Sleep

Why won’t my LO nap in her bed during the day? What can I do to help? It’s really starting to frustrate me! My eldest was such a good sleeper but am still waking in the night at nearly 7 months and I don’t know how much longer I can go on.

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Is your little one actually tired when they are put down? Not sure whether it’s a coincidence or not but since I’ve not paid attention to “wake windows” and waited more to see when my baby is tired they are sleeping better. Doesn’t nap very much probably averages about 2-2.5 hours in the day but we’ve had 5 hour stretches which we’ve not had since they were a newborn. I’ve just accepted they are a low sleep needs baby and won’t nap much In the day and to not expect 13 hours over night either. They are much happier in themselves too

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yes I put them down when they’re falling asleep on me after a long wake window but will be wide awake as soon as she’s led down. I get so stressed when she’s screaming, trying to sleep but can’t as my older daughter is jumping and singing 😢

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My son and current little one just won't sleep in their cot in the day, some babies don't.
My son didn't sleep at night either but my lil girl goes in at night happy and awake and so I take that as a blessing!

I put her down sleepy in my bed yesterday needing the toilet urgently and she nodded off so thinking I might do bed guards and do it that way.

Whatever works mumma!

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Partner snoring…

Does anyone else really struggle with their partners snoring when they are awake during night feeds?! My husband is such a bad snorer at the moment - not usually, but he’s gained a bit of weight with me during my pregnancy which he’s working hard to lose but the extra weight has made him a snorer. He is SO loud it is actually ridiculous. Snores on his back, side and front too so no relief! I know he can’t do anything about it but the rage I feel at 3/4am when I’m awake and he’s making that racket!!! Ashamed to say I’ve shoved him a fair few times during his sleep now telling him to shut up 🤣

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I cannot lay him down

Any time I try to hand my son to someone or lay him down he screams and cries even when I give him to his father. It's usually okay if he can see me but the second I try to go out of the room to get something done he just screams inconsolably. Nothing is working. I need help

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Strollers

Anybody used any of these strollers and your thoughts for comfort for a 5 month old if so please :)

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5.30 waking

Help please. Baby is 10 months and keeps waking up earlier and earlier. Gets about 2.5h total day time sleep, but this is having to be increased due to early waking, over 2 naps. Bed usually about 7.45pm which has been pushed back from 7pm. But he’s still waking early so getting less night sleep. He spends second half of the night in our bed already but I’m pulling my hair out. We went through this a couple months ago and it went back to normal but this is been happening for past couple weeks again

He’s also started moving sooooo much during the night, rolling around and even climbing up the headboard!!

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Sleep changes @ 6 weeks

Has anyone else experienced changes in sleep at the 6 week development leap? We were getting some decent blocks of 2/3 hours sleep and calm wake ups but this has suddenly changed to hourly wake ups (or less!) with frantic/quick escalating cries once he’s woken. I don’t remember this change with my first at such an early age!

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REALLY STRUGGLING WITH NIGHT FEEDING

My baby is 3 days old today and since last night it’s been like every drop of breast milk I’ve given her has been empty calories. I was up feeding her pretty much constantly (only intervals were when she got too upset) from around 12 until half 3, then we fell asleep and we woke up at half 6 and she hasn’t been able to be away from my nipple since. I just caved and gave her a dummy for the first time just to soothe her for a bit. I don’t know what’s wrong - her latch is great, I can hear her swallowing the milk, she fed well thoughout the day the day before. It’s suddenly like she’s using more calories to get the milk out than she gets from drinking - like the more she drinks the thirstier she gets. I don’t know what to do I almost called 111 last night and will if it carries on today. I’ve got a health visitor coming back today anyway but I’m so worried there’s something deeper wrong, I swear I can already hear her screaming “mum” while she cries, it’s so upsetting. Anyone been through similar or know something I don’t?

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