Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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What do I do? 😫 how do you get a toddler to sleep?

My two year old has only ever gone to sleep while nursing. I’ve been planning to night wean but have no idea how to go about it but my issue is tonight. She woke up and said she didn’t want to nurse as she didn’t like it, she asked for water instead which I gave her and I’ve been trying other ways to get her to slee...

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Swaddling at 10 weeks

Anyone still swaddling their LOs or have you moved to sleep sacs? Mine is 10 weeks and barely fits in his swaddles anymore but sometimes it’s the only thing that calms him so we’re still swaddling.

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Second time mums bedtime routine

Those with more than one who have mastered putting both kids to bed... can you share your bedtime routine or tips? Hubby is going to be away with work and I'm struggling to put my two (almost 3 and 6 months) to bed myself. Toddler has bedtime between 7.30 and 8. Baby goes to bed around 8.30. toddler messes around ...

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Nappy changes?

How often is everyone doing nappy changes for their little ones? Do you do it as soon as you hear them do poo? And how often overnight? At the moment I’m doing it every time he has a feed at night, which is about every 2 to 3 hours

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Fish bowl for home

Any mum having fish bowl at home , Little confused if I will buy the fish bowl from amazon then I need to buy the fishes separately, from where I can buy ?

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Sharing a bedroom with toddler

My LO is nearly 2 and we still share a room. I haven’t got an extra bedroom yet but even if I did, I feel like I’ll never be ready to transition him. I love sleeping next to my baby but sometimes I feel like people are so judgy. He has a periodic fever syndrome so we get high fevers every 2 weeks and with him being ...

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Night time

How did you guys drop the bottle at night and switch to straw up. I want to transition into both same week so looking for advice on how to do it. My baby is 1 year and drink milk to bed.

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Regression wake ups

What are you meant to do when baby keeps waking up every hour at night? Is it bad to feed them to sleep? Are there any other tips to get them to fall back asleep?

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Idk what else to do!!! I’m going insane

Ever since my baby was 2 months, shes now 5 months, only naps for 20 min! Then 30 min later she’s crying cause she’s exhausted. I can’t do anything. It’s taking a toll on me, emotionally, mentally, and physically. I watch for all the tired cues and put her to sleep then. And I can only get 20 min on the dot! I pat h...

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Bad sleep habits

Am I making bad habits by feeding tk sleep? My First was a horrible sleeper and relied on this everytime

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Bedtime

What time are you putting your newborn to bed? 0-3 months

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Only wants Daddy

Hey! My LG is almost 2 and she wakes every night (always has). But the last few weeks when she wakes up she is hysterical and shouting for ‘Daddy’. If ever I go to her she literally is unconsolable and fights me kicking and screaming wanting Daddy, which only wakes her up more! But she settles instantly in his arms ...

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Sleep Regression/Separation Anxiety Help

For the past week or so my boys sleep has been deteriorating and it's seemingly worse than ever tonight. He's usually a really good sleeper but for the past 2 weeks he's been waking up once at 3am every night (which is fine, it's only once) at first I thought it was for milk but he didn't really show much interest. ...

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What time does your baby go to bed - 3 months

Hello , what time does your three month old go to bed thank you ?

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14 month old sleep

How is everyone getting their 14 month olds to sleep? Every night for the past 2 weeks maybe more my 14 month old has screamed the roof down like I’m killing her whenever I try and get her to bed and I can’t cope with it anymore 😭 my only me time now is when she is in bed but now she’s refusing to go to bed until…

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Advice on nap schedule?

Hello! I am debating if I should give my 5 month old a 4th nap or just skip it and go straight to bed time. Is there any harm in that? What do you all do? This is a sample of his schedule (for example today) 10 am - 11 am (Awake) 11 am - 12 pm (Nap 1) 12 pm - 2:30 pm (Awake) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Nap 2) 3:30 pm - 5:30...

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Sleep regression help ideas?

My now 3month old boy has started refusing his basinet. He will only sleep if I'm holding him or if I'm laying next to him. When I transfer gently to his basinet he wakes up or gets really restless then wakes up crying. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated. He just started this last week. I don't know if it's slee...

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Best nappies for bedtime?

I’m currently using pampers pull ups but they leak through every night. Plus my baby wakes twice a night and takes 1-2 hours to resettle and I’m wondering if nappy discomfort could be contributing so would like to try some other nappies to see? Thanks

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5 month old sleeping on his side

My baby just turned 5 months old a couple of days ago and he’s suddenly started to automatically go to his side when I lay him on his back to sleep. Is this normal? I keep putting him back onto his back and I feel like it’s unsafe but not sure?

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Sleep regression - I can't take it 😫

This has got to be THE worst sleep regression. Her screams are so loud and we're onto the 3rd hour so far. I'm a single mum and I just want to cry. If I bring her into my room (which I end up doing) she goes to sleep straight away but then I can't sleep properly. I'm trying to atick to putting her back down into h...

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