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 The bigger mystery though is who and what is behind these “wakings” and how the police plan to stop it … or if it even can be stopped.
Interview: Raven Gregory Talks Zombies and Wonderland | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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After countless feedings, nighttime wakings, and long days together with my baby, it was no longer necessary to consult the experts every time I needed to make a parenting decision—I had become the expert!
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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Lots of wakings and he comes into our bed in the wee hours of the morning.
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Behavioral problems (bedtime struggles, night wakings)
Sleep Center 2010
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After countless feedings, nighttime wakings, and long days together with my baby, it was no longer necessary to consult the experts every time I needed to make a parenting decision—I had become the expert!
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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This was just to get her to sleep on her own … night wakings and night weanings were a whole different story.
Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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November 19th, 2009 at 11: 42 pm yeah, this is night wakings. we have a bedtime routine that is more or less pretty effective at getting him down.
Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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If I sneak away to another room – as I have been doing most nights, just to remove the temptation of boob and try to extend the minutes between wakings – he still wakes up, and yells Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma until I return.
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This is the only thing that ever worked for us for middle of the night wakings.
Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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Mindell, JA et al. Behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in young children: AASM Standards of Practice.
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