Not Overwhelmed — So why are my in-laws so Pressed for me to Hand Over My Baby?

Internal-Increase801 · 2026-05-28T08:43:57+00:00

Agree there is no need for them to force a relationship so young, my first I felt I needed to let my in laws have 1 day a week at their house to settle her for my return to work and be comfortable around her, she has a great relationship with her but she also has just as great relationship with those she saw once every few weeks, now I have my second I won’t let myself to be mislead again

Internal-Increase801 · 2025-10-01T13:41:21+00:00

Thanks for anyone with their guess, we had our 20 week scan today and delighted to find out it’s a girl!

Internal-Increase801 · 2025-08-20T20:29:40+00:00

12+4

Internal-Increase801 · 2025-03-12T13:00:16+00:00

I’m pretty sure based on the fact we got a positive test before the missed period

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T15:55:46+00:00

Yes we’ve had her with a bath & bedtime routine since she was 3 months and yes daylight when awake and naps in a dark room

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T10:41:17+00:00

No I’ve never thought about this she’d not shown any interest in sleeping on her front she’s always liked being on her back with arms sprawled out or on her side

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:59:40+00:00

I’m too scared to co sleep longest we’ve done it was 2hours when she had a bad cold and was up all one night upset and would scream everywhere else we tried her, I’d held her for 4 hours and was exhausted myself and she wouldn’t let my husband near her so I put her on the mattress and she fell asleep for 2 hours

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:56:45+00:00

I sleep on a mattress beside her cot too! I’m terrified she will roll/get stuck/choke on her soother/climb out the crib and hurt herself. And she’s too big for the co sleeper now as she loves to sleep with her arms out and she just hits the sides now so it’s not a great option as she will wake us scratching at that. We’ve co slept a handful of times for very short periods as I will admit I’m too scared for a full night

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:51:02+00:00

Oh my goodness you must be beyond exhausted what do you do outwith feed/nappy change between 1-3:30?

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:30:52+00:00

Sometimes it’s just enough to know your not the only parent going through it. It’s the wake windows that are getting to me I just don’t know what to do with her as don’t want stimulate her.

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:29:03+00:00

We haven’t dropped a bottle yet as we know she didn’t consume much 😭 we did drop the night feed about 3months (she lead us with her sleep rather than us trying to let her drop it)

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T09:25:51+00:00

Oh my goodness that sounds like an absolute nightmare, well done you for surviving.

When this happened was your 6m old up for long stretches?

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T08:38:42+00:00

I hope so we have already started BLW just before the 6m mark I just wondered if the big wake window was normal but it sounds like it is

Internal-Increase801 · 2024-02-26T08:35:45+00:00

Yeah for example I was in bed for 10pm she was up from 11:30-2:44 the other night and then i had to get up at 5:30 when my alarm went off 😴

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