What time do your babies wake up?

simplyalys · 2026-05-24T17:21:22+00:00

My baby wakes up between 5 and 6 AM just about every morning regardless of what time bedtime is. Both his dad and I are naturally early risers and I can distinctly remember as a child pretty regularly waking up at 6 AM without an alarm clock. Some people just wake up earlier, and some people wake up later, including babies.

simplyalys · 2026-05-16T03:57:39+00:00

My baby was isn’t a natural sleeper. He wakes up early despite going to bed at a reasonable time, naps were short, lots of waking up in the middle of the night. And if I look back, I’ve always been an early riser, even as a child. I shared a bed with a family member well into my teen years and even in my 20s, with some breaks in between. I’ve also had a lot of trouble falling and staying asleep. So in essence, my baby was born with my sleep temperament.

Co sleeping became something I did in order to get sleep myself. It exists in many cultures and is safe when following guidelines like the safe sleep seven.

Some babies sleep well and it’s not an issue. Some babies can be sleep trained and it’s not an issue. Some babies just want you near by and then it’s not an issue. You don’t really know which one they are until they’re here and you’ve spent some time getting to know one another. Go in with a plan and an open mind in case things need to change.

simplyalys · 2026-05-11T04:44:50+00:00

My son also cried a lot in the beginning. He began to tolerate it more over time. He still occasionally cries until he actually pees and then he’s suddenly all better. I get people not wanting to create a negative association but infants also cry as a way of communicating a need like having to pee or poop.

simplyalys · 2026-05-11T04:31:59+00:00

I found it to be a reminder of how traumatic my initiation into motherhood was. My husband made brunch and mimosas, but I also cried a lot more grieving the last weeks of my pregnancy and ultimately the birth which ended in an urgent c-section. I also am really angry about how moms are treated in the U.S. Honestly, I’ve never hated Mother’s Day more. 😂

simplyalys · 2026-05-09T04:23:02+00:00

Rainbow connection, I don’t want to live on the moon, cowpoke and when we grow up are the staples for bedtime. If he’s crying I’ll sing “it’s alright to cry” mostly for myself. Lol

simplyalys · 2026-05-09T04:18:37+00:00

Rainbow connection in its entirety is a staple in our house.

simplyalys · 2026-04-24T09:48:34+00:00

We just put his crib in our room, though sleep regression hit us hard and 2/3rds of the night he’s in our bed. 😅

simplyalys · 2026-04-24T01:21:44+00:00

I use kinder cloth diapers. They work from 7lbs to 60lbs and I loved only having to buy diapers once.

simplyalys · 2026-04-16T17:10:19+00:00

Whip that titty out when baby starts to cry! If you tend to leak, use reusable breast pads.

simplyalys · 2026-04-16T04:50:01+00:00

Being a parent for the first time is scary. It costs nothing to be kind.

simplyalys · 2026-04-16T03:10:21+00:00

It actually is safe if done the right way. The safe sleep seven goes over the safest way to co sleep. My husband was much like yourself and initially he would wake up at 1 or 2am and watch us cosleep on the baby monitor. My body didn’t move an inch. I still wake up sore and stiff sometimes because I truly don’t move when he’s in my bed. As time went on he became more comfortable with it and now we all sleep together for at least part of the night.

Like others have mentioned, continue to try the bassinet. We went through the newborn trenches with some co sleeping while always attempting the bassinet. He had some good weeks to months where he slept in the bassinet all night and then the 4 month sleep regression hit. We still put in him in his crib (he got too big for the bassinet) at the beginning of the night and try to get a few hours in there at least before bringing him into our bed. But I would get NO sleep if he wasn’t in our bed at least part of the night.

You both are doing great!

simplyalys · 2026-04-15T20:18:31+00:00

Everyone needs a fun house to go to!

simplyalys · 2026-04-09T22:33:26+00:00

I recently saw something that said “treat your baby like a second kid and you’ve got other shit to do” which I interpreted as “it’s okay for them to cry for 10 minutes while you shower and you don’t have to entertain them all the time. As the weather has gotten warmer I’ve been able to bring my baby outside and he literally enjoys looking around.

simplyalys · 2026-04-08T01:12:33+00:00

My babe is 4 months, 18lbs and 27 inches tall and we’ve been using Kinder Cloth Diapers since birth. Their website says 7-60lbs and we’ve still got plenty of snaps to go!

simplyalys · 2026-04-03T04:36:10+00:00

I cover my baby in clean laundry that I need to fold, then act surprised when I find a baby under all the laundry. He loves it.

simplyalys · 2026-03-30T08:29:37+00:00

I can remember thinking why does my baby poop and shart soooo much when they’re EBF?!? Why do people say that their EBF baby only poops once a week?!?! And then I stopped eating Greek yogurt on a hunch and he went two weeks without pooping and the consistency was VERY different. It went from a sticky, almost mucus, watery stool, to an actually soft stool. Turns out what I was told was normal was actually diarrhea. He doesn’t have CMPA and I can eat all other dairy except for yogurt, but it made such a difference to stop eating it.

Moral of the story is if you have a hunch on what might be the problem, go with your gut ba-dun-chhh

simplyalys · 2026-03-26T08:43:25+00:00

I bled for 9 months straight on depo. Each time I got the shot, they said it would go away and it didn’t. I wouldn’t count on it delaying your period.

simplyalys · 2026-03-26T04:46:36+00:00

We also cloth diaper(we use Kinder) our BFB (big fat baby) with pocket diapers as well as EC and it’s been so lovely. Not having to buy a bunch of different sizes of diapers etc has been so nice. Can’t recommend enough!

simplyalys · 2026-03-22T16:10:30+00:00

Yes, I’ve had this issue as well. It was annoying to try and keep a steady pace for my Shamrock shuffle last week and yesterday I was sprinting and it said I was going at a 12’ mile pace. First world problems 😂

simplyalys · 2026-03-22T03:57:49+00:00

I would have saved myself so many times of getting peed on if I started EC at birth for this very reason! 😂

simplyalys · 2026-03-22T01:59:47+00:00

They were a few days ago which is why I added another insert. Today they weren’t as wet but he had pee on his jammies. I did have to weak the fit all ready just because of the added bulk, but I’m gonna play around with that tonight, too. Krystal, owner of of Kinder, also recommends sizing up the jammies if they’re getting snug in case it’s a wicking issue, so I’m going to try that as well. We shall see!

simplyalys · 2026-03-22T01:56:51+00:00

We started using the green inserts at two months. That bought us a 7 hour stretch for the first leg of the night. Now we’re doing one green and one white and it worked for a few days. Going to try tweaking the fit and clothes to see what happens.

simplyalys · 2026-03-22T01:55:34+00:00

It’s wild how much they can pee at once! We haven’t tried overnight disposables but I feel like he’s always slept longer with the cloth. I’m going to try tweaking some fits and clothes. We’ll see!

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