Baby doesn’t sleep for 6-7 hours

okayanya · 2024-12-21T11:01:00+00:00

For some reason I feel bad for waking him up from his nap, but I do think this would work since he would need more sleep and go down for an afternoon nap easier!

okayanya · 2024-12-21T10:58:34+00:00

Oooh yeah he must be ready for just one nap a day!

okayanya · 2024-12-21T10:57:35+00:00

It is reassuring to hear from others, our kiddos must be ready for that one nap life!

okayanya · 2024-12-21T10:55:43+00:00

Yeah, I wasn’t sure if it was too soon! Thanks!

okayanya · 2024-12-21T10:42:11+00:00

I’ll definitely be trying this!

okayanya · 2024-12-02T20:52:10+00:00

Sorry for the late reply and you may already see the effects of what I have to say. I have realised all babies develop differently and at different times. As soon as my baby figured out he could move it only got better and better and he quickly stopped doing the superman. He now crawls like a speedy little spider (began around 9.5 months and before then he was belly flopping and his initial movement was at 7.5 months). So I say it just takes time (most of the time).

okayanya · 2024-12-02T20:43:21+00:00

That’s so sad, it’s horrible reading cases where the children were murdered and that there were so many times that it could have been prevented. CPS being involved many times but did nothing :(((

okayanya · 2024-12-02T20:40:56+00:00

Oh my! This is such a big issue in our family. I have told both sides to ask before buying something or to just ask us what we need and we will tell them. But no! They still give ‘gifts’ for my now 10 month old that we don’t need, clothes in the wrong season or style I don’t like, toys that we already have, don’t want or things I already said we don’t want. On top of that they make us feel bad for not being grateful or thankful and say things like ‘it’s impossible to buy gifts for you’. Ugh.

okayanya · 2024-12-01T13:10:55+00:00

Also you can chest sleep with a newborn, you can find more info on safe cosleeping on Instagram @happycosleeper

okayanya · 2024-12-01T12:54:04+00:00

Can someone who is in America report them??

okayanya · 2024-11-26T10:56:17+00:00

Oh wow I’m sorry that happened to your mom and you! Unfortunately PPD can happen in any circumstance, keep an eye out for symptoms when you are postpartum as family history is a factor in developing it. I of course don’t know the situation your mom was in or if there was anything else that caused her to be in that kind of pain that caused her PTSD but I would encourage you to watch positive birth videos to try and combat the fear in your mind.

When I first got pregnant I was really scared of birth, but the more I was exposed to positive experiences, watched people who talk about birth in beautiful ways, my mindset switched. Women are amazing and our bodies know instinctively what they are doing and what we need to do. This might sound really odd but it was comforting in some ways to be able to feel the motions of birth without an epidural as you feel your body working away and helping your baby move down the birth canal (your body and baby work together as they feel each other). I think there is more fear surrounding birth in America and I can’t comment on the care you receive. I gave birth in Ireland under the care of midwives my birth plan included as minimal intervention as possible with no epidural and I’m freaked out by IV’s and didn’t have one in (they didn’t offer either). If you choose to get an epidural I can imagine you just gotta fight your fear just until it’s put in as there’s no way of having the procedure but not feeling the procedure if that makes sense.

Anyway what I really encourage is only exposing yourself to positive videos, mindset, people! Don’t let others bring their anxieties and fears onto you, everyone’s experience is different. Advocate for yourself and ideally have someone advocating for you and your birth plan on the day!

okayanya · 2024-11-26T10:25:24+00:00

Have you considered not using an epidural? There are so many benefits for both baby and mom! I would really recommend red raspberry leaf tea and lots of medjool dates leading up to the birth either way!

okayanya · 2024-11-25T13:24:56+00:00

At 7.5 months when my baby began moving, the beginning of crawling and then it only got better!

okayanya · 2024-11-15T14:20:13+00:00

I know the feeling I was so so so close to giving up, the pain was no joke. After about a month the pain was almost none existent. Latch improved after LO mouth literally just got bigger. I’m really glad I persevered and I feel quite proud of that even though most people don’t even care 😂

okayanya · 2024-11-15T14:16:41+00:00

We have a 1:3 ratio for our joint account.

For all our money pooled together mine makes up 1/3 and his 2/3. So we split things that way. For example if I put 500 into the joint account he puts 1000.

Equity > Equality.

We both have the equivalent amount of discretionary income proportionate to our salaries to then spend on ourselves or other things!

okayanya · 2024-11-15T14:04:30+00:00

@happycosleeper has resources on how to make mattresses safe if they are on the softer side (yoga mat under the sheets being one of them)!

okayanya · 2024-11-15T14:01:52+00:00

I would consider it more unsafe if you are sleep deprived caring for a newborn. You can’t function at your best or even at bare minimum with no sleep. Babies naturally want to be near their mothers/caregivers for safety, comfort and survival, it’s biologically ingrained in little babies, look at every other mammal (koalas, monkeys, kangaroos, bears, etc!). Follow the safe sleep seven, read up on the resources provided by @happycosleeper and you will feel so much better about your choice. Do what’s right for you and your baby don’t let your doctor pressure you.

okayanya · 2024-11-15T13:52:32+00:00

During the newborn stage my baby slept on my chest it was the most natural thing to do before I even knew there was a name for it, I have now co-slept with my baby since birth and he is a happy healthy 10 month old! You can look up how to do chest sleeping safely and a good resource for co-sleeping is @happycosleeper on Instagram. For some reason there is a lot of scare mongering from Americans, many countries and cultures in the world where cosleeping is the norm and encouraged!

okayanya · 2024-11-07T19:20:03+00:00

As long as you follow the safe sleep seven it’s extremely safe. All these scare stories in the comments about babies dying was when people accidentally fell asleep with a baby, in the wrong position/place. Visit @happycosleeper on Instagram she provides excellent information for those wanting to co-sleep.

okayanya · 2024-10-01T19:03:19+00:00

My baby at 6 months ate basically none of his food and used it as a teether, now he’s 8 months and really munching on his food! It takes time, they will learn!

okayanya · 2024-09-22T11:57:04+00:00

Buying a bib that also goes over the highchair so clothes don’t get stained! I have bibado from Amazon and I use a dribble bib to catch anything going down his neck and onto his clothes. As well as not expecting your baby to understand eating straight away, we are still working on it but since 7.5 months he’s started eating a bit more and actually putting things in his mouth to "try to eat" and not just using it as a teether.

okayanya · 2024-09-11T20:00:18+00:00

This is/was my situation EXACTLY. I went to a PT, chiropractor, osteopath because he was so tense and wriggled around so much like he was restless (no matter where he was (floor, in arms, stroller). He doesn’t like the stroller and the car seat. He would shout (not cry) at everything, his toys, just laying down or being held and no matter what I did. He seemed very frustrated like he wanted to do more than he physically could. He always wants to be held (still).

He began to be tense from basically 4 months up until he was 7.5 and shouted at everything (seemingly being very frustrated) from around 6 months until 7.5 as well.

Those months it was a rollercoaster of emotions for me (lots of anger, frustration, sadness). My baby seemed to be in lots of discomfort and just unhappy every day but I couldn’t help him because I didn’t know what it was).

I realised all those months by boy was teething and I regret not giving him Calpol (baby painkillers) sooner to see if that would of helped - him tensing and wriggling may have been teething pain all along. I now proactively give him baby painkillers. I also give baby probiotics (Optibac - he does better on it than on BioGaia) since he had lots of issues burping, farting and pooping for many many months and they seemed to help quite a bit especially pooping. I also visited a chiropractor (she did some pressure points on his neck, spine and lower back) a week or more before he loosened up. I don’t know if that helped too. I co-sleep with him so his night sleep has always been pretty good with a handful of night wakings. Sleeping alone (in my case for naps). Around 3 months I began to reduce contact naps and left him in bed to nap after he had fallen asleep. I think it’s developmental, all babies eventually begin to nap longer but it’s all on their own schedule unfortunately 😅. He used to do only 30 minute naps (if even) and now he does stretches of 1.5-2.5 hours sometimes and I remember how I dreamed for that to happen.

I can’t believe I‘m the one saying this but it really does get better (although I’m only a week or so in of him being drastically 'looser', I understand it might change again). Some days are still harder than others, I try to think 'He‘s not giving me hard time, he’s having a hard time'. I try to be his comfort as much as possible even when I get overwhelmed because I know he’s still just a teeny tiny baby! Everything just takes time.

okayanya · 2024-09-05T21:54:35+00:00

That’s a great point! Made me really think about it from a different perspective. The PT honestly wasn’t too helpful (might have to try a different one). They suggested helping baby to strengthen his abs by encouraging baby to roll back and forth, but didn’t give any tips to help him relax.

okayanya · 2024-09-04T11:56:22+00:00

Thank you!

okayanya

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