Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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Am I being unreasonable for 1 day?

Am I being unreasonable here.. my baby is 5 months old doesn’t sleep well in the buggy/pram has always slept better in her cot. My dad has invited us over for the day but expects my LO to take her naps in the pram which is going to result into a very grumpy baby as she will only nap in there for 20 mins/half hour max and I don’t feel it’s fair either. Nothing at my dads for her either like a travel cot etc and I just can’t be arsed with the hassle of it all if I’m honest, he’s in a grump with me now and hung up on me after me explaining this to him. I would of thought his partner would be understanding of this seeing as she’s a woman who’s had kids, wtf

Thoughts on sleep consultants?

My baby is 10 months old and has never slept through. She wakes 5 times a night and on average. We co sleep and breastfeed. I have tried lots of things so feel it might be time to try a consultant but want some people's opinions first as it is costly! Thank you

Apps for naps and wake windows

Any recommendations for apps that help with naps and wake windows and bedtime for a 11 week old. That you don’t have to pay subscription

Anyone else's toddlers at 4 or 5am some days?

is there anyway I can prevent early wake ups? I feel like I have spent his whole life working on his sleep schedule and im ready to throw in the towel cos im tired myself. any insight would be great, pls!

my son is a year and 10 months old if that helps.

7 week sleep

My little one has been sleeping ok in the day but needs to be held for some naps for her to get a decent one however now she is 7 weeks she is struggling to go down, wakes frequently and will only sleep with the dummy in her mouth. She does a good 4 hour stretch at night but last couple nights then wakes 2 hourly. I feel like I spend all day helping her get to sleep. She is currently in my arms and slept 40mins then woke and now has spent the last 30mins in and out of sleep in my arms. She woke for a while for a little poo and then spends 10-15mins playing before crying again. Anyone else experience this? Is it normal?

Naps

How many naps is your 12 week old having a day?

5 month old contact naps

Anyone else’s 5m old fighting contact naps like trying to wriggle out of being held and crying etc but also won’t be put down to fall asleep on their own? The only way he will fall asleep without a struggle is in the carrier but I can’t do that for every nap or at bed time. Same thing happens if I try to get him to nap earlier/later so I don’t feel like it’s wake window specific.

Daytime

Where do you take baby out during the day when it's just the 2 of you?

Question about 6 months

Hey guys, so my baby boy is about to be 6 months. Lately he has been crying (during the day and night) and waking up a lot at night (I don't sleep train or anything so maybe thats part of the issue?). He has also been more clingy and I'm just wondering is there something that happens during this stage that makes him this way? Forgot to mention that he does already have two teeth, but I think he is done teething for now.

Sleep and naps

How are babies sleeping at night and naps during the day? Mine seems ok at night very early wake ups at 5 ish but sleeps from 7:30 ish. Day naps are max 30-40 minutes unless held or in pushchair.

Where does baby nap?

I’m having real issues with my toddler who enjoys and gets a kick out of trying to wake my 10 week old up when he’s either asleep on me or in his moses basket. Im at the point now where I feel it’s better for him if he sleeps in his next to me upstairs with the door shut as to not be disturbed. Anyone else doing this? Obv I will put a baby monitor in there so I can observe him

Losing my mind 😂😂

So my girl is still on 2 naps.
She usually naps well, both naps around an hour, sometimes slightly more.
But the last 2 days she’s barely napping! Yesterday 25 min morning nap, 50 min afternoon one. Today 40 min morning nap and 25 min afternoon one. Last night she slept rubbish which I put down to her short naps.
Do I transition her to 1 nap? My struggle is the morning, she’s ready to sleep after 3 hours whereas in the afternoon she can do 4-5 hours.
Just losing my mind a bit as she seems to be overtired during the night so is horrendous if doesn’t get enough day sleep😭😂

Floor bed / double floor bed

My now 11 month only EBF baby has been cosleeping with me since he was 5 weeks. He is so active that I feel it is time for him to have his own bed. My thoughts are getting him a cot will be like going backwards when his whole life he has been used to rolling around a superking with me.

Those of you who have floor beds/double floor bed, can you list the pros and cons to them please.

My partner really isnt convinced it will be safer than having him in our bed but ours is so high, and at some point he does need to learn independence in his own room

No sleep for momma 😡

My baby is 7 months now & since 5 months his sleep has been not great. He used to sleep through the night, minimal night wakings. Now he wakes up 2/3 times a night and it’s taking its toll on me. I start work again next month ( 12hour shifts) and I know the way we are sleeping it’s going to be rough if I don’t try rectify this.

I need advice on what I could do?
Anyone know any good sleep training consultants?

I need to do something😭😭 it’s affecting my mental health as I am getting hardly no sleep now and it’s rough. Please mommas any advice welcome I am desperate at this point

Pulling to stand in cot

Hello mamas!

As expected… my baby is pulling to stand on furniture and now even in his cot!
I can watch him during the day etc so he doesn’t fall but what if he wakes up at night or in the morning and will stand up in his bed!
Is there anything I should do now? Protect barriers somehow so when he falls he does not hurt himself? Should I just leave it and see how it goes?
I think I can lower the mattress one level down but don’t think it will make any difference..
I’m stressing out!! 🥺🥺

Edit : I just read about lowering mattress to the lowest to prevent baby from leaning over so I will do this today! Still won’t help with pulling to stand though! 🫠

Crying before naps and night time sleep

Anyone else’s little one crying before naps/night time sleep? It’s been happening over the last few days where she’ll just whinge and then it escalates into full blown crying and I can’t settle her, she won’t take a dummy, she used to feed to sleep but now won’t, I’ve tried rocking her but she still cry’s and pushes off me and then if I put her down in the cot she cry’s! I do feel by the end of it she is overtired because she gets so worked up but it’s cause it’s taking like 10-15 minutes every time to get her to sleep if not more! I always follow her tired signs and don’t feel she’s overtired, I was thinking under tired but then she shows me clear signs she’s tired. Her wake windows are between 2-3 hours. Not sure if it’s a stage or I’m missing something?!

CIO at 19 weeks? anyone sleep train their baby yet?

anyone sleep train their LO with CIO?

i really didn't want to but sleep regression has been really hard and i haven't been able to sleep properly. i dont even remember what happened last night and im scared its going to get dangerous.

i believe ferber and doing the check ins will make baby more angry/agitated compared to leaving him alone (have trialed it but i end up giving in) but just wanna see if anyone else has ST their baby

Getting to sleep

It’s taking FORVER to get little lady to sleep we try moving sleep forward or later tonight’s it’s taken nearly 2 hrs x we use huckleberry but I think we’re transitioning to one nap a day any advice for overstimulated parents xx

Sleeping

My little girl is 2 years and 3 months, for the past two nights she’s woke up shouting for me and will not settle. She’s ended up sleeping in my bed for 2 nights. When looking back on the camera it’s totally random. Anyone else’s child doing this. We are currently waiting to start her “big girl room” - moved house so it’s starting from scratch! Any advice! She’s never slept in our bed before, has been in her own room simce 10 weeks. We have been in this new house since January, so not totally new to her now!

Bedtime

Is anyone else has issues with your child struggling for bedtime all of a sudden he used to be so good when he went to bed then since he turned 22 months he’s just gone backwards , won’t go down til like 9pm?