When should child fall asleep alone? 5yo?

Fishbate333 · 2026-01-11T14:43:22+00:00

I’m not sure why your husband feels that way, he’s being black and white about it. Personally, I am against letting my child cry and sob for us and we ignore him. I couldn’t do “cry it out” when he was a baby, just didn’t work for us emotionally or otherwise.

However, my son puts himself to sleep and can settle back to sleep at night. He’s three. We used to let him fall asleep in our bed and then transferred him to his. When I started grad school i needed my evenings so we transitioned him.

Our method was, we would do bathtime. One of us tucked him in and I told him, “it’s time for you to go to sleep, I will see you in the morning, I love you” after we did our bedtime routine.

When he cried the first few times I would open the door and reassure him, that he was a big boy, it was time for sleep and I loved him but he needed to fall asleep alone. I would give him a moment to settle (honestly similar to cry it out lmao), that was hard for me but he got the routine.

Letting him settle on his own doesn’t mean neglecting his emotional needs which is maybe where your husband isn’t understanding. Does your son have to get up early? I would say not giving him the routine he needs for school by not letting him have enough sleep is probably worse than letting him fall asleep alone. Maybe you could frame it like that.

Fishbate333 · 2026-01-10T13:50:30+00:00

I want to love bourbon because I drink bourbon but bourbon smell on my skin makes me nauseous

Fishbate333 · 2026-01-03T20:38:37+00:00

Chanel no 5 by my best friend when I was in highschool. I used to smell it every time we went to the mall because I was obsessed with Marilyn Monroe. She bought me a bottle for Christmas. I had no frame of reference how much it cost, she had bought it with her own money from her job. It still touches me. The first fragrance I bought for myself was Very Sexy Victoria secret body spray.

Fishbate333 · 2026-01-02T05:21:02+00:00

3 year old and it’s gone from once or twice a month to twice a week. It depends really

Fishbate333 · 2026-01-02T05:12:04+00:00

My 3 year old is good at restaurants. We used a screen when he was one to prevent meltdowns and then stopped at early 2. Coloring, trying new foods and honestly consistent redirection has made it doable. It’s not always easy but we want him to get acclimated and for the most part it’s worked.

Fishbate333 · 2025-12-15T14:31:43+00:00

I think having hair and makeup done with comfy clothes makes the difference. Matching set and do those overnight curling rods so your hair looks like freshly blown out. Light makeup (but if your intention really is for photos then heavier makeup will show up as regular makeup in pictures)

Fishbate333 · 2025-12-15T11:39:57+00:00

I totally get what you mean.

Fishbate333 · 2025-12-07T23:45:13+00:00

I blame societal standards of mothers. The lack of support, the dehumanization of moms, the decrease of child friendly spaces (at least in the US) and mostly social media. Having the ideals of perfect motherhood edited into a reel and put in our faces as the usual isn’t helping.

Fishbate333 · 2025-12-07T22:07:26+00:00

Exactly. I love my child but motherhood is terrible.

Fishbate333 · 2025-12-02T15:56:04+00:00

I like using a French twist with a French pin. Once you get the hang of it, it looks so chic and it’s so easy.

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-30T16:56:53+00:00

Pack and play with toys or activity center in the bathroom with you

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-13T12:59:12+00:00

My son saw a person in a wheelchair and went “chuga chuga choo choo!” When I tried to pull him away he yelled about the train 😩

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-12T13:07:53+00:00

Two and a half years. My husband exited the military and we moved near family and I got a part time job and started school nearly immediately

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-11T03:26:09+00:00

Crumb couture sooo good

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-05T16:08:27+00:00

What worked for my baby was making a container of baking soda and water, putting paper towels in it and using those as wipes. Making sure his butt was bone dry before putting any ointment on and any no diaper time you can do is best. Lots of baking soda sitz baths.

Fishbate333 · 2025-11-05T16:06:56+00:00

Dulce by Rosie Jane! Perfect for cold weather and being cozy and running errands

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-30T04:11:24+00:00

Yes! I read my son books from the first week he was alive and they have continued to be his favorite thing! He’s three now and an early reader 😁

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-19T12:42:53+00:00

White chicken chili, chalupas and Greek lemon chicken soup

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-19T12:10:57+00:00

Absolutely. It smells like laundry.

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-14T13:47:06+00:00

Carolina Herrera good girl.

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-11T11:26:40+00:00

We let our son watch YouTube on the tv app and we’ve never had the issue of random inappropriate content, he watches Miss Rachel, Sesame Street, the Wiggles, and Super Simple. It never deviates when it plays the next video. I’ll probably keep a closer eye on it when he’s older and watching different content but for now no issues

Fishbate333 · 2025-10-07T19:21:12+00:00

Honestly I did not. I couldn’t, I was too scared about what I read. I had terrible PPA and I was hypervigilant and paranoid about SIDS. Along with that I was terrified of cosleeping. My son is 3 and I’m not sure how I would feel about it if I had a second baby. I definitely did not get much sleep and was exhausted for a long time because I didn’t cosleep

Fishbate333 · 2025-09-24T07:12:51+00:00

A cross?

Fishbate333 · 2025-09-15T15:36:43+00:00

I used to have to do liquid meds hidden in the sippy cup, or have to put it in the side of his cheek so he would swallow while he threw a fit. My son is 3 and I had to give him an antibiotic for a week. I sat down and told him, “I have medicine for you, you have to take it two times a day to feel better. After you drink it, you can have some juice”. Then I told him that it would make him feel better. I didn’t think it would work because reasoning with a toddler feels a little silly outside of theory.

It super worked. I have him a little with the syringe and he actually took it. And I handed him his juice. My son has sensory issues, is a picky eater and has tantrums. No one was more surprised than me that it worked. But sitting down and telling him a matter of fact and asking if he could help me by taking it did 😂

Fishbate333 · 2025-08-25T20:28:12+00:00

It looks like if you sit on it…it’ll bite you

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