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What do you do if you’re out at an event past babies bed time?

It’s my dads 60th and he’s having a party next month, probably starting around 7, my sons bedtime is 7, but i obviously want him there and involved as it’s his grandads birthday, what should I do, do I take a pram and let him sleep there? Or should I try and squeeze in another nap later in the day so he stays awake ...

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Sleeping situations

Any advice on how to get my nearly 1 month old to sleep in her next to me crib or Moses basket? At the moment we are co sleeping and as much as I LOVE having her with us.. I’m constantly on edge! She just won’t settle unless she’s next to us or on our chest/arms.. even during the day.. Any advice would be amazin...

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Frustrated

So my daughter goes with her dad two days a week from 11-5. I’ve been having issues with him refusing to give her naps and refusing to help potty train her (because, in his words, he’s too lazy to take her upstairs to the bathroom). So my problem is this, he told me yesterday at some point he fell asleep without kno...

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Did you know this??? (In case you’re getting salty bc your man doesn’t wake up for baby…)

I’ve been there. It’s SO annoying… But I just learned that women’s bodies actually produce hormones in the first 6-12m postpartum to help up sleep light enough to wake, and then help us go back to sleep quickly! These hormones help you maximize sleep and restoration in a way that a man can’t. If he wakes up 3 times...

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Transitioning Little one into own room

Hi ladies, Has anyone got any tips on moving little one into their cot in their own room. Our LG is fast outgrowing her next2me crib and our room is not big enough to fit her cot in. LO still wakes 2/3 times a night for a feed as they are ebf so I’m getting a chair in there to feed in the night! We have an establi...

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Sleeping through the whole night

I know that a lot of people feel like it’s made into a competition like “my baby slept trough from this young” “my baby slept through even younger” tit for tat. But I am genuinely curious please be honest. My baby has slept through the night from 2 months old I have given him his last bottle at like 9/10 pm and he’s...

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Regression

Anyone else feel like October baby's regression is really starting? Symptoms of it I'm seeing include... Waking more frequently at night (putting herself back to sleep mostly which I'm so lucky/grateful for), taking longer to get to sleep, being much clingier than usual, going 0-100 with crying when she never usuall...

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Bedtime

What time are you putting your 7 month old to bed?

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Dummies

Has anyone successfully given their babies a dummy? We have tried a few times and he seems to hate it…. Any advice?

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Sleeping without milk

Does anyone else have a good sleeper, sleeps through night at 6 months ( been doing it since 3/4) and has fairly regular naps. However the only way I can get her to sleep is milk. Anyone got any suggestions? Now weaning and moving towards food not milk , need another way.

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LO won’t sleep

My baby girl won’t sleep. I’ll breastfeed multiple times and she will sleep on the breast and as soon as she is done she is wide awake then starts fussing eventually. I can tell she is tired and I don’t know what to do. I’m really struggling 🥺

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Naps

Where is baby currently having their naps and what are they wearing?

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Routine

Can anyone share their routine please including weaning? I successfully weaned my 1st son 3 years ago but have forgotten 😂 also, he’s barely drinking the 5pm bottle so I’ll keep offering it but would I just replace with tea? 🤔

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Naps

My little girl is 10 weeks and refuses to nap if she’s not being held, in the pram or in the car and even at that she only cat naps. Any advice on how to get her to nap more/longer? She’s been very cranky the past few days and think she’s overtired

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No sleep

EBF I don’t sleep. My baby is up every 30- 1.30 and has to band to settle and go bavk to sleep this is exhausting to me and he’s not going to sleep sleep untill 2am + I don’t want to stop BF but how on earth do I stop this, I’m absolutely exhausted, my shoulders and neck are so sore from the constant laying on my ...

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Routine at 5 weeks old?

I’m breastfeeding, so feeding is on demand. It does seem to be around similar times so I guess you could say we are getting into some kind of routine, but I keep seeing posts on sticking to a routine… Should I be enforcing more of a routine or should I let baby continue naturally? Some friends have said she’s only l...

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