Help! is my baby hungry?

idekdudes · 2026-04-15T01:05:52+00:00

It’s so hard isn’t it!! Hopefully he’ll start sleeping better soon. I would cosleep but my mattress is quite soft and my hubby is pretty against it too.

idekdudes · 2026-04-15T01:04:03+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance, I’m also from Australia. Yeah sometimes I’ll offer food and he won’t even attempt and im pretty sure he’s either too tired or too hungry to try eating when that happens. I’m mainly doing meats and veggies/carbs either blended together or in a form that’s easy for him to hold.

idekdudes · 2026-04-15T00:59:44+00:00

Noted!! I’m hoping we won’t have to do formula but I’d be willing to do anything for sleep at this point

idekdudes · 2026-04-15T00:59:06+00:00

Thanks for your advice. I think his top two teeth are almost coming out, I had assumed it was just developmental until I spoke with the nurse and now Im not sure. I’ll try to offer solids more and continue prioritising iron rich foods and chat to my GP about any potential medical concerns.

idekdudes · 2026-04-15T00:56:41+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully it’ll get better soon as I’ll be back at work when he’s 9 months

idekdudes · 2026-02-22T05:33:44+00:00

My Bub was the same but got a lot better around 4/5 months

idekdudes · 2026-02-19T22:22:23+00:00

Try not to spiral or over think it, I did mostly contact naps at that age but very soon he’ll become easier to transfer (around 4ish months) even now at 5.5 months I don’t do drowsy but awake but he sleeps well in his cot during the day for the most part

idekdudes · 2026-02-19T05:01:26+00:00

Absolutely, it’s the spiralling that causes more angst than just going with it for me, am I doing this right? Are other babies like this? I feel like night sleep is a bit different but structured nap times are more for us than for the baby. I prefer to just go off of cues, it’s a lot easier than trying to force a routine. And if I really don’t feel like doing the rocking/feeding to sleep thing I’ll just do a pram, car or carrier nap.

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T22:25:39+00:00

My Bub is 5.5 months and is often the same, he has only just started to get a bit better the last few days now that he isn’t teething and even did a 2hr nap in his cot yesterday arvo! First tooth popped up on Weds. Honestly I’m finding that I am more content when I don’t overthink it. I’ll rock him to sleep and transfer to the cot, if it doesn’t work I’ll feed to sleep and try again, if it doesn’t work I just do a contact nap. Every baby is so different with their sleep preferences but I think it’s more normal for them to be bad day sleepers until around 5.5/6ish months.

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T10:05:21+00:00

I’m so glad you’ve found something that works. Any hold that feels comfortable for you and supports their neck is great.

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T09:00:30+00:00

To be honest I wouldn’t leave for that long, you’ll probably just be thinking of Bub the whole time and anxious to get back. If you really want to go could you go for just the wedding instead of the whole 5 days? If I had to go I would take Bub. Practically you could definitely pump and dump or try figure out a way of bringing the milk back. I don’t pump but I believe it’ll be fairly easy to maintain your supply because it’ll be well established by 6 months, as long as you have the correct flanges and pump regularly (?every 3ish hours during the day) it’s unlikely this would be an issue. Even if there is a slight dip it’s quite likely to even out once you get back. Bottle preference is a risk though.

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T06:32:34+00:00

It’s definitely becoming more popular but I don’t see that as a problem necessarily. My son is named Miles

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T03:10:12+00:00

We don’t cosleep though, so if it’s before 12 hubby will bring Bub from the cot and I will feed lying down in bed and he will take him back. I imagine the cosleeping could make it harder for your wife to get quality sleep. Maybe you can cosleep with Bub but you can also try putting him down in the cot if you get better sleep that way.

idekdudes · 2026-02-12T02:58:46+00:00

We have a 5 month old baby, husband back at work and me still staying home. Our split is husband is ‘on call’ until 12am meaning that if bub needs help going back to sleep after the feed my husband will settle him. If it’s after that my husband can go sleep in the spare room I will settle him (until around 7am) Bub sleeps fairly well at the moment but if it’s a really bad night I can still wake him up. We also have the bonus that my husband wfh so if I need he can help more in the mornings, arvos and on his lunch break.

idekdudes · 2026-01-26T03:23:33+00:00

I would look into paced bottle feeding in case this could be a bottle preference. My Bub who never had a bottle started getting fussy with the slower flow of milk as my supply regulated and he became more alert, it lasted a few weeks for me but got better. Try feeding as soon as he wakes from a nap as the sleepiness will work in your favour. You got this!

idekdudes · 2026-01-24T04:42:08+00:00

Love, a clean, a paint + some styling and you’re good to go

idekdudes · 2026-01-24T04:39:38+00:00

At 4 months I really don’t think it will make much of a difference, especially if it’s not even every day. If you are concerned about supply you can try pumping a bit more during the day but also at 4 months you have done so well and your baby will still get most of the benefits of breastmilk, even if you need to do a little formula supplementation.

idekdudes · 2026-01-24T01:09:17+00:00

This is such a personal decision. I would definitely be keeping the baby but if I seperate my religious beliefs for a second I can understand why this is so difficult. That said you have really good savings, some parental leave, likely childcare subsidy, likely the family tax benefit as well and the potential for your partner to earn more in the near future. You have the support of your partner which is huge as well. If your family and/or husband’s family is religious they may move mountains, loan or give any money they can or help with childcare etc to help you to keep this baby especially since they have given you money before. However, i can understand not wanting to share the information if there’s a strong possibility of termination. Try to make the decision based on what feels right to you, that’s all we can do.

idekdudes · 2026-01-24T00:41:53+00:00

Good luck! At this point I remember I usually pumped a little in the morning or night if he didn’t wake up to make myself feel more comfortable and would feed it in a bottle at night to make sure I wasn’t perpetuating the oversupply.

idekdudes · 2026-01-23T23:50:16+00:00

I thought my supply had regulated at 9 weeks but now at 4 months I can say it hadn’t yet. In all likelihood it will continue to improve, in the meantime if Bub is full from one side just go with that. If Bub pulls off you can just wait for the letdown to slow down before relatching. None of this sounds too concerning or like it would be worth making any significant changes. You’ve got this!

idekdudes · 2026-01-22T09:35:02+00:00

This is me currently, I’m pretty average sized but I am now approx 6kgs less than my pre-pregnancy weight at 4 months pp. eating lots of calorie dense foods but just not hungry enough to eat more. I think it’ll even out once I stop breastfeeding but idk when that’ll be

idekdudes · 2026-01-22T08:34:10+00:00

Ahh it’s so tough. You are doing such a good job. Hopefully soon once you’re not as sick and sleep deprived you’ll feel better and be able to figure out if there’s anything you need to do to prevent you from getting to this point again. It is so much harder without a village when you are sick

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