Sleep / naps

How much does your LO sleep in the day time and night? My little one wakes 1-2 times in the night which is amazing. However she only naps 10-30mins at a time and is awake for long stretches / fights her naps. She’s now 9 weeks old. Would you say this is normal x

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We were having almost identical issue and it was driving me mad because as soon as I would try and sneak to get lunch or whatever she would wake and cry. I started doing day time naps in the sling and she will now go 2-3.5 (!!) hours or as long as I can last lol and she is comatose to the point where I can rattle the dishes, clatter around with cutlery etc and she doesnt stir. Not always possible I know but worth a go so you can get yourself sorted x

ooo I’ll have to try this, Thank you!! What sling do you use? X

I second this! Lifesaver, especially with having a toddler too - I can’t afford to be nap trapped all the time 🤣

I have the boba one from amazon its only 40 quid, someone of them are 300 like what 😂😂

If I have managed to get up before her and eat and wash the bottles and get dressed Im all for a contact nap, but since that only happens about 5% of the time now it has to be the wrap 😂🙈

*adds to cart immediately* thank you!! Tell me about it!😂 We were kindly gifted a babybjourn one but I feel like it’s not great for her hips x

I’ve got this too! Would highly recommend. I got so many jobs done today ahd she slept the whole way through! How many layers does your little one have on in the sling? I worry mine will overheat!

dont you feel like a superwoman after lol well I do anyway 😂 At home she wears a vest and a onesie and usually if Im putting her in the sling its because shes screaming lol so I dont change her- she does end up a bit warmer and extra cosy than normal so if I have time I take off her onesie leave long sleeve vest on but thats not always ideal as I cannot keep socks on that childs feet for more than two mins so she has little cold feet hanging out lol. Havent used it outside yet! What do you do? xx

haha yes I definitely feel like superwoman! It’s amazing how well they sleep tucked up in there. Yes ours wears a vest and onesie at home and I think I should probably always take the onesie off when I put her in the sling, but same problem as you… she’d just scream if I undressed her 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 So often I just leave her in both and keep checking how hot she’s getting. I did have her in her vest today as I popped her straight into the sling after a nappy change and I then pulled the main middle bit down over her feet if that makes sense! X

I use the cuddle bug off amazon I agree absolute life saver! instantly calmer, happier little one when he is tucked up in there and can get all my jobs done and a warm brew 🤣

Sling! It’s the only way I’ve been able to get both my girls nap at this age xx

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Just out of curiosity, why do parents love zipper onesies?

Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

At this point I’m not enjoying motherhood

My 22 month old is horrendous at the moment🫣 biting, hitting, pushing, pulling and shoving not only adults but children he also wants what other children have and will just snatch it away from them.

We repeat ‘nice hands’ ‘be gentle’ ‘let’s share’ etc

But how do I make him understand what he’s doing isn’t very nice? At the end of the day I feel like I’ve just been saying his name all day and nothing else.

What can I do?

This might rattle some people

Ok, this might get a bit long, and a bit bumpy, so get comfy and buckle up.

So about a week or 2 ago, there was a post on here regarding sleepovers. Not letting their child go to them as you can't trust who'll be at the house etc.

Now, given recent incidents in nurseries and schools, plus my own experience back in the 90s, I am more concerned about sending my child to nursery and later school than I am to a friend's house for a sleep over.

The other day a man was jailed for abusing children at the nursery he worked at. A woman has been arrested for sleeping with an underage boy and then getting pregnant by a different underage boy while on bail for the first offence.

Young girls and boys get sexually harassed and bullied when at school, not all of them. But more than you think. And not just by other kids, but by adults who we as parents are trusting to look after our kids.

A sleepover, is a more controlled environment, with only a handful of people coming into contact with your child. A school, a club etc there can be 100s of people coming into contact with your child.

I was targeted at 7 years old by the owner of a prominent private school. Thankfully, I wasn't SA'd. In year 5 of primary school, I started to develop early, I was harassed by the boys and teachers made remarks about how my uniform didn't fit right, always "adjusting it" around my chest and legs.

Years 7-9 of secondary school were hell. But it was all under the guise of "we're just messing around". A teacher twanging my exposed bra strap (none uniform day) is not "messing around".

Boys pinning me down trying to rip open my shirt to see my breasts.

I fear for my daughter. I hope she takes after my father's family, flat chested.

We need to educate all our children, what is acceptable behaviour. And to come to us, as their parents should ANYTHING happen.

Dummy

My baby has had a dummy since about 2 weeks old (now 5 months) and over the course of the last month we weaned her off it during the day only for naps and night (which was fine) and then 5 days took it completely away during the day.

The first day no dummy was fine, the second bit rougher. But now it feels impossible she just moans and cries all the time it takes ages for her to go down to sleep (she’s always been an amazing sleeper)

I thought it was meant to get better as time went on not worse. I’m at my wits end I dunno what to do.

Currently typing this as she screams uncontrollably in the car and I cry with her cos I can’t do anything.

Help

My LO every feed. Drs don’t seem to think it’s a problem the whole Muslim cloth gets soaked so much I’m using towels now. I’ve tried size O teats he gets really frustrated and still spills it out :(

Of these two, which seems more overall “demanding” to you, overall? Lighthearted poll, not putting anyone down 🫶🏼

As a mum who breastfed for 3 years, I think formula feeding seems 100x harder and more demanding. I give those mamas all the credit because I could not keep up with that faff haha. I truly don’t understand why people say breastfeeding is more effort, other than the fact that no one else can do it. But personally I’d take that over endless bottle prep & cleaning.