Leap 4

Last couple of days my LG has been crying at everything, staying awake during the day to the point she then overtired but refuses to sleep. We had a 30 minute screaming and crying red faced outburst. Constantly moving and restless during the night. Help!!
How long will this last. She never cries. I already suffer from postpartum depression and severe anxiety.

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Leap 4 was probably the worst for me with both of my kids, that along with leap 7. It is I believe the sleep regression your going through, I would say it does get better, but every babe is different some sadly never come out of it and some do within a week. Have you tried white noise? X

We did when she was when she was first born and we didn’t notice anything. When would you put it on? For naps? Or just at night x

My LB has been so unsettled today and putting the vacuum on in the room helps 🙈 then I try to feed him and he usually falls asleep for 30 minutes contact nap, better than nothing x

@Natalie I would strongly recommend, putting on white noise, this may help her soothe, consider a ewaan too. I even got to the point of burning out my hoover motor because one of mine soothed by the particular sound.

good suggestion. One of mine only settled by the hoover.

I had severe PPD AND PPA with my first it’s awful ❤️ I hope you’re getting support. It’s so hard to tell how long these blips last and sometimes no matter what you do it doesn’t help and then you get more stressed because what you’re doing isn’t helping! my advice would be to make sure you are getting a break at least once a day when partner or someone else takes the baby for an hour so you can have a bath, go for a walk or just relax reading or listening to a podcast. I found mindfulness apps were helpful as well. You’ll get through this xx

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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

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.

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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?