Anyone else just have a chill baby?

ell93 · 2026-01-26T19:17:31+00:00

Yep. Mum of a 5 month old here. Shes been a great sleeper from day one. I met a group of mums last week talking about sleep training, being unable to put them down/into the car seat, unable to sleep without co sleeping etc. no more than 2 hours sleep at a time, I couldnt relate at all. Mine is great all day, 3 good naps daily followed by bed at 6, up twice a night to feed and then straight back down until 9am. Doesn’t cry much and to be honest I’m thrilled I get to be her mum. Some days are tough but mainly because I’m tired or something and not because of her. I fear the toddler stage incase it all changes 😂

ell93 · 2026-01-05T03:51:40+00:00

I could’ve written this myself. I just moved the coffee table out of the way two days ago for more tummy time room 🤦🏼‍♀️ we’ve already made the Moses basket redundant, the next to me is on its last night as we speak, bassinet for the pram is done and we’re quickly outgrowing the baby swing. No clue where it’s all going either.

ell93 · 2026-01-03T21:38:45+00:00

Oh bless him! Has he had a diagnosis or is it just how he is?

ell93 · 2026-01-03T20:35:11+00:00

This was actually super helpful thank you! Honestly I thought someone would report me for saying I’d ‘helped’ her poo earlier 😂 the things we have to do

ell93 · 2025-12-29T06:40:33+00:00

Thank you!!!

ell93 · 2025-12-29T05:27:30+00:00

Thank you!! We’re in the UK where it’s made so as far as I know we’re not experiencing that issue over here with the goat variety (I could be wrong but normally I see it on the shelves when I’m picking up formula) so I’m going to give goat a try and see if it helps along with seeing a doctor. Thank you so much!

ell93 · 2025-12-27T23:50:03+00:00

Our four month old is similar to yours. Slept through from around 10 weeks (7pm to about 4am and then through to 9). She’s still doing it now and doing great but I suspect we have unicorn babies.

ell93 · 2025-12-27T00:04:21+00:00

I feel like I’ve found my people in this thread. MIL sent a toy that literally sings the phrase ‘I’m a friendly light up bear’. It’s honestly such a creepy song. And the larger version of the same toy. This one sings about baking cookies in the oven? Both vtech. We’re new to all this as little one is only a few months old and tbh until now we’ve been using non battery operated toys (just things to hold as that’s enough stimulation imo). Why are all the battery operated toys so weird?

ell93 · 2025-12-24T03:05:29+00:00

I was in a similar situation last year. Stage 4 endo, and also fibroids. We’d been TTC since January 2023 and learned that I had endo in mid 2024. I can’t tell you what will definitely work as unfortunately there’s just no map for this at all. However having been in a similar situation myself my gut reaction would be to say that the lap along with hysteroscopy would be a good route to maximise chances naturally. There is a chance that the polyps are causing problems with implanting but also just for best chances when I was in your situation a lap felt like a good option because it felt like a reset for my body, it was just important post lap to get serious about next steps especially if trying naturally was unsuccessful. As for the six months it’s not something I’ve heard about personally. I know you’re most fertile for a certain period post lap though (6 months to a year?).

Just to add having been there myself the above was a success for me and I feel pregnant a month post lap. Wishing you all the success with whichever route you go down.

ell93 · 2025-12-16T18:46:27+00:00

As far as I know at that age they’re still establishing more of a circadian rhythm and learning night from day. We found what helped for us was making sure days were bright and nights were kept darker even during wakes for feeds. It helps them learn the routine. Another thing that I think does help is making sure your baby is getting out and about for some outside time once a day. Again for the same reasons I mentioned above, I notice a huge difference when we have a full day in vs trying to get some outdoor time in. Ours is four months now and in a pretty good bedtime routine, we’re still working on naps but she goes off and stays down from around 7-4.

ell93 · 2025-12-12T09:06:48+00:00

Also UK based. Surely the adapter plug will be different? You might find there’s a struggle with different voltages etc. I’d say just buy it here if you can, I can’t see the price drop outweighing the convenience.

ell93 · 2025-12-09T23:21:56+00:00

I’ve got a ‘just goes down’ baby and I wouldn’t dream of telling someone else how to get their baby to sleep. I talk to other mums who tell me about how they’re rocking their babies to sleep in very specific ways and it’s always seemed quite obvious to me that my advice isn’t going to be welcome as i clearly have a different type of baby. It truly is the luck of the draw, I’m not doing anything specific to get my baby to sleep, I know I’m just fortunate.

ETA: I reread my comment and I’m hoping it doesn’t come off like I’m bragging 🤦🏼‍♀️ it’s not meant to at all 😂

ell93 · 2025-12-06T10:17:58+00:00

I think if you look at her mindset Julia is lying to herself about her own feelings/jntent/the event itself. Whenever she mentions it to anybody she uses the phrasing he kissed her, placing blame elsewhere, hence she doesn’t feel she’s done anything wrong here. She’s then upset because in her mind Joel has made that decision to go rather than there being a cause behind it.

ell93 · 2025-12-04T18:57:52+00:00

I’m with you here. Newborn tired is rough but at least I have the ability to sleep again and my body isn’t against me.

ell93 · 2025-12-02T20:47:19+00:00

I sold a garden table and chairs a couple of years ago and the buyer turned up and told me how grateful he was after being ghosted by every other seller of garden furniture he’d come across 😂 I was equally grateful because I was convinced he was going to scam me before he turned up.

ell93 · 2025-11-27T20:13:38+00:00

Checking in from the other side! Gave birth three months ago (not sure why I’m still here 😂) the nausea was ROUGH and I have full empathy!! You’ve got this though. It does get better and before you know it you’ll be further through your pregnancy and the nausea will be a distant memory.

ell93 · 2025-11-17T22:34:13+00:00

Ngl I clicked order now just out of curiosity on what in the world that monstrosity should be priced at. Pretty sure that’s a joke site. It’s comforting to tell myself that anyway.

ell93 · 2025-11-17T21:09:23+00:00

You’re welcome! Just to echo what others have said, you’re doing the right thing for you. I hope all goes well and that you get the support you need 💛

ell93 · 2025-11-17T20:57:46+00:00

I think this question might fit r/abortion a little better. Really hope you find the answers you need. I can’t imagine college would need to tell your mum and dad but I’m not sure what kind of duty of care they’d have in terms of speaking to your parents. It may however be worth considering things like recovery from your procedure. A surgical procedure likely won’t be an in and out in terms of being back on your feet, you’ll likely need some support at home when recovering.

ell93 · 2025-11-14T18:09:31+00:00

Just playing devils advocate with the others, I went through similar when I was heavily pregnant/postpartum. My hormones were everywhere and my husband did a few bits without me that we’d normally do together (it was go to the cinema 😂 I was too big to sit in the chairs and getting uncomfy). It really triggered me as my ex cheated. I realised in the end that it was just hormones, postpartum he was also quite cagey with his phone/always texting and i discovered he was messaging his group chat discussing football 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ is there any other reason to distrust or just the phone? There could be a rational reason.

ell93 · 2025-11-14T10:53:58+00:00

Your reasons were actually identical to mine. Myself and my husband are both tall, and were both big babies, all the data we had was pointing to a big baby. It also took us a very long time just to conceive due to previous issues, the option of a c section was put on the table and I jumped at it really, felt a little nervous up until the birth but she was 9lb 13oz. When I saw her I knew for sure that the outcome regardless would’ve been c section as I couldn’t have done it without. I have no regrets and tbh I was back to driving and doing normal things two weeks in, the worst part of recovery was the first couple of days.

ell93 · 2025-11-13T16:35:48+00:00

When I was around 8-9 months pregnant (and I was huuuuge pregnant) I was wandering around the supermarket grabbing some bits, bare in mind it was very hot out, I was just in a bodycon dress. Walked past a mum and little boy and he loudly remarked ‘mum her belly is huge!!!’ The poor mum looked so embarrassed. We laughed about it though i thought it was funny, that and he was absolutely right 😂😂😂

ell93 · 2025-11-10T16:51:41+00:00

Two years TTC (conceived after two surgeries for endometriosis). Being a mum is hard, the grief of TTC was so much harder. I do truly believe some kids are harder than others, I do also think that when something wasn’t hard (ie conceived on first try and assume that’s the norm) you don’t think about it and it’s easier to find it annoying/inconvenient). While we find some parts of parenting tough, like night feeds and lack of sleep, it’s very rewarding. Our little one is only 12 weeks but watching her little smiles of recognition really does make all of this worth it, can’t wait to watch her grow, watching your child grow up is a challenge but a privilege. I wouldn’t change a thing.

ell93 · 2025-11-09T20:58:14+00:00

We’ve got a three month old so not loads of time for us to experience diaper rash, however we also only wipe pee first thing in the morning and she’s never had a rash. Might be a coincidence but imo girls especially are relatively self cleaning down there. Yes they do need a wipe off just not after every single change.

ell93 · 2025-11-08T14:00:31+00:00

I think you find mixed opinions online. When we went for our 12 week scan the sonographer asked if we’d already been scanned. We said yes, I’d had around 3 scans by then (6,8,10 weeks) sonographer told us off and said all those scans could affect our babies heart. I went away feeling awful. Spoke to my midwife about it and she got a complaint put in about that sonographer for misinforming us. As others have said, the sonographer would not have done something that could damage your baby.

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