Sleeping

My little boy is 2 weeks old, how do i get him to sleep in the bassinet? In the hospital he slept in it fine but here he wont! Downstairs we have a moses basket and he sleeps fine in it in the daytime

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We are trying to get our 1 week old girl used to the next to me cot. She refused to even be in it for a few minutes, now she had a few successful naps in there. Feeling hopeful that she will soon be sleeping in there during the night as well. I guess it just takes some time

We ended up taking the Moses basket upstairs each night because she wouldn't sleep in her next to me. We will need to transition at some point but will take that slowly to get her used to it. It is really quite big so I can imagine she feels a little lost in it at the moment!

My midwife said at night you produce more of the milk producing hormone and they can smell it so have a tendency to want to feed more which can affect sleep. Mine won’t sleep in his Next2Me so I’ve put his Moses basket in it which helps a little bit. I also put a T-shirt of mine or my hunsband’s over the mattress so it smells like us which also helps a little bit. However, we still don’t get much time with him sleeping in there. The only king stretches of sleep we get from him are when he is held 🥴 sorry I know that’s not helpful.

I asked my midwife today and she said it’s totally normal some babies will go down and some won’t. Not helpful, again, but maybe useful to know you’re not alone. I’m in the trenches too!

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Peace of mind please

I shot up at 4am last night and had the urge to check my little boy who sleeps in a cot next to our bed.
For the first time he has rolled over and was sleeping on his stomach, my heart dropped.
I was so scared that I picked him up to make sure he was okay and he was just sound asleep…

What are we supposed to do if they roll over in their sleep?! He’s almost 6 months old and I’m prettified of him rolling and it being a different outcome if I don’t wake up..

Just need some peace of mind that this is
okay?

Baby slept all night

Sorry, I just need to post this... my little boy is 12w5d and he slept through from 9:30-6am, woke for a feed and went back to sleep until 8:30!!! I can't believe it. I was obviously up every few hours checking on him and making sure he was ok, so I didn't get a full nights sleep 🤣 but I'm so pleased for him! 🎉🥳 (not a brag btw, I'm just so pleased and wanted to share)

Car seat

This car seat says 0-14 months. We bought it when my baby was around 5/6 months when he grew out of the old one and the lady who sold it to us in smyths toy shop said it can be used up until 4 I believe but why does the sticker on it say 0-14 months then? Does anyone e else have this seat the joie 360 spin?

moving to cows milk

hi! my boy is one next week and changing to cows milk is really confusing me. he is fed to sleep sith formula three times a day, before his two naps and bedtime. how do i change to cows milk, especially if ideally the cows milk shouldn’t go in a bottle? i just so lost and quite dusted by the whole process. i have a munchkin miracle 360 cup and he can drink through a straw or open cup but before bed seems very disruptive to the routine

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Do any mums who breastfeed and co-sleep — especially once baby doesn’t really need night feeds — ever let their baby cry for a bit in the pram to fall asleep, just so you can have a few minutes to yourself?
A friend suggested this to me, but honestly it breaks my heart. I tried it once and it did work, but I’m not sure I could do it all the time. She’s a childcare teacher and said with sleep training you sometimes let them cry for up to 30 minutes… but I don’t know how people do it.
She also mentioned that a lot of mums here on the Gold Coast, Australia do it during the day when their baby’s tired — letting them fall asleep in the pram so they can have a coffee or catch up with friends without having to rush home for a nap.
I just feel like it might not be good for their nervous system and it doesn’t sit right with me… but then again, I’m also a first-time mum.

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