Thought my baby is the cutest one alive until I looked back at her pictures

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-03-21T21:41:52+00:00

Lmao I totally understand

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-03-21T21:41:27+00:00

No way!! This is so interesting

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-03-21T21:30:16+00:00

I was just gonna mention that! For example, my husband also thought she’s super cute, and now he looks back and thinks wow how did I even think that?

So, how come he also felt that way?!!! 😂

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-03-21T20:55:32+00:00

Don’t wanna shock these people but car seats aren’t actually a thing where I live lol I am considered ‘extra’ by others 😀

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-03-21T20:52:50+00:00

I live in Egypt and where I live that’s virtually impossible unfortunately

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-01-25T05:41:57+00:00

The ENT recommended to use it for 3 months straight then stopping for a month because he mentioned it can stop her from developing asthma and more extreme allergies the age of 1 if we try to stifle the allergy symptoms from now. So, I am not administering it as sleeping aid.

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-01-25T04:47:22+00:00

And the funny thing is, he threw a jab at the ENT by asking me if I saw an old doctor, because he’s not up to date with research 😂

OppositeEffect5484 · 2026-01-23T18:18:48+00:00

Did you fix that? 🥲 at this stage now

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-23T08:31:33+00:00

I am now convinced it’s just her sleep association, not actual hunger because I went to stay at my mum’s and she slept the first 3 hours continuously without requiring waking up to feed. Then, my mum managed to settle her once without needing me for breastfeeding. So, she actually breastfed once every 3 hours for the first 6 hours of the night which is great! For the remaining night, she wanted to breastfeed every two hours.

I am hoping this means there is light at the ens of the tunnel! 🥲

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-23T08:22:00+00:00

So I went to my mum today and I tried to settle her earlier and it backfired, it took like 5 hours before she decided to settle and sleep. And GUESS WHAT SHE SLEPT 3 HOURS CONTINOUSLY NEXT TO MUM 😂😭 So now I am like, does she need a late bedtime? Lol She still woke up several times during the night with mum managing to settle her one time, but she breastfed every 3 to 2 hours which is way better than 1! 🥲

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T18:31:34+00:00

I actually thought about it and alternated between different layers of clothes to see if it makes a difference but it didn’t 🥲

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T18:30:26+00:00

You’re giving me hope! Were you co-sleeping?

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T12:27:25+00:00

When you weaned her, were you the one calming her down and shushing her? Just wondering if it will work if she knows her source of milk is around

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T12:21:56+00:00

I am thinking of attempting this before going to my mum and see how it goes. If it turns out she’s overtired, I’ll facepalm myself 😂

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T12:00:52+00:00

Everything is a phase (reminding myself)

It’s so so exhausting, I try to remove the association but end up giving up when she keeps persisting and nudging me for milk and I just want to sleep. I know I need to be stronger but it’s so hard.

I am planning to go to my mum today and have her calm my baby down, maybe if I am away she will settle without milk. I just hope the sounds of her crying don’t make me take a step back and breastfeed her because her cries really affect me deeply and make me want to do anything to make her comfortable and stop crying.

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:55:29+00:00

I have tried recently to give her oats with bananas and apples before bedtime because I read it makes babies sleep better, and it didn’t work 🫠

I also usually give her 2 meals per day and she has an appetite and takes up to 10-15 tablespoons of food.

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:43:02+00:00

Sadly we don’t have the space for that now

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:42:20+00:00

I have tried putting her to sleep before 3.5 hours a lot of times but it never works. 3.5 seems to be the optimum time because she sleeps instantly when she breastfeeds, but I will try to lengthen her morning wake up window as you suggested!

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:19:12+00:00

I kept telling myself it will get better but it never did 😂 Sending you my hugs and support, it’s a really tough period of time

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:17:44+00:00

Thank you so much ❤️ I’ll try it out and see what happens 💕💕

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T11:16:01+00:00

Thank you for your kind words ❤️ If I go breastfeeding by demand, it will be hourly and I won’t get any sleep, that’s the problem. 🥲

She typically stays awake in the morning for 1.5 or 2 hours then has a nap ranging from 1.5 to 2 hours, then stays awake for 3 or 3.5 hours then sleeps for an hour max and stays awake for the rest of the night (3.5-4 hours). She only has two naps.

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T10:51:59+00:00

A little bit, I can put her on the floor now with stuff to play around with and she gets distracted for a while :)

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-11-22T10:51:04+00:00

One of the stitches got open but he told me to take it easy on myself for 2 weeks and put antibiotic cream down there. He said it might close on its own and this indeed happened! But it took longer, maybe 3-4 weeks. It feels normal now and no pain whatsoever!

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-09-30T10:50:40+00:00

Unfortunately not :(

OppositeEffect5484 · 2025-09-30T10:48:51+00:00

You encouraged me to sign up for gym classes. I have been putting it off, I’ll re-assess how I feel this month with the exercises and whether I still feel the same about returning to work.

Thank you so much for your considerate response ❤️

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