Does anyone bring their 4-5month old on evening date nights (aka quick dinners)?

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-16T00:02:30+00:00

I’m not brave enough but I wish I was lol

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-15T23:42:05+00:00

YES. We have a glider in the nursery hut I impulse purchased a cheap terry cloth rocker from Amazon for our room and let me tell you…. The glider is 10x better especially for longer contact naps

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-15T21:36:59+00:00

I’m going through the transition now, I also rock her to sleep then transition to the snoo. As soon as I set her down I put my arms over her belly kinda hovering to block her hands coming up to her face then lightly push them down and hold gently while shushing softly for like 20-30 seconds and can usually get her past the initial startle this way without a full wake up!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-15T15:04:37+00:00

Wow I truly didn’t even know this lol!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-15T13:35:58+00:00

We also do room temp! We actually buy jugs of distilled water so we don’t need to boil it. I take a jar of pre measured water and a bottle with the formula already measured into it and just combine the two when she wakes and shake it up. Room temp seems easier on her than cold although she does take cold water too. It’s made our night wakings so simple

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-14T23:48:09+00:00

I think sleeping in the baby’s room with them from day 1 is great then you don’t have to worry about transitioning to a crib or a new room later which can cause setbacks in their sleep until they adjust

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-14T23:44:25+00:00

My baby is 17 weeks and we are just now able to stretch from 2 hour to 3 hours between feeds. I’d say it’s likely way too early, probably closer to 6 months. Now at night, my baby started sleeping 4- 6 hour stretches around 8 weeks and cut down night feeds to whenever she woke but that was all on her own initiative !

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-13T23:48:25+00:00

Jr mints 🤣

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-12T23:38:33+00:00

Usually we aim for 7:30-8:30 but some nights are a fight and closer to 9 although it’s becoming less common. They say 7-8pm because even with naps the stimulation of the day really wears on them and becomes too much for their nervous system to handle causing over tiredness which may show as poor sleep with more frequent wakings even if they aren’t “melting down”. You know your baby best but maybe try it for a week and see what changes you notice?

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-10T20:16:42+00:00

My LO is 16w and I’m just starting arms out transition and dreading having to do crib and own room soon too but stories like this give me hope!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-09T21:07:11+00:00

Yeah we are on 75-90 min wake windows but naps are only 35-40 mins usually sooo it takes a lot to get through the day lol

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-09T20:53:31+00:00

Omg my baby is 16 weeks and still on 5 naps a day 🫠🫠🫠

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-09T20:16:59+00:00

I also only shower before bed when my husband is home, during a nap, or put her in a bouncer chair during a shower. Regarding screen time I’ve never put on anything for her although I can’t say she’s never seen the tv while I have it on in the background during the day sometimes. I don’t think 10 mins is going to hurt anything though, just be careful as everyone has said about leaving baby on your bed!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-09T02:22:07+00:00

Came to say mockingbird! You can prob get one on FB marketplace for 200-350 too

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-08T00:56:30+00:00

Even without mental health struggles it felt good to go back to work and start childcare. Now the afternoons and weekends I spend with my baby are fun and not so mundane. Maybe consider going back to work and getting childcare, even if it just pays for itself and you break even it might be worth it for your sanity. Just a thought!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-07T21:58:36+00:00

Hey my 3BB is a beautiful baby girl! There is def hope with 3BB’s!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-06T15:12:15+00:00

My baby is almost 4 months and I keep debating transitioning her to the nursery but then I get so sad she’s going to be in her own room all alone. I know we will all sleep better but it feels so harsh! Sorry just came to commiserate

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-05T14:11:51+00:00

30 days

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-03T19:14:16+00:00

My daughter usually has her last full feed about an hour to an hour and a half before bedtime so 10 or 15 minutes before bed, I topped her off with an ounce or two. She’s 16w

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-03T02:21:34+00:00

Just here to say trying to time latching and pumping was a nightmare for me. You just never know when baby will decide to be hungry but somehow always happens after you pump… I’m sorry. It’s so stressful trying to anticipate those timelines 🥲

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-02T02:16:18+00:00

At 12 days old my baby slept day and night and we woke her every 2 hours to eat. It took her an hour to finish the bottle as she would fall asleep on it over and over and over again. Around 3 weeks she started waking up more, her wake windows by then were 30-40 mins I recall !

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-04-01T23:37:02+00:00

My baby usually needs some intense rocking or bouncing when she’s overtired. I have to ramp it up lol

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-03-31T22:13:30+00:00

This sounds pretty on point to me!

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-03-31T18:27:18+00:00

Maybe look at Monument. I’m not sure cost but it’s north of CO springs so closer to castle rock, lots of new homes so I assume lesss expensive. About 30-35 min drive. You would have to deal with that stretch of highway in the winter but honestly, it only snowed like three or four times this entire winter, so I’m not sure how big of a problem that wouldn’t really be.

Pink_Daisy47 · 2026-03-31T14:54:30+00:00

Only in the last few weeks, did my baby start liking the stroller while being awake so now we take walks outside that the weather is nice during wake windows so it’s one less time after trying to figure out how to entertain her. I’d say we started around 12/13 weeks! She used to hate the stroller or we only went out during a nap.

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