Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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Baby sleep during the day

First of all, I’m SO grateful to have a good sleeper at night 🙏🏽🤍 however .. 🤣 during the day, my little 5 week old boy won’t sleep unless he’s in someone’s arms. It’s just me most days and I cannot hold him everytime he naps! I have stuff to get done 😬 I don’t want to carry him in a carry thing, as he has casts…

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Sleeping at 11pm 😂😭

Just wondering if anyone else has a fomo baby /late sleeper? My LO doesn’t sleep great through the night! He is 11m, and wake windows are 3.5h, 3.5h and then 4.5 hours! He wakes around 8-9am and then with his long wake windows and fairly short naps, his bedtime is quite late 10-11pm recently. He just won’t sleep ...

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Sleeping bag suggestion

Hi all How is everyone's LO with a sleeping bag? I'm going to buy a sleeping bag but my son rolls over multiple times while sleeping, sometimes sits in his cot when he wakes up, and I wonder if he would be comfortable with a sleeping bag.

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How many naps....

How many naps a day is your 3.5 month old taking?

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Baby cries every time I transfer him to his bed

This is the 3rd night now. I've been trying this since 8.30pm all 3 nights and for some reason he wakes up instantly. I'm now on my 3rd attempt, and he's woken up instantly Any ideas on what to do? He's in his next to me. Thanks!

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Transitioning to earlier bedtime

Hi, for those of you who have transitioned to an earlier bedtime (7-8) have you got any tips or is it just perseverance? My LG is nearly 12 weeks, we did have a bedtime routine of bath or pjs at 7pm ish, story and feed then up to bed about 9-10pm with me, however this week trying to get her to go down between 7 and...

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Waves armed babies!?

My baby constantly moves his arms, especially when his tired and trying to sleep which in turn keeps him awake! Or he’ll be sleeping and suddenly his arms will do that ‘jump’ thing and that’s it… his awake! 🙃 he try’s to go back to sleep but you can see his arms just don’t let him! We did swaddle to begin with, but…

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Sleep issues

I’m sure I’m not the only one, but I need to know, has anyone else’s LO never/rarely slept past 2 hours straight? Mine has done over 2 hours a handful of times when she was a newborn and only when on me but hasn’t gone longer than 1.5 hours in her cot or buggy since then. Currently on her third wake up since going t...

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Help!

Hi guys, my bubs is 4 month old and has been rolling for a little while now. She has only rolled from belly to back maybe twice. She’s going through a 4 month sleep regression and seems to sleep More soundly in either side position or this (pictured). I have checked and her airways are clear but what on earth do I ...

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Clock turn back on 27 Oct

It might be silly question but I am a 1st time mum. How is everyone preparing the routine with babies for changing the clock back by end of October? With my 6 months old we a start bedtime routine at 7mp (feed, bath, and bed) and he always wants to wake up and start the day at 6am. This would mean 5am after the 27 O...

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Formula fed babies sleep

How much do your formula fed babies sleep at night? How much sleep are you getting? My 5 week old still wakes every 2/2.5 hours for a feed and sometimes takes 6 oz at once!

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Has anyone felt terrible After naps during pregnancy?

I’ve noticed when I take a nap during the day while pregnant I wake up feeling almost like I’m drunk! Slow,weak,fast breathing and even more tired. It feels so terrible. It happened all first trimester. I’m in second now and I just felt it again…it SUCKS.

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Sleeping through

Hi, Hoping someone may have some tips My daughter is just about to have her first birthday and currently still Cosleeps (going to try her back in her own room at Christmas - done it before but after illness she made her way back to our bed). She has a floor bed and used to crawl into our room in the night. Proble...

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How old was little one when you dropped nap completely?

How old was your little one when you completely went from one to zero naps? If they are two years old, can you elaborate two year old and how many months because every month counts lol also when they dropped their nap, how many hours are they sleeping throughout the night. I think my little one is showing signs of d...

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Cot bedding

Please can I see what you have your babies cots like now. My son is 13 months old and I’m still cautious with an empty cot and sleeping bag. **Please note I don’t want or intent to use pillow and duvet yet as he is a small 1. But I am wondering if I should let him have a small blanket. ***. When he co sle...

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Dummy weaning fail

Hi just looking for advice! We tried to go cold turkey with the dummy for our little one (it’s been 3 days) and she was ok during naps but bedtime and throughout the night (every 1-2hrs) needs to breastfeed/use me as a dummy instead and my partner can’t help me at all in the night! It’s just way too much for me and ...

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How long does it take for a routine? My boy is 3 weeks but he’s wide awake at night. He’s fed both sides and even after that he’s still hungry at times and trying to do anything in a day just doesn’t happen. I don’t want to resort to

Formula as I like the bond but it is intense sometimes and I just wonder when it will ease off and he will be fuller for longer. I’d like to do some Christmasy things soon too

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Sleep

My baby is nearly 7 weeks old and still waking every 1.5/2 hours, coupled with breastfeeding it’s getting really challenging now with so much broken sleep and I’m struggling. Just wanting to know how much sleep / feeds in the night you guys are getting with your little ones?

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Bedtime

My little boy naturally starts to get tired at about 7pm and is usually asleep by 7.30. He sleeps really well through the night but then is bright eyed at 5am ready to start the day 😂I don't know how to make him sleep a bit longer. Should I try and delay his bedtime a bit? I don't want to keep him awake if he's…

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Outdoor Time | Bedtime

1. How much outside play does your 2 year old have regularly? (Hours) 2. What time is bedtime? Just readjusting our schedule and got curious what everyone is doing!

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