Porridge before bed

I've seen a few posts online about giving babies porridge before bed to help them sleep better have any of you tried this and found it worked?

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Yes I either give porridge or a cup of milk n it helps

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I serve dinner around 5 and bedtime is at 7, do you offer porridge around 5 minutes before bedtime?

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Guessing it's cos it's very filling I haven't but it's a good option

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I've give her it sometimes but if I'm honest it is no different the nights are still the same either way for us anyway

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Didn't work for us

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YES!!!!!

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@Amanda I don't have any porridge in atm but I do have a wheetabix which I will do with some warm milk see how that goes lol

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@Leanne my little one has always been a poor sleeper but for about two weeks we had really good sleep then he got 4 teeth at once and now it's all gone to đŸ’© ill try anything at this point haha

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ah no! I hope your little one is sleeping well now xx

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Banana works well for us 😁x

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Not 5 mins before bedtime.. May be half n hour before she sleeps but not more than that..

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I read a study that I wish I could find but group A was giving solids before bed and group B was not given anything besides milk and they saw no significance in sleeping through the night or not sleeping through the night

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We do and i do think it works! We try for like an hour before bed

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If baby is under 6 months, i wouldn't do it cause possible digestion issues as they grow older. But I've heard that it will help cause it fills their belly longer --- however, you need to make sure that it doesn't fill their belly enough to replace nutrients that they'd have gotten from other food or milk. If they're BF, then their bellies are supposedly also more likely to empty faster than formula-fed

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My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

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Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

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Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

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Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

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My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti
 nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

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Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

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