Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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What time does everyone’s 6 month old go to bed? I’m struggling with the whole sleep situation she used to be a really good sleeper but lately she has just been wide awake until about 11/11:30pm and she doesn’t sleep in the day only 30 mins twice a day it’s ridiculous I don’t know what else to do? Any advice?

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Wake or not

5wk old had 4oz at 1400 - fell asleep at 1500 and still sleeping at 1830. Should I wake to feed??

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Feeds at night

I’d like to know what everyone else is doing about feeds during the night.. so I’ve just been picking my baby up and feeding her every 3 hours or so because of her fussing and making noises but she’s never actually cried in the night.. so I’ve just been told by my mum not to do that and just try and sleep through it...

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Baby is 5 months next week and only had 2 naps today is this normal??

He had a 30 min nap this morning at 930 and then 1.5 hours this afternoon at 1. I tried to put him down at 5 but he refused which means his last wake window is 4 hours long which seems way for long for a 5 month old 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Mouth breather

My baby sleeps with her mouth open is this normal, googling it has made me concerned, it’s not every time she has her mouth open but noticed it few times now?

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Anyone else?

Does anyone else still need to rock baby to sleep or get them sleeping on you/in your bed etc, then transfer them into cot once they're asleep? If I try to get him to fall asleep in his cot it's a nightmare, he's either screaming his lungs out or he's standing up, babbling and laughing for literally hours!

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Wake windows - what to do

My son is a week old, and during the rare moments he’s awake for longer then 20 minutes, am I meant to do anything with him? I talk to him a lot and cuddle him, but wasn’t sure if I was meant to use toys/playing with anything with him during those periods?

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Do people have a set bedtime?

We put ours to bed when he's tired, usually between 7-8pm but should it be an exact time? We have a bedtime routine of bath if he's having one, bottle then a book just not times for everything

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When does baby sleep in his own room?

My baby is 3 months old sleeping thru the whole night when should he seat sleeping in his own room, I also have a monitor.

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Baby in his own room?

My baby is 3 months old sleeping thru the whole night when should he seat sleeping in his own room, I also have a monitor.

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Car seat

Hi all! So I've got a question which i don't even know if it's normal or no. My baby girl is gonna be 3 weeks old tomorrow. She has lots of problems with gas and doctors suspect acid reflux. Because of that she barely sleeps and ofc so do I. It's hard to watch her struggle. However whenever she's im her car seat it'...

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Witching hour in the morning?

My month old is so unsettled in the morning. She will wake for her morning feed 8/9 and she will not settle completely until 12/1 when she’s due her next fed. She will be in and out of sleep, and only when held, but she will do micro naps for like 15/20 mins. She is wide awake but grumpy. I’ve tried belly rubs, burp...

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Refused second nap

Only had max an hour this morning, woke up at 11:20. What time is bed time? 🥴

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Has anyone's LO dropped to 1 nap already?

My 9 month old had refused his 2nd nap this past 2 days. He's in a good mood but has had a long first nap. Wake windows at least 3hrs. Feels way too soon to drop the 2nd nap but wondering if anyone has?

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40 min naps

What can I do to help my baby nap for more than 40 min? He’s miserable all day bc he’s overtired , however I still can’t get him to sleep independently and I know they change sleep cycle every 30/40min so that’s why they wake up.

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Transition to one nap

Has anyone’s little ones transitioned to one nap yet? How and when did you know they were ready? How did you do the transition?

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7 week old will only contact nap

My 7 week old daughter will only contact nap and refuse to sleep in her cot. Anyone else having this issue? What did you do to get through this?

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Snuz Basket help please

Hiya, we were gifted a pre loved snuz basket and mattress from a family member. I would ideally like to replace the mattress with a new one, but the snuz basket mattresses are really pricey! Has anyone got/used a snuz basket with a different mattress that you could recommend, I’m sending my head round the bend with ...

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Babies decide how they sleep…

It’s not up to us! And there’s no right or wrong! Before I had children, I hadn’t really thought through how sleep would go. Because I’m interested in psychological research, I knew a bit about sleep training and had made a casual decision never to do it, and my understanding was that it was all CIO. But I also st...

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Sleeping positions

Hey lovelies I’m going to be a first time mum I’m currently 36w5d pregnant and having trouble sleeping through the night. I find it very uncomfortable to sleep on my left side and only get relief and a good sleep sleeping on my right side. I know it’s recommended to sleep on your left as much as possible, but is any...

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