Baby refuses to sleep

My 8 month old is a horrible sleeper, always has been since newborn. nothing seems to soothe her other than comfort nursing. She’s fine going to sleep when my partner is in the room, she will whinge for a little bit but if I’m there she just escalates to full screaming. She’s a very light sleeper any little sound will wake her. she’s started waking every 2 hrs at night, each time it takes about 30 min to put her back.

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Such a tough time for you, Rose.

There’s a lot going on at 8 months (teething, learning to crawl etc) so sleep is affected around this time.

We are going through it now with our little one - we’ve been here with our first (she was even worse!!) so i know there’s light at the end of the tunnel and I’m just riding it out for now. Side lying feeding, cosleeping, going to bed early with the baby and trying to get a bit extra sleep if I can, and lots of caffeine is getting me through….

Can I suggest “beyond sleep training” on Facebook. They give great advice and send lots of solidarity (which sometimes is all you need to get through, knowing you’re not alone) 🫶

Knowing that you aren’t alone honestly better than advice sometimes

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When did you circumcise your baby?
If you DID NOT or DO NOT have a circumcised son DO NOT comment this post is not for you!

Did you wait a certain amount of time or have it done immediately?
Again respectfully, this is only for the parents who choose to do so.
opinions about how not necessary it is will not be appropriate for this post. Thank you in advance. 🩵

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

I feel like just a milk cow

Hi I have a 16 day old via c section, I'm a FTM never having been around babies before as I am the youngest of my household and from a small family. My husband is fantastic with our little one. But ever since I've had the baby I just feel like the only thing I'm good for is producing milk. I feel disconnected from my husband like the only reason he's around is because am producing milk. We were having some issues before the baby and we're struggling it took a while to feel like he was onboard even though he said he was from the moment we found out. I dunno if I'm feeling like a spear part because I'm lacking confidence with baby or because I feel like he wouldn't mind being a single dad. Is this postpartum hormones or something else?

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....

How long did it take for your child’s circumcision to heal and you could give him a bath?

I’ve just been wiping him down with a fiber wash cloth but I just wanted to know from others experience on how long it took