Comments on: Baby V Turns 8 Months Old http://www.mummysreviews.com/2009/10/18/baby-v-turns-8-months-old/ Reviews & Tips for Smart Parents with Babies & Toddlers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MieVee @ MummysReviews.com http://www.mummysreviews.com/2009/10/18/baby-v-turns-8-months-old/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 MieVee @ MummysReviews.com Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:12:31 +0000 http://mummysreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/baby-v-turns-8-months-old#comment-2324 Hi wen, does your baby like tummy time? Some babies dislike being on their tummies, so learn to crawl later or even skip it completely. I learnt these from our home-visit nurse: when baby is in a good mood, give him a few sessions tummy exercises every day, about 10 minutes each time. - Lay him on tummy, use an attractive toy/rattle in front to encourage him to move forward. - Place your palms on his feet, give him gentle pushes to let him push against you and move. - Put him across a big bolster and help him to crawl and roll over the bolster. You may find more tummy time tips <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_tummy-time-how-to-help-your-baby-get-comfortable-on-his-bell_1439985.bc?page=1" rel="nofollow">here (Baby Center)</a>. <strong>Sleep</strong> How does your baby fall asleep every night? Is he a light-sleeper? One possible reason for whining every 1-2 hours: during sleep cycle changes, baby needs help to fall back to sleep again. After helping baby learn to fall asleep by himself, he probably could sleep longer stretches peacefully. This is what I learnt from The No-Cry Sleep Solution, reviewed <a href="http://www.mummysreviews.com/2010/01/16/book-the-no-cry-sleep-solution-by-elizabeth-pantley/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. When Vee was 4 to 14 months old, I "gave in" and simply nursed him back to sleep every 1-2 hours. This way, we slept better. At 14 months, he could understand me better, so I tried to teach him to fall asleep on his pillow. Finally, he slept through the night at 18 months old. You may also read this article <a href="http://www.mummysreviews.com/2010/05/31/sleep-solutions-for-my-fussy-baby/" rel="nofollow">"Sleep Solutions for My Fussy Baby"</a> with 8 simple tips. Hopefully, some may work for you. Hi wen, does your baby like tummy time? Some babies dislike being on their tummies, so learn to crawl later or even skip it completely. I learnt these from our home-visit nurse: when baby is in a good mood, give him a few sessions tummy exercises every day, about 10 minutes each time.

- Lay him on tummy, use an attractive toy/rattle in front to encourage him to move forward.
- Place your palms on his feet, give him gentle pushes to let him push against you and move.
- Put him across a big bolster and help him to crawl and roll over the bolster.

You may find more tummy time tips here (Baby Center).

Sleep
How does your baby fall asleep every night? Is he a light-sleeper? One possible reason for whining every 1-2 hours: during sleep cycle changes, baby needs help to fall back to sleep again. After helping baby learn to fall asleep by himself, he probably could sleep longer stretches peacefully. This is what I learnt from The No-Cry Sleep Solution, reviewed here.

When Vee was 4 to 14 months old, I “gave in” and simply nursed him back to sleep every 1-2 hours. This way, we slept better. At 14 months, he could understand me better, so I tried to teach him to fall asleep on his pillow. Finally, he slept through the night at 18 months old.

You may also read this article “Sleep Solutions for My Fussy Baby” with 8 simple tips. Hopefully, some may work for you.

]]> By: wen http://www.mummysreviews.com/2009/10/18/baby-v-turns-8-months-old/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 wen Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:42:11 +0000 http://mummysreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/baby-v-turns-8-months-old#comment-2281 my bb is turning 7.5mths soon and yet to learn to crawl ... how can i help him to achieve the milestone? ... im also struggling with his sleep prob... whining every 1-2hrs every night.. it pains me to see him still yawning with tiredness in the morning even aft 12hrs of "sleep"... this means his sleep aint quality at all my bb is turning 7.5mths soon and yet to learn to crawl … how can i help him to achieve the milestone? … im also struggling with his sleep prob… whining every 1-2hrs every night.. it pains me to see him still yawning with tiredness in the morning even aft 12hrs of “sleep”… this means his sleep aint quality at all

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