5 week old won’t sleep

My daughter is 5 weeks old. Up until around 5 days ago she was sleeping well during the night (3 hour stretches and sometimes 5 hours).

Currently I cannot transfer her into her next to me without her waking less than 5 mins later - it feels like I cannot get her into a deep sleep. Before I know it I’ve been trying to get her down for 3+ hours and I know she must be overtired. I feel like this has now transferred into her day naps and she will not sleep unless she is on me but also feels like she’s constantly fighting her naps.

Has anyone else experienced this?

in our community

Do you kiss your kids on the lips?

I was at playgroup today with my 1 and 2 year old chatting with another mum whilst they were running around and my eldest came up to me mid chat and put her hand on my shoulder and leaned in for a kiss then hugged me and ran off I obviously kissed her back. My youngest copies everything her big sister does and did the same.

The mum I was talking to asked me don’t I feel strange them kissing me on the lips that she won’t let her little boy. I never thought about it but now I’m thinking is this weird I do it? Should I stop them kissing me on the lips and stick to kissing on their forehead 🥴

Can I take my 9 month old on an uber without a car seat?

I may need to go to London (I live in Birmingham) for a few days, and will be taking public transport there. Once I get to London it’ll be quicker for me to order an uber. I won’t be taking a car seat though as I’ll already have a pushchair on me.

Prams dirtying house

I’m sure there’s a very logical solve for this but week 3 baby brain has kicked in!

After coming back home from a wet walk with the pram, I then have to traipse mud through the house to roll it back in (it lives in our kitchen and has to roll through a small carpeted entrance hall.

Does anyone have a solve for this / way to stop their house getting filthy from pram wheels?

Smiling

When did you little ones start to smile?

My little boy is 9 weeks old (10 weeks on Friday) and isn't smiling. He makes eye contact with us fleetingly.

I know I shouldn't but I'm starting to feel a bit worried.

Were any of your babies late smilers?
Is there anything more I can do or try to get these smiles?

Freaking out- flat spot on baby’s head.

So I took my little one to the doctor he’s 4 months old and the pediatrician sent a referral to a social worker for in house PT I’m concerned. I’m doing my best to reshape his head. I’m just upset do they think I’m neglecting my baby? This is only the 1st time my doctor told me they were concerned about his flat spot I have always asked in the past

Cry it out

With the cry it out method, did you go back in to replace the dummy when it fell out?