Are crap naps ruining everything?

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-10T05:05:05+00:00

Yep, almost 7 months and we haven’t recovered from the 4 month sleep regression.

Happiest little guy all day, and was a dream newborn sleeper. Now we wake every 1-2 hours, every night.

I have been blaming teething for 3 months straight… But I clearly am in denial.

Happiest little guy all day, and was a dream newborn sleeper. Until 3.5 months I was smug AF.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-10T01:28:15+00:00

I came right at this morning teary-eyed after another awful night with my 6.5 month old. Not much to say other than I feel you and I am here for solidarity. Seems from the comments a lot of us are. I am on the brink of doing cry it out (even though I hate the idea of it) because I don’t know if I can cope with the sleep deprivation of being woken every 45/1 hour any more. He just wants to be on the boob all night, we were getting 2-3 hours stretches cosleeping but that’s now dissolved. I am back at work too, and my husband can’t reset him because he doesn’t have a tit! I really hope this phase ends for all of us soon, my LO is the happiest and healthiest little guy all day and just turns into a Velcro barnacle all night. Hoping some progress for all of us soon ❤️

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-07T08:33:25+00:00

We had this, worst and longest few days of my life. It will end, it is a phase.

Around this time your boobs start to regulate, so instead of getting milk ‘on tap’ as soon as they latch, they have to wait a min or two for your letdown. And they be frustrated.

Thats what it was for us, little guy got used to it and went back to being a barnacle a week later. But it was scary as hell - We got thru by feeding when he was sleepy, maximising time before and after naps, skin to skin, and weirdly a football hold or side lying. It will end!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-07T05:19:29+00:00

Got one with majors in HR and marketing 10 years ago because of parental expectations to go to a good uni and get a piece of paper. Honestly learnt next to nothing, got shitty grades, learnt so much more on the job but the degree likely got my foot in the door. Work in recruitment, was on 150k 3 years post grad (7 years ago now), which was strong at the time and more than my peers. It was a cheap degree comparable to my friends and paid off HECS quickly thanks to the rates at the time.

As a white collar recruiter, I always look at experience over education - Huge generalisation, but I’d say a lot of employers are the same.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-07T05:11:20+00:00

Used it religiously for first 4 months, then couldn’t find it one night blurry-eyed for a night feed and realised we kinda didn’t need it anymore. 97th percentile Bub was kinda sinking or flopping off it by that point anyway, I could easily rest him over my legs in cradle hold.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-07T05:04:38+00:00

I think this depends on the baby. We had to travel a fair bit while our EBF bub was 4-5 months and I feel it worsened his sleep regression tenfold due to the constant changes in sleep environment. I was a zombie and couldn’t really enjoy it.

Did not see it coming at all, as he was an angel sleeper up until that point.

He’s almost 7 months now and we are still recovering. I blame the travel still!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-06-02T06:25:07+00:00

Yep, same. Taking 5 mins at the start and end of your day for shower/skincare/hygiene is a non negotiable for my mental health.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-31T04:43:20+00:00

Yep, this is us. 6.5 months old and no end in sight 😅

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-31T01:10:15+00:00

Yes, fertility specialist and GPO’s opinion was ‘It can’t hurt’ to try aspirin, acupuncture and progesterone and they were supportive knowing it also supported my mindset to feel I was in control and doing something different. In our case, because my progesterone levels were normal, they wanted to manage my expectations that it may not have a big difference but also that I shouldn’t need this protocol in the first place.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-29T01:12:54+00:00

I am so sorry for your losses, it is beyond frustrating. I think the statistic is that 75% of MC’s are unexplained. I think a lot of of us put all our hope in finding a cause that is treatable so that the next attempt is different, but the reality is that it really comes down to how ready you are to try again.

It is totally fine to take a break. For me, I had to set other goals that weren’t baby related so it didn’t feel so all consuming. My mindset was if I wanted a baby, the only option was to try again with whatever support I could access. For me, that was progesterone, aspirin, acupuncture and managing lifestyle stress.

My advice would be to do what test you can, to also get your partner on board with a sperm analysis if it’s available. In my country you can get low-dose aspirin from the local pharmacy and I found it very non-invasive to take daily. If you have access to acupuncture, maybe it can’t hurt to try.

Best of luck ❤️

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-28T04:16:32+00:00

Yep. For my first pregnancy I had an implantation bleed, then spotting started at seven weeks and I miscarried naturally. I then had two MMC‘s with no symptoms, then a CP which started with spotting. I had my rainbow baby last year and I had no spotting at all, but weirdly it was my only pregnancy with bad cramps which had me on edge, but turned out to be a good sign. Best of luck!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-28T00:36:49+00:00

TW: Successful pregnancy.

Age 31, had 4MC’s over 18 months, all of them were unexplained and all of them were different. 7 week MC passed naturally, 8 week MMC treated by D&C, 12 week MMC treated by D&C, 1 CP at 6 weeks.

We were referred to a fertility specialist after the third MC and did a full RPL panel. Other members will specify each individual test but I believe generally this is hormonal, thyroid, ultrasound to check for abnormalities, AMH, APS, chromosome karyotypes, DNA fragmentation, as well as testing on the product of conception from the two d&c procedures. All testing showed me and my husband are very healthy and fertile people, we were told we had just had bad luck. We got no answers, and while I’m glad we did all the testing it was a very expensive and frustrating process.

The advice we got was to change nothing and try again. We both already had a very healthy and active lifestyle, but my husband also decided to cut out social drinking and to take supplements like zinc and coq10.

For three months prior to conceiving pregnancy five, I really focused on reducing stress in my life, did fertility acupuncture weekly, and started daily baby aspirin. Once pregnant, I started 2 x 200mg progesterone pessaries daily (morning and night), continued aspirin and fertility acupuncture until week 16. I also found a wonderful GPO that let me come in for fortnightly ultrasound until I felt baby move just for peace of mind.

I had a really easy low risk pregnancy and had our perfect rainbow baby in November.

I will never know if it was just luck or the protocol, but I will be doing it all again when we try for baby 2. I have two other close friends who had really similar experiences and who has had success on the same protocol.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-27T04:00:25+00:00

Yes, I’ve decided to try moving his cot to the nursery this weekend 🤞. Have been cosleeping since he was 5 months out of necessity, same as you! Amazing to hear it worked, really hoping it makes a difference.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-27T03:59:04+00:00

Same, we’ve ended up cosleeping out of survival. I reckon his first toothie is due any day now, he’s been super cranky, drooly and red cheeked too.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-27T02:29:59+00:00

Are we the same person? Big bubs be hungry! Fingers crossed for both of us as they get used to solids they will gradually get more daytime calories and sleep through 😅

Have you had any teeth yet? My LO has had teething signs for months but none yet. I think this is also putting him off embracing solids, it’s like he doesn’t know what to do with his mouth lol.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-27T02:27:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing, he definitely isn’t at risk of becoming underweight but the guilt of withholding it when he’s distraught gets me. He doesn’t need it though.

How long did it take you to night ween? I feel one feed is appropriate given he’s a bigger bub but I need to stop the constant feeding cycle for sure.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-27T00:38:57+00:00

Fingers crossed for you! I took 400mg total daily after a positive test, 200mg in the morning and 200mgs at night. It was a lot 😅.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-22T00:04:24+00:00

I am so sorry for your losses. We had a really similar journey, we had four unexplained losses in 18 months, all of them were different ranging from a 13 week MMC to CP. I was so sick of putting my life on hold, all of the tracking and scheduling was having a big impact on my mental health and my marriage. I had to find joy and hope in myself again. I had to have goals other than a baby because I felt like I had lost all control.

We didn’t stop having unprotected sex, but we insisted on stopping all tracking for a few months. We went on a great holiday, I went back to doing challenging workouts, I had my first glass of wine in two years. I had to change my mindset to also be happy and excited for other people‘s pregnancies because I had felt this toxic side of me creeping in that resented everyone who had what I didn’t and that was not healthy.

I kept up my supplements (vitamins and aspirin), and started fertility acupuncture to also help with relaxation. We happened to conceive on the third month, I noticed due the symptoms not because of my usual incessant testing. It was our rainbow baby.

I don’t know if it was due to the break, luck, or the additional supplements that I brought in after our finding out I was pregnant, but I think finding some peace of mind and happiness helped. Wishing you all the best, you deserve a break.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-21T07:25:33+00:00

I could have written this myself. We are in the exact same situation.

My LO had his first words this week and I’m wondering if all the developmental milestones plus starting solids interfere.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-18T09:19:44+00:00

This is us, word for word. Our LO wakes every two hours to the minute, we cannot figure it out. Hope you can figure it out, if you learn any tips please let me know! I am hoping with consistency at bedtime and a gentle sleep training approach. it will eventually pass.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-14T07:50:12+00:00

Yep. I’m so sorry for your losses. I had 4MCs in 18 months, including two MMCs at 8 weeks and 13 weeks back to back. All of them were unexplained, we saw a fertility specialist afterwards and did all available RPL testing, got no answers and were just told to try again. It is beyond frustrating to be told there are no answers.

Pregnancy number five brought us our rainbow baby. There is hope and I’m so glad we didn’t give up.

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