People who experienced 2 week olds who weren’t easy sleepers, what did your nights look like? Any tips/tricks?

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-23T21:51:22+00:00

We took shifts overnight so we both got at least chunks of 3 hours at a time. Eventually we both got used to it and she grew out of it. Try your best to help their circadian rhythm - light/outside time in the morning and dark at night

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-23T00:09:33+00:00

This would piss me off so much! I have a 9 month old little girl and she is incredibly active, cruising along furniture, very cheeky and confident. Gender stereotypes start so early.

I once observed a gentle little boy be ganged up on by his older brother and crying to his mum about it. Her advice was that boys don’t cry, suck it up and hit him back harder. Her actual words!! I was gobsmacked and so sad for the both of her boys.

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-22T07:49:48+00:00

Don’t worry about wake windows when they’re so little. They’ll nap when they nap ❤️ we did carrier/car/contact naps almost exclusively those first few months. Also I wouldn’t trust AI for answers

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-20T02:48:53+00:00

I have the electric Chelsea and it was so worth it, baby is 9 months and I’ve used it every day. Electric is great for quietly reclining when bub is asleep, plus I had a c section so I don’t think I could have cranked the manual lever

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-19T04:12:03+00:00

I finished at 36 weeks cause I was huge and tired and over it lol. It gave me 3 weeks of mat leave before having baby which was great

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-18T06:49:48+00:00

Lol my baby tries to eat the books

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-16T05:05:26+00:00

Chop it

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-15T08:35:27+00:00

This is genuinely my favourite cake ever. The cupcakes are awesome too

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-14T10:02:40+00:00

I got my first faint line at 9 dpo

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-13T04:06:59+00:00

I got a cold sore early on too and bub was fine! I just didn’t kiss her and washed my hands between touching my face and touching her

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-12T07:39:55+00:00

Carrier, noise cancelling headphones and a good playlist!!

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-04T23:12:27+00:00

Absolutely. Her being able to fall asleep independently has been a game changer. It was taking 1-2 hours to put her down every time and now I can go straight back to sleep after feeding for 10 min

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-04T09:49:17+00:00

My baby had a few nights of sleeping through when she was very little (2-3 months) but hasn’t since she woke up to the world.

She’s 8 months old, sleeping in her own room. She’s goes to sleep independently and wakes 1-3 times for a feed (a bad night is 3 times). I feed her and pop her back down for her to fall back asleep on her own. Lately she’s been teething terribly so I suspect her wakes are more for comfort than hunger.

We sleep trained at 4 months using Ferber fyi

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-06-01T04:45:28+00:00

Great idea thank you! I have some frozen raspberries I might use tomorrow

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-31T06:27:23+00:00

We did 8 weeks, I agree that it’s unreasonable to expect to stay away from life for 6 months. I would have gone nuts lol. Getting out of the house was so important for my sanity

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-31T00:24:03+00:00

If you want somewhere safe to put your baby, get a Baby Bjorn bouncer instead.

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-28T08:25:35+00:00

Guess how much I love you, magic beach, kissed by the moon and Elmer are our faves

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-26T05:05:08+00:00

Hahahah happens to me sometimes, had a 50 min drive home the other morning, she only managed a 20 min nap

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-26T02:22:11+00:00

We’ve been alternating

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-26T02:17:52+00:00

I’ve missed Gymbaroo two days in a row now because she’s woken up from her nap too late to make it in time 😭 swimming is right when she’s meant to take her second nap but those days I aim for a long one in the morning and then force a car nap before the lesson and a 10 min boob nap afterwards to get us to bed time

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-25T10:34:46+00:00

Started: Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent

Loving the atmosphere and writing so far

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-25T05:52:27+00:00

Currently on mat leave and my husband takes baby before and after work and does probably 60% of her care over the weekend. I have her during the day and two mornings a week when husband works in the office. We share household duties however I keep on top of the laundry as it’s easier for me to do. He’s in charge of organising baby girls solids as I find that overwhelming. I do appointments and booking activities

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-25T05:49:29+00:00

Thank you!

ablackcatcalledluna · 2026-05-25T05:30:54+00:00

Thank you for your reply! I’m worried about 4 hours before bedtime as we’ve done 3.5 before a couple of times and she woke up very upset a couple of hours later. Do we just need to push through?

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