to establish a consistent bedtime routine and start putting them to bed between 6 and 8pm.

10:52

[Comment From Jocelyn]
I'm a first time mom, and my 10 week old son is having a hard time sleeping in is crib during the day. He seems to always want to be rocked or held while sleeping. What's the best way to break this habit?

10:55

Dream Team Baby - This is a very good question. If your baby is having a hard time sleeping in the crib during the day, you can start by choosing one nap and making that the established "crib nap of the day." By being consistent and trying some of the environmental suggestions that we made on the show (empty crib, white noise and darkness), your baby will start to catch on.

10:57

[Comment From Emily]
My baby is 11 weeks old, and he sleeps very well at night!! My question is, when and how should I stop swaddling him?

11:01

Dream Team Baby - Great question!! Each baby is different when it comes to swaddling. Some babies love it and calm right down, and some babies will figure out how to get out no matter what you do. For the babies who just won't stay in the swaddle and or seem like they fight it, getting rid of the swaddle is probably a good idea at anytime. Swaddling also restricts your babies ability to move around and if you swaddle too long, your baby may start to miss out on some good crib exercise. We generally recommend getting rid of the swaddle between 2 and 4 months.

11:01

[Comment From Molly]
Hi Conner & Kira! What kind of nap/sleep schedule should my 8 week old be on? Do I need to keep him awake at certain times of the day or can he nap when he wants to?

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Dream Team Baby - 8 week olds all vary on how much napping they need to do during the day because they are still getting feedings in the middles of the night. We recommend putting your baby down for a nap within 1.5 to 2 hours of waking so you can make sure that your baby doesn't get overtired.

11:05

[Comment From Mel]
Is it too late for me to get my almost 1 year old daughter to self soothe herself to fall asleep? I just stopped breastfeeding 1 week ago. She still wants to nurse at bedtime?! Help!!! lol!!!

11:07

Dream Team Baby - It is definitely not too late at all. In fact, we work with tons of families with toddlers the same problem. A good thing to do is give your daughter something else that she can suck on (like a lovey) at bedtime so that she can learn that she doesn't need you to fulfill that need anymore.

11:08

[Comment From Kim]
My son is 1 year old. He used to sleep through the night, but hasn't for a few months. He wants rocked and a small bottle when he wakes. Usually not a long session, but feel old enough to sleep through night. He has a set bedtime and nap schedule. He has music "toy" on crib rail which he can turn on but it doesn't really get him back to sleep. What should we do?

11:11

Dream Team Baby - The first thing you can do is remove the toys from the crib because they are distracting and send a mixed message to your child that it is time to sleep. Also, a good thing to do is pay attention to what is happening at bedtime. If you rock your baby while feeding him a bottle, then it makes perfect sense that he would like to have that environment when he rouses at night. Try to mix things up a bit--change your final feeding location or stop the rocking at bedtime and you will start to see a difference at night.

11:11

[Comment From Audra]
How many months should the baby be before sleeping through the night?

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Dream Team Baby - We recommend that parents wait until their babies are at least 4 months old (gestationally corrected) before they start to ask their babies to sleep through the night. Some babies are just not emotionally or physically ready to sleep through the night before that point. We do work with families under 4 months, because you can start to create healthy habits before then--even when they are still needing some feedings. But generally speaking, 4 months is a great time to start.

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