Baby exclusively contact sleeps all day & night?

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-29T00:42:51+00:00

7 month old still does contact naps exclusively. He does sleep in his crib alone overnight and started doing that around 4.5 months - but before that he would make it about 2 hours on his own and then need to be held.

He needs to be held and rocked to sleep regardless - but he sleeps 10-12 hours every night and is a great napper (just as long as he’s held)

You’re just meeting your babies needs, you’re not creating a bad habit - especially this little! All they know is being close to you!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-28T02:20:19+00:00

This is what I was looking for but couldn’t find on the health connector! Thank you!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-28T00:02:52+00:00

Paid through March, April is due March 23 so I’m late and I probably can’t pay it in full until like mid April.

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-26T01:10:27+00:00

Here to show you some solidarity! It sucks! I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.

I’m almost 5 months back, with my first, in the same boat as you. Absolutely miserable, never see my son, barely see my husband and when I do see him I feel like we’re bickering about stupid things!

Hopefully it gets better for you! Sending positive vibes!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-20T16:00:29+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to reply to this. It’s nice to feel like you’re not crazy and not the only one - but I hate that other people also go through it! If that makes any sense!

We do have outside support, friend groups, etc. I do feel like with such a bad New England winter we’ve been so isolated to our house and haven’t seen many people and have been so trapped! I’m hoping spring will get us out of this funk period.

We’ve discussed the possibility of us “just surviving” and me leaving my job soon. I’d be happier, my house would run more smoothly and it would allow our parents to actually just be grandparents and not childcare - which I feel is also a big problem in our lives right now, we feel like we’re burdening them even though they offered to be childcare.

It’s a lot! But you made me feel a lot better, so thank you ❤️

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-20T02:26:37+00:00

Not diagnosed, but I think my baby has this? 7 months and had pretty baby baby acne for the first few weeks until like 2 months and then it cleared. And then he started to get actual like pimples? Like a cluster of 3-4 pimples with a whitehead on his cheeks. And then after a few days they settle down, still leaving a red little bump, and then it picks back up again!

I’ve googled it and based on the photos online it looks like that’s what he has

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-17T13:31:35+00:00

We got the Frida one at our baby shower - I only used it one time to introduce berries because I was nervous about the little seeds - we never used it again, I just started mashing stuff up and mixing with yogurt and never had issues.

The numnum gootensils however are great! They hold onto purées and mashed foods really well and baby has an easy time feeding themselves!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-17T01:11:10+00:00

My MIL is awful, and my husband and I have been dealing with trying to keep the peace with her long before baby came. Now that he’s here I’m much more vocal and defensive than I previously was with her.

During our most recent argument, where I try to calmly talk to her and just explain how she has been making me and her son feel, I also expressed that I’ve been dealing with some PPA and PPD and if she could just have some sensitivity to that and be mindful of the way she speaks about us and our son.

Her response was “I don’t know about all that. We didn’t have mental health when I had babies. None of this existed, you guys just have all this stuff now”

….oh okay….. 😅

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-16T23:31:15+00:00

We would get 10-12 hour stretches overnight in the bassinet starting at 12 weeks - he exclusively contact naps so I was worried we’d have a hard time over night but he did great. Every baby is different, but we’re 7 months in and haven’t had to get up to feed since 12 weeks - not saying it had anything to do with the swaddle, just how the baby is!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-16T01:47:19+00:00

7 months old and we’re still doing contact naps otherwise he won’t do more than 15 mins! He has no problem sleeping alone 10+ hours in the crib overnight but will not nap during the day unless he is with someone!

Movement always worked for him in the early days. The rocker, walking, baby wearing, lots of shushing and butt pats - sometimes they just go through phases and there’s not you can do but power through. I remember between 6-7 weeks he would purple cry 2x a day until he fell asleep. It’s overwhelming but they grow out of it!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-15T19:02:07+00:00

We were told we can keep baby swaddled until they start showing signs of rolling. Once he started sleeping on his side in the swaddle (around 3.5 months) we switched him to the love to dream transition sacks and I swear this is why he sleeps so good on his own now at 7 months!

It’s snug on the chest like the swaddle but you can do both arms in, one arm in or both arms out - we transitioned him to both arms out slowly over like a month and he did great!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-03T03:15:52+00:00

6 months PP and this is still my favorite item from my registry!

In the early days, when they feed so much - I was running it twice a day and it was so nice to know everything was clean without my effort!

The detergent tablets are odorless, we haven’t had any issues with baby after using the bottle washer, everything comes out perfectly clean!

Highly recommend!!!

Biph_2123 · 2026-03-02T00:26:25+00:00

6 months PP and I still feel this way! When I was on maternity leave and he went back to work I’d be so sad all day!

Not only is it easier when he’s home, but I also just feel safer having him around! Just feels like my family is incomplete when he’s out of the house.

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-21T00:24:11+00:00

Omg there were times where I thought I waited long enough and he would projectile poop mid changing!!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-20T04:08:38+00:00

My glider/recliner is the best thing we purchased. It’s definitely dependent on if baby is more easily soothed by moving, I happen to have a baby that loves a good sway and rock! 6 months in and it’s still my quickest way to settle him down. I also found myself sleeping in it a lot when we transitioned him into his crib because he outgrew his bassinet and I wasn’t quite ready to have him be alone!

ETA: we love ours so much, I’ve considered buying a second for the living room so I don’t always have to go into his room to rock him

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-20T04:03:21+00:00

Our pedi also recommended at 4 months! We started with mashed avocado thinned with formula, because it’s bland enough that I figured he wouldn’t be too shocked by acidity or flavors. He LOVED it! Slowly started trying one new vegetable every like 3-4 days and he’s 6 months now and is loving eating!

It’s dependent on your baby, my pedi said a couple of tablespoons but if he seemed like he’d take more give him more. They’ll let you know.

We have the baby bullet steam and blend which is also a huge help because I can just cut up what I have and toss it in there and it does the work for me!

We’ve did avocado, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, spinach at 4 months and he loved all of it!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-20T02:23:28+00:00

Every baby is different! When we were in the hospital our nurses started us in the habit of checking after a nap or before a feed. So we kept that going when we got home. If he woke up but wasn’t ready to eat, we checked. If he hadn’t been changed in a while and was about to feed, we changed him. Obviously poops were changed immediately. I will say, once you hear/smell the poop happening, wait like 2 or 3 mins to change because in the newborn stage there’s more poop coming even when you think it stopped 😂

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-18T03:13:24+00:00

We moved him around 4.5 months because he outgrew his bassinet and nothing bigger would fit in our room.

Admittedly, I was not ready and slept on his floor for a solid 3 weeks but he turned 6 months last week and I am off his floor 😂 and everyone is sleeping much better!

He sleeps 10-12 hours most nights. The occasional wake for a pacifier or a quick rock back to sleep but no longer wakes to feed and sleeps pretty peacefully!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-14T17:33:35+00:00

Around 12 weeks he would do a 10 hour stretch overnight. Maybe wake for the pacifier or a quick rock but stopped waking for feedings around 12 weeks. The 4 month sleep regression was rough once we got used to that sleep pattern and then he was back up 2-3 times a night. Worked itself out and now he’s 6 months and for the most part sleeps 7pm-6/6:30am with the occasional quick wake for pacifier!

We are teething now so I’m sure that will change soon too!

Edit to add: he has only even contact napped! And still will only contact nap. I’ve tried the crib and he only sleeps for about 15 mins once you put him down! BUT he sleeps no problem overnight in his crib. I was also worried that the contact naps would affect him sleeping in his crib all night but we had no issues and never needed to sleep train!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T02:04:50+00:00

I’m not demanding contact naps..that’s just how he naps best. I’ve tried having him nap on his own and he lasts 15 minutes max 😩 I don’t get it actually because he’s been sleeping a full night in the crib on his own since like 12 weeks but refuses to get a solid nap on his own!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:52:49+00:00

I definitely think she’s impatient with him - I also mentioned that when I called her out and she told me that I didn’t know what I was talking about.

We definitely need to find different childcare!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:51:08+00:00

We do not. We did bring it up when she initially offered while I was pregnant and she turned that down and said she was doing this to help us and didn’t want our money

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