Fighting sleep/wake windows?

Anybody else’s baby fighting sleep like a mood and having really long wake windows? Literally I know at this age wake windows should max be like 2-2.5 hours but he pushes 3 hours all the time and just doesn’t act tired or anything and FREAKS out every time we try to get him to nap. He will only contact sleep entirely right now and I’m just so exhausted

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Do you have a pretty consistent routine or do you tend to be out and about?
I’ve noticed my guy has gotten some serious FOMO lately and struggles to sleep in the car or out in public more than he used to.

consistent for the most part. There’s a day here and there where it gets thrown off but not often

Yes 3 hours!! She also naps longer. Our pediatrician said as long as they get 3 decent naps in, about 3-4 hrs of daytime sleep and the baby is alert and active and not cranky we can ignore the the wake windows rule

I’m not getting 3-4hrs 😵‍💫 his naps are like 30 mins with an occasional hour and a half nap so he usually ends up with 2.5 hours

same! My baby girl will sleep 40 min nap max in the crib

We contact nap. There were a few days that even with contact naps she was waking up crying after a sleep cycle but that went away on its own. It’s around 1.5 to 2.5 hrs nap for 1-2 naps. Rest are shorter

This is what my baby was doing when he started to go through the regression. His wake windows are shorter and his naps are longer again.

Same as Lizeth. The past couple weeks my LO was fighting her naps. We brought in the pack and play instead of her crib and that kind of helped. Just this week I’ve been able to have her nap in the pack and play and not contact. It takes some effort but she settles eventually. Naps are still kinda short but getting better. She is a fomo baby so wake windows and cues are challenging

Girl yes this week has been rough baby girl does not want to nap like she has been anymore 😭

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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.

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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

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