Posts by: RachW

Help!! My 18 month old has only slept through from 7 - 6am about 3 times in her life! She usually wakes at anytime between 12 and 4am and only cuddles send her back to sleep. Both me and my husband work full time and could do with some sleep now! Has anyone got any suggestions as to how to get the sleeping better? Going to sleep has never been a problem - the problem is staying in the cot all night!! Many thanks.

My daughter is now eating solids and I am trying to phase out the lunchtime milk feed and give water instead - how can I persuade her that the water is ok to drink? She sucks at it and then refuses it. I've tried adding fruit juice with limited success. Any suggestions as to what to try next? Can I give watery milk??

Has anyone got any ideas as to how to help a 3 1/2 month old drop off to sleep without being cuddled, rocked, taken out in the car or pram?? My daughter is fine at night but really struggles to get off to sleep on her own during the day leaving her over tired and grouchy. Thanks!!

I have a 9 week old who manages to go for 8 hours between feeds at night. The problem is that she'll wake at 1am needing comfort but will not settle back to sleep so I end up holding her in bed for 2 hours until her feed time. How can I stop doing this? I am well aware that this is a bad habit to slip into but she won't settle back to sleep without me holding her!