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Peace of mind please

I shot up at 4am last night and had the urge to check my little boy who sleeps in a cot next to our bed.
For the first time he has rolled over and was sleeping on his stomach, my heart dropped.
I was so scared that I picked him up to make sure he was okay and he was just sound asleep…

What are we supposed to do if they roll over in their sleep?! He’s almost 6 months old and I’m prettified of him rolling and it being a different outcome if I don’t wake up..

Just need some peace of mind that this is
okay?

6m old not sleeping

My 6m old won’t sleep. He goes bed at 8/8.30. He’ll sleep until 3am and then he just wakes up like he’s ready for the day.
He’s not hungry, cold, too hot, not teething ect but it’s been going on for about a week. He then won’t go back to sleep until 5ish then he wakes every single morning at 7 on the dot. I’m exhausted. Anyone got any tips on helping this because he’s then so mardy throughout the day due to lack of sleep.

Moving 18 week old to her own room

Just looking for some advice really. I know at this age (18 weeks) she will most likely be going through sleep regression BUT I have been thinking for a while now about the time to put her in her own cot.. she’s in a next to me one at the moment and is constantly hitting the sides with her feet and she’s waking up so so much! Has any other mums moved their babies to their own room?

We have the owlet sock and camera so of course would keep an eye on her and I’m planning on sleeping in the room with her to begin with just to see if she sleeps any better. I know it’s advised 6 months due to SIDS but feel as though we would all get better sleep

I don’t really know what to do as me and my partner are EXHAUSTED

P.s she does nap through the day really well in her own bed so she is used to it

How are you BOTH getting sleep with a newborn?! 😴

Hey mamas 🤍

Looking for any advice or tips on how to protect a few hours of sleep for both me and my partner 🙏

We have a 5-week-old who usually wakes around 12/1/2am (depending on bedtime), and then again around 3/4/5am. My partner works from 7am to 5pm usually, so evenings can feel a bit full-on, and nights are quite broken at the moment (which I understand is quite normal!).

We’re combi feeding, as in the baby has expressed breast milk during the day, and we switch to formula overnight.

Would love to hear what’s worked for you from shifts, routines, anything that helped you both get a bit more rest 💭✨

Crawling

Has any of October babies started crawling

Colic Baby

Anyone else have a colic baby? If so how do you cope with it and get your sleep in? I’ve tried everything under the sun, on top of this he’s cluster feeding like hell.

Baby slept all night

Sorry, I just need to post this... my little boy is 12w5d and he slept through from 9:30-6am, woke for a feed and went back to sleep until 8:30!!! I can't believe it. I was obviously up every few hours checking on him and making sure he was ok, so I didn't get a full nights sleep 🤣 but I'm so pleased for him! 🎉🥳 (not a brag btw, I'm just so pleased and wanted to share)

🥲

Do any mums who breastfeed and co-sleep — especially once baby doesn’t really need night feeds — ever let their baby cry for a bit in the pram to fall asleep, just so you can have a few minutes to yourself?
A friend suggested this to me, but honestly it breaks my heart. I tried it once and it did work, but I’m not sure I could do it all the time. She’s a childcare teacher and said with sleep training you sometimes let them cry for up to 30 minutes… but I don’t know how people do it.
She also mentioned that a lot of mums here on the Gold Coast, Australia do it during the day when their baby’s tired — letting them fall asleep in the pram so they can have a coffee or catch up with friends without having to rush home for a nap.
I just feel like it might not be good for their nervous system and it doesn’t sit right with me… but then again, I’m also a first-time mum.

How often and how much do your 5 week olds feed? (Formula)

I suspect he’s taking in much less than others’ babies in this group. I understand every baby is different but mine wakes every 1.5 hours at night..

moving to cows milk

hi! my boy is one next week and changing to cows milk is really confusing me. he is fed to sleep sith formula three times a day, before his two naps and bedtime. how do i change to cows milk, especially if ideally the cows milk shouldn’t go in a bottle? i just so lost and quite dusted by the whole process. i have a munchkin miracle 360 cup and he can drink through a straw or open cup but before bed seems very disruptive to the routine

Would you consider a baby not talking at the age of 1 a developmental delay?

Based off a recent post, someone said that a child that doesn’t speak at the age of 1 is developmentally delayed.

Do you agree?

Colour poo, constipation

Hi mammas,
I have a concern.

My 10months old, soon 11momths old baby is often constipated. I noticed it is the baby cereals. He is on solids and aptamil 2. He eats everything, usually no issues. I home cook for him but sometimes, rarely, I will offer baby cereal. Usually we will have 2-3 stable poos per day. Big ones, normal consistency, but when I offer the bloody cereal, we are constipated for 2-3 days. Then I offer a lot of fibre food and he will get out of it. My question is the poo colour. I am attaching photo. Is this normal. I think it is too dark. He eats a lot of green veggies, like spinach,protein, for carbs, I offer a bit of sweet potato or eggs. I just think this is too dark? What is your experience. He also drinks lots of water and love his milk but even when he is not constipated, the poo is always dark brown

5 week old

Anyone else 5 week old.
Unsettled, fighting sleep and just generally just miserable. Or just mine?
She was such a happy soul 3-4 weeks now gone back to crying a lot.

How many OZ are your 10 months drinking in a day?

And what type of milk and meal schedule do you have?

So close to losing it over sleep

Little one doesn’t sleep 😫 he’s currently teething and has a slight cold which isn’t helping but I’ve been awake now since 10pm I don’t think I’ve had a solid hour sleep since. Everytime I am just about asleep he’s awake again and fussing. I honestly thought his sleep would improve being in his own room where we cannot disturb him but nope. It’s taking everything I’ve got not to start screaming at him to sleep I’ve already raised my voice for him to shut the fuck up 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m so exhausted as I’ve got a terrible cough/sorethroat also, having to look after his older brother and also trying to run my business. What are we doing to get them to sleep? At this point I’m going to just let him cry because I can’t take this any longer (something I really hate)

Help

5 months old, she hasn’t laughed yet, she smiles and babbles but not an actual laugh. She can’t roll, doesn’t even try to and doesn’t put weight on her legs when I hold her up. She can’t or doesn’t reach for toys. She was checked at the gp when she was 3 months as she was really stiff and always upset, he was worried she may have Cerebral Palsy… Shes much happier now but just seems to lay and stare at the ceiling. Anyone else experiencing this?

Car seats

Hi mums! I’m going to change my LO car seat as he’s getting too big for his newborn one, I have the ISOFIX base but do I have to get the same brand as the old car seat or can I get any that has the 360 spin?

Car seat

This car seat says 0-14 months. We bought it when my baby was around 5/6 months when he grew out of the old one and the lady who sold it to us in smyths toy shop said it can be used up until 4 I believe but why does the sticker on it say 0-14 months then? Does anyone e else have this seat the joie 360 spin?

Afternoon Nap

I’m just wondering what time roughly do your little ones finish their last nap? I’ve got a little one who is waking early atm and the naps are being very stretched out which i think are making her overtired and just a nightmare last wake window. So today her last nap will probably end about 3pm (if she has the 1.5hrs) with a bedtime of 7 but she will probably whinge from 5-7.

Bed time with reflux baby

Just wondering if anyone has the same issue, my little boy is three months old now and every bedtime through the night he seems to struggle laying down in his crib he’s continuously sounding sniffly through his throat like he has milk stuck in it but won’t bring anything up which then makes him cough. We’re both getting no sleep either so any tips would be absolutely amazing, he’s on baby gaviscon on his bottles at the moment but doesn’t seem to be helping much.😢