Nighttime Routine Help- 5 months 👶🏼

Please share with me your babies night time routine 😴

We are struggling to get our 5 month baby to settle at night 😭 I’m exhausted! And feel like as a mother I’m failing! 😴😴😴🤯🤯

I breastfeed.

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

I came here to say that you’re not failing, never think that please. You’re doing the best literally your baby loves you and loves how you take care of them ✨

I was going to share my routine but I give my baby a bottle at night because I’ve found that she is hungry a lot when she’s breastfed, so bottle holds her for 8/9hours at night.

You’re not failing. All babies are different and all moms are uniquely different. Remember that even if you do find a routine that works, your baby is growing and changing and you’ll likely have to adapt to that and change the routine a bit in a few weeks anyways.

I’m like you. I’m averaging about 5 hours a night of sleep for myself but my girl is getting 10-11 hours of sleep at night with multiple wake ups. The tiredness is so difficult but it’s just for a time. It won’t be like this forever. You’ve got this!

how old is your little one and what times bed time? We’ve been trying to introduce bottle at night time but not sure how to do it etc

sorry just seeing this now!

She’s 15 weeks now. She doesn’t have a “bed time” it kinda depends on how her day went. For example two nights ago, she didn’t nap much during the day and ended up sleeping at 8pm and waking up at 9am. Without waking up at night. Then the following day she slept during the day and was awake till about midnight/1am😭
So what I mean is that, i won’t know what time she’ll finally go to bed, (usually between 9pm-11pm most days with exceptions) but when she does I know she’ll sleep through and wake up in the morning.

I also take her out a lot to get some daytime light. Idk why I feel like that makes a huge difference. Getting some vitamin d and all the activities from just being outside makes her tired when its dark🤣

Bath time at 6:30. Lotioned up and then usually asleep by 7-7:30 or so

in our community

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....

Sleeping bag

8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

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.

Not drinking

I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

Leaky nappy help

What nappies are you using to stop leaks?? We use pampers ultra dry size 5, and for the past few nights he has lashed through and we’ve had to completely change him during the night. Last night he leashed through twice!! He sleeps on his front and stays leaks through at the top of his leg where the tabs connect. Didn’t know whether to size up, he has a bit of a belly on him but he’s smack in middle of weight guidance so shouldn’t need too

My little one is struggling with sleep

Hey! I'm in need of some advice please girls! My little boy is 20 months turns 21 months in 2 half weeks. He use to sleep through the night now he is waking up every single night in the early morning, I've had to transition him to a toodler bed as he kept climbing out his cot. Just need some advice on what I can do to help him get back in to a sleep pattern?