I am making it a personal goal to not night wean until dd gets all four of her molars. We've got two, and now we are waiting for those other two. In the meantime, we are still waking at least every two hours.
But... I decided I would just go down the list of natural "remedies" for poor sleep in my Natural Healing book. First on the list is aromatherapy. they suggest adding a few drops of essential oil to the bath, but I found that too complicated, because for babies, they want you to mix it first with an almond oil base, and that just made the bath too slick and the tub was slippery. Instead I put a drop of oil on a tissue and left it at the head of the bed.
My book suggests Chamomile for babes under 1 year and Geranium for babes over 1 year. kids older than 6 can have both Geranium and Chamomile together.
I've been using Geranium after a couple of nights, it really seemed to help settle her. She doesn't have to nurse as long, and she will let me roll over. Also she is waking on the longer end of every two hours now. Not a cure, but the oil seems to be helping. I hope it helps in your house.
But... I decided I would just go down the list of natural "remedies" for poor sleep in my Natural Healing book. First on the list is aromatherapy. they suggest adding a few drops of essential oil to the bath, but I found that too complicated, because for babies, they want you to mix it first with an almond oil base, and that just made the bath too slick and the tub was slippery. Instead I put a drop of oil on a tissue and left it at the head of the bed.
My book suggests Chamomile for babes under 1 year and Geranium for babes over 1 year. kids older than 6 can have both Geranium and Chamomile together.
I've been using Geranium after a couple of nights, it really seemed to help settle her. She doesn't have to nurse as long, and she will let me roll over. Also she is waking on the longer end of every two hours now. Not a cure, but the oil seems to be helping. I hope it helps in your house.
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