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From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Putting small children to sleep
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 08:54:27 EST
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> We have an 8 1/2 month old.  Until about two weeks ago we were holding his
> bottle and rocking him to sleep in our arms.  We were told that it is a very
> bad habit to get you child into and that he should be going to sleep in his
> crib by himself.  We were then given the advise of putting him in his crib
> with the bottle propped to wean him from having to hold him.  
> 
What ever you do, DONT PUT HIM IN BED WITH A BOTTLE!!! There are
many medical reasons for not doing this. One, is that the kid could
choke. Formula can spill out of his mouth and get into his ears
causing ear infections (as if kids don't get enough anyways).
Also, it will make weaning him of the bottle that much harder.

An 8 1/2 month old child should be on a schedule of sorts. he should
go to bed at the same time every night, and take naps at about the
same time every day. You should attempt to feed him at the same time
every day.

After a while, you child should be waking at about the same time every
morning (ours was at 6:30 am!). When he isn't tired, but it is bed
time, then put him to bed anyways. Give him a soft toy, or maybe
read him a story or sing, but he should be in bed. It is extremely
hard to just sit downstairs and listen to a kid screaming, but
he should get the hang of it after a while.

Best do it now, before he learns to climb out of the crib.

Good luck!

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