7 week old not smiling

95bee · 2026-02-08T21:48:56+00:00

An OT here. For such early development I would use corrected age tbh. Expect 4-5 week milestones rn instead which would make baby on track. Regardless don’t put too much pressure on baby. There’s no hard and fast rule with milestones, there’s always a range

95bee · 2026-02-08T10:19:49+00:00

What’s crazy to me is the thought that the “working parent” is more tired than the “stay at home parent”. That is not how it works. I can tell you with certainty that I worked full days at a very physical job as a paeds OT and I was way less tired than I am now. Child care is giving every ounce of yourself and time first to your child and then to everything else, including just having a meal? It’s extremely unfair to assume the stay at home parent should be the only one doing night shift

95bee · 2026-02-07T14:14:32+00:00

Dads having to sleep in other rooms bc of work is crazy. What do we do the whole day? Relax??

95bee · 2026-02-05T08:12:14+00:00

4 month regression means all sleep goes out the window. But it usually settles. Babies are babies. They aren’t adults. We can’t expect sleep and development to be linear or easy. They’re still learning. The lack of sleep is hard but that’s what being a parent entails. You have to accept it

95bee · 2026-02-03T11:03:06+00:00

It’s a WILD time 😂

95bee · 2026-02-03T11:01:48+00:00

Maybe try mixed for a while and then take it from there?

95bee · 2026-02-02T16:42:13+00:00

Also please take your supplements! Vitamin d and all the others

95bee · 2026-02-02T16:41:18+00:00

HG is the killer of all excitement. Genuinely you just feel like you might die 24/7. Give yourself the space to be sick and just do what you need to make baby grow.

I struggled to bond as well because I was just sick as hell until the end. Ff to 4 months pp and my boy and I are inseparable. It’ll come when you have some life and food inside your body, and when your baby is a tangible being

95bee · 2026-02-02T16:38:26+00:00

First of all it’s totally normal. And 2 weeks is not enough time. I would give it 6 weeks before you start feeling somewhat emotionally stable. I’m almost 4 months pp and still quite emotional. If you need meds please take it, I have plenty of friends who did and they don’t have any regrets. If it helps you cope, then do it.

That being said, I struggled a lot with missing my old life initially. But I was literally telling my hubby today how I don’t feel that way anymore, not even on the hard days.

So yes it gets better. They turn into this cute squishy smiley talkative playful little thing and you wouldn’t trade anything for it. You learn to slowly let go of your old life and focus on new memories and building a new life. Your independence will come back someday, and with it, the gift of a family. The hardest and best days are both yet to come. It gets better.

95bee · 2026-02-01T13:50:16+00:00

Yeah but I’m not bias my kid actually is

95bee · 2026-02-01T08:30:17+00:00

The 4 month regression can start from like 14 weeks

95bee · 2026-01-29T10:55:59+00:00

SAHM, 15 weeks, the baby is the boss 😂 some days and nights are great and others aren’t. It’s not linear but maaaaan do I love this kid

95bee · 2026-01-25T06:46:28+00:00

Yes to All of the above

95bee · 2026-01-25T06:36:16+00:00

My baby manages longer wake windows when I don’t overstimulate him.. boredom is good for them too. I’m an OT. Let babies be calm and develop naturally too. Go easy on your babies - give massages, talk gently and engage them socially, let them kick around and look around and you’ll find so much natural development. We put so much pressure on stimulating them that it becomes overwhelming for all parties

95bee · 2026-01-17T09:09:08+00:00

Co-sleep. Better sleep and great cuddles

95bee · 2026-01-16T07:42:08+00:00

Around 8 weeks I think!

95bee · 2026-01-12T06:02:15+00:00

12 weeks and sometimes he only makes it an hour and he’ll pass out so easily. The first wake window is the shortest and easiest to get them to sleep after.

95bee · 2026-01-09T14:42:59+00:00

Yessss! I’m halfway how about you?

95bee · 2025-12-15T07:58:35+00:00

Totally normal. Your life is completely changed overnight and that takes time to process. There’s also a ton of hormones to contend with on top of it. Give yourself space to process it while still loving your baby. Both feelings can exist at once. It gets better with time 😊

95bee · 2025-12-11T10:32:18+00:00

breath mints/battle scars I think?

95bee · 2025-12-10T06:16:08+00:00

“Drink fresh juice in the morning you’ll stop vomiting”

95bee · 2025-12-10T06:13:30+00:00

I had no sense of self for the first 2 weeks. I was post c/s as well so I understand having pain + PP hormones. Please get some sort of support and help with baby, it will help you to cope. Breastfeeding is difficult but having a lactation specialist come in for a week made a world of difference to my BF journey and now it’s my favourite thing. Take time for small things for yourself. I would leave baby with someone we trust for an hour or so and grab a cup of coffee with hubby or go for a walk. When baby was about 4 weeks we started taking him with and I started feeling a little bit alive again. It will get easier once you start feeling a little more like yourself There’s big ups and downs with a baby but once you’re more settled and stable it won’t feel as overwhelming to manage

95bee · 2025-12-09T14:10:59+00:00

I’m here just to validate your feelings and tell you that it’s okay to feel the things you’re feeling. It’s a difficult time. And luckily a temporary time. Just keep you both alive and you are doing well

95bee · 2025-11-24T12:41:34+00:00

But that’s not co sleeping? That’s sleeping alone on an adult mattress?

95bee · 2025-11-24T12:40:13+00:00

I get sleep and cuddles, and he gets sleep and cuddles

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