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An e-book nutrition advice for your pigeons. Written by a very good pigeon expert from the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, sold this book very well.
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Does annyone have any tips, or help on preventing/treating sleep paralysis?

Would a doctor really be able to help, is there anything he can give you?

I really dont know much about sleep paralysis-I know what it is.. but, Im not sure if its really treatable or not.

Thankyou!

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Fantasia Barrino , just two weeks after her suicide attempt, appeared on Lopez Tonight Wednesday, and said she’s going to focus more on herself and her family — and not worry about her critics — as she moves on from her recent woes. Watch the clip on RadarOnline.com

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­Advice for the sleep-deprived
Forty winks might serve you during the day to refresh before a long afternoon meeting or a dinner party, but…

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5 ways to get your baby to go to sleep and stay asleep longer

Nowadays, it seems as though everyone’s an expert when it comes to advice on how to get your baby to fall asleep and to stay asleep longer.  Books are published regularly and experts are endorsing every gimmick under the sun to “help” your baby to sleep.  What ever happened to helpful lists and tips?  Below you’ll find the first of our four part series on things you can do to help your baby to fall asleep and stay asleep longer:

Develop realistic attitudes about nighttime parenting:  You can’t force your baby to eat, so what makes you think you can force your baby to sleep?  It’s impossible, right?  Instead of forcing the issue, create a secure and welcome environment that allows sleep to overtake your baby.  By teaching your baby a restful attitude about sleep as a youngster, both you and your child will sleep better when they are older.

Stay away from sleep trainers:  Our ancestors have managed for centuries without the help of parenting books and magic formulas promising to get babies to sleep through the night, so why have we become so reliant on them?  There is no one step fix that will lull your baby into sleep, much less keep him asleep, so don’t let yourself be tempted into buying oscillating cribs, breathing teddy bears, vibrating mattress pads or anything else that seems too good to be true, because chances are, it probably is.

Remain flexible:  Nothing works every time, all the time, so keep your expectations realistic and don’t persist with a failing experiment.  Develop a nighttime parenting style that works for you and your family, following your heart rather than some stranger’s sleep-training advice.  By doing so, you’ll eventually work out the right nighttime parenting style that works for you and your family.

Decide where baby sleeps best:  There is no right or worng place for babies to sleep.  Some sleep best in their own crib in their own room, some sleep better in a bassinet in their parents room, while others sleep best snuggled between Mom and Dad in their bed.  Over the course of the first two years, be prepared for your baby to transition through a number of different sleeping arrangements before reaching the one that works best for him.

Get baby used to a variety of sleep associations:  The way an infant goes to sleep at night is the way she expects to go back to sleep when she awakens.  By creating a variety of sleep associations in your baby’s sleep routine, you’re avoiding the reliance on one method of association and teaching your child to be adaptable and flexible.  Sleep associations to include in your child nighttime routine include a regular bathing schedule, dressing him in a sleep sack, story telling and quiet time before putting him down for the night.

What your baby sleeps in is just as important as how he gets to sleep at night.  Be sure to dress baby in a sleep sack until at least one year of age, ensuring that the fabric is made of a natural fiber and not a petrochemical derived fabric such as fleece, microfleece or polyester.  Merino sleep sacks are best for baby because the fabric is able to breathe and regulate your child’s body temperature, keeping him warm if the temperature drops or cooling him if he becomes hot.  Synthetic fabrics just aren’t able to offer the same benefits and can potentially cause overheating, dampness, sweating, rashing and a myriad of other skin related issues.

Look for Part 2 in our four part series on things you can do to get your baby to sleep and stay asleep longer.

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She will sleep in her own room if i lay on the bed with her till shes asleep, but wakes in the night and climbs in bed with me and my husband!
everyone tells me to be harder on her, but i cant ignore her she screams and cries hysterically and is shouting “mummy, im scared, mummy i love you” it just breaks my heart and i cant do it. I also have a 18month old and she gets woken by all the screaming!
If anyone has some good advice other than ‘be harder on her’ or ‘ignore her’ i would be really greatful.
Thanks

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We are trying our 2 year old daughter in a toddler bed from her cot.tried a few months ago but she wasnt having any of it. so now a couple of months on we are trying again.
Any tips for a smooth successful move to “the bed”?

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In my experience, the most common reason for a baby fighting sleep at nap time and bedtime is overtiredness.

Babies who sleep poorly in the day often need a lot of parental help to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night.

This is because they have become over stimulated through being awake for too long during the day, or due to poor quality naps (typically 30 minutes or less) when out and about.

Time and again people ask me for advice about their baby’s night sleep and when I ask about day time naps they say “she won’t nap for more than 15 minutes in the day” or, “he stopped napping before his first birthday”.

This can cause problems because these babies are awake for too long a period for their age. As a result they become chronically fatigued, find it harder to fall asleep, and/or stay asleep. Sleep problems then start to arise because parents assist their babies to sleep.

Of course, some babies really do need less sleep than others and can tolerate longer periods of time awake. But if your baby is finding it hard to settle to sleep, doesn’t nap well in the day, and/or is waking regularly throughout the night, I suggest you look first at the amount of day sleep she is having and the length of time she is staying awake.

By keeping an eye on your baby and noticing her tired signs you will quickly learn how long she is able to stay awake and remain content. As soon as she starts to fuss, become frustrated, rub her eyes, or show other signs of tiredness, it’s time for her to sleep.

Your baby is an individual and only she can show you how long she is happy to be awake without becoming overstimulated. Some approximate ‘contented awake’ times are:

0 – 3 weeks (15 – 30 minutes)

3 – 12 weeks (30 – 90 minutes)

3 – 7 months (1 – 2 hours)

7 – 12 months (2 – 3 hours)

1 – 2 years (3 – 5 hours)

2 – 3 years (5 – 8 hours)

All babies are different and these awake times are just a guideline. Interestingly, babies seem to have their shortest, ‘contented awake’ time in the morning and these then increase as the day goes along. So your baby will be able to stay awake contentedly for a longer period of time at the end of the day.

For example a seven month old baby may need a nap 1 hour and 45 minutes after waking in the morning. She is likely to then have a further two naps in the day and may be contentedly awake for three hours before her final sleep.

If your baby is staying awake for a longer period of time than is right for her age, she is very likely fighting sleep due to overtiredness. Some very tired babies will fall asleep easily at the end of the day into what I call a “dead” sleep. Unfortunately, they will often then wake many times throughout the night. But she will probably then wake regularly through the night because she was over stimulated before bedtime.

Another reason why your baby may fight sleep is that she isn’t given enough time to wind down before she is put down for a sleep. Your seven month old may be playing happily. She’s been awake for about two hours and she starts to fuss. First she becomes frustrated with her toys, then she starts to rub her eyes with the back of her hand.

You know she’s tired so you pick her up and put her in her cot. She shouts, screams even. In and out you go, trying to settle her, until she is beyond tired. Eventually, you get her up, concluding that she wasn’t ready for a nap after all. This is a scenario I often hear about.

When you put your baby down for a nap, it’s really important you do it as soon as she’s tired because the window of opportunity here is quite small. Taking just ten minutes to finish what you’re doing before taking your baby for a nap could mean she ends up overtired and will need a lot more help from you to fall asleep.

As soon as you see your baby is tired, take her to where she sleeps and then spend some time preparing her for her nap. The older your baby, the more time this will be. For example, a 2 year old may have been awake for 4 hours and will need maybe 20 minutes of calming down before a nap. A 4 month old baby may just need a five minute cuddle in a dark room until he is relaxed and ready for sleep. The aim is to help your baby become drowsy and ready to sleep.

At the end of the day, the preparation for bedtime will be longer, probably involving a bath and some music so your baby knows it’s night time.

A tired (not over tired) baby, who has been prepared for sleep through a calming routine, will find it much easier to fall asleep without your help for naps. And a well rested baby, who has napped well in the day, will be able to settle herself to sleep at bedtime. Which is essential if you want your baby to sleep through the night without your help.

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For the past few weeks, I’ve had trouble falling asleep and maintaining my sleep pattern. I go to bed around 9 or 9:30 and I can’t fall asleep until around 1-ish. And when I do fall asleep, I only stay that way until around 4, give or take a 17 minute range. But the REM I experience during my dream state has been very off from my usual dreams. For these few weeks, my dreams have involved personal harm caused by others. One of these dreams involved me getting raped on school grounds during school hours.
So can I get some advice? It would be Greatly Appreciated!! After all, I need my sleep just as much as the next person. ;D
I don’t take sleeping pills or drink alcohol. I make sure that I eat closer to the after-school hours than my sundown hours – that way my stomach has time to digest before nighttime.
I do go to bed around 9 – 9:30 because I am still in school and my parents have a set ‘bedtime’ for me. I am and have been extremely fatigued the past few weeks because of this lack of sleep.
Maybe this small detail helps…
My mom has been under chemotherapy and she’s getting ready to have both of her breasts removed. I know my grades are slipping in school, but now I’m trying to do better and make up a lot of the work I missed or didn’t do. I have been depressed and I am on the verge of running away from this house. My family, and most adults, have been (to be honest) pissing me off for no apparent reason.
Maybe that helps or not…

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Long days and short nights -  How to sleep better in warmer weather.

Now that you have recently had a baby the question is: are you and your family getting enough sleep?  It’s essential to our being and we spend one third of our lives doing it, but until we have a bad night’s sleep, we really notice of it.  With the days getting longer and the night’s shorter, how do you make sure that you and your family are getting the most sleep possible?

In this article we have taken the time to provide tips to make sure that everyone, from babies through to adults, are able to capitalize on effective sleep habits at night and wake up feeling as refreshed as possible and ready to face the day.

Common baby sleep issue:  Baby isn’t able to find a good temperature and is either too cold or too hot at night.

Our suggestion: Temperature is a major disruption baby sleep so ultimately it is a major disruption to adult sleep.  Seasonal conditions often dictate that a room is either too hot (during winter) or too cold (during summer).  The optimal bedroom temperature for sleeping is somewhere between 60-65 degrees.  Here are a couple of simple tips will help to ensure that your child/baby is able to sleep comfortably:

Sheets and bedding in your child’s crib should be made of natural fabrics like cotton or wool, never synthetics or polyester blends.
Sleep sacks made with merino somewhere in the combination are able to naturally regulate your child’s body temperature, keeping him/her cool when it’s hot and warm when it’s cold.  Polyester and other synthetics seem warm to the touch, but don’t breathe and can cause children to overheat, and cotton by itself offers little warmth.  Merino is your best choice when looking for a sleep sack fabric. It not only helps move moisture more effectively but even when it is a bit damp it is still warm.  Remember cotton is cold when wet and merino is always warm and doing its job of regulating temperature.

Common sleep issue:  There is little consistency when it comes to your child’s sleep schedule.

Our suggestion: Children (and babies more) need an average of 9 hours of sleep every night, and creating a regular nighttime routine is pivotal to ensuring that they go to sleep sooner and sleep longer throughout the night. A nightly routine to strive for could follow along the lines of:

Dinner at a regular time, preferably before 7pm
Nightly bath or shower: A warm bath or shower is relaxing and signals the end of the day.  Add a couple of drops of lavender essential oil for a relaxing scent.
Massaging your baby with gently scented lotions can be very relaxing and soothe a fussy child
After massaging your child, dress him/her in pj’s or a gown.  Merino and cotton sleep sacks are best for young children and worn over top of pajamas or a nightgown. I take this time again to recommend using merino even in the pj’s.
If your baby is still drinking from a bottle, gently warm it up and give it to him/her after a telling a story or reading a book.

Common sleep issue: We have a new baby and we are running on empty!

Our suggestion: Caring for a newborn is one of the most challenging times of a new parent’s life.  Although it seems there’s not end in sight, babies will sleep for longer stretches as they grow and get older.  Until that time comes, accept that interrupted sleep patterns are normal and look forward to the first time your child sleeps through the night!  It’s never too early to establish a regular nighttime routine (outlined above), and creating sleep associations such as dressing your little one in a sleep sack can promote an easy transition and longer sleep time.

Common sleep issue: I don’t know if my child is sleeping for long enough.

Our suggestion: Although every child’s needs differ, try to aim for at least nine hours of sleep per night, with babies and toddlers taking extra naps on top of this nightly average.  Make sure you’re providing an environment conducive.  Having their bedroom dark and quiet with a comfortable room temperature.  Your child’s mattress shouldn’t be too firm or soft, and he/she should definitely be dressed in a sleep sack.

The natural fiber make up of merino makes it a perfect choice for a children’s sleep fabric.  It’s able to naturally regulate body temperature, keeping children cool when it’s hot and warm when it’s cool.

Warmer nights can be tough on Mom, Dad and the kids but make sure your child’s body temperature stays cool by dressing him/her in a Merino Kids Baby or Toddler Sleep Bag.  By doing so, everyone in your family will soon be sleeping better and for longer at night.

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Bat boxes wage war on mosquitoes in Poland
Instead of using insecticides, a village in Poland has bet on “bat boxes” to attract the insect-consuming flying mammals in a bid to wage war on swarms of mosquitoes driving local residents batty.

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Getting your baby to sleep through the night can be one of the most difficult things to do as a new parent. Because every child is different, there is not one solution that can be used. However, there are a few good general tips that can be used while observing your baby’s specific temperaments that will help to figure out exactly what your baby needs.

Since I know you don’t have too much time to read multiple pages of information, I will keep this straight and to the point.

1. Have a bedtime routine.

I have found this to be very important. It is beneficial for the child because it will put them in the same state of mind every night before bed. Make sure it is something you are able to stick to. Maybe read a short book right before you place them in bed to get started.

2. Give them a security object.

Let your child go to bed with a favorite blanket or stuffed animal. It will make them feel more secure while falling asleep or if they wake up during the night. When a baby wakes up in the night they have no sense of where they are, but if they have something that is familiar to them, they will be more comfortable and more than likely fall back asleep.

3. Don’t rush in.

If your child wakes up crying during the night, don’t rush in. I know this can be especially hard, but sometimes they will fall back asleep on their own and this will create further sleep independence.

4. Be consistent.

This is a biggie! If both parents do not follow the same techniques, nothing will ever change. It is important that both parents are on the same page when it comes to an action plan for your child. This holds true for anything relating to your child’s upbringing.

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By the age of three a toddler requires eleven hours of consistent, quality sleep.   Toddler sleep problems stand in the way of this and can  lead tohealth issues such as a lower immunity, temper tantrums, a slower brainfunction, and a poor diet, to name a few.

For many toddlers just the mention that “It is bedtime” sends them into sheer disarray. (1) Crying and a defiant attitude usually accompany this disarray.This is the start of the bedtime nightmare for parents.  (2)The continuance of their crying or temper tantrum once they are in bed.  (3) Getting them to stay in bed without screaming after the parent leaves the room.  (4) Not getting out of bed in the middle of the night, when they wake up. 
With these 4 areas under control toddler sleep problems will be solved and parents will have a pleasant, warm and cuddly bedtime, free from screaming, night waking, and health issues.

1.  Shshsh…. Dont say the words “Its bedtime.” or anything even close to.Instead use atmosphere and quality time with your toddler to let him know it’s time to wind down.  This manipulation should begin 20 minutes BEFORE the time you put in place for your toddler to be in bed.

Create a cozy, calm and quiet atmosphere. Dim the lights, watch a little Animal Planet and cuddle with your toddler. A baby massage is a wonderful  relaxation technique for both parent and toddler and can be done as part of the winding down process.

2. Find and Remind.  On the way to his room, think of something fun and exciting for your toddler to do the next day.   It could be an afternoon of play dough fun, or perhaps he has a party to go to, or finger painting, or a play in the park.  Remind him of it. A little secret: tell him you are looking forward to doing it with him (ensure that you are able to do this. Otherwise do not offer this statement.

3. The Bedroom: short and sweet.  This is an area many parents get wrong. At bedtime your toddler’s bedroom should be within the same atmosphere as when you were winding him down. Prepare his bedroom before you start the winding down process.  Bedroom atmosphere encompasses a night light and soft music.

The time you spend in your toddler’s room after he is in bed needs to be short and sweet. Sit on edge of the bed next to your toddler and read a story, softly. Stroke his hair or use his favorite toy. Quietly remind him of the fun that awaits him the next day if he gets a good night rest. Mention that you are also very tired and heading off to bed. Kiss him goodnight and off you go.

4. When he starts to cry, tell him you love him and you will check on him in a bit before you go to bed. Ignore his crying. While in his room do not appear stressed.  Know in your mind that all will be well.  Your toddler will feel this and it will help him adjust to his new bedtime routine.

In 9 out of 10 cases your toddler will fall asleep very shortly.  However, if you prolong your time in his room and show your fear of his crying he will recognize this and use it as a tool to get you to stay until he falls asleep, which causes him to stay awake longer, lessoning his sleep time and lessoning your free time.

Toddler sleep problems can yield an unhealthy toddler, and although a bedtime routine can take some time to firmly take effect, fixing toddler sleep problems has many rewards for parent and toddler.  All good things come in time, so be consistent and adhere to the bedtime routine on a nightly basis.

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Pediatric sleep expert Dr. Jodi Mindell talks about making better sleep a priority for the whole family.

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Do We Need a Second Stimulus?
A meaty report from Goldman Sachs chief economist argues the U.S. needs a second stimulus

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