Can a baby sleep in a playpen or does it need to sleep in a crib?

MuSlim Knight asked: I may be babysitting a friend’s baby for 1 year and am trying to figure out what I need aside from diapers, bottles and baby wipes before the baby is born. Also do you have to put ointment on a baby’s circumcision and if so what should I use? I know my [...]

what time does your infant go to sleep? someone i knows 9 month old baby doesn’t go to sleep until?

??Xanden’s Mommy?? asked: 11p-1a! Is this crazy?? She says it works for them. and has been this way for months. He wakes at 9-10a every morning and takes ONE 1-2 hour nap at 2pm Haha. It’s me! just didn’t want to be called a bad mom. Courage – i totally understand. I think its fine [...]

How do you put to bed an 8 week old infant at night when he won’t sleep anywhere else but in bed next to mom?

Christina asked: I’ve tried putting him in his swing, a vibrating chair, his bassinet with and without the vibrate on, with the lights on, with the lights off, and he won’t take a pacifier. He uses me as a pacifier and likes the warmth of my skin next to him to put him to sleep. [...]