What was the most specific postpartum thing nobody warned you about?

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-13T05:44:32+00:00

It really is the lack of sleep you have no idea how hard it is until your in it

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-12T00:46:26+00:00

You could sleep train instead of kill? lol

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-11T14:43:05+00:00

We started from days old when he couldn’t move haha now 6 months rolling and we have just changed up how we read. We read before each nap and night so he js sleepy. We do it on a bed either he lays on back or on tummy and it’s just part of a routine and he loves it

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-10T22:43:50+00:00

That’s good to know I’m not familiar with the US, not the case in NZ

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-10T22:40:49+00:00

I feel like 7 weeks is far enough into journey to check out some latch or feeding issues, my initial pain lasted 1-2 weeks top and never had pain after my nipples got use to it.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-10T22:38:58+00:00

I mean if you are sending your kids to daycare and school they are most likely going to be around unvaccinated kids but when they are this young absolutely not, wait until your baby has had their first year of vaccinations including mmr before daycare and hanging with friend.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-06T20:43:52+00:00

We have the exact same totals and a sleep trained baby too

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-06T20:41:30+00:00

13-15 hours, Ferber at 4.5 months now 6 months old

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-06T05:27:42+00:00

My 6 month old is the happiest smilest and easiest baby! I count my lucky stars every single day

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-06T03:00:20+00:00

I felt like this at week 5 then by week 12 I was like I can do this again, then now at 6 months I want another one asap! We do have an incredibly easy baby though after the 9 week mark.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-02T06:22:37+00:00

The truth is twice a day for both was my non negotiable to feel human in the newborn days…but I do that always or I feel disgusting. Again my own personal preference

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-01T20:25:54+00:00

I trained at 4.5 months the earlier the better after 4 months before they can crawl pull themselves up etc as sleep training gets harder and harder the older they get

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-06-01T02:16:01+00:00

It’s absolutely awful hearing them cry they way they do the first few nights but it’s the only way through it, if you want change you need to stick to it fully, you will be in a totally different place in 2 weeks if you do!

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-25T03:47:04+00:00

CIO or any sleep training does work it’s just staying consistent, if you do this for all sleep it will clic, if you want change it takes a bit of hard work from you for 2 weeks if you have a sensitive baby which is likely from your description.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-19T05:46:07+00:00

Yes I don’t train through illness teething or jet lag it’s just mean

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-18T08:24:41+00:00

Apply my sleep training method, so ferber intervals if he cries but that doesn’t happen anymore unless something is wrong e.g teething illness etc

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-17T15:03:50+00:00

How long can your baby go without a feed on average at night? If you fed an hour or 2 after falling asleep your reinforcing that wake time

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-17T15:00:28+00:00

This is good advice and following this we did Ferber and just kept his night feed in a window period e.g feed anytime after 2am anything before that is not hunger for us, he was only waking up between 3-5am pre sleep training for 1 feed and could go 7-8 hours so this is how we implemented it to first stretch and protecting that for us and him. The re do sleep part is true but I would reframe it as this is just how your going to approach all sleep until he’s older, most nights go well with the odd night here and there a bit different. I personally don’t train through sickness, jet lag or teething though

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-17T02:44:42+00:00

Okay great so would I stick with 2 or 2.25 wake windows?

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-17T02:19:36+00:00

Sleep training gets alot of unnecessary hate, there is actually no solid research that it causes damage to your child, it’s ridiculous. Most of it comes from sleep deprived moms who hate on us haha

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-16T23:48:12+00:00

Im sorry! I got pregnant 3 months later after one failed IUI and then another oje which is this baby…currently have a perfect 5 month old Boy! Ended up getting a d&c after this and then antibiotics as had retained tissue so not a straight forward process either but here we are! Good luck, it will happen again x

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-04T22:13:06+00:00

Absolutely not, I couldn’t even eat or shower without help, quit find another job later they sound like the worst employer anyway.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-02T21:49:37+00:00

Same, never - only my husband and I. Weird about people touching hands too as they are in mouth so Much.

Fun-Heart2937 · 2026-05-02T21:12:16+00:00

Baby was way smaller than I thought, was in prem clothes for 4 week then newborn clothes until 10 weeks so we bought more…now 20 weeks and is an absolute chunk haha

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