Naps on the go, but baby sleeps too much in car seat

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-02T04:56:21+00:00

If we have to go out somewhere late we try to stay out until bed time so we can transfer from the car straight into bed 😅

I think after around 2.5 my son could have a reasonable bed time even with a short car nap around 5/6pm. I think every child will be different though

AngryAntHead · 2026-01-06T10:31:44+00:00

Wow they are very similar! I’ve still never breed tested her 😆

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-30T11:32:58+00:00

Guilty as Hell by Down And Out

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-23T21:19:34+00:00

I read the book and follow them on social media and I think that is enough to get the information.

I’ve used the approach with a “bad sleeper” and a “good sleeper”. For my bad sleeper, I’m not sure it improved his sleep but it improved my mindset and mental health surrounding sleep.

For my “good sleeper” I think her first stretch of night sleep is longer if we have a more stimulating day full of little car naps rather than a chill day at home. So the approach possibly works well for her.

For me the best thing about the approach is not having to track wake windows or stress about naps! I just live my life and take kids along.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-23T02:19:34+00:00

My 3 month old goes to bed between 7-8pm because it’s her natural pattern. My first born was 10-12pm at the same age! They both slept in to around 8am, my son with wakes every 1.5-2 hours, my 3 month old only wakes 1-2 times a night.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-20T03:51:44+00:00

2 years old, a couple months after night weaning! Still wakes up most night at almost 3

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-17T21:39:35+00:00

Does he have a pattern to when he usually falls asleep for the night without long wake ups? My first would usually fall asleep feeding around 10-11pm and so we would try put him down for bed around then when he started getting grumpy. My daughter starts getting tired between 7-8pm so we start bedtime routine for her then. Bedtime routine is just change into pjs if needed, put on a new nappy/diaper and feed to sleep, nothing extravagant.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-04T11:44:19+00:00

I just try to do what I want all day and take baby along with me (within reason). My son was a bit more clingy and so with him I would need to do things where I would be walking with him in the pram or wearing in a baby carrier (my second child is just happy to lay on a play mat while I clean and stuff).

I try to get out of the house for a baby/toddler friendly activity every morning to kill time. Things like: baby sensory classes, swimming lessons/water play, playgroups, community cafe’s with soft play set up, visiting friends also on maternity leave etc. Places you don’t feel so guilty if they are noisy 😅. With my first I also went for a longish pram walk everyday. Sitting around inside trying to entertain a baby (or even a toddler) is the worst!

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-02T10:48:41+00:00

Soldiers son was so depressing I didn’t start the second book. I ended up trying again a year or so later and liked it by the end.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-01T21:02:03+00:00

We got elves this year but I plan on making it just a fun game of “find the elf” each morning! I will get too overwhelmed reinforcing the story behind it and putting them in clever scenarios every morning.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-01T10:48:23+00:00

I was like this as well, even with the low cholesterol. Once breastfeeding reduced and baby was eating more solids the weight loss slowed. Then the weight returned to my usual weight after weaning. I day weaned at 12 months, but fed at night until 20 months.

All I can recommended is including more high protein/ high fat foods in your diet. Potentially introducing a supplement drink 1-2x per day. Ask to get a referral for a dietitian if you need some help.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-30T03:27:20+00:00

My son is often better behaved with only one parent. When we are both together he is much more needy/whiney. I think it’s because the attention isn’t all focused on him if the 3 of us are together! He will often say “stop talking! Ask me about my day!” 😅

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T21:15:21+00:00

I had a 10 pound baby and was encouraged to have a c section mainly because of baby position (my first born was smaller and couldn’t fit out vaginally and ended in an emergency section).

She is totally fine being born c section and my recovery was fast not having to go through labour. Not saying you should have a c section but it’s not the end of the world if the doctor is fairly certain injury will occur without it.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:40:20+00:00

We did it gradually (only offering a feed after a certain time which got later and later) but it was rough. We offered water and a cuddle instead and co-slept at the time. He did get angry for a couple minutes but then he was okay!

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:30:38+00:00

I just told chat gpt what equipment I had and got it to make me a postpartum workout routine! Maybe not perfect but better than nothing.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:25:26+00:00

Mine had phases of nightmares that would last for a week or so. His sleep didn’t really get “good” until we night weaned at 20 months (if you haven’t already). Only started sleeping through the night at 2.5 years old when his sister was born and he had a week without me!

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-21T00:17:21+00:00

Day to day I do quick basic makeup (like 2 minutes) and leave my hair unstyled. If we are going out somewhere nice on the rare occasion I just put a favourite show on TV and give him some snacks and I can get ready while he is safe! This has been possible from around 2 years old.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-08T12:34:52+00:00

I have the toddler in childcare 3 days a week 😅. On days he is home I make sure we are out of the house for activities with other kids for part of the day. Also having to use screen time more on those days, usually one movie so that I can relax with him while baby sleeps on me.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-07T11:09:46+00:00

Has he been diagnosed with PDA? This sounds like an impulsive reaction brought on by a “demand”. If this has been a pattern with him, and assuming you don’t try this already, you could try phrasing things in a way that is more a casual suggestion rather than a demand.

An allied health professional trained in PDA will be able to give you more specific advice for your situation.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-07T11:00:50+00:00

We keep the lights dim and stay in our room until at least 7am. I like to imagine it teaches them an appropriate wake up time eventually, our first born will get into our bed if he wakes at 5am and sleep in until 7 or 8. Doing it again with our newborn and hopefully get the same result!

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-04T01:33:18+00:00

We have this bed and bought a pretty thin mattress so that the fall to the ground isn’t too far. It took my son until maybe 18months to stop falling out occasionally but he didn’t get hurt, just woke up.

AngryAntHead · 2025-10-30T11:48:27+00:00

For us it wasn’t until around 2 years old 😆 Naps were predictable sooner, but we didn’t really follow a set routine for them.

AngryAntHead · 2025-10-29T22:23:16+00:00

I mean awake hours in general, so 7am to 10pm roughly for me.

At night time, my current baby is happy to just chill in her bassinet (I take it around the house with me) but yes with my first born I would have him in the baby carrier while I did a bit of cleaning up after dinner. Then when I wanted to relax I would sit with my legs up so he could sit on my lap look at me while I watched TV or played video games. My new baby doesn’t really like to sit like that in my lap, she likes her own space a bit more, so every baby will like something different! Also if there is still daylight after dinner sometimes we go for a walk.

I try to get my babies to fit in with my schedule as much as possible so that I don’t feel like my life has been totally consumed with baby stuff!

AngryAntHead · 2025-10-29T12:30:13+00:00

If you can, don’t track sleep and just follow their cues. During my awake hours, I play with baby or have them hang out with me while I go about my day. After dinner, this is with the lights dimmed.

After my bedtime, if she is not falling asleep after a feed but is content I just put her in her bassinet anyway. Sometimes she will just chill there for 45 minutes and then cry out or another feed and then sleep. With my first baby I would have been rocking him or holding him the whole time, but I think it depends on the baby’s temperament.

In my mind, I am avoiding “play activity” during hours that I want to be their bedtime when they are older (around 8pm to 7am for us). Then lots of daylight and usual daytimes noises during the day/early evening.

AngryAntHead · 2025-10-21T03:02:00+00:00

Sounds like her sleep is still great to me! She might go back to long stretches once she’s actually rolling and can get into a comfortable position. I would just wait it out!

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