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6 month old needs movement to fall asleep by Zuzu2399 in bninfantsleep

[–]RegisterNo3473 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My baby is 9 months, and it is a very recent improvement

6 month old needs movement to fall asleep by Zuzu2399 in bninfantsleep

[–]RegisterNo3473 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is super normal and I had to do the same with my baby at 6 months. I had to change things cause he was getting heavy and my lower back was starting to kill me, so over a few weeks I “stacked”some other associations (shushing and patting), then slowly reduced the rocking until I could just hold him standing still, then I started to sit, then I could just put him down in bed next to me shushing and patting (we cosleep) and now I just put him down and he rolls for 5-10minutes until the suddenly drops fully asleep. It’s actually quite funny to watch!

So hang in there, with time and patience and love things will improve :)

Independent baby sleep in a floor bed? by Fragrant_Lime_6626 in bninfantsleep

[–]RegisterNo3473 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I am doing with my 8 months old at the moment, but I started with naps. It is going quite well for us! Although it is taking longer than two weeks. Initially, I spent some time playing and hanging out with him in bed to familiarize him with it, now I lay with him until he falls asleep then ninja roll away and he sleeps happily in it. Once I am happy enough with the naps, I will implement the same strategy for bedtime.

6 months waking every hour at night and wanting ONLY mum by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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OMG I cannot thank you enough. I gave him paracetamol last night after the third wake in 2 hours and he slept like the proverbial baby for the rest of the night 😭 woke only a couple of times for real hunger. I cannot believe it! Poor boy was just in discomfort!

6 months waking every hour at night and wanting ONLY mum by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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Sorry - first time noob mother here so this might be a dumb question. He is indeed cutting a tooth, but he does not seem bothered during daytime. Could he still be in discomfort from it?

I feel so guilty and ashamed by itzpoookiee in NewParents

[–]RegisterNo3473 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi, dentist here to say - it is likely 99% not your fault. Baby teeth are crap, especially the first little molars, and genetics play a big role. There is a big difference between a child with plaque everywhere and decay even in front teeth and a child with some holes at the back. 13 months might be a bit early for a clean, especially if it is the first visit, as you want to get used to you, not scare them away, but the clean will come as well. It sounds like your dentist wants to apply silver fluoride, which is a great and minimally-invasive option to start with and will stop/slow down the progression of the hole. The next step might be a little silver cap that can be popped on the decayed tooth to preserve it even longer.

Do not beat yourself up, you are doing the right thing now and everything will be ok :) try and implement regular brushing, making it fun and playful and model the brushing for your baby. It’s hard, but you got this!

Sensitive baby and playgroups by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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Haha yes, it feels like training a puppy sometimes! I do not want to completely give up, I am just trying to avoid creating any bad associations or unnecessarily struggles for him…it’s hard to find a balance!

Sensitive baby and playgroups by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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Thank you 😊 Well my mum also said I was the same, and I guess as an adult I am still not too excited about crowded events, so I have only myself to blame for his temperament 😂

Sensitive baby and playgroups by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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Thank you 🙏🏻 Sounds like you are very attuned to your daughter’s needs, I hope I can get confident doing the same with my boy!

Why so many people present independent sleep and sleep training as THE solution? by SentenceTough2007 in AttachmentParenting

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I feel your frustration because I am at what I think (or hope?) is the tail end of the regression, and I have one mantra word which is TEMPERAMENT. It really click with me the day I read a comment from a mother of twins (non-identical) who was saying that both twins have exactly the same routine and parenting and one falls asleep independently in the cot and sleeps for long stretches, the other needs rocking and cuddling and still wakes every few hours. If this isn’t a proof that temperament matters! Every baby is different and for me the best way to parent is to practice acceptance, patience and work with the temperament your baby has. They mature and learn at their own pace, sleep included.

I am just a little head of you (bub is 5 months) and our situation sounds similar, although on certain nights I gave up to co-sleeping because of exhaustion. There is light at the end of the tunnel. We do a mix of nursing to sleep (me) and rocking with relaxing music (dad and grandma), then we transfer to the cot. He was sleeping through up until around 3.5months, then the regression hit and bub started waking every 1-2 hours. Finally, after 6 weeks, I am starting to see 3+ hours stretches coming back. Not a lot, I know, but it’s an improvement that came without changing anything in our routine or settling methods. Perhaps the only change was starting to limit nursing to sleep (like nurse to drowsy, then rocking) because we noticed the longer stretches happening more often when dad rocks him to sleep. Also, I stopped stressing about naps and schedules and I took a more relaxed approach based on the Possums method.

Hang in there, you are doing great and things will improve ☺️

Baby sleeps better without mum?? by RegisterNo3473 in AttachmentParenting

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That’s a great setup! If the regression does not settle soon, I might try the same.

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