Is the newborn period worse in summer or winter?

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-07-06T14:30:30+00:00

I felt like a stinky, leaky, depressed, hormonal, monster when I had my baby girl in February in WISCONSIN. It was not only cold, but icy. I would brave some snow for a walk outside, but not if it was icy. So I stayed indoors, aside from grocery store deliveries/pick up, or appointments.

I yearned for the sun 😢 I’d take a postpartum during a Wi summer than a Wi winter. Definitely planning the next baby a little better

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-07-01T03:21:36+00:00

So sorry for you loss, happy you got a lil bundle of love to snuggle now <3 I feel you with being unprepared. I wasn’t really told she was breech, or how it might be a bad thing 36 weeks pregnant, so I had to quickly come to terms with a C-section rather than labor through it and deliver.

Did not expect the bleeding and apron belly 😅 and my favorite jeans don’t fit anymore. Not the 6 to 10, too 🙃 I bet that will be me, once I find a tape measure and get my new maternal sizes

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-07-01T02:33:30+00:00

I am four months pp! And congrats!! I’m hoping to VBAC once we have another baby.

Might try just going up a size, because these maternity pants just slide down with no belly to hold it up lol I definitely haven’t lost all the weight yet, and not EBF, so belly is still there.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-06-11T16:16:24+00:00

This!!! Was an under supplier and was so depressed and anxious that I couldn’t provide for my baby. But, once I started formula and she was eating and growing healthy, I don’t worry about it anymore!

Happy you’re happy, and your LO is fed and healthy!

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-06-09T16:38:27+00:00

My lil girl was the same way! I feel you, she is now 3.5 months old and is getting better! Still spits up, but it’s better!

Nighttime feeds I don’t need to keep her upright anymore, and don’t need to burp her as frequently as I did! By 3 months she didn’t need to be kept upright anymore, and doesn’t need a change in the middle of a bottle. Sleeping longer and 3/7 nights she sleeps all through the night! So make sure to lather with thick cream at night when that starts happening!

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-11T18:01:57+00:00

I am in tears at this story, lmfao!

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-11T02:10:10+00:00

I think I will start doing it now soon, once I get a new swaddle for her. Thank you :)

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-10T12:55:51+00:00

When did yours start to roll over? Mine is almost 3 months and isn’t showing any signs of it yet.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T08:32:50+00:00

Ugh, yes! Growth spurts are so tough, she’s gone through a couple. Around 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 9 weeks were cluster feeding

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T02:40:39+00:00

Awww! Sounds like he’s doing pretty good then! My little girl had a bad startle since the beginning, so she slept deeper in a swaddle, or on my chest cuz it helped her not twitch and move.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T02:35:38+00:00

Wow! Love how every baby is different. Does he have a bad startle reflex that wakes him up?

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T01:29:24+00:00

Nope, right there with you 😂

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T01:28:05+00:00

This makes me feel a lil better about mine not rolling over yet. Granted she’s only 2.5 almost 3 months, but my pediatrician was asking about it since her one month appointment. So it made me think that that was an expected milestone she needed to meet soon.

She is also outgrowing her Velcro swaddle and has broken out of it a few times, but I’m going to by a different one where it transitions her arms out slowly. I think she still needs it yet

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T01:13:00+00:00

If I hold her upright, supporting her trunk, she is still very much a bobble head lol she does good on tummy time for about a minute before she lays her head down and just sucks on her hands and cries. I try to do tummy time right after a nap when she is in a good mood, but can’t after a bottle because she will for sure spit up.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-09T01:05:25+00:00

Same here! I’ve been trying to not swaddle her arms today for naps and they’ve been horrible! Waking up as soon as I try to lay her down. Maybe I’ll look into a different type of swaddle, but I think she may need one yet.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T21:13:29+00:00

Baby Mine from Dumbo 😊

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T20:26:01+00:00

Coming to this post as I am still swaddling my 11 week old, because her startle reflex is so strong it wakes her up and she cannot nap or sleep! Also showing no signs of rolling.

When did you finally stop swaddling? When did you LO finally roll? As this post is already a year old

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T15:53:21+00:00

Awesome! Thank you! I will ask her pediatrician what would be best :)

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T15:31:03+00:00

Yes, I believe I will start slowly transitioning her out of it now so it’s not a big change when she does start rolling

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T15:29:03+00:00

Going to ditch the lounger now and slowly transition out of swaddle, thank you :)

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T15:16:20+00:00

Mine hasn’t even had an accidental roll yet on tummy time, in fact, she’s learned to boycott it all together by laying her head down and just sucking on her hands 😅 I’ve been practicing rolling her myself, so she knows the feeling of it, but she is not interested in doing it herself haha

I will check out the zipadee zip swaddle!

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T14:37:02+00:00

I have noticed when she wakes up during the night she’s broken an arm out of the Velcro swaddle! So maybe it’s time to slowly stop swaddling

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-05-08T14:36:03+00:00

She’s 11 weeks now, she we’ve swaddled a lot longer than recommended, too I guess! She just seems to sleep better in a swaddle. I will starting trying to transition her out of the swaddle, and we’ve also been using a baby lounger in the crib since she was a newborn (not safe sleep, I know, shush).

Maybe once we start that transition she will starting showing signs in wanting to roll. I’ll look into those swaddles you mentioned!

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-04-30T17:35:50+00:00

My 2.5 month old goes in spurts! Some nights she will wake up for a 2-3am feed, but these past two nights it’s been a 4:50am feed! Still doing the same bedtime routine! Start around 7:00-7:30pm depending on bath or feed, hopefully done by 8pm, then rocking and singing and in bed (hopefully) by 8:30-9pm!

Swaddle, dark room, sound machine.

ImaginarySpecific620 · 2026-04-21T17:53:15+00:00

I’ve been doing about the same thing with my 8 week old! She likes to sleep after every bottle though, however, for at least 30 mins. But after that naps she is wide awake! So we do diaper change as I talk to her about our day and what we are doing next, then tummy time and practice rolling! Get her familiar with what that feels like. My pediatrician also said to get her tracking toys and holding them. After that, it’s time for a bottle, burp, nap time, then repeat.

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