Sleeping through?

Does anyone else’s 3 year old still not sleep through, like ever? I’ve got a 10 month old too and between them both we’re on 6-8 get ups a night and it’s completely unsustainable!
If you do have a good sleeper PLEASE comment on any tricks you used to get them to sleep better 💔

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I have to sleep with my daughter every night. We managed to get her out of this and she was either sleeping through or would be up once or twice with fast settles however, the nightmares started and I now need to sleep with her every night or she just screams uncontrollably. We’ve got a 1 year old too who also isn’t a great sleeper but they’re always up at different times so trying to make sure they don’t wake eachother up is a stress every night. We got a sleep coach in and they gave us all the tips but it just didn’t really change for us. I feel like some kids are just good sleepers and some aren’t. I’m no a good sleeper myself whereas my husband could sleep all day and through anything x

My 3 year old use to be a good sleeper until a year ago (when his brother arrived) and since then he’s been waking 2-3 times a night! It’s gotten slightly better but still not sleeping through!

My 3 year old has been awful with his sleep for the last 3/4 months. Last week we changed his duvet to a bigger one and started giving mighty kids magnesium before bed and he’s slept every night since

My little girl slept through from about age 1 until about Aug/September last year when she began waking up once a night. We've recently introduced stickers with a treat if she stays in her bed all night for 7 nights and it has seemed to work the last 2-3 weeks 🤞

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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

Sleeping bag

8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

Leaky nappy help

What nappies are you using to stop leaks?? We use pampers ultra dry size 5, and for the past few nights he has lashed through and we’ve had to completely change him during the night. Last night he leashed through twice!! He sleeps on his front and stays leaks through at the top of his leg where the tabs connect. Didn’t know whether to size up, he has a bit of a belly on him but he’s smack in middle of weight guidance so shouldn’t need too

My little one is struggling with sleep

Hey! I'm in need of some advice please girls! My little boy is 20 months turns 21 months in 2 half weeks. He use to sleep through the night now he is waking up every single night in the early morning, I've had to transition him to a toodler bed as he kept climbing out his cot. Just need some advice on what I can do to help him get back in to a sleep pattern?