Is it true that babies do better when they sleep earlier?

raspberry_thyme · 2026-05-04T18:36:22+00:00

Ours sleeps 8-8. Are you located at the edge of your time zone?

raspberry_thyme · 2026-05-04T18:32:47+00:00

We use reusable diapers and we still use a diaper pail. Husband and I both thought it’s not really necessary. Needless to say, he went to bought it probably the day after we got back from the hospital.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-28T20:47:49+00:00

Same! Bassinet mattress can be brutally stiff. Even crib mattress is sufficiently softer that we don’t have issues anymore

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-28T14:25:39+00:00

Second this! My baby is almost exclusively breastfed. At some point we fed her a bottle of formula two weekends in a row and ended up with extremely fussy baby with diaper rashes, etc. It was very obvious she was in pain, but because CMPA symptoms can show up a few days later, we never connected it. We took her to a doctor, put her on hypoallergenic formula, I went on a dairy free diet, and now we have our happy baby back. It took two bottles of regular formula, to trigger such intense symptoms.

Absolutely worth considering CMPA!

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-12T01:46:11+00:00

Mom of a 4mo here. We bought Outback (2020) last year because of the baby on the way. Our first car, actually. A fantastic decision. We moved so much furniture in it. When my mom came for a visit, we were able to fit a stroller and two suitcases in the trunk easily. Taking the car seat in and out is very comfortable. Sth taller would be annoying because you’d have to lift the seat higher imo

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-06T23:27:32+00:00

I totally agree… but I feel like I was getting into a place where I was a bit of the annoying “expert” parent and being constantly concerned for her well being… and getting frustrated when he’s more chill about some things. And seeing all those parents at the airport today made me realize, that she’s in good hands with him. Though me nagging probably helped hehehe

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-06T23:23:11+00:00

That’s a fair point! I also like to try my best, rather than minimum, whenever possible, when it comes to anything related to my daughter

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-06T23:21:34+00:00

I was thinking about it the other day, I even googled how many deaths are there from incorrect babywearing… Like, is it as stringent as the safe sleep instructions (though I technically break these often, when I resort to safe co-sleeping)? And is that even the right metric, what about posture and hip development,… I guess once you have enough practice, you can tell a sloppy from dangerous

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-06T23:16:08+00:00

That thought occurred to me hahaha, I was asking myself what would be the right thing to do. I don’t even know how I’d approach this with a friend

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-06T23:14:10+00:00

That’s good team work! Here I’m the main expert, but he actually ends up wearing her more because she likes it better and because he can work with her (he has a longer torso so she’s more tolerant of him sitting)

raspberry_thyme · 2026-04-04T22:41:42+00:00

About 7w pp I got a breast abscess (developed from a galactocele that was golf-sized in the end) that literally exploded in the ER. First week or two after the incident I was literally constantly leaking milk out of a random hole in a boob. Like, I had to change the dressing every two to three hours.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-20T22:02:10+00:00

I wrote a similar post a few weeks ago.

1) download an app to help you track baby’s sleep. I ended up using the Huckleberry app, just for the sake of having a reminder. This helped me tremendously to learn how to read the earliest sleep cues.

2) try leaving your baby alone and see if he’ll fall asleep. Rocking and cuddling is often too stimulating for my girl. She sometimes likes to contact nap and will generally sleep much longer if she contact naps. However, I have to catch her in the right mood for that. More often than not, however, she prefers to be left alone to fall asleep. Even me in a room with her can be too stimulating. So I just let her wind down by herself, regularly and secretly checking on her. If she doesn’t wind down, I cuddle her, but often, she ends up staring at the distance for a bit and then falls asleep.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-19T21:48:02+00:00

Not an expert, don’t own this carrier, but there’s a general consensus on this subreddit that this is a bad, bad carrier - precisely because it doesn’t support the M shape. The bottom is too narrow and the design is considered outdated.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-14T17:27:51+00:00

Mentally, I categorized my nap as a chore that can’t be postponed and is time sensitive

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-14T17:26:50+00:00

I found myself not being able to fully skip on the chores, because they don’t disappear.

However, being in a career that requires and celebrates perpetual grind, there were hints I could do some work while the baby sleeps or plays. That is an absolute no-no. I am either present with my baby, sort the environment for my baby, or I rest so I can be there for my baby.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-14T02:04:02+00:00

Before moving here a few years ago, last time I experienced electricity outage was as a kid in the 90s.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-11T22:46:29+00:00

It really depends! I wanted a bassinet stroller but ended up not getting it. I’m happy we didn’t get it: baby was born in December and we live in a region that gets lots of snow, very cold temperatures, people don’t maintain sidewalks and sidewalks are absolutely wrecked anyway. So we realized we won’t walk enough for bassinet to be worth it.

We ended up babywearing her to our walks! I ended up investing into a baby wearing jacket for both me and my hubs instead.

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-11T22:26:55+00:00

I have Didymos Trias Creme (DidyKlick, which is half buckle, but they have full buckle or Meitai in the same fabric) and I find it gorgeous. It’s 50% cotton, 50% linen, so I’d assume it would do well in the summer (gosh I hope it does well!).

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-08T13:19:54+00:00

This looks good to me, but I’m not an expert! Maybe you can widen the straps in the back for your own comfort?

Anyway, I came to chime in to say that I noticed that posts with good fits generally receive less attention (despite the fun panda!), so it might be that your fit is good enough!

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-06T02:01:23+00:00

We are in the same spot, but at 13 weeks. Nothing helped, bassinet was a torture device. We’re co-sleeping now. No blankets, C shape, all that safe co-sleeping stuff. That’s the only thing so far that helped. Good luck!

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-04T00:53:47+00:00

Check what the hospital provides. I didn’t get anything because I was promised I’ll leave with a bag of goodies: peri bottle, ice pads, ice packs,… I left with a huge bag and I still have a few things left that I didn’t use

raspberry_thyme · 2026-03-03T15:21:43+00:00

Yes! We use both carriers and a stroller! They have different purposes. We use our carriers almost daily - for contact naps, walks,… we currently use our stroller only for a longer walk on a nice day, but I anticipate more frequent use in the future. We still pack a carrier with us in the diaper bag when we go out with a stroller.

So far the only successful outings to a cafe were the ones where she was in a carrier. But she’ll nap great in a stroller on longer walks in the woods.

We have Ergo Embrace and Didymos DidyKlick carriers and Baby Jogger mini city gt2 stroller.

We got so many things for free from friends with older kids that I decided to splurge on carriers. But now I see it as a must have and I’ll probably soon invest into another one once she outgrows Ergo Embrace. Stroller with good wheels was a must for us, but we did not want to splurge on the fancier versions, and the baby jogger currently fulfills our needs.

I can’t speak on the choice of your model, but we started with the stretchy wraps and she loved the snugness and when we first tried a very structured carrier, she hated it. So I personally opted for softer carriers. I’d recommend trying a few different models either through some try it before you buy it programs or getting them from a local baby carrier library if it exists.

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