Daytime sleep

How many hours does your baby sleep during the day?

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1.5h today 😭😭 on average, 3.5h. Shes 17 weeks amd has never really slept more than that

1.5 to 3.5 depending on the day. She never misses a nap but they can be only 20- 30 mins some days

About 5 hours still here. Nights are approximately 10 hours including a feed x

4 naps anywhere between 25-40 mins at a time! Quite frustrating 🤭
My boy is 4 months old this week

Naps are challenging anywhere from 2 to almost 4hours, but nights are consistent around 11-11.5 hrs (excluding feed time) with 1 or 2 feeds

Depends whether I’m free to hold her while she sleeps. A contact nap she could sleep up to two hours at a time but if I put her down she’s awake within about 30-45 mins. She probably sleeps about 3 hours a day and 12 overnight (including her feeds tho). Sometimes she only sleeps about 1.5 hours during the day but not very often

It seems like my little one wants to sleep all the time and can’t last longer than 1.5 hours for wake window, but mostly about an hour. It’s all a bit of a mess and is really stressing me out. She had 6 naps today and was inconsolable by 7pm!

About 30 mins in the morning, an hour around midday, another 30 mins around 3ish and then a cat nap at 5!

An hour (or sometimes 2) in the morning and then 3 other naps lasting 30 mins each (or less) - but that’s on a good day!

Baby will be 16 weeks on Tuesday and has 4 naps a day. Usually has 1 1 hr nap another 1.5-2 hrs and the other 2 around 30-40 mins and have to be contact naps otherwise he’ll just wake

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Pulsating neck?

Hello!
Has anyone had this with their little one?
Is it urgent or can it wait until monday for gp?
He is not in distress and breathes normally

Mum has asked to be at the birth and I said no…

I’m having my first baby in January and my mum asked me today whether I’d like her to be in the room alongside my husband for the birth of little boy. I could tell she asked because it’s something she really wants but I felt it was important to be honest and say that I really just want it to be my husband and I, but would absolutely love for her to be in the waiting room and the first to meet him after us.

I received a really hostile response back and she told me that her best friend witnessed her daughter’s birth and she feels like I don’t love her as much / im not listening to her feelings because I don’t want to go down that route. It then became quite a negative conversation around how she feels left behind and that I only go to her ‘when I need something’.

It’s made me feel really emotional and turbulent and it’s made me feel quite sad because I feel like she’s not listening to what I want and my boundaries but instead making me feel bad for what is ultimately my decision.

Has anyone had something similar happen? How did you navigate the conversation after?

Is it worth it

Thinking of buying one of these for the little one. Are they worth it?
Mine just wants to sit up all the time but isnt stable yet

Need advice

My 10 week old has always been very attracted to me from the start and early on when I put her down in the bouncer or the mat to play she woukd start to cry after 10-20 minutes. Recently its gotten alot worse to the point she starts to cry as soon as I lower her down or bring her away from me. The only time she's happy and not crying when im not holding her is nappy changes, she rarely does tummy time on the mat as she will just scream the place down (she does it on my chest instead).

Will she grow out of this or is there anything I can do to settle her when I put her down, ive tried toys, lights, singing, books but nothing works unless I pick her up. I feel bad that nothing gets done around the house or that I dont get 5 minutes to myself. Shes exclusively bf.

Screaming only at night

Has anyone else experienced this with their little one? 🥹💗

My little girl is nearly 7 weeks old and during the day she’s generally absolutely fine, but as soon as nighttime comes around, it’s like a switch flips!

She screams and cries, sometimes for hours, and it feels like nothing I do settles her. I’ve tried feeding, winding, changing, cuddling. I even started her on infacol and giving her gripe water.

The strange thing is that it’s only at night! During the day she’s a completely different baby.

Has anyone else gone through this? Is it just a phase, witching hour, colic or something else? When did it get better for you?

I’m absolutely exhausted and have no idea what else to try.

Owlet Sock Red Alert

Hi mums! Has anyone experienced their Owlet sock giving a red alert for oxygen levels dropping below 80%?

This has happened twice now with my 7-month-old daughter, both times while she’s been sleeping on her tummy. Each time I’ve gone straight in to check on her and she’s been absolutely fine - breathing normally, responsive and sleeping peacefully.

What’s confusing me is that the Owlet seems to work perfectly fine the rest of the night, and on other nights, showing completely normal oxygen levels. Even when I check the history after the alerts, her oxygen levels look normal, although I understand the graph shows averages.

She’s also recently had a cold and still has a slightly congested, runny nose, so I’m wondering whether that could be contributing.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Did you get your baby’s oxygen or breathing checked by a doctor, and was anything actually found? Or did it turn out to be false alerts from the Owlet?