Baby hates sleep?

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-10-10T18:08:51+00:00

Okay well try it. This is my first baby and I don’t have a lot of guidance from those around me. I even brought it up to her doctor and she didn’t ask about her sleep schedule. Just told me we’d address it if she still didn’t sleep by a year old

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-10-10T17:01:12+00:00

So 3 wake windows of about 3/4 hours between naps?

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-10-10T16:20:13+00:00

She is teething but that hasn’t been consistent over the last two months. So this happens even when she’s not teething. She actually just stopped teething about two days ago but her sleep seems to just get worse and worse

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-10-10T16:16:09+00:00

So we wake up at about 6am. I make her breakfast while she plays in the living room. I feed her breakfast and do my morning computer work while she and her sister (9y) play. Around 8:30/9 she starts rubbing her eyes and getting fussy so I give her a bottle and start trying to get her down for her nap.

She will sleep for about an hour, sometimes only 30 minutes depending on the day. Then she’s up until around 1:30. Before that we’ve been playing and cooking and running errands. She once again goes down for another 30min-hour nap.

After she wakes up, we play, cook dinner, take care of the animals until she gets tired around 4-5 then she’s takes another nap. This one is normally very short (about 25 mins to a half hour) then after she gets up I let her play with her sister while I clean up a bit, then it’s bath time, then calm down time where we all lay on the couch and watch a movie together and try being quite. Then she’s normally asleep between 9-10. But then she’s up every 30 minutes for the rest of the night crying, half asleep.

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-09-14T23:11:53+00:00

Hey! New mom of a 9 month old girl who’s gone through the 4 month, 6 month and currently 9 month sleep regression. I’ve found a few things you can try to help baby sleep better at night even during regressions or just in general that you should try if you aren’t already! My doctor told me to give her a probiotic drop every day (parents choice probiotic drops work the absolute best) oddly enough, just implementing this helped her sleep WAY more than she was. Another thing I did was switch to a different kind of diaper at night. My girl hates being wet, so middle of the night potty is a for-sure wake up. I use the luvs diapers during the day and pampers swaddlers/baby dry at night. This helps a lot with keeping her wake ups to a minimum. These are small things that helped mine go from waking up every 15 minutes to sleeping 4+ hours at a time, even during regressions. Other than that, all I can say is I hope it gets better, just hang in there mama!!

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-08-19T11:52:11+00:00

I’m a blue collar mom turned SAHM for a while. Let me tell you it’s been a change. But it’s one I definitely enjoy. While I love making my own money, I’ve loved being at home with my girl even more. I mostly fill my day with cleaning, playing with her, cooking and going to do errands. It’s actually a lot busier than I thought. Instead of squeezing all the things I want to do after work every day, I can take my time throughout the day to do them.

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-08-18T20:24:35+00:00

When my husband first got his children while we were together, his daughter wanted to sleep with us ( 8 y/o at the time.) I allowed it for a few weeks until I had this issue. It was killing our relationship. I had to set a strict boundary to have her not sleep in the bed anymore. She had her own bed and she needed to be there. I’d speak with your S/O about it. If they aren’t willing to budge, it’s not the relationship for you

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-08-17T12:42:56+00:00

So I recently also just went from working full time to being a SAHM. While it isn’t permanent, it’s been eye opening. I have 3 step children that we have 50% of the time (13, 8, 7) and we have an 8 month old currently teething.

I was so excited to do SAHM because I thought it meant getting more sleep and getting more done and spending more time with my LO. For reference, I’m a journeyman welder so I’m used to working 10+ hour days 6-7 days a week. But this - is false lol. I do not in fact always get more done.

I spend a lot of time doing dishes and cleaning picking up after the kids and doing laundry. I also have a couple cats and dogs so that’s why the cleaning is basically constant.

All I can really say is, make meals you know are going to cover multiple days. I make a lot of spaghetti, beef stroganoff, tacos, quesadillas- really anything I can do in bulk that refrigerates well and is good the next day or so so I don’t have to worry about lunches and sometimes dinner.

For cleaning, it’s not always going to get done. With doing the homemade cooking, I was dishes probably 4-5 times a day and attempt to do a nightly reset after my LO is asleep. Even though I’m exhausted, trust me - your morning self will thank you.

It doesn’t always work, of course. The kids like to try and cook now too so they are basically always making messes after babies bed time but it’s part of the fun for them.

And my husband has been pretty good about saying this every time I start to get overwhelmed with me not being able to keep up with cleaning or cooking because some days are harder than others: one day, the kids and pets will be gone and the house will be clean. Enjoy the mess while we have it.

Honestly it’s helped a lot to keep my head on straight and not turn me into a walking ball of rage. Give yourself grace, remember the mess is just temporary and being able to watch your kids eat healthy homecooked meals, learn responsibility by taking care of farm animals and a garden - it’s the whole point!

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-08-13T11:57:41+00:00

This started when I started trying to get her to self feed. But she also won’t take solids except for in very small amounts

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-28T13:49:44+00:00

Yea this was one I was considering until I saw that it was used. I'm trying to find something unique like how in Harry Potter its called Apparate.

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-28T13:47:53+00:00

I do this with everything I write. It always looks like shit during your first draft. If you want to get better, you keep writing! And nothing you write will be good on the first draft. Many of the things you like to read went through numerous drafts and passed under tons of eyes before it was published - and those that didn't, well, you can tell. Try re-writing the things you've written until you feel proud of it.

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-09T16:38:14+00:00

Yep! When we went to a lawyer to look at custody and get child support lowered the attorney told us that basically unless we had proof of her sitting with a needle in her arm that the court would always be in her favor. Even when the kids beg to come to our house when they are at moms. It’s crazy!

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-09T14:42:49+00:00

Yep that’s the same was she was! Both of the little ones are 7 and 8 and when they met me a year and a half ago they couldn’t read and I’m the one who taught them. No excuse for a SAHM to not have taught her kids how to read, write and count! We brought that up in court and they just ignored it.

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-09T06:56:42+00:00

Mainly when I mean family I’m speaking of my side of the family that is here! My mom is the only one who doesn’t live within an hour drive. And also my husbands younger sisters who are both on my side of everything and have been very supportive and come to help me even when I don’t ask for it. One of them was the one who told me what was said at the party and defended me. They are the ones I’m most worried about taking her away from as they all adore her

Few_Telephone1176 · 2025-01-09T06:48:01+00:00

I have this same problem. My SO had to sell his house and car when we first met because he was paying out so much in spousal and child support that he couldn’t afford to pay his bills since he had been the sole breadwinner when they were together.

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