Bedtime

How are we getting the toddler to sleep with a baby? My husband doesn’t get home from work until 8pm so I have been waiting for him to get in and he has been taking 23 month old to bed as baby is still feeding. The process is taking longer and longer and toddler sometimes not asleep until 10pm!! There has been no changes to his nap he sleeps approx 2 hours 11:30-1:30/ 2pm. I think it’s because bedtime is too late so i want to do it at the old time of 7:15 but I am struggling with a baby who is clingy and hungry at this time. Any tips? I have considered going a walk in the pram after bath but that’s not sustainable long term

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

When my husband works nights, I sit next to my 21mo and give her my hand/ arm while I breastfeed my 3mo on the other side if that makes sense. I practiced her falling asleep with me sitting next to her while I was late stages of pregnancy to prepare her for it, it took her maybe a few weeks to get used to it. She also has a floor bed so that makes it easier for me to sit on the floor next to her xx

I put baby on a mat/bouncer whilst I do stories with toddler, then toddler goes in her bed and I sit with baby on me for a bit then leave and toddler puts herself to sleep after a while. If baby was already asleep I’d put her in her cot with a monitor. If baby needed a feed I would delay bed time a bit to feed the baby quickly. Baths are when my partner is home 2-3 times a week x

in our community

Wdy think of this for a toddler to learn word construction?

I'm open to anything else to start teaching him to read and write. He's 3!

Car seat crying

My 6 month old PANICS the second I put him in a car seat and screams, cries, chokes and recently even projectile vomited on a 14 minute drive. It’s gotten to the point I don’t even bring him out unless it’s to a doctors appointment. I’m a stay at home mom with no family in my state and it has been very isolating. We’ve tried 3 different car seats with no improvement. Has anyone had a baby who hated the car seat? Any advice? This started at 3 months. I will add it does seem worse when he’s tired. He does cry on every trip though. He only contact naps and co sleeps so he reaches for me and will not sleep in the car seat.

Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

TIA 🙂

Do men really enjoy fellatio?

Been together more than 10 years, but it's been a while since he even seemed remotely interested in me getting on my knees, or vice versa so to speak. I think it was once last year. Must be something I am doing wrong 🤔. Generally everything else in that department is great and we have two young kids with no extra support, so it's quite surprising we can't keep our hands off each other but may need to try new things. It's basically 2 positions each time with some foreplay.

Naps

How is everyone doing for naps?

Little one is 9 months old and will have 2 half hour naps and one solid 1 hour - 2 hour nap a day

Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

Sex post C section

Hi ladies I’m 4 weeks 5 days postpartum and I had a C section. I’m not bleeding properly anymore just some brownish discharge stuff that starts on and off. I’d like to do the deed with my partner; is it okay to do so or shall I wait the full 6 weeks. I feel up for it but also worried because the advice is 6-8 weeks.