Sleep Deprivation

My 12day old sleeps for 3-4hours in the day in her pram, to the point I have to wake her up to feed but come nighttime she doesn't sleep. The last 4 nights it's been sleep time at 4am at the earliest and today she still hasn't slept since 11pm (only 20mins).

She is BF and we have just introduced one bottle of my milk during the night to see if that helps and it hasn't.

I honestly am broken, I am so tired and feel like such a mum failure that I can't meet her needs and settle her.

Please help.

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Husband keeps pressuring daughter to be a “good girl”, how can I tell him to stop?

Husband has been really trying to use the “good girl” pressure to make our 3 year old behave, she is a very stubborn little girl and has massive outbursts, but I believe we can manage it without using this pressure.

He’s started getting her to repeat “nice girls get nice things and bad girls get nothing” and it’s starting to make me feel uncomfortable, but I can’t quite put my finger on why.

Anyone have any tips on how to navigate this?

Nighttime anxiety and sleeping

Is anyone else absolutely petrified to actually get in bed close your eyes and allow yourself to fall asleep even though you know deep down your baby is safe sleeping in their crib next to you and their cry would wake you up. My baby is 5 days old tomorrow and she is a very peaceful baby which I am so lucky to be able to say (obviously I’m aware this could change) but I’m scared she won’t cry enough to wake me up when she needs me or she’ll spit up in her sleep and I’m not awake to make sure she’s okay. Even the thought of her lying in a crib alone makes me a little bit sad for some reason but I would never cosleep as that terrifies me more than anything. I just get scared by the time 8 o’clock rolls around as I know another night is ahead of me. She seems to be so sleepy all the time and she’s very quiet which makes me anxious as to if she is 100% okay once I close my eyes and fall asleep. Any advice or anyone just feeling the same way? I also am feeling so anxious about what to dress her in to sleep as I don’t want her getting too hot while I’m asleep and not fully watching her like I am in the day.

My partner said he doesnt think our daughter will ever speak and I said you cant know that yet

She has a disability but shes only somewhat behind in the sense of physically and yes speech and learning but he said shes "blank" she has no understanding of anything shes just a "blank" child with nothing there n it kind of broke me to be honest. He said she will never be ok and never speak and we dhould just accept it with this one! I see her play, engage with other children, shes so happy, she stacks the big blocks, mega blocks and magnetic tiles, she loves rubbery chew toys n any musical toys and loud ones too, she recognised her favourite tv programme n doesnt play much with other things but now she can walk (delayed due to mobility condition) shes everywhere n climbs n always on the go. She loves sing song n recognises the songs and she doesnt speak no or show much understanding but I think she knows her name but noone else. She doesnt understand anything we say unless its twinkle twinkle little star or row row your boat. I was more hurt that he said it even if it turns out to be true not that it would matter if she didn't as shes still my baby but I'm not thinking about it because shes young and im trying everything to help her, groups, educational toys, physio, private therapies, mixing with children, anything I can

I had my proudest parenting moment to date today… tell me yours whilst I’m still beaming ✨

My five year old daughter today at the ford was catching little fish and crayfish and oozing confidence teaching all the other kids there about the wildlife. She noticed a little boy who was about 3 trying to copy her and out of no where she walks over and GIVES him her net and bucket and when I asked her why she said “I think it would be really special to him if he could catch one himself”. He tried to give it back to her after a little while and he wasn’t successful getting a fish and she told him to keep it and asked if she could help him find the best place to find one.

Felt like a big moment for my little only child who use to be the quietest, shyest girl around to now actively teaching others about her passion for wildlife and creating joy for others. What a girl 🥹

Tell me your proudest parenting moments.. milestones or moments I want to hear them all ❤️

What does this mean?

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Sleeping through the night?

If your LO is sleeping through the night.. did you do anything to encourage it? Mine still wakes up 3x to feed.