Sleeping Habits: Infant, Simplicity

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Discontinued Crib Conversion Rail Kit Needed!

I own 2 Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 convertible cribs (now in day bed configuration) for my twins. I would like to convert them to full sized beds, but I didn't purchase the rail conversion kits when I bought the cribs 4 years ago. Now, Simplicity is out of business COMPLETELY. It's like a ghost town online trying to track down anything Simplicity. I've tried Craigslist, Ebay, Overstock, etc , and every baby store imaginable. My next thought is to get any kind of conversion rail kit that would (hopefully) be a close match in color to the cribs....

Sleep

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Advice for Traveling with Infant Needed

I'm planning a trip to visit family in the Twin Cities with my infant. She'll be 10 weeks when we go. I'm trying to figure out what I can bring on the plane with me, what I can check, can I bring breast milk or formula through security etc. We'll be flying Continental. The customer service rep on the phone wasn't very helpful when I called. I was hoping to bring her travel system with us (minus the base, my parents have one already). Can The plane we'll be on has a gate check option -- can I gate check her infant seat and stroller? I was...

Soothing & Comforting

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Can a Child Learn to Self Soothe at Night If Even I Can't Soothe Him Sometimes?

I asked yesterday about what to do with my "bad sleeper" two year old. His 3.5 week old brother sleeps better than he does or ever did, and with two of them, I am at my wit's end. When I asked what to do about it yesterday, I got the very sensible advice that its time for him to sleep in his own bed and learn to self soothe at night. Right now he sleeps with me, and even daddy can't get him to sleep. Apparently, the four days I was in the hospital were a nightmare, and my mom was there to help, too. About one third of the time, he...