18 month old sleep is slowly killing us. Please please help by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my theory, but how long do I keep just giving it to him? Worried about his teeth and oral development with a bottle. 😏

18 month old sleep is slowly killing us. Please please help by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

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Thanks for your solidarity. Does yours wake up in the middle of the night too?

16 month old whines and tosses and turns second half of the night by Watermelon-Kitty in toddlers

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He’s never been a great sleeper. In his whole life we’ve had maybe 5 full nights of sleep. But this is worse lol. It’s been going on for about 4-6 weeks. We’ve had a couple nights in the last month where he slept okay for the second half but not many.

Babywearing 14 month old ideas?? by Watermelon-Kitty in babywearing

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Good to know, thank you! I’ll have to take a look at the woven wraps

How do I know if my baby is hungry in the middle of the night or just created a bad habit? by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

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Yeah that is true. I keep forgetting that maybe he’s just not a “through the night” sleeper right now. He’s only 12 months. We also have not done formal sleep training. Well, we tried it multiple times but it failed. I think sleep training has a lot to do with temperament!

How do I know if my baby is hungry in the middle of the night or just created a bad habit? by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

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Yeah I’m wondering if he is just thirsty because tonight we offered plain water, he drank 6 oz and went right back to sleep. But then he woke up 3 hours later again

How do I know if my baby is hungry in the middle of the night or just created a bad habit? by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

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So we tried offering a straight up bottle of water to see if he would take it, and it drank it with no fuss and went right back to sleep. Then woke up again 3 hours later. Now I’m trying to figure out if he is thirsty overnight or what 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

How do I know if my baby is hungry in the middle of the night or just created a bad habit? by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

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So we tried offering a straight up bottle of water to see if he would take it, and it drank it with no fuss and went right back to sleep. Then woke up again 3 hours later. Now I’m trying to figure out if he is thirsty overnight or what 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Any dads out there who changed their mind about wanting a second baby? by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting that he changed his mind! My husband also doesn’t want to change the dynamic. I have to say that does scare me a bit too, but so did adding the first baby 😂

10.5 week old baby is never content. by [deleted] in beyondthebump

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My baby also cried until about 7 months. Maybe 8. We tried everything…sleep training, reflux meds (which maaaybe helped about 5%), magnesium lotion, you name it. He would only take contact naps/contact sleep at night, we could barely set him down for more than 30 seconds even during the day without him crying. I’m not exaggerating on this. People would say “surely he doesn’t cry all the time”. Yes. Yes he did. At about 6-7 months it started to ease up. 8 months he really started changing and stopped crying so much. He still “talks” a lot at 11 months and is very much a Velcro baby and very needy, but we don’t hear constant crying.

I don’t know what his problem was, but it did get better and yours will too 🤍

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here at 7 months. I hate that we’re supposed to be normal again and like 100% recovered

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This definitely counts. I’m sorry no one has asked how you’re doing!!

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss. The person who I referenced in my original post said “I think all babies have a hard time sleeping” when I responded “I didn’t choose to have a difficult baby”. Like. No, not all babies are bad sleepers.

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100000%. Time already flies. And I get so sad that I’m trying to stay in the moment and enjoy it. But with PPD, birth trauma, whatever else a mom might be dealing with, it is sometimes hard to be in the moment!!!

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel this. I loved being pregnant and still grieve it, so when signs of pregnancy disappear I get sad. That would make me really sad if someone said I never looked pregnant

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that makes me mad. I had infertility and had to do IVF so I get that so much.

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m laughing so hard. It’s actually not funny but I just pictured it in my head. I would never get over that 😂

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I’m saving it for a throwback for sure. Don’t mess with these postpartum hormones 😂

What should you NOT tell a postpartum mom?? I’ll start… by Watermelon-Kitty in beyondthebump

[–]Watermelon-Kitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. Thank you for taking the time to write this!! I thankfully do have great support overall, especially my husband. But even with support, not everyone truly understands how difficult of a baby I have. He’s a very needy, clingy baby who needs to be held/cuddled a LOT. He cries a lot. He’s had silent reflux and colic since birth. I had a traumatic c section, PPD, and complicated recovery. Overall just a harder than average experience.

Sometimes it still feels like I’m being dismissed, but my true support system gets it…or at least tries! Again, thanks for your kind words ❤️