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My son is 9 months now, he’s still going through sleep regression but it’s starting to become a bit unbearable. Don’t have an issue with him waking up every few hours in the night, I know it’s for his development, new skills etc. but he doesn’t allow us to put him back down again, he screams and cries until we pick him back up, but literally as soon as he’s back in our arms he goes off again in seconds. We’re wanting to put him in his own room too but I feel reluctant to this especially with the way he cries. His nappy is changed and we make sure he’s had some milk so we know he’s not hungry or wet in the night. I even tried Co-sleeping with him last night but I felt like I couldn’t sleep, just out of worry, on the bright side he seemed to enjoy Co-sleeping and it was nice to cuddle with him but I’ve gone nearly 3 nights now with next to no sleep.

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We had a similar situation with my boy, He didn't sleep through until he was about 3½ but I found that co-sleeping was my only option because I was just so exhausted. He was still waking up hourly until he was three, some children just don't seem to need the sleep as much as others. I know this probably isn't very reassuring but what I'm trying to say is that co-sleeping is not the worst thing in the world as much as people make out it is, there are safe ways of doing it, of course only if you are comfortable with it xoxoxo

Hang in there ❤️ You got this ❤️

is there a specific way to co-sleep, I’m so scared of rolling on him 😔

thank you, I just worry in case there’s something we’ve done wrong, why don’t they come with manuals 😂

I always had Alex on the inside of the bed so there was plenty of space for him to wriggle around, We have a king size bed so I would be on the edge, I would get him to fall asleep with me closer to the other side and then once he was asleep I would roll back over onto my side, So I wasn't actually anywhere near him through the night ❤️ then when he needed feeding I could just roll back over and feed him, I'm sure you've not done anything wrong ❤️ They are just all different ❤️ I got very unlucky with Alexanders sleep 🤣🤣 It's still not great now but we are getting there slowly lol. With my next baby I am planning on having a next me crib so that I can co-sleep without actually co-sleeping but that is purely so that it's not a hard habit to break because I let it go on for a little bit too long with Alex and then getting him in his own room is a nightmare lol. Xoxo

Thank you for your help, I’ll give it a go tonight and see how we get on 🫶🫶

I didn’t even think about that 🤦🏻‍♀️ thank you I’ll give it a go 🤍

Good luck❤️❤️ you got this ❤️❤️

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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?

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....

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!

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!

i just want someone to talk to😔😔😔😔

when things get hard i have nothing not any support from my partner im convinced he doesn’t even love me anymore but thats another story
I have a 3 yo and a 2yo that are in bed sleeping only just now. I have a 1 yo that’s been sleeping from 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock. I just gave her her milk and she would’ve gone back to sleep if it wasn’t that
I lost her dummy earlier in the day when I went out
so now she won’t go back to sleep and she won’t accept any of the other dummy’s i have!😔😔and it’s 10 o’clock and I’m gonna be up until 3 o’clock with her and when she does want to go to sleep i won’t have any dummy to give her she will accept and she won’t sleep without it i just wanna cry 😔i have nobody to talk to and i feel so alone i get no support from anybody i’m so tired and i don’t feel well to top it off😔