New sound machine/clock. What are we using with our almost 5 year olds?

My son's Hatch is totally dead. We had the 1st gen + with the clock. When did you stop using a sound machine (if you used one at all)? He needs a clock at the least because he knows he can't come out of his room until a certain time in the morning as well as when his quiet time is over in the afternoon. I'm trying to decide if I should just get him another hatch even though I am not a fan of the 3rd gen design. Or if it's time to ditch a sound machine and just go with a standard clock.

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Partners …

Hey! Whose partner gets up with the kids in the morning? I can’t remember the last time mine did. It’s just become the norm that I get up everyday at 6:30am with both children & my partner swans down at about 8:30am (self employed)
Is this the reality for many others or am I being taken for a push over?
I also do bedtime every night & he barely makes it up the stairs to say goodnight. Is this normal?

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11mo sleeping on front

How many of you are putting baby down to nap/sleep on their front if you’ve found they have a preference for that?

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General Anaesthetic in babies

My 10 month old had tongue tie surgery under general anaesthetic on Thursday. His sleep has been terrible since. He always sleeps throughout the night but for past 2 nights he has woken up and would not settle back to sleep for over 3 hours. Also every time he wakes up from sleep he screams hysterically. Anyone with similar experience? Heard that this can be normal but wonder how long it will last?

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Sleepy in heatwave

Is anyone else’s baby super sleepy in this heatwave? My 10 week old daughter is literally just feeding, stays awake around 10 mins then back to sleep.. wondering if that’s normal?

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How to get into the mindset of loving being a mum?

I have a 4 month old who I love to bits but I can’t help everyday miss my old life and wish I could get it back and then get angry at the fact that I’m a mum and hate it. I feel trapped and miss my freedom. I want to work on looking at things differently and love it but it’s hard. Any help? I have an amazing supportive partner and my boy is amazing but I can’t see it like that.

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What would you do?

What would you do if you move to your couch to sleep and your partner comes down to you and slaps your arm to wake you up? Which before moving down there you were between two bodies in 70° house temps and you sleep hot. Which means you can’t sleep if you are hot.

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