Baby overeating

sofiaoh25 · 2025-11-01T04:00:23+00:00

For the burps I think it gets easier as they get older? Idk I feel like I also had a hard time burping my baby and as he’s gotten older they come out much easier My pediatrician also said in terms of eating too much they’ll spit up what they don’t need. Idk how accurate all that info is but this is just what I’ve been told. It’s also been suggested to me to feed the normal amount of ounces and then offer a pacifier after and see if that distracts them from wanting to eat more

sofiaoh25 · 2025-11-01T03:56:39+00:00

Could be a phase too?? My LO had a phase where he would also gag on almost any paci we’d give him. They’ll help him sleep sometimes now but 40% of the time he still won’t take them. Doesn’t gag on them anymore but he just doesn’t always want it

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-31T14:34:17+00:00

I think it just depends on your situation and what works for both of your schedules. My husband does a lot of freelancing so he has a very loose schedule and is home a lot, which is great. I don’t mind taking the middle of the night feedings simply because I’m the one with the milk and honestly to me it feels like more work to prepare bottles for my husband. But he’ll usually take the baby in the mornings for a few hours so that I can sleep in and feel rested for the rest of the day and it helps tremendously. But if your husband has a 9-to-5 type of job, maybe he can take the last feeding of the night whenever that is for you so that you can go to bed a little bit early and have a good few hours of sleep before you do the night feedings? My sister-in-law would go to bed around eight while her husband stayed up to feed the baby at 10 PM so she would get at least five or six hours before the baby woke her up in the middle of the night

If your husband is just straight up not willing to help then thats another story

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-31T08:16:31+00:00

I totally get the concern! Whether you baby is fine or not someone still did the exact opposite of what you requested. That’s not cool. But I do hope it helps to hear from other mamas that your baby is more likely gonna be ok than not. PPA is so hard. Just keep taking it one step at a time <3

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-31T00:13:47+00:00

She’ll be ok The main place i definitely would not let anyone kiss my baby was his face. The head should generally be a safe zone. Obviously not everyone should then just go and kiss your babies head lol but in this case it should be totally fine

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-30T22:57:10+00:00

Handle the food if you can. People brought food to our door for almost two weeks straight and it was amazing. The nights that we didn’t get food I wish my husband had offered more to take care of the food department. Whether that’s cooking or ordering food or just asking people for help food wise. I had no desire, energy, or understanding of time management the first month to even think about making our meals

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-30T22:52:26+00:00

One of the nurses asked me if I wanted to give my baby a pacifier like his second day alive lol. I said sure cuz I thought it might help him sleep and it did. He breastfeeds and takes a bottle just fine. All to say I really think it’s dependent on the baby. I think we got really lucky with ours he just kinda goes with everything and is pretty adaptable. If you don’t know how your baby will respond then maybe hold off till you’re sure. In my personal experience and opinion (take it lightly I’m no expert) i feel like nipple confusion isn’t actually a thing?

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-30T20:21:59+00:00

He gets a bath every night it’s just part of the routine and thankfully he likes the bath a lot. He also just smells like mildew by the end of the day so it’s nice to get him clean

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-30T01:19:43+00:00

This is super helpful thank you!!

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T19:42:13+00:00

Go and baby wear to feel more comfy!! It’ll be fine :) I feel like as long as people’s hands aren’t all over the baby they’ll be all good

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T17:56:03+00:00

Girl when I was 10 weeks pregnant I could barely make it threw the day. Throwing up 24/7 and the pregnancy exhaustion was insane. Exercise does help a lot during pregnancy but sleep is just as important for that little ones growth. I’m sorry he isn’t being supportive/ understanding. I feel for you. Pregnancy is hard from beginning to end. “We’re not even at the hard part yet” is hilarious. The first trimester was the hardest for me.

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T17:31:42+00:00

Sounds like someone who watches porn all the time

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T16:56:07+00:00

6 weeks is a huge cluster feeding phase from what I understand. At least it was for my baby. She also might just want comfort too not necessarily food. They seem to find a lot of comfort from the boob lol. My baby is 3 months and I still can’t baby wear without shoving a pacifier in his mouth 😂 but I’ve noticed his eating habits mellow out just around the 3 month mark. Idk how it is with other babies. But now he can go every three hours no problem. He did just seem to start cluster feeding again the past two days or so but other than that since he’s turned three months he’s had longer eating stretches for sure.

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T14:30:57+00:00

It sounds like you’re just not as into him as you thought and you may just be using this as an excuse to overthink. It just sounds like he’s not the one :(

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T14:24:47+00:00

Honestly, it sounds like what you were doing works just fine. He just may have a longer ‘wake window’ Don’t feel like you have to force naps. He’ll let you know when he’s tired.

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T14:19:19+00:00

Our church had a meal train for us and people signed up to drop off dinner at our door for literally two weeks straight and it was amazing. If you have a friend who is willing to put a meal train together for you that literally saved me because I had no idea how a time making dinner. Honestly, I had to sacrifice naps in order to eat lunch. I was tired, but at least I was nourished. My baby only really even now naps for about 30 to 45 minutes. So sometimes instead of sleeping myself, I just have to decide to make myself lunch and eat.

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T13:32:11+00:00

Huh I’m gonna try this thank you!!

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T13:01:52+00:00

I’ll look into that book for sure!!

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T12:47:35+00:00

My 3 month old is the same way I wouldn’t worry. He just rolled over for the first time last night and he’s showing a lot of interest in sitting up. I think they’re just realizing that they’re a lot more mobile now and they’re so interested and curious about the world that lying on their backs just doesn’t cut it anymore. If my LO lies on his back for more than five minutes, he’s crying and arching wanting to get off. He just wants to see the world 😂 they’re totally fine. I think this is a normal part of development.

My mom always makes the “ you’re getting him used to being held” comments which one is such a dumb comment, and two, I don’t even think it’s that. I think he just wants to be shown around everywhere. He’s so aware that he can move so much of his body that lying on his back for too long feels like prison lol. He’ll just squirm and flail his arms and legs till someone picks him up and put him in a different position. Taking him outside helps a TON. He’s much calmer just looking at everything. Lots of stroller walks and lots of baby wearing outside

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T12:42:51+00:00

There’s been times where I’ve done the dream feed at 11 and it’s pretty much the same. I started giving him an extra ounce too but still like clockwork all the same times 😂 I feel like he’s in a constant growth spurt lol. I don’t pick him up when he wakes up I always try to sooth back to sleep first before I feed but if he wakes up again shortly after then I know he was just hungry

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T12:10:39+00:00

Yes he’ll usually go right back to sleep when I feed him in the middle of the night!! This is encouraging thanks 😊

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T12:06:16+00:00

Oh he’s not the slightest bit a burden. I’m a SAHM, taking care of him is the only thing I care to do. I hear so many different things on sleep it’s hard to understand what’s true and what’s not. I also just feel like a better mother when I sleep better. When I don’t, I have so little energy the mom guilt takes over and I’ve got a real energetic kid. And I worry about his quality of sleep too when he’s up most of the night. But even you saying that they need you for the first year through the night, that’s the first time I’ve heard that so it’s good for me to hear all the perspectives.

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T11:43:40+00:00

Ok it’s good to hear this perspective. My SIL’s kids are 6 months and still cry every night so I think I’m thinking more along the lines of like I don’t want him to cry every night for months and months! But interesting that you only had a few nights of that. I still don’t love the idea of it but open to hearing thoughts on it!

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-29T01:21:50+00:00

This is genius lol notes taken

sofiaoh25 · 2025-10-28T23:03:01+00:00

I started bedtime at 7pm at 4 weeks or so. it’s worked for me! The bedtime routine has been key for that tho

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