Okay my daughter will be 2 in November my first kid and honestly I’m not hitting her because she hits as well and it doesn’t makes to tell someone it’s not okay to hit, then hit her I’m learning and I used to pop but now she gets a time

Out . Anytime she hits or she’s not listening I put her in the pack and play for a time out I remove the things she interested in for bit so she know time out is punishment but how I get her to stop throwing her self back while having tantrum i try not to Interact while she having one so she knows that behavior doesn’t get her anything she communicates very well and lets me know what she wants and need but I just can’t get her to not do it at all I don’t like her hitting her head and I don’t want her to think that behavior is okay either so sorry for the long post

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6 weeks in. When does it feel easier?

My little girl has just turned 6 weeks and we've had a really difficult last week due to her growth spurt/ development leap. She refused to nap during the day including contact naps, doesnt settle in the pram so we can't go out anywhere, breastfeeds what feels like 24/7 and has spent just over a week constantly fussing. Today has been better, we've managed to get her to contact nap and she did her first 4 hour block of sleep last night which hopefully is her coming to the end of the super fussy period!

My question is, when does this feel like it becomes more manageable or like I dont have a baby attached to me literally 24/7? I dont mind the contact naps at all but I cant do anything or go out anywhere, I'm always stuck indoors trying to get her to nap. Will I ever get 5 minutes to have some kind of evening to myself without trying to soothe her to sleep?

Go with the flow?

My LO is 6 weeks on Saturday and I'm a FTM with no support system it's just me and my husband and he's incredible. Because we don't really have anyone around us we are pretty much guessing and going with the vibes or going down constant rabbit holes of research for every question we have about our baby.

So far when trying to follow the 'Rules' we see online of contact naps Vs bassinet naps, wake baby to feed Vs don't wake baby to feed etc it's all just so conflicting and we've found just going with our babies flow is working better than most advice we've seen on what we 'should be doing' but I'm nervous that that will only work while he's a new born and going with the flow might bite us in the bum as he grows as I imagine all the advice is out there for a reason.
For example we let him sleep when he wants right now but I keep seeing loads about reducing naps and limiting them to a set amount of time etc when babies reach certain ages and I'm nervous that I'm not setting him up for success.

Do you guys follow certain rules or do you go with the flow and does your babies natural instincts just work?

Sleeping through the night

How is everyone’s babies sleeping? I have an 11 week old, and he’s not sleeping through the night yet! Although I’ve also seen people say that their baby sleeps through the night but still wakes for feeds so I’m not sure if I’ve got a different concept of sleeping though 😅 my LO will have a feed around 11pm, 3am and 6am. Has anyone got any tips on how to make the stretches longer, or is that normal for his age? I would loveee to get a long stretch of sleep because he also fusses in between so I’m not sleeping🤣 he’s drinking 5oz of milk every 3-4 hours so I’m not sure if he’s just not drinking enough to sustain over night.

Mats for baby to learn to crawl on

Hi I am looking for a reccomend mat for floor that my baby can roll on and practice crawling on. We have a fabric one at moment and her knees keep slipping on it when she gets on all 4s :(
Thank you

Activities for wake windows.

Hey mamas xx my baby is nearly 1 month old and I wonder other than the normal stimulation of the first weeks (singing, talking to her, tummy time) what other sensory activities can I start doing during her wake windows that are getting longer? x 😘

How do I explain this to my 3 year old right?

Our neighbour has a child with additional needs, she spends most of the day in the garden, especially on days with nice weather like we've been having recently. (They have their garden done up great for her with lots of activities and waterplay etc, she's always being supervised too. Just before anyone is concerned!)

My 3 year old son and I were out in our own garden today playing football and we could hear the neighbour girl playing in her garden. My son asked me "why is the girl making that noise?" And kept saying "mummy what is that noise?" (I don't know the proper terms but I guess it's like stimming noises maybe?)

I didn't really know what to say, I just explained the girl is happy and playing in her garden like we are. He accepted that and moved on, but is that the right thing to do? Should I have explained more/differently?