Is this weird? I feel that my toddler is safe in the crib rather than a toddler bed or regular bed because she can’t go wondering around during nap town or bed time. I feel that if I put my child to sleep during nap times or bed time in a bed, she would go near the windows or remove the outlet covers and harm herself. Is this normal thinking? Please help as I do want to feel comfortable making this transition for my toddler.

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I have a 2 yr old who still has a pacifier. She doesn’t have it all the time, but mainly at nap time and bed time. On ocassion she will fall asleep without it, but usually if we are in the car. I have asked the doctor about it and she says it is ok for her to still have it. I have tried having my daughter throw it away, but she just goes back to the trash and digs it out right after, before I can even hide it. She has had many ear infections and had tubes, but they are now out, so I think it is time for her to get rid of the pacifier. I just don’t know how to do it with out going nuts. She all ready goes to bed with a cup of water. I have tried having her go to bed with a bear or doll to take the place of the pacifier. I even tried snipping the end off and she still put it in her mouth, like nothing was wrong. Any other suggestions?

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He won’t use a real pacifier and hasn’t since birth. Every now and then he will but it’s rare. How can I change this? He will use me as one before nap time and before bed time. By the way I am nursing him. I have another question, it’s summer and me and my fiancee argue about this but how hot does it have to be in a car before heat stroke is a danger and this is with or without the windows down. What is the danger temp?

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My daughter is turning one and I am getting suggestions that I should start weaning her off the pacifier. Right now we only give it to her at nap time and bed time and if she doesn’t get it, she cries. Any success stories would be really appreciated.

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He will be two in December. I recently found out I was pregnant with #2 and I really want him off before the new baby is here. He only gets his pacifier at nap time and bed time and if we’re in the car. Other than that, he doesn’t ask for it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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My daughter just turned 2 in July and is very dependent on her pacifier. I have been trying to limit the use to bed time and the car only. I would like it to be gone completely but then I’m not sure she would go to sleep as easy as she does now. HELP!

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My son is one I took his pacifier aways when he was 8 months. And he will be weaning off of formula as soon as his one year birthday. He drinks juice out of a sippy cup but wont drink milk. I’m working on it tho. Do you think keeping a bed time bottle will help?

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My son ( 2 and 1/2) is extremly independent and head strong. I have created some of it by letting him make decisions about his day to day life (such as picking his clothes, what cereal to eat, etc.) But now because he is in the terrible two’s (and I do mean terrible) I am wondering if he is going to be trouble when he gets older. My mother thinks I need to control him more and not let him have the decision, but that’s just because she just moved back in with us and it drives her nuts. Last night she got mad at me because my son wasn’t tired at his normal bedtime and I didn’t want the fight with him, so I let him stay up till 9 when he was finally tired. She swears that he is going to be trouble in a few years. I say that once he learns how to talk then we can reason things out. Who is right? Should I control everything around him? I really like encouraging him to figure things out for himself. Shouldn’t I do that and create a trusting bond rather than dictator?
Let me just add that I do provide boundaries for him. He knows just how far to puch things, but I don’t feel that the clothes he wears (weather appropriate) and his bed time warrant a fight. He has a selection of everything to choose from (food, clothes, etc) that I allow him to pick from. When it comes to certain things though (like baths, meal times, etc.) I don’t give him a choice, he does it like it or not.

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My baby started solids at 6 months. He is now 7 212 months old. I’ve waited 4 days before introducing a new food so I would be able to recognize any intolerance or allergies.

He has not been able to tolerate any of the foods I have tried. I make my own baby food and because he was having such a tough time, I even tried the store bought jarred stuff to rule out contamination or preparation issues. No difference. I also gave him a Gerber teething biscuit and he vomitted it up about 30 minutes later.

He’s been sleeping through the night since he was 8 weeks, but any time I feed him solids, he wakes up at night angry and fussy. One days when he only nurses, he sleeps fine.

I bought infant gas drops and I want to see if it makes a difference.

My question– should I give him the gas drops right after he eats, or wait until bed time?

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My son will be 25 months when our second baby comes in Sept. Before the baby comes I really want my DS in a "big boy bed" and to be completely off his pacifier for a few months so there is no confusion or jealousy issues when the newborn gets the crib and the paci and he doesnt. He only uses his paci at nap and bed time. It is not allowed to leave his crib. When he gets up we tell him to put it "night night" and he throws it back in the crib. Then he claps and we tell him he is getting to be such a big boy. I am planning on transitioning him from the crib to the extra toddler bed we have in May (when my school semester is over). Should we cut the paci before, after or at the same time we transistion beds? Should we set up the toddler bed now in his room and just leave it up with his crib so he gets used to seeing it and being on it? Any ideas how to make the transition smoother?

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