Baby won’t sleep in cot

My baby’s 8 months old and from
New born to 2 months old she use to sleep in cot but now the min she asleep nd I try nd out her in for she wakes straight away any help would be great

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So from 2-8 months has she been sleeping in it just waking a ton? Or has she been sleeping somewhere else

Ferber method sleep training could help

On my bed as the minute I put her in cot she wakes up nd refuses to sleep in the cot x

Maybe it’s because your bed smells of you, it sounds silly but my boy struggled too. I have him in a travel cot as his cots too big to be near my bed. I used to put a tshirt or something of mine down and tuck it in to the sides like a sheet so he could smell me, helped him settle better xx

maybe but she use to sleep on her cot u till she turnt 3 months and now she’s 8months and refuses to slee in it I rock her sleep put her in it then she wakes up x

my boy was good in his next to me, slept right though but as soon as the cot came around nope. I used to have to lay him down all at once so his bum didn’t touch first. Then put my hand on his belly and shush him till he settled back off, they go through sleep regression stages and want you for comfort. My Lucas the same age, he’s 8m next week, he refuses any naps now that arnt contact naps but used to self settle xx

it’s a night mare ain’t it Bella will fall asleep in dsy but only if she’s in her chair if I tried to put her in cot for a nap she wud stand straight up and start screaming 😱

They have a 6th sense they know😂 took me a good week to resettle him into the cot.. hopefully it passes. I’ve just bought a new mattress he seems more happy with that xx

I need some meds tht knock her out na I’m joking it’s jus about consistency she’s a light sleeper I think so any bit of noise wakes her up cud be me turning over in my sleep anything so I need gt her out of tht then she wud prob sleep in the cot the min I put her down I jus no I cnt keep sleeping with her in the bed as it’s hard enough for me to gt out of it because of my back and syactica x

I’ve considered banging my own head against the wall some nights to knock myself out 🤣 maybe try white noise quietly or a star light for the ceiling so if she wakes she may self settle. It’s not for the weak this job, it’s hard work 🫣 x

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Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!