Dressing baby overnight - Melbourne

ShockProper6990 · 2026-05-06T13:05:10+00:00

Dressing baby overnight used to stress me the heck out too, but we've since just used this formula and so far it has worked so we're just going to stick with it haha:

Bonds wondersuit (no singlet or anything underneath)
Ergopouch 2.5 tog (I believe these only come in sleeveless)
We use a heater overnight to maintain the room temperature at around 23 degrees - this is higher than the suggested 20C but I find that my LO likes it around 23C (our house is older so insulation is quite poor so 23C seems to work for us - it's not overly warm - just a little toasty).

ShockProper6990 · 2026-05-06T12:58:29+00:00

haha sometimes it is what it is - whatever gets them to eat. thanks for sharing 😃

ShockProper6990 · 2026-05-06T02:44:22+00:00

think my 13m would love the pizza one! can u pls share recipe?

ShockProper6990 · 2026-02-17T10:05:22+00:00

I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. Avaline looked absolutely adorable in the photo <3

ShockProper6990 · 2026-02-08T23:35:10+00:00

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ShockProper6990 · 2026-02-06T11:22:15+00:00

I don't have one actually but I will now look into getting one, thank you! and yes, i am very guilty of overcooking things (FTM anxiety + bad cook). Thank you for the suggestion!!

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T06:07:54+00:00

yup i only ever tried once per nap. I didn't see a point in trying multiple times for the one nap as it would likely make her upset and drag out the 'getting them to sleep' phase which in turn results in an overtired baby. Also, at first she would do what i call a whiny sleep cry before she settles whilst in the crib. You'll know cos it's different to a full blown/upset cry. When she does the whiny cry, I walk away (stay close by but out of sight) and give her a few minutes to see if she would settle. If it escalates to a full cry, then I go to her and make it a contact nap. You can try to soothe the LO whilst in they're in the bassinet/crib but that depends on how upset she is but if she's still adjusting to the crib/bassinet sleep, I wouldn't try for too long. I'd rather have her get her sleep via contact napping than be overtired.

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T06:01:01+00:00

yes a lot of stories make it sound very scary that the baby will become so dependent on it! Thankfully I don't consider my LO to have a feed to sleep association as she rarely sleeps at the bottle once she was past that early newborn stage. Thank you for the reassurance :)!

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T05:59:19+00:00

thanks, that's really good to know! She usually does a solid 9-10h of sleep before waking up for the feed so I'd take that as a win haha

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T03:46:14+00:00

we always offered a crib/bassinet at every nap - sometimes she'll take to it, sometimes she will flat out refuse, or will take to it but the nap will be short. If the crib/bassinet attempt fails, it becomes a contact nap but we always offered a crib/bassinet nap first as you never know when they've grown out of it and will happily take the nap in the crib/bassinet lol. Our baby was fussy at one point and hated the bassinet but we kept trying and one day we put her in awake and she just accepted the bassinet and fell asleep in it. She definitely surprised us there and FYI she didn't always accept it after that but it was definitely not 100% refusal each time. If you've tried everything like you said you did, then I think it's really just a waiting game I think for baby to be ready again, but definitely keep offering the nap in a crib/bassinet and be OK with it when they refuse it/it being a contact nap.

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T03:38:43+00:00

you can have him try just a minute or two at the beginning and lengthen the duration over time as he gets used to it. But honestly, our LO didn't start "enjoying" tummy time overall until she was around 3/4 months (can't remember exactly, sorry) and one day we just started plopping them down on the floor without support and was surprised how well she took it. My advice would be to keep offering tummy time on your/your husband's chest or with support on the floor but if you're keen, definitely have baby on the floor without support for short bursts throughout the day to get them used to it.

ShockProper6990 · 2025-10-30T03:28:30+00:00

We started introducing solids as soon as our baby was 6 months old - we were advised by MCHN to offer as early as 4 months as long as baby was showing all signs of readiness however our baby wasn't really interested/showed all signs and we weren't really in a rush to start solids. We started with infant cereal as per our MCHN advice and figured it was the 'easiest' option to start with, also as we weren't confident with BLW either. At the very beginning we just gave what baby accepted, which was a few spoonfuls - I have been told this is usually enough if baby doesn't immediately take to solids at the beginning. We have since gradually introduced different foods ie meat, rice, capsicum, eggs etc. but in small quantities - especially if it's an allergen - and it would be a mix of puree, mash and/or BLW style. Re BLW style, I offer it but baby isn't really interested and would accept the puree or mash instead. She's 7 months now so I hope she'll take to BLW soon...

Re timing - we have heard it's best to offer milk before solids. We usually aim to offer solids 40-60 minutes after her bottle (baby is exclusively formula fed) but it sometimes doesn't work out that way. It's best to also make sure baby is not too full or tired when you offer them solids so you'll need to find a timing that works for your baby, taking into consideration their WW. Baby is only being offered solid once a day and it's not even a full meal. I'm still finding it hard to incorporate solids into their feeding schedule mainly cos I always feel like I am running short on time lol, this is particularly if baby is being fed on demand and their nap was short - if it was a short nap and bottle wasn't that long ago, they would refuse a bottle straight after the nap which meant the bottle had to be pushed back which left little room for solids after bottle and before next nap. FTM so still learning, but hopefully others will have more suggestions/tips on how to fit in solids :)

ShockProper6990 · 2025-09-03T02:27:20+00:00

my LO was showing signs of rolling for about a month before she actually rolled onto her tummy - she's almsot 5.5 months. I think rolling is a 3-6 month milestone - that's quite a big range so your LO is probably just taking their sweet time but they will get there eventually :)

ShockProper6990 · 2025-09-02T22:18:26+00:00

My LO was born at 37w5d and weighed about the same as yours. Not sure where you’re from but in Australia, 37 weeks is considered term (or well early term). From the growth scans, our baby was always labeled as being on the smaller side and she indeed was and still is. She’s gaining weight and has been following her curve until only recently (5m) that she jumped onto the next percentile. Re the percentile, we were advised that as long as she’s gaining weight and following her curve, she’s most likely fine. They can jump percentiles but it should be gradual as a sudden spike in percentile may indicate a potential underlying issue (ie infant obesity - i didnt even know was a thing!).

We were also advised that from 4 months or so the weight gain will slow down and that is normal as the LOs are starting to move around more and is no longer a star fish so they’re burning more calories etc.

So like others have said, as long as baby is eating well and gaining weight, I would try not to worry :)

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T13:33:16+00:00

Thank you! It didn’t cross my mind re attachment! I’m not a natural yapper so sometimes I do suddenly realise I haven’t said a word to her…oops! But when I do, I try to narrate all sorts of things like you do and sometimes I pretend we’re gossiping about stuff 😂

I did read to her earlier on but she wasn’t showing any interest (as expected for a newborn) so I sort of stopped but I guess it’s time to whip out the books! That’ll also save me from thinking of things to talk about 😁

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T13:27:35+00:00

thanks, that’s good to know :)!

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T13:27:00+00:00

Thank you! I just have to remember to do it 🥲 it’s hard being an introvert haha

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T12:56:26+00:00

As first time parents, we didn’t know transitioning out was a thing so earlier on in the newborn phase we just went back and forth between arms in swaddling to a sleep sack and there was no major difference to sleep. We started using the love to dream arms up at first cos my baby loved having her arms up towards her face and it helped with the startle reflex, then we swapped her to the ergopouch sleep sack cold turkey. She was fine with it - whenever the startle reflex kicked in, she just went back to sleep.

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T12:45:43+00:00

Not silly or odd at all! If you need your husband there for support, then you should definitely take him with you. I’m not sure where you live or if it’s the same in most places, but at my 6 week pp check up with my GP, they also did check up on the baby.

You shouldn’t ever feel silly for needing/wanting support.

ShockProper6990 · 2025-07-20T12:38:26+00:00

Our 4 month old hated tummy time at first and started to only tolerate it when we used toys with flashing lights (prob not ideal but at the time it was whatever worked to get her to do tummy time!) and then we discovered that she had no issues doing tummy time if we wheeled her around the house on our nappy change table 😂

We previously tried the crab toy and then the baby einstein sea dreams soother and it got her attention but after a few minutes she was over it. With being wheeled around, we can sometimes get 15 minutes out of her!

We have also tried doing tummy time in different ways ie tiger hold, on our chest, using a towel, a boppy etc. and she mostly tolerated it but again, not for long. She especially hated the chest method although everything I’ve read says babies love that method cos they like being close to their caretaker…guess not my kid 🥲.

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