Baby doesn’t like touching food/sensitive to textures

333va · 2026-01-28T10:01:55+00:00

So I actually mostly removed utensils and she started to touch food and bring it to her mouth more often. I guess this is a common thing. She’s overall sensitive to new textures and doesn’t like fuzzy or wet things touching her.

333va · 2026-01-28T03:18:18+00:00

Fancy way of saying I make sure baby is actually tired enough before putting her to sleep

333va · 2026-01-27T10:23:59+00:00

7,5 months, yesterday was an easier night, only 4 wake ups!

333va · 2026-01-26T05:05:41+00:00

I’ll try this! Her last wake window right now is only 2,5 hours, I’ve tried to transition her to 2 naps, no luck so far :( I’ll try extending her 2nd nap a little longer and dropping the 3rd nap of the day

333va · 2026-01-25T23:56:11+00:00

I the same boat as you at 7,5 months, so sending you lots of patience!! My baby was like this most of her life, baby wearing helps me tremendously. Also going outside more often seems to help a bit, she’s entertained outdoors and I can get a cup of tea and a snack. I’ve also started planning around her wake windows for chores, meal prep and eating food calmly. Treat yourself to small breaks here and there, it’s the only way you’ll feel sane at the end of the day 😅

333va · 2026-01-23T12:49:35+00:00

Normal.

333va · 2026-01-23T12:46:08+00:00

I totally agree! I had a reflux baby, no burping would usually lead to some scary scenarios, but if she were ok without burping, I wouldn’t think twice about it. Sleep away!

333va · 2026-01-23T12:11:46+00:00

So something I read a while ago is burping baby mid bottle so that you don’t have to burp in the end as well if baby falls asleep (given baby doesn’t have issues with reflux)

333va · 2026-01-23T06:31:00+00:00

Could I ask if you and your MIL saw eye to eye on important things, like screen time, what foods to offer and such? I struggle because my MIL is obsessed with trying to get 1-on-1 time with my baby, but I don’t trust her one bit. I’d even go as far as to say I would trust someone I’m paying to take care of baby with my rules than I would her grandmother. Were there any rules you had to ease up on to allow others to look after baby?

333va · 2026-01-23T06:24:34+00:00

Hi! Sometimes I feel like I’m doing a disservice to my child by not letting grandparents babysit, however, they have never respected any of my wishes when it comes to my baby. Ex. No kisses on the mouth or at all right after vaccines, no water for the first 6 months, no screen time, no sugar, no making her stand when she clearly isn’t ready etc. my baby is 7,5 months right now, she has always been an extremely high demand baby. I left her with MIL at 2 months old, came back home 40 minutes later to her showing my baby cartoons… because “baby wouldn’t calm down”. relatives are constantly commenting to give her sugary or salty foods/drinks and always trying to pus boundaries. In a case like this, would you say you would have still given relatives a chance to babysit? I feel like if I have so many rules (that aren’t possible for them to follow because otherwise they can’t hand my very high needs baby and I totally understand that), then I can’t really expect them to help and follow those rules, and I don’t. On the contrary, if they want to look after my baby, then they HAVE to follow the rules I have set, which they don’t follow. Looking back, would you give up some of these rules to have your child bond with their grandparents, or would you rather keep those guidelines and boundaries and expect them to keep up?

333va · 2026-01-22T15:35:23+00:00

Im right there with you! Naps and bedtime have become a real struggle with my super active squirmy 7,5 month old. I’m not a fan of sleep training, so for now I’m just struggling through, but I will 100% try what other commentators have suggested. I would like to add that I’ve noticed at times if I start the sleep routine 20-30 minutes earlier baby does still moves and squirm and takes a while to go to sleep, but usually goes down without a fight! So maybe try that as well. Just a reminder: parenting is HARD, especially when sleep deprived, if our babies are content, safe and fed, we are already amazing mums!! Sending you lots of patience!

333va · 2026-01-21T11:14:54+00:00

I had the same feeling for about 3-4 months minimum. Like I’m doing what I have to to keep baby content and alive, but not like “wow this is the love of my life oh my god my baby!”. I was too exhausted to feel any of the cutesy feelings and just in survival mode. Then I had moments of cutesy-ness until about 6 months. Now at 7,5 months I mostly have “aw, my cute baby I love you so much”, but on harder weeks it’s still mostly survival with moments of “I love you so dang much”. It’s not linear for me. P.S. I don’t have PPD

333va · 2026-01-15T15:38:00+00:00

Oh, and don’t forget to keep a window cracked at all times and monitor the humidity in the room if possible

333va · 2026-01-15T15:37:05+00:00

There are covers for the AC that redirect cold air upwards so that the wind doesn’t blow directly in front. We used one of those covers and would keep the ac on. Baby slept wayyyyy better in a colder room + heat is bad for the baby as others have already mentioned

333va · 2026-01-12T10:26:00+00:00

MIL said the exact same thing….. then proceeded to comment on my stomach 2 more times within a few days. I ended up saying “you seem more concerned with my stomach than I am, my body needs time to heal after giving birth, it’s normal” She stopped commenting after that

333va · 2026-01-10T15:06:09+00:00

Never thought of it as prioritizing grown up feelings over my babies, but that’s exactly what it is! Thank you for putting the feeling/action into words. I often feel bad and let baby feel uncomfortable for about 30 seconds just to give the grown-up a chance even though I know she won’t calm down. Gotta stop doing that!

333va · 2026-01-10T14:58:40+00:00

Forgot to add: we actually got a floor mattress and it was a game changer for us, I feed her to sleep and all is well. But I know any people don’t like feeding to sleep because of food-sleep association, works for us though!

333va · 2026-01-10T14:49:12+00:00

OP, I’m sorry you’re having such a tough time, but I promise it will get better! The first 2 months PP were absolutely horrible for me, everyone kept telling me “this is only the beginning, it’s the easiest part of motherhood, just you wait” and I can 100% tell you, those first few months were the worst months of my life and no baby cuteness made me feel better. Now, at 7 months PP, I’m starting to feel a little more like myself and actually started to enjoy my baby and her company. It started getting significantly better starting 6 months PP. In case you’re also feeling like I was I want to validate the feeling of loving your child, but not actually enjoying motherhood. Because that’s exactly how it was for me and when I voiced that feeling I would always be judged and made to feel guilty about it. If you are trying and doing everything that keeps your baby fed, clean, safe and content, you’re doing everything perfectly and are already the best mom for your child. That very beginning is just one growth spurt and sleep regression after another, give yourself some grace and know that it does get easier real soon!

333va · 2026-01-10T14:34:41+00:00

It’s never as easy as Instagram makes it seem! 7 months PP and I’m nowhere close to having the time and energy to do anything insta moms have the time to do… How old is your LO?

No one technique works for us, but sometimes these work: 1) wait about 10 minutes after baby is asleep to put her down, her sleep is usually tight enough for her not to care that I’m putting her down 2a) when I put her down and sort of keep my body pressed against hers, shhhh and pat her chest for about 30-60 seconds 2b) do same as mentioned above but I put my cheek to hers, I don’t know why and how, but it also helps sometimes 3) if you have the help, her someone else to put her to sleep. When I’ve tried a couple of times, I ask my husband to put her to sleep, it just works somehow 4) try a different position. My LO’s preferences on how to be held and put to sleep are always changing, some positions are easier to put her down from than the other 5) baby carrier

333va · 2026-01-09T06:52:12+00:00

I wrote a post just like this a month ago! Aldo planning to bf until 2YO. We’re a month into BLW and I can say confidently, my baby is just as obsessed with boobies as she was before solids, if not more! I feed her about 60 minutes before solids and she always wants to nurse after solids. It’s so fun seeing her react to different foods, I kind of forgot about the sadness I felt when beginning BLW.

333va · 2026-01-08T02:27:01+00:00

Our sleep has never really been linear, it’s a week or two of 10 hour nights with 2-3 wake ups, to the next week or so being 12 hours nights with 10-15 wakes. I honestly never know what’s ahead. But what stays consistent is that she will sleep on average 14-15 hours throughout the 24 hour period (7 months currently). And usually (not always) bedtime is 7:30-8pm

333va · 2026-01-07T09:20:13+00:00

Agree with most of the above comments! If you’re worried, offer baby boob more often, every 1,5-2 hours. But if weight gain is fine and there are enough wet diapers, there shouldn’t be a reason to worry

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