Is anyone else’s kid just not sleeping.

I literally feel like I’m dying. Exaggerating I know. My kid literally wakes up 10-15 times a night. It’s been like this since 8 months and we’re almost ag 10. I don’t even know what to do anymore. I dropped him down to two naps about 3 weeks ago hoping it would help and same thing. He does okay first half of the night wakes 1-3 times and then after midnight it’s literally a joke. I’ve been rocking him since 1:30am and everytime I sit down in the rocking chair or put him down in bed he loses it. I didn’t sleep train and am now thinking I don’t have much of a choice but to do so. Is it too late? He’s 10 months next week. I’m losing my mind. Is anyone going through this.

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My daughter is same age same situation, she is waking up a lot after being a good sleeper.. she just wants to stay in my arms , the moment i put her down , 5 min and she is awake again . ( currently trying to put her back to sleep)

Like others have said, it’s never too late to sleep train! You should do what you feel you can do, night by night, to stay sane. Do you have a long goodnight routine, the first time you put him down? Is he hungry, when he wakes, those times before midnight? Try to carve out specific hours you know he’s gonna wake, make those feeding times. If he doesn’t eat, try to put him back down, and see if you can just stand him trying to get himself back down. Also, is he steady crying? That’s like 3 solid minutes of crying, no pausing. Literally we were in our bedrooms timing him with our phones, try to only get him once he’s steady crying - that’s signalling that something might actually be wrong, too hot, too cold, too hungry etc etc

hi mama! so it sounds like babe has a dependency on rocking, I would look at removing that association and move towards putting down wide awake :)

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Don’t be a fool like me! Before you run upstairs to have a quickie with your husband make sure your baby monitor receiver is turned off so the whole rest of your house doesn’t hear ur shenanigans. 🫠🫠🫠

Bedtime Advice Please

Hi,
Im a first time mum to a 6 week old. I’ve seen a lot of people say their baby sleeps longer stretches than mine. Since she was born, in the evening we’ve put her down in her Moses basket in the living room until me and my partner go upstairs to bed. She’s waking up 3 times in the night. Would she be better at sleeping if I put her down in the next to me upstairs earlier in evening with baby monitor and get her in more of a routine every night?
I don’t know if I’m being stupid but I think maybe if she’s in more of a set routine sooner rather than later it would be best?

Sleep!!

Our little girl at 10 weeks just slept from 730pm to 430am. She fell asleep on her dad and in bringing her upstairs at 10pm she was still fast asleep so decided as she was fed just before that to leave her until she stirs. She’s usually a good sleeper on the first stint of the night with atleast 6/7 hours but tonight she’s gone 9! Besides a little leakage as I’m exclusively breastfeeding I have no concerns. Would this one off affect my milk supply? For context when she woke she fed for 10 mins which is average for her and was content/ didn’t seem to be struggling.

Is my friend just spoiled or is she a terrible mother

I know that sounds harsh. But one of my best friends has changed since she married her husband who has money..

Shes due in May, doesnt seem excited about the baby at all. Talks about how she would never get pregnant again and would use a surrogate even tho shes had 0 real issues .. and surrogacy is hardly ethical. Regardless i dont judge it because its her choice.. now its added in with this other stuff im feeling otherwise.

She has a nanny, which i think is fine. We all deserve help! But now i found out the baby is going to be sleeping on an entirely different floor. IN THE NANNIES ROOM in a bassinet. The nanny will be doing all the “work” She says she never wants to hear the baby cry, she said she would never even let the baby in the bed to nurse… she’s wealthy beyond belief. Has everything she could want. I thought she would take motherhood seriously. Im not saying we all should struggle but this is hard for me to understand.. im not sure if it’s pregnancy hormones but shes acting like she doesnt even care about this child and only wants to do the “fun” stuff. Doesnt want to do diapers, treating this baby like its not a whole person. Says she will sleep train them as soon as she can and she doesnt give a f*** if the baby is crying for hours .. like it just does not seem to bother her? In hoping that things change when she her son.

Im struggling to stay close with her because i feel like shes now border-lining on neglect ? Am i wrong? Is this not crazy behaviour? And mind u this isnt the half of it !

Dropping nap

Did anyone notice their lo sleeping better at night after dropping to 2 naps?

My son has always woken multiple times at night so I’m not expecting miracles but I’m also just hoping he will eventually be tired enough to sleep longer than 2hrs without needing a feed again. I know sleep association is also a factor but I believe in feeding before sleep to make sure he’s full and he’s never dead asleep before I put him down and I will sing/pat etc as well.

Occasionally we get 3 hrs by fluke, just wondering what others are doing but specifically the multiple wakers xx

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I’m probably over thinking but my baby has always gone bed 9/10 woken up every 2 hours apart from past few days he’s slept till 2am and then done 4/5/6/7 😂 tonight he’s put himself to sleep at 7:15pm
No witching hour like normal just settled so I’ve put him in his next to me while sat here glaring at the monitor 😂😂 I’m so worried about how he will sleep tonight he’s 8 weeks on Friday. He’s way above his birth weight he’s a right chunk so I’m not worried about his feeding. He was born 7 pounds 13 he’s now 12 pounds probably a bit over that now as was weighed beginning of last week!