Early riser

It doesn't seem to matter what time my lo goes to sleep, how long her naps are (usually around 3-3.5h a day) or how long her wake windows are (usually 2-2.5 hours), no matter what, she seems to wake up 5:30-6am. She is EBF and usually wakes 2-3 times for a feed in the night. I have checked the temperature, and the room is still dark.

Is there any way to move this forward to 7am or is this just her natural wake up?

After 5 and a half months of doing every night shift, these early mornings are killing me🫠 Got a very lovely partner who would do them, but it just doesnt work for us being EBF. When he isn't working, he does take her at 6am and I get another hour of sleep, but he cant obviously do this most days as he leaves for work 5.30am

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First night in cot

Ladies I need advice and support, tonight is the first night my little boy is going to sleep in his big cot in his own room for the last 7 months he has always been in his next to me crib in my room I need advice and support of how tonight will go I'm currently sat at the top of my stairs crying my eyes out due to knowing my little boy isn't going to be in my room on a night anymore. What can I do to help him fall asleep in his own room. Please help a mamma out x

Why do people have such audacity?!

On vacation with my husband & our youngest baby (10 months). We’re walking down the street & this older lady sees my baby walking & asks how old she was & I answer. Then she says look at that hair & touches her head then immediately pats me on the back & says congratulations. While I’m sure there was good intent, why do random people feel entitled to touching a strangers baby?! It happened so quickly I didn’t even get a chance to react before realizing what had transpired. Would this peeve you?

Screaming while burping

Does anyone else’s 13 week old scream the place down like you’re murdering them the second you take the bottle out of their mouth to burp them?

Pushchair vs carrycot

Has anybody put their bay in the seat attachment yet or are they still in the carry cot. My baby is really nosey and I feel like she’d benefit from being in the pushchair attachment so that she can see but I still feel like she’s small and should be in the carrycot. I know people with older babies who are still in the carrycot so I’m just not sure.

She cries when she’s in the carry cot but is really happy when I pick her up and she can look around. Think part of it is I’m not ready for her to be in the pushchair as it makes her seem like a bigger baby than she is.

Any advice would be appreciated

I just feel like I’m failing

I’ve never felt so deflated and rejected in my life. This last week has just been horrendous. I had mastitis and now my 4 month old has been on a nursing strike all week so she’s hardly feeding. I feel like we used to have such a great bond, she was always smiling and chatting to me and now I just get screamed at most of the day while everyone else gets the smiles. What am I doing so wrong? Why does she hate me so much? I just don’t know what to do anymore because nothing is ever enough or seems right for her.

I just want my smiley, chatty girl back who would eat for the whole day if she was given the chance. I’m completely heartbroken

I feel like I’m going crazy

I’m a 19 yr old single mom with a 4 month old baby boy, don’t get me wrong I adore being a mother, but sometimes all I wish for is my old life and my old self back. I don’t get breaks I live at home with my parents but I don’t get any help because my mom has a lot of medical issues. I don’t go anywhere I don’t do anything I just sit at home all day with him. I have absolutely no life. His doesn’t help. I feel so alone and I’ve tried medication all it does is make me unbelievably tired. I’m so angry all the time. Any advice? Please.