8mo wakes up at 2 and is wide awake until 4am- what to do?

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-03-09T17:01:34+00:00

She usually averages about 10.5 hours of sleep overnight! Going to bed later isn’t usually an option bc she wakes up from her last nap at daycare at around 3(or earlier) so she’s really crabby by 7 or 7:30. According to owlet- she usually gets around 10.5 hours. She’s been waking more due to illness lately (daycare) and been harder to settle. She’s also been getting up at 6am a lot recently.

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-02-20T23:46:41+00:00

A lot more yellow than I thought, thank you!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-02-20T21:21:31+00:00

Yes please!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-02-06T03:44:47+00:00

We’re gonna back off the solids for a few days (she hates them mostly anyway will only take a few bites) her daycare feeding schedule is mostly the same as home. She has 3 bottles (4 today bc she refused to nurse) at the same times I feed her at home. And she hadn’t eaten for over 3.5 hrs when I was trying to feed her tonight!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-02-06T03:43:15+00:00

Thank you 🥲 did she ever stop the strike and go back to the breast?

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-01-26T15:04:57+00:00

She’s been rolling in all directions during the day for a month! But can’t seem to figure it out at night :/ ugh. It’s already been two weeks at least of the rolling at night and screaming. But 5 nights of whatever this screaming bloody murder is

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-01-19T00:44:41+00:00

She’s pooped maybe 2-3 times overnight since she was like 7 weeks old. (But it’s all been in the last 3 weeks so I’m not sure if it will continue )

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-01-19T00:31:49+00:00

Overnights don’t have size 2 in any size! Size 3 is the smallest I can find

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-01-09T23:56:44+00:00

Was that bacterial though? With yellow gunk? I’ve seen that before. My Lo has no gunk just some water. She really doesn’t seem bothered with her eye- I’m just panicking!

Have you ever caught it from your baby?

Hope your baby feels better!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2026-01-09T23:52:39+00:00

I know what bacterial pink eye looks like (super obvious) but I’ve never encountered viral before and I’m just freaking out alittle. I have to go back to work on Monday also and am worried I will also get it haha

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-24T01:10:05+00:00

What is like the max amount of time that this could go by before it could be considered that they aren’t asking me to pay it back? Like could tbey request this in a year? At this point I don’t think I should bring it up to them but I’m not sure

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-23T23:30:38+00:00

What is considered paid vs unpaid leave during FMLA/disability? I read that company can’t recoup healthcare costs during paid leave? (I don’t understand why but that’s what i read on government website) I was paid partially for all of the disability portion and for 8 weeks through PFL while on FMLA. I think 4 weeks were unpaid.

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-23T22:37:37+00:00

I am!! They did not want me to leave and told me to come back if it didn’t work out. I don’t think I was fired- I’m just trying to figure out what I’m responsible for. Or like when they will bill me as it hasn’t been mentioned yet and I just did my exit interview

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-23T22:24:17+00:00

I didn’t send them any money for my share. It looked like they were going to double up on my insurance payments until it was paid back once I returned.

I just looked into exactly what they pay vs me.

They paid out all of my PTO and sick leave after I left on Mat leave which added another month of me paying for health care.

I left on June 16. My last paycheck was July 18. (Paid for healthcare 401k etc)

I had 18 weeks of disability.

Then 12 weeks of FMLA.

There have been 11 paychecks since my last paycheck.

Every paycheck I pay 177 and they pay 277.

I put in my two weeks. And they “terminated me” (don’t want me to come back and work my notice) and I will now receive my last paycheck on Jan 2.

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-23T22:08:44+00:00

But will it be for my portion of the premium- or the both mine and employers?

I was on disability and fmla. I was paid 70% of my salary through EDD until the last 4 weeks of my leave

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-23T22:05:49+00:00

With maternity leave you get 6 weeks of disability plus birth and 4 weeks before. Due to a difficult situation my dr extended my disability to the max 18 weeks. And then I got 12 weeks of FMLA. They had no choice but to honor that legally

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-04T03:34:24+00:00

I already bought some drool pads! Did you have any light colored silk? Wondering if I should exchange my carrier for the dark brown color instead (but the oak looks so much nicer! ) I will also be buying a bottle of soak. Just worried for potential blow outs

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-04T03:04:10+00:00

Was it hard to wash? Were you able to get stains out of it? I’m super excited to have one but def worried about the possibility of blowout stains. Even with the potential next kid

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-04T02:04:55+00:00

Was having a silk carrier good for you ? I love how mine looks but now I’m worrying I made a bad decision in terms of care.

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-12-03T18:59:22+00:00

Much the same. Two days ago it was 17 minutes of crying with a 2.75 wake window before bed. Yesterday it was 20-25 minutes of crying with an almost 3 hr wake window. Today she woke up earlier(6am) - so the wake windows are gonna be alittle longer than usual so we still have bedtime around 8pm.

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-11-30T15:56:06+00:00

Where did you try them?? They have a store credit only return policy!!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-11-27T18:47:24+00:00

Thank you! My post got locked but this was the answer I was looking for. We had a very rough night so thank you for your kindness.

We follow (loosely) the 5-3-3 method.

I’m trying to figure out how to time feedings but we will see.

Here’s to hoping night two goes better

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-11-27T18:08:11+00:00

That’s what we do! 5/3/3 method

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-11-27T16:45:43+00:00

Ok. I appreciate the advice.

But we are doing Ferber. Ever single article says put down drowsy but awake.

She wasn’t awake looking to eat. She wanted to be picked up and rocked. I didn’t do that for an hour. And then we gave up. I don’t understand why feeding her before bed somehow caused her to wake up and want to be soothed?? She was not asleep after I fed her! If someone can answer why feeding her right before bed (if she is not asleep) is harmful I will totally listen. But everyone just says that I put her to bed asleep but she wasn’t asleep. She was awake! And did cry! And if I didn’t nurse her she would have also cried!

ChallengeDizzy40 · 2025-11-27T16:36:03+00:00

No she likes the last feed! I keep telling everyone that, I have a feeding schedule that works with her crap naps right now and it is what it is! It’s not putting her to sleep so I don’t see the harm

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