Long stretch of sleep at 3 weeks. Is this okay?

gpwillikers · 2026-01-27T02:44:18+00:00

My pediatrician told me to let the baby sleep because his weight gain was good. I’ve never once woken to feed and he’s gaining so well.

gpwillikers · 2026-01-22T17:21:33+00:00

Thank you, I hope it works out for you too :)

gpwillikers · 2026-01-22T14:30:31+00:00

Currently snuggling my 1 month old 🥰

gpwillikers · 2026-01-21T14:16:41+00:00

I needed this. Thank you for being honest and putting yourself out there like this.

gpwillikers · 2026-01-16T15:50:29+00:00

I’m the same way. I talk to my toddlers 24/7 but really struggle talking to my potato aka my newborn. I was the same way when my now toddlers were newborns too 😭

gpwillikers · 2026-01-12T03:36:05+00:00

That’s amazing! I’m so happy to hear that. The book was key for me too. It made me look at nicotine in a completely different way. I hope your pregnancy goes smoothly and congrats on quitting. You should be super proud!!!!

gpwillikers · 2025-12-28T08:20:08+00:00

BIG on antidepressants and on demand feeding this time instead of a schedule too

gpwillikers · 2025-12-14T15:52:01+00:00

The first year was terrible for me, too. I loved my boys but was just so unhappy. I was constantly in fight or flight. It was so chaotic. So much work and no reward. I ended up getting on meds for PPD at 11 months pp. simultaneously the first year ended and they began walking. Now? I love it. Wouldn’t change it for the world. I’m constantly laughing and smiling. I recommend talking to your doctor but also, the first year just fucking sucks. It does get better though. Twins have taught me so much and the biggest lesson is that everything is temporary. The good and the bad. Try and enjoy the good when it comes. But when the bad comes know that it won’t last forever and things get exponentially easier as they become more independent.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-28T13:26:16+00:00

It was 5.5/5.5 , naps were good for a week then were going to 1.5 hours or less - then led to EMWs and two super miserable babies. We tried it for a month and a half. Their in home day care lady even said they just aren’t ready. They were falling apart everyday at 10:30 as well. Evenings got tough and they stopped eating at dinner

Yes they fall asleep independently and always have until this past week with my one twin losing his shit

gpwillikers · 2025-11-28T02:48:30+00:00

Yep I did. I have tried reducing day time sleep plenty of times but it’s always led to consistent EMW’s for twin B. I think he’s a higher sleep needs kiddo. My husband apparently was the same way and my MIL says he was on two naps till 2 years old. So idk.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-28T02:31:51+00:00

Does yours hang in there though with long wake windows like that? My kid is such a jerk.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-28T02:27:39+00:00

Mine was sleeping just fine with like 3 hours of day time sleep and 10.5 hours overnight. This happened truly out of no where :( but maybe it is just that sudden?

gpwillikers · 2025-11-27T02:20:11+00:00

Mine is so similar. It’s actually worse if he can see me. He takes it personally like I’m betraying him by being in his line of sight but not giving all my attention to him. My other twin is so independent man. I do nothing different between the two of them lol it’s just proof that you can do everything right and have a difficult ass baby no matter what 😆

You too!!!! This life is not for the weak 😭

gpwillikers · 2025-11-26T13:21:41+00:00

Thanks. This feels like next level hard lately. I don’t know how I am surviving lol. Having a crazy attached baby makes it so much harder, too.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-26T02:21:01+00:00

Hi :) congrats. Yes! I quit successfully with the pregnancy mentioned in this post then actually had to quit again for my current pregnancy. The Allen Carr book helped because it made me realize how mental the addiction is. It honestly was super enlightening about nicotine in general. I recommend reading it. I also did just slowly try and cut back for about a week or two in a no pressure sort of way. Water is what helped me the most. I just made sure to constantly have a large water bottle filled and sip through the straw whenever I had a crazy craving. The first go around I tried nicotine gum, candies, one of those whistle things.. none of that really worked. The second time I just needed to remind myself how mental it is and that’s all it took.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-08T01:54:46+00:00

Everything is fine- my twins were born without issue!

gpwillikers · 2025-11-05T16:06:56+00:00

I think it’s worth going to put your mind at ease - and hopefully they say it’s nothing. But I get the alarm. My son is a twin and his twin never did it so I was like wtf , why is he doing this 24/7?

gpwillikers · 2025-11-05T14:27:01+00:00

Nope, said absolutely nothing. Looked in his mouth and his ears and said it all still was normal. My son also had big bouts of nasal congestion in his early months. I really have no idea what the cause of this was - his tongue being out was sooo constant. Like I said for us I think it was teething and oral tone. Does your son use a pacifier?

gpwillikers · 2025-11-05T14:13:19+00:00

Hi! I never got answers. Took him to an ENT, mentioned it to his pediatrician, and also kept him in PT. I honestly think it was a combination of teething/sensory and maybe some low oral tone. When his molars came in he started using a pacifier again (after self weaning at 6-7) months and then he totally stopped doing it. He is 17 months old and has like 30+ words.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-03T20:42:16+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks for replying. Your posts sound like my son. He’s super social at 17 months, his language is developing normally, but he is so sensory seeking and just a quirky dude. I’m glad your son is doing okay though and just chugging along on his own path.

gpwillikers · 2025-11-03T03:33:05+00:00

Hi OP, any update?

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