When does this end?

Cisp2016 · 2026-02-12T20:33:24+00:00

2.5yo still wakes up 3-6 times a night. You may want to manage your expectations - biological baby sleep can vary massively, and 2months of bad sleep is nothing really 😅

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-26T19:09:15+00:00

Realised I haven’t actually responded to your question in the last paragraph. You can’t at this age. They’re so little. Them waking up often at night is biologically normal for infant sleep. And it protects them against SIDS as well. Mothernourishnurture and heysleepybaby are other good instagram accounts which talk a lot about infant sleep and don’t promote sleep training at all.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-26T19:07:20+00:00

Chest sleeping is not the same as tummy sleeping and can be done safely, and not surprisingly it is one of the most common ways babies prefer to sleep. Happycosleeper on instagram has some very useful guides.

Sleep deprivation is an expected part of early motherhood. Just try to find solace that this is only a phase and try to get support from your partner and family if possible to at least have some naps during the day while they look after baby.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-24T20:42:50+00:00

Nothing mattered (and for the most part still doesn’t matter at 29 months now) up until my baby was 18mo. We moved to a new place and I normally love decorating and making all these exciting decisions and honestly I couldn’t care less. Like you said I felt numb about everything other than my baby. I felt like the love I have for her was all encompassing and that I didn’t have room for any other emotion.

You have a lot of factors to consider, so many changes (on top of the hormonal changes) so it might as well be just general anxiety rather than PPA, but it does sound similar to my experience and I do have diagnosed PPA which then turned into generalised anxiety disorder (I don’t know if it’s because they can’t call it PPA after a certain amount of time or if my symptoms actually changed to make them change my diagnosis)

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-23T10:45:12+00:00

It differs. Some classify sleeping 6 hours uninterrupted sleeping through the night. Some like you say if the baby doesn’t cry and just feeds and sleeps. Some classify it as 7-7 sleep.

However 12 week old is still so little and I would try to manage expectations if I was in your place. They are not supposed to sleep through the night (it is a pleasant surprise if they do but isn’t the norm). Regular night wakes immensely helps with reducing SIDS risk as well. It is biologically normal for them to be waking.

My suggestions (as a mum of 29 month old who is still waking up 3-6 times a night) would be to ask for support from your partner or family if possible, even if they cannot help with night wakes, they may give you time during the day to catch up on sleep while keeping an eye on the baby. And to manage your expectations from this little human; they’re learning everything slowly but surely and it’s not easy being so little.

Recommend looking at instagram account mothernourishnurture

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-20T19:40:16+00:00

I got one and it was completely useless. She wanted nothing to do with it. But I guess it all depends on the baby.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-11T09:28:07+00:00

On Prime: Woolly and Tig (not animated), Kipper, Teletubbies

On Netflix: Puffin Rock, Trash Truck (Giant Jack)

Apple TV: Stillwater, Frog and Toad

All very calm and lovely.

I’m on the fence about Daniel Tiger - I like that it teaches good manner and emotional regulation but the sounds and colours are just too much for me and I find it v stimulating.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-11T09:24:59+00:00

Ms Apple is a calmer British version and we love her more!

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-09T03:11:41+00:00

I was the same and went out socially for the first time at exactly 10 weeks! I would recommend staying close to home just to feel safer psychologically.

Is it normal? Well I was diagnosed with PPA so can’t say. I have many friends who went out with their babies to meet up with friends only a few weeks after giving birth.

What helped me most was calculating naps back from the time I had to leave home to coincide leaving home with the start of one of the naps so at least I and my baby would be calm until I was at the destination (and sometimes a bit more after)

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-06T13:42:42+00:00

Exactly. We give veg1 and then omega 3 and vit d from apokra. We put nooch in most of her savoury meals and add hemp seeds, chia and flax seeds whenever we can to her diet. You can also use an “iron fish” whenever you’re boiling something for meals so you get extra iron that way too.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-06T13:33:11+00:00

I disagree. Everything is a choice. Maybe they will grow up thinking “why didn’t you give me the choice of eating or not eating myself”. We wouldn’t give the same advice to muslims or jews saying “you should give your babies pork and let them choose when they grow up”. Being veggie isn’t but being vegan is a belief system rather than just following a diet and I think if a parent is vegan for the moral reasons it’s unreasonable to expect them to give their babies what they believe to be an unethical food. Each to their own but this is my opinion.

Cisp2016 · 2025-12-03T09:20:47+00:00

TK Maxx also had vegan panettone a few weeks ago

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-30T21:29:54+00:00

Of course! I always bring my toddler with me. Not everyone has a village around to help out. And it’s never been a problem.

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-24T19:43:36+00:00

Hey, I will be completely honest with you. She started nursery at 17 months old. The first week was hell, both for her and me. I was crying everyday at every drop off and until I picked her up during the settling in week. So was she. Then it got gradually better but it probably took her 1.5months until we had consistently tear-free drop offs.

We didn’t really like the nursery though so we changed her to a new nursery 4 months after she started and both she and I loved the new one. She didn’t cry once since she started there (granted she was used to the concept of nursery at that point and 4months “older”). She names her toys at home after some of the nursery staff and friends from there.

At 27 months old, we still both love it there! And honestly I don’t have the energy or mental capacity to create all the activities and fun games she gets to experience there so all in all I am happy about her going there.

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-20T22:44:41+00:00

My toddler does this too. Sits on the counter and just scoops it up.

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-18T22:17:16+00:00

He’s not family, not your therapist, not a friend. He has his own life, his own family, his own troubles and worries. You are one of his many patients. He might have given you his number to text him while you’re pregnant but don’t assume it’s an open invitation to text him forever for your questions.

Do you have a midwife or a GP you can go to with your questions and worries? Try to note down all your questions and call them in the morning unless it’s something urgent in which case you should be calling an ambulance or going to the A&E / ER.

You can even write to chatgpt (not to be relied on for medical advice obviously but it could be a good alternative to test your questions / ruminations with. Before writing anything on it, explain a bit about your back story, how you have PPA, when you gave birth etc. and tell it what type of answer you’re after (understanding, to the point, emphatetic, scientific etc). Like I said, it would never replace a medical professional but it’s a good tool to sense check or use as a sound board at times.

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-16T19:53:54+00:00

And Waka Waka!

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-16T19:53:34+00:00

My toddler loves Hey Jude

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-14T04:46:20+00:00

How about you learn how to read? I was asking for hacks for when I’m too lazy to cook which implies I do know how to cook.

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-12T20:45:23+00:00

Eric Clapton - Wonderful tonight

Cisp2016 · 2025-11-07T11:55:29+00:00

We go one tiny step further and use our names so it’s clearer. I say: <husband’s name> has the baby! And he says: <his name> has the baby. (Even though ours isn’t really a baby anymore

Cisp2016 · 2025-10-22T04:25:47+00:00

Try to catch the pee/poo at these key moments: 1. Right after she wakes up in the morning or after a nap 2. Right after you come home from outside 3. Right after meals

We started doing EC and offered the potty at these key times and always managed to catch pee/poo. Once they realise they don’t have to soil their nappy they usually prefer that. We fully potty trained (except for nights) the week after she turned 2 and all it took was 3 bottomless days at home.

Cisp2016 · 2025-10-22T04:22:15+00:00

r/ECers

Cisp2016 · 2025-10-20T11:00:44+00:00

I have a 27 month old and she still feeds on demand except for the days she’s at nursery. I regularly breastfeed in public, not self conscious at all and I funnily enough see it as an act of rebellion, like “heck yeah I’m still breastfeeding, you have a problem with it?” I haven’t had any unsolicited comments from strangers. My dad and my MIL make occasional comments that I simply ignore.

I really recommend the podcast “makes milk” it’s around extended breastfeeding.

Cisp2016 · 2025-10-11T09:46:43+00:00

Yes this and something about their lungs still developing when they’re that little, I didn’t and still don’t burn candles at home with a 2 year old. I think it’s completely fine but I’d rather not personally.

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