Sleeping

Hey is it normal for my 13 week old to be sleeping 8:30pm till 7/7:30am? She’s having 5-6oz of milk every 3hrs during the day but everyone always says baby’s never sleep through and she is, I’m loving it but it also terrifies me lmao, I have to check she’s breathing like 8 times before I fall asleep and then wake up every 2hrs to do a quick check I think that’s just anxiety tho

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

Mines the same, sometimes she’s still asleep at 9.30am if we’ve had a busy day. I’ve got an owlet sock which reassures me throughout the night but I’m sure it’s normal just very rare- we are some of the lucky few I think! My daughter was confirmed to have been putting on good weight at her 8 week check but I’m going to get her weighed again soon just to make sure having no night feeds isn’t affecting her weight gain xx

My daughter is 12 weeks on Friday and she has her last bottle usually about half 6/7 and then is asleep all the way through until 7/7:30 and I get so stressed about it. I’m going to even ask the health visitor tomorrow

My baby does the same, although he goes off about 9.30/10pm and can stay asleep until gone 8am if I don’t need to be up. He doesn’t tend to nap much in the day - just conks out for 25-30 mins a few times a day but rarely does a long nap over an hour unless he’s in the car, so I reckon he’s just taking what he needs in the day and banking his deeper sleep at night, which is great. He’s also fed really well right from the start and putting on weight as per his centile so no issues there.

My first baby was a terrible sleeper and even now she sleeps worse than him - even though she’s nearly 4 years old!!! So I may have learnt a few hints along the way but 99% of it is just how they come out! Enjoy the sleep you’re getting ❤️❤️

My baby was small when she was born on 0.4th percentile and still is. Shes 11 weeks on Friday and sleeps from 8:30pm between 8-9 hours but a 10 hour gap between her nighttime and first morning feed usually at 6:30am.
Shes been putting on weight well and the right amount per week (5-8 ounces) and sleeps a good 30-60 mins between most feeds in the day time.

in our community

MIL seriously ill

We have just found out my MIL has cancer. We are devastated, trying to process it, honestly I'm still in shock. The woman is one of the healthiest people I knew up until this.
I have a two year old and a 9 month old. I'm trying to support my husband as best I can but I'm really concerned about my 2 year old. We took her to the hospital to see her grandma before she goes on the chemo ward, because kids aren't allowed on there for risk of infection. Totally understand that but how do I explain to her where grandma has gone or why she can't see her? She's already picking up on the vibe that things aren't right and she's worried and clingy, I've told her grandma is poorly and she's at the Dr in bed so they can make her healthy again. I didn't loose a grandparent until I was 7 and by then I'd had two hamsters so I kinda understood what death was. But how do you talk about that without scaring the shit out of a younger child. I'm trying to stay positive but if it comes to that how do I tell her. I told her it's normal for people to feel sad sometimes and daddy is crying because he's sad that grandma is poorly. It's so horrible I just don't know what to do or say to help either of them. We are gonna take it in turns to visit her going forward, try to keep her company. It's going to be a hard few months ahead. Any advice on any of it really appreciated.

First hair cut - feeling annoyed and upset

What would you do?
My partner took our little girl to my mums, after just coming to pick her up, no heads up, so that ruined the plans i already had with her, they have just got home and i found out my aunt cut her hair. Her first haircut and i missed it because no one told me, didn’t even ask if it was ok, i have made it clear so many times i want to be there when she has her first haircut cut. And this wish was denied. I feel upset that i missed it but mainly annoyed. Am i being silly?

Healthy start card

Anyone else find it weird that the amount you get from the healthy start card drops after your child turns 1?
Before 1 : £34 a month
After 1 : £18.60 as month

Nappies

Hello all, my little girl 8 months old sleeps through the night but wakes up soaking wet in the morning where her nappy has leaked through to her clothes. I’ve tried Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, and pampers and they all leak….does anyone have any other brands that might work 🤷🏽‍♀️

Baby stopped babbling?

Has anyone else’s baby stopped babbling? My little girl is 8 months old and used to babble a little but now doesn’t. She squeals and laughs though.

Not sure what I can do to encourage her or what has happened to cause her babbling to stop.

She’s also not super into trying to crawl either, just leans forward every now and then. I feel like I’m failing her in some way but I don’t know how.

6-8 week GP check

Do I need to ring my GP to arrange our 6-8 week check or do they/should they be in touch with an appointment?

I have my HV 6-8week appt date ☺️