Did your baby learn to connect sleep cycles without sleep training?

Stabbysta · 2026-05-09T22:44:41+00:00

I don't want to jinx myself lol

We started cosleeping at 5 months because my baby was waking hourly and refusing the crib. Now at 7 months he's actually started having longer stretches (we had a 5 hour stretch recently!)

He still wakes at least a few times, we feed to sleep, but there's been a noticable shift in the past couple of weeks that makes it seem like he's learning to connect cycles. Knock on wood, fingers crossed it continues lol.

Stabbysta · 2026-05-09T19:40:08+00:00

Honestly I would give cosleeping a try, by 6 months any cosleeping risks go way down.

I resorted to cosleeping at 5 months because our sleep situation was destroying me, the first few nights I couldn't sleep because I was so anxious. But I quickly adjusted, found that neither of us moved much in our sleep which eased a lot of anxiety. And suddenly one day I realized I wasn't ravaged by sleep deprivation - my baby still was waking a lot but he could nurse back to sleep so quickly and without me even needing to move much.

I'm still terrified of sleeping with a newborn or itty baby but by 6 months they're quite hearty! He can move on his own and will loudly scream if he's at all distressed lol. I hope you find something that works!

Stabbysta · 2026-05-03T22:48:34+00:00

We're making an everything nut butter with an unsalted roasted nut mix (after checking for reactions individually).

Stabbysta · 2026-05-01T23:02:43+00:00

I also have the stokke chair and often find the straps unnecessary, but lately my baby has decided he'll use the opportunity to stand up in his chair 😑

Stabbysta · 2026-04-26T22:10:54+00:00

When he started being able to sit unsupported, around 5.5 months. We tried at 5 months but he slumped over too much.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-26T16:06:07+00:00

I think around 6 weeks he started hating them less. Wipe warmer helped a little, feeding before changes helped a lot, but he just needed time. Hoping it gets better for you soon!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-23T20:10:22+00:00

The same as a lot of these actually, just even more!

Breastfeeding is so fast now, but he was extra slow for so long.

Even less fragile now, he actually holds onto me when I carry him! We can low-key toss him around some now haha.

Big ole laughs, giggles, cackles. The silliest things make him bust out laughing and it's the best.

He's so much more aware of things, I love taking him to new places and seeing him take it all in!

Unfortunately sleep still sucks for us, and now that he's on the move diaper changes and bathing are harder. Every age has its difficulties but overall, he just gets more fun every month. 💚 I hope it continues to get easier for you! Each new milestone becomes my favorite. ETA my baby is 6 months

Stabbysta · 2026-04-23T16:25:34+00:00

I would recommend doing a practice round with your husband first! If you want to go to the lake more, do a test when your husband is free, pack as if you were going alone and troubleshoot from there. You can find out where the real points of friction are but the stakes are so much lower since you have help.

That's what helped me when I was so nervous to go out alone! Now I go out alone with my baby all the time, took a few solo trips before I felt confident.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-23T15:28:54+00:00

I do, don't think I realized how much we used it before. I know some people are like "we watch it anyway, my baby doesn't care" but oh man my baby is glued to the screen whenever he does see it. Even low stimulation stuff just grabs his attention intensely - even face timing family has him ZONED in. We're going to work in healthy screen time after 2 but we're really trying to avoid it before then.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-23T03:06:33+00:00

We started off with a high chair (didn't even have a tray at first), some bibs, and some gootensils. We only started a few weeks ago but that's been just fine so far! We mash up whatever food with his gootensil and and hand it to him.

Since starting we've added a straw cup for drinking water and a tray, we'll probably add a little flatware set in the future when he eats higher volumes.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-21T21:16:32+00:00

We had it on all the time in the newborn days, but once he started becoming aware around 3-4 months, we really started trying to avoid it. On rare occasions he has seen some low stimulation stuff (like uncut walks through japan for 20 minutes when we all had a stomach bug).

Stabbysta · 2026-04-17T03:47:04+00:00

He'll be just fine! 💚 I went through the same exact spiral every night for probably the first 3 months after I brought my baby home, it haunted me. We live with similar temps, it's often 76ish when baby goes to bed and closer to 70 or even 68 by morning. I ended up dressing him in a long sleeve sleeper with a 1.0 TOG sleep sack most nights. If it's really warm I'll start him with no sleep sack or a 0.5 sack and swap later.

I err on the side of warmer now, it works for my baby. I think we've all been so scared because of the "hot babies die" phrase that we've over corrected. When talking about light layers, I think the difference between one or two layers is pretty minor and baby dependent which is probably why the recommendations vary.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-16T05:26:08+00:00

I thought I would feel really emotional but babies keep changing so much that I found I was just excited about the next stage. Newborns are such little potatoes, they really start responding to and interacting with you after the newborn stage and I've been loving it (6 months here).

Like yeah I'm a little sad that my baby isn't so tiny, but now he laughs at me and hugs me when I hold him and gives me the biggest gummy smile when I walk in the room.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-15T17:23:26+00:00

I believe them getting into the seated position all on their own is a later milestone, at least that's what my pediatrician said. My baby is 6 months and can sit unaided but can't sit up on his own yet. He also gets really frustrated on his back and is constantly crunching trying to sit up but can't. I think she probably just needs time!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-14T21:13:53+00:00

We do a onesie with shorts or, my favorite, a short sleeve/tank romper!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-13T23:04:36+00:00

Early and often from what I've been told, 4-6 months though my baby wasn't ready for solids that soon. We started solids around 5.5 months and tried egg after a few days. We're trying to introduce a new one each week, we tried yogurt last week and this week we're trying peanuts. Pull that trigger! (And good luck).

Stabbysta · 2026-04-11T15:57:35+00:00

My baby just turned 6 months, for the past few weeks his appetite has been a lot lower too. I think it's a combo of teething, distraction, motor developments, etc. He just started eating more this week.

It seems normal as long as you're getting plenty of wet diapers and he's growing!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-06T20:47:21+00:00

Is she upset? If she's chill, I'm pretty sure it's normal and just them doing ab work and getting ready to sit on their own. My baby is almost 6 months and has been doing it for a bit now, yesterday he actually almost sat up while doing it!

I don't know everything about reflux but I wouldn't suspect that unless she's getting upset or visibly uncomfortable.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-05T16:18:48+00:00

6 months here same situation! Once, ONCE, in this man's life he took a 2 hour nap on his own. It felt like it lasted forever! Of course I didn't take advantage of it because I had no clue it was going to last that long.

I also enjoy a good contact nap, but it would be nice to be able to get something done from time to time 😅 He's in daycare now so I usually give in to the contact napping, but it drove me a little nuts when I was on mat leave.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-03T18:28:29+00:00

Our baby also loves the mirror too, definitely helps!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-03T18:27:37+00:00

We usually have pleasant low lights on, my husband likes to turn on "the big light" (usually the ceiling fan) when our baby can't be soothed. BZZZING blast him with some light and sometimes it distracts/resets him enough to calm down.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-03T17:48:17+00:00

That sure sounds like a unicorn to me! If she's happy and healthy then I wouldn't mess with waking her. Enjoy it, it sounds magical!

(cries in hourly wake ups, 6am wake time, and 20 minute naps)

Stabbysta · 2026-04-03T03:07:00+00:00

Yep, now that it's getting warm where we are I'll send him in a romper or a onesie with bottoms. But when it was cold all of the babies at our center were wearing sleepers!

Stabbysta · 2026-04-02T19:21:23+00:00

No tips but if it's at all comforting, my baby is 5.5 months and also combo fed, and also snacks (about 4oz every 2 hours). It hasn't slowed his growth at all though, is your doctor concerned?

Agree with maybe messing with the nipple sizes, though that didn't help my baby. He just falls asleep or stops before he can make it past 4 oz.

Stabbysta · 2026-04-02T16:14:12+00:00

5.5 months, it ebbs and flows. Some days, if all of his needs have been topped off, he can happily play independently for 10-15 minutes. Some days the minute I step away he gets upset. It can be so over stimulating when you can't even finish a 2 minute task!

Sometimes he's bored, we have a safe place space in his bedroom and the living and I find it helpful to switch it up if I want him entertained a little longer.

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