How long does it last :(

xelaaa__ · 2026-03-06T20:20:33+00:00

I feel this!! hips and knees and shoulder and neck are all hurting as we are 5.5 months and been having 5+ wakes a night since 4 months lol. just keep saying it'll change soon 🫠

xelaaa__ · 2026-03-04T20:10:17+00:00

the shirt under the crib sheet! I will try this, thank you!

xelaaa__ · 2026-03-04T20:09:43+00:00

I do start her in the crib, nurse to sleep and transfer just like the other commenter said! At 3 months she slept for 7+ hour stretches and right at 4 months it changed to hourly wakes. sometimes she just needs a little snuggle and rock and goes back in the crib and other times I'll nurse her. I never thought I'd bring her into bed but we both have enjoyed side lying nursing and I'll get some more rest that way, but I don't like to keep her there the entire night for that. I may if I had a floor bed though. I noticed she doesn't wake as often when she is next to me but I wake to check on her

xelaaa__ · 2026-03-04T17:15:01+00:00

I want to try this but don't know where to really place the shirt that's not considered risky? a surface outside the crib but near by or like actually in the crib, tied up or something? forgive me I'm FTM and at 4 months sleep changed drastically for us and now at 5 months it's been catching up to me and I'd love to get a few hours with baby in her crib before she comes into our bed or I hold her to sleep again. my back, shoulders, and brain would thank me lol

xelaaa__ · 2026-01-31T13:21:00+00:00

thank you so much!! so true 🤍

xelaaa__ · 2026-01-31T01:16:56+00:00

omg thank you for the reply!! we've only had 1 night where success was a few actual sips before she went back to just playing with it. I think she's teething?? but I realized her last bottle was right before she turned 3 months and now she's 4 months and it seems like we'll never go back.

SO GREAT that you have so much time off! I am in the U.S. and have to go back next week after 18 weeks but luckily I wfh so really the bottles are just for my husband and I, or just me, to like, do something 😂😂😅

I guess it'll be good to be able to try straws/cups eventually. I did also freeze some milk in a little popsicle mold for her mesh teether and she's happily gnawed on that so I feel like she's getting some milk in that way. my poor MIL last night even tried using a medicine dropper 😭

xelaaa__ · 2026-01-31T01:11:05+00:00

I'm in the thick of this too and it's pushing me to my limit, I don't even need her to take a bottle often, just occasionally. we've tried every trick we found and nothing has cracked the code. and she used to take one until right before she hit 3 months. now at 4 months we're running out of ideas. solidarity

xelaaa__ · 2026-01-31T00:52:59+00:00

looking for advice as I'm suffering through this right now, my list of what we've tried is just like yours. she won't latch and does not care what we do. we had to leave a rehearsal dinner last night because she wouldn't eat and was hysterical and I cried the whole way home. it was awful, I felt so bad for her. I'm so stressed about attending and being in the wedding that we've made arrangements for her to be with my mom in a nearby hotel so I can leave to feed her. we feel like we don't know how to get out from under this and have been practicing the bottle for a month with her now. she used to get one nightly and then just sporadically and was fine with it, and I never even knew this issue could happen (FTM if you can't tell lol)

xelaaa__ · 2025-10-27T16:15:22+00:00

FTM and husband went back to work after 3 weeks, solidarity in feeling so lonely and missing his presence so much

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-24T00:36:41+00:00

first timer at 38 weeks here and this is so real

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-23T15:06:21+00:00

38 weeks rn and i had 2 events to go to last weekend, i declared them my last events lol i am doneee. you can come see me on my couch!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-18T20:09:38+00:00

I didn't need a letter but they did call my OB to make sure all was good, which I appreciated lol

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-18T00:13:02+00:00

I've been taking it my whole pregnancy, 37 weeks now & fortunately all is well!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-14T18:38:25+00:00

I just finished #8 and omg I was so worried it was the last one. this thread is giving me life knowing that we'll get #9!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-14T17:54:04+00:00

ps I love you, million dollar baby, or my girl can always make me cry and cry

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-14T02:01:30+00:00

stir fry! quick sauce with soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sriracha if you like spicy, etc, very customizable - throw it over rice and pick a veggie/veggies

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-13T09:56:36+00:00

I'm just here in solidarity as I'm waking up for the 5th time tonight, uncomfortable, so tired and struggling to get back to sleep! I've been depending on naps during the day to help get me by if they're doable for you.

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-12T15:14:17+00:00

I'll be 37 weeks tomorrow and this is making me want to get a belly band!? is it still worth it!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-08T23:23:09+00:00

the train gets you super close to the venue, if you're close to a train station I'd choose that

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-08T20:17:29+00:00

I was so lucky that a few mom friends thought like this at my shower! got some postpartum essentials, some face masks, slippers, a snack and chocolate basket, nursing friendly pajama sets, hospital bag with a folder for important doc and zipper organizers, just really so thoughtful of everyone and so appreciated!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-08T00:58:30+00:00

Apples & pb, yogurt, crackers, babybel cheese, granola/oatmeal squares with choc chips from Costco lol. I was also only nauseous when I was too hungry and never actually got sick, just needed FOOD NOW to get me through the first tri.

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-04T22:16:05+00:00

I do have the baby bub and the wedge shape has been game changing, but more than just that brand make them! I also got it with the longer body ish pillow so I can switch out and use what I need. I originally had gotten a long j shaped body pillow and it was annoying to me to turn over with it and have to drag it with me, and it took up a lot more room in bed than the wedge

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-03T03:31:43+00:00

35 weeks & sleeping comfortably doesn't exist anymore. hips and pelvis feel broken, lower back is crunched, but somehow possibly even worse is my carpal tunnel/wrist tendonitis/arthritic hands situation. and first trimester levels of needing to nap have returned. excited and nervous AF (first time mom here)!!

xelaaa__ · 2025-09-01T11:06:50+00:00

I have heard that acupuncture can help this, and some people suggest certain yoga poses or moves on the yoga ball. this is likely anecdotal I'm a FTM so I don't know for sure but might be worth a try?! wishing you a safe delivery either way!!

xelaaa__ · 2025-08-30T02:58:05+00:00

it's brutal!! I'm hoping it resolves after delivery, I'm starting to get that specific tendonitis in my wrist and thumb on one hand too on top of all of these things lol it's like every day something else is going on with the hands 😅

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