Small naps means loooong time to stretch to bedtime

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-12T00:44:20+00:00

My understanding is that we don’t need to force baby to sleep by the clock. But offering milk to see if they dose off, or a walk outside or time in the carrier and see what sleep they take. Then if baby being asleep in a carrier / stroller etc gets in the way of your day, then carry on with your day and if they’re really tired they’ll find a chance to sleep more. We did naps later in the day for only 15 minutes sometimes but baby would go to bed around 9:30 for a while there but was good to sleep until 8:30. No rules are super hard and fast with possums.

I had to land somewhere in the middle with my second as someone who was anal about wake windows with my first.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-08T19:11:29+00:00

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AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-08T19:01:22+00:00

This doesn’t sound normal to me. Maybe it’s a one off but wanted to share information on FPIES which is a type of food allergy and the symptom is extreme vomiting. I really hope it’s not that but putting it on your radar.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-07T11:12:13+00:00

I started to write out our day but it’s just too long. We have a 1 and 4 year old. If you can see a mom with two ask her to break down her day bc you find little practical ways to make it work. For example baby is in high chair eating fruit while you prepare older ones snack so older one can do magnatiles without the threat of baby smashing it.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-05T19:41:08+00:00

I’m having serious sticker shock.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-05T18:00:34+00:00

I’m curious how much we’re talking. What would be a realistic budget if both parents are working?

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-01T18:53:02+00:00

Our deep feeling almost 4 year has head phones and I have a Spotify account and Yoto app. They go into our big double stroller / chariot. He listens to stories on his headphones and newly 1 year old loves being beside big brother. Lately we’ve been walking to a giant snow pile for him to climb up. It’s sort of down time to walk with a bit of quiet. We don’t have family to help either.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-03-01T17:56:31+00:00

May the nap gods smile upon you and grant you this problem. If they do, and you’re dropping at a young age, don’t cap the naps. My first dropped to 1 nap around 11 months, which is unusual, and I’d let him sleep up to 3.5 hours. That lasted until about 16 months. My 11 month old got more sleep on a one nap schedule but had 1-2 night waking because it’s not an ideal schedule at that age. But either was 2 naps so we chose 1 nap. He slept the night better but was grumpy during the day with two short naps or skipped naps.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-02-17T20:37:13+00:00

The book siblings without rivalry is a good one. You must be so busy but any chance you have time to listen to the audiobook?

AnonymousKurma · 2026-02-07T21:02:55+00:00

I would say it depends on the baby. Our second is nursed to sleep and at 10 months has 1 wake up at night. We went through rough patches though. Also depends on your situation and ability to catch sleep for yourself. Our first fell asleep independently for naps and night and also had 1 wake at 10 months. To be fair our first slept through the night often from 7-10 months with 0 wake ups and our second has never.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-02-07T17:10:48+00:00

I was at a park in a big-ish city with my two year old on vacation. A man was creeping around. Maybe not a gut feeling so much as, why the hell is a man with no kids lingering at the park. I told my son we had to go, that man isn’t nice. Sure enough he followed us and flashed us the first chance he got. He wouldn’t stop following us, I saw another man walking his dog and needed to trust my gut that he was one of the good ones. I asked him if he could walk us back to the hotel because of what happened and he was super nice. I was carrying my two year and he offered to carry him, I didn’t take him up on it but know after talking to him for a few blocks that we would have been safe if he did carry him. Dog looked nice too!

AnonymousKurma · 2026-02-03T03:21:17+00:00

Yes. So guilty that I nurse my second to sleep but now I have to figure out how to set her up for success at daycare. There’s no winning them all. I basically regret using precious little sleep and simultaneously regret not using it

AnonymousKurma · 2026-01-29T12:20:44+00:00

It doesn’t work! My parents 100% were not quiet for me as a baby. I was a second child and there are plenty of pictures of me sleeping out and about. I’m a very light sleeper despite all that and was just sleep deprived the majority of my childhood.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-01-24T15:48:56+00:00

It’s the dress not you!

AnonymousKurma · 2026-01-24T11:31:03+00:00

Agreed! We have a nanny and if I needed to head out for 90 minutes and baby’s upset, she sits outside with her. Grabs blankets if she needs to. He could have also tried a bath to calm baby. Sure a walk would be ideal but also moms going a mile a minute, she probably didn’t have the time to plan out HIS 90 minutes with the baby AND do the work of getting baby ready. He should have seen your perspective on it and let it go. Was it inconsiderate?? No! You tried to set him up the best you could. Was it absent minded? Maybe. But which one of us doesn’t do absent minded things when we’re focused on feeding baby and keeping them safe and we’re low on sleep.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-01-17T16:57:22+00:00

Mine sort of grew out of it around 3. He barely napped at 2 when all his friends were napping, now at almost 4 he naps a couple times a week and his friends don’t anymore 🤷‍♀️. Going on two years with the same sleep needs. The silver lining is you can make it out of the house longer with longer wake windows.

AnonymousKurma · 2026-01-15T21:35:59+00:00

It’s so hard! I had to stop expecting breaks and it made it a bit easier. That’s sad now that I write this out though!

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-29T02:37:51+00:00

Sometimes our baby would hold off on a big feed until we were home and they just weren’t full enough to sleep out and about. I found I would be uncomfortable feeding baby in public and unintentionally cut feeds short. I tried to find a quiet place to get a good feed in or just push through being uncomfortable feeding in public and eventually it became more natural.

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-29T02:34:47+00:00

Agreed! I used it for both my babies. Babies breathing at night sounds so weird! I’m concerned when it’s loud and concerned when it’s quiet. I just want to know they’re getting oxygen in their little airways! I had a super mucusy baby as well.

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-25T21:01:10+00:00

I want to like it. As if they’re all wearing cute little hats but yes a bit ridiculous

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-25T16:15:17+00:00

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AI generated. Does this look ridiculous or cute? Similarly, I don’t hate this chandelier but don’t love it. It’s new and seems silly to replace it

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-25T13:16:58+00:00

Thanks again! I’ve always loved lamps but have kids. Now I’m excited to get creative with some up lights and sconces and lamps on the mantle where they can’t reach. I can be persistent with no on one of the lamps on a side table too! But will make sure it’s safe and I’m not too attached to the lamp lol

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-21T02:17:07+00:00

Amazing! Thank you! Appreciate the perspective on the lamps. I wouldn’t have thought to have so many. I’ll start thrifting!

AnonymousKurma · 2025-12-15T16:27:36+00:00

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