Can't burp the babe. Babe will spit milk through nose if laid flat after feeding.

It's two in the morning and baby is wide awake (calm), too.

Ugh.

I have a 3 month old and we just came back from california so i think i caught the flu on my way back. LO is doing fine so far i have been feeding him with a mask on and washing my hands. But the main question is can we sleep in the same room? We live in a one bedroom apartment so it’s been hard. Any experiences with managing LO with a flu? Any advice is welcome.

Need this for myself after 2 rough nights and a bad napping day today… I know others will need it too. We went cold turkey on the swaddle and went to sleep sack (only way she would tolerate it) so it’s been rough having her get used to her reflexes.

Anyways…

Sending all of the sleepiest, good night ahead of us vibes to my daughter and everyone else’s little ones. Pleaseeeee have a good sleep, long stretches and wake up with a smile on your face ❤️

Here’s to hoping this works lol ✨

My baby just turned 4 weeks today and he rolled back to tummy and I found him sleeping like that so I wanted to check on him before I flipped him to his back but he woke up on his own while I observed and managed to flip tummy to back.. is that normal at this age? he seems to be doing this often as my dad kept telling me he was rolling but I thought it was just like side sleeping but he does it completely and it’s not a one time thing? should I discontinue swaddling now that he rolls? he also manages to get a hand out of his swaddles too. Is there anything else I should look for or do? he wasn’t swaddled while this happened

Really at a loss here. He was doing so well with these bottles (Pigeon Softouch wide base tests). The last few days, he seems to keep losing grip on the bottle, it makes a loud clicking sound when he does. Desperately tries to grab the bottle again, and then ends up choking. It massively spills out and drenches whatever is under his neck to catch it. We’ve been doing paced feeding. Yesterday, we had to burp him for so long, but most of it came up again anyway. Out his nose as well, of course. Not a happy baby.

He doesn’t have this issue when breastfeeding, but I’m worried I don’t make enough, and I never wanted to breastfeed to start with (hence expressing from day one). Really not sure what to do here.

My newborn is 18 days old and I basically never put her down to sleep. I tried doing this many times and she cries within 2 minutes. I’ve kind of given up on it for the time being because it just resets a whole process where I have to feed her again to calm her down, sing to her, rock her and then let her pass out on me before trying to put her back in her crib.

So now I’ve just resorted to letting her sleep on me all the time I’m looking after her. My husband takes her for blocks of time during the day so I can go to the bathroom, wash and sleep. But otherwise her favourite place is on me for a sleep.

Should I be trying harder to make her sleep in her Moses basket?

Side note - my husband seems to be able to put her down but I can’t. It’s like she can smell me as I walk away.

Hi all, Would love to hear some of the Christmas traditions that you started when you had your baby. Anything that you started in their first months and continued (or at least tried) as they grew up? :)

What are we getting our babies for Christmas? 🙈 My LO is 5 months and family members have asked me for her “list” today the moment the calendar read November 1st. LO is starting to move and groove a lot these days, so I am kind of at a loss besides necessities like clothes, diapers, wipes. She scoots, rolls, and isn’t interested in staying in one spot for any period of time so she’s bored of her current toys and books. I got her the viral tiktok crab that runs across the floor and she’s both terrified and intrigued by it, but that’s about the only thing that holds her attention lol. Any recommendations on necessities that I’m missing during the starting solids & mobility era? What “fun” things may be good at this age? What’s on your baby’s Christmas list?

My baby is a little over 2 weeks. I’m exhausted from being up multiple times at night to breastfeed and burp for 30+ min at a time. I want my husband to take a feeding shift. What shifts should we take? Baby feeds about every 3 hours at night. Around 8-9pm, 12-1, 3-4, then 6-7am. Have him do the 3/4am?

What’s the easiest way for him to have the bottle ready? We have one of those on the go thermos warmers.

When and how do I pump to make sure I always have enough for a nighttime bottle or even extra milk to have on hand?

I’ve considered doing one formula feed a night to take a little pressure off pumping so much. Anyone have experience with doing this?

I am just mentally, emotionally, and physical exhausted.

Basically when my baby was first born (he’s 6 weeks now), for the first week and half I feel like I wasn’t bonded to him. Like obvs I loved him but I had his god mum staying and I feel like I didn’t do much like but I did but I can’t remember cos I tried to jump back to normal doing all housework shopping and bjs good mum was here doing feeds etc aswell which at the time I didn’t mind and I didn’t cuddle him etc much especially cos my belly hurt, I tried to breastfeed realised it wasn’t for me so my tits was rock solid in pain for couple days so couldn’t even cuddle him properly plus he was a reallt small baby so i was scared in a way I guess. Then after a week and half defo did start doing more alone cos where his god mum was offering to help I felt like it was affecting our bonding etc,

How do I get over this feeling cos the night I gave birth I didn’t sit there staring at my baby all night like other mums do, even when I was at home like obvs now I do and have done for couple weeks. I just feel regret now :(

It’s almost the holidays! What’s on your baby’s wish list this year?

Edit - Okay, okay I didn’t literally mean what your baby is asking for. I meant what are YOU putting on your baby’s list for relatives! 😂

Hi everybody! I guess I could be a little out of place, but I need an advice. First thing first congratulations to everyone of you having a newborn - I can hardly imagine how it feels! My sister in law is pregnant and expecting a baby girl, her due date is in December. It's the first newborn in the family and we're so excited to welcome her and give support. Me and my husband, her brother, would like to be part of "the village" but we don't have the experience of friends to rely on - also we know nothing anout taking care od a newborn. My SIL doesn't frequently ask for help and I would like her to understand that she can freely rely on us. As newborn parents, is there something you would appreciate without feeling overwhelmed in such a delicate moment? I was thinking about a gift card for their favorite delivery pizza place for 5/6 times, but I was also thinking anout some "practical" coupon - for example "coupon for vacuuming thw whole house" so she understands that we are willing to do that with no issues. Normal food isn't usually an issue because my MIL will already prepare a lot of food. Please feel free to give any advice! And good luck to everybody for this amazing experience 🥰

If a baby is sleeping 4 hours at a time, it means he or she has learned how to connect sleep cycles because I've heard that a baby's sleep cycle lasts 30-40 minutes. So how can they unlearn this when the 4 month regression hits? Say a baby has been sleeping through the night at 3 months, means successfully connect 4-6 sleep cycles with no help, does he forget this 'skill' during the regression? Confused!

at what age did you stop waking your baby for night feeds?

At first Sorry for my bad english..

I am desperate! My daughter had a "cramp" or an "attack" a week ago. Rigid, red head and it looked like the mororeflex. I picked her up and she started screaming. We went to the hospital and they did a 30 minute EEG and a head ultrasound. The neurologist then said that it was probably reflux. She only has these problems when she lies on her back. She is very restless and her arms become tense and flail. Then she smacks and has a lot of saliva in her mouth and then it starts. She also coughs a lot and I can hear when she swallows. When she lies on her back she does sit ups and wants to come up, probably because she doesn't want to lie down. She is 2 1/2 months old.

The neurologist said it's probably Sandifer Syndrome/GERD. Have you had similar experiences?

My problem is that in Germany they just say "thicken the milk and raise her head while She sleeps". But she must really be in pain. After drinking she cries for hours until the next bottle and She arches her back. We dont sleep. Is there no medication for her?

Can someone explain what is going on? Isn't it supposed to be at 4 or something? So LO isn't sleeping so bad at night (3 wakes, same as before just a bit more fussy) but she's usually the happiest most smiley baby and suddenly she cries so much, is grumpy all day and takes forever to sleep. Plus she's fighting the boob a lot, and then spitting up a bit more than usual.

Is this some sort of growth spurt or regression? Help! Typing this from the bathroom while I hear her scream upstairs with her dad. She used to cry so rarely, please tell me I'm gonna get my happy baby back.

FTM here, my LO is 7 almost 8 months old. Husband and I have brown eyes but so far baby's eyes are blue with a ring of green around the iris. MIL has hazel eyes and my mother has blue, we both have siblings with colored eyes so the genes for colored eyes are there. I was just wondering when his eyes are actually set like this or if they're gonna turn brown eventually

When do you remove the pillow under there bum? It doesn't say anything in the manual...

I took my baby on his first trip at 10 weeks old, and I am so out of whack being in a new place 😭😭

I don’t know what happened but today I was putting him in his pack and play and he wriggled out of my arms mid drop and fell right on his head into his pack and play. Then later I was bent over to pick him up and my phone fell out of my bra and hit little man in the forehead and he was a red mark 😭😭 I literally feel terrible and just want to cry. He cried both times and I was able to console him. He’s acting fine.. but honestly I’m so mad at myself. I’m scared to hold him I don’t want to bump his noggin again!!

Is anyone else this clumsy? Tell me I’m not the only one?? I’m so safe at home I really haven’t had any accidents so far but this is giving me severe anxiety. Which then I feel like the anxiety is making it worse.

This is my second and I remember my first was a horrible napper and one day only slept 40 mins in a 19 hour period but I have a toddler and newborn and NEITHER are sleeping. I've tried literally EVERYTHING.

After I finally got him to go back down at around 600 he woke up at 609 am today to his big sister slamming the door open and wouldn't go back down until 830 where I woke my husband up and went back down for a nap so I slept maybe an hour ish and he's been up since... Currently 1pm. Goes through phases of crying and then just being wide awake.. This is for the past few days and it just sucks. Now the toddler has night wakes too and won't take her nap, or go to sleep in general.

He won't cry if I walk but who df has the energy to walk 24/7 with him. My back and core still hurt from birthing him. Stroller? Tried that. Baby carrier/wrap? Tried both. Outside? Nope. Car ride? Nope. Bouncing on yoga ball while in the carrier and giving him a pack? Nah. Walking forever? Yes. He'll take that but then I can't do anything and am in pain 🥲 Help? Not everyone gets thatl luxury, plus my husband just left to work for the day and won't be back til midnight..at the earliest 🥲

I know 6weeks (he's 6 in Thurs) peak fussy and he already gets gas drops and gripe water, it's just a vent. I really dislike the newborn phase

My daughter is 12 weeks old. She is combo fed eats 5 times a day and (large amounts) and sleeps through the night since 7-8 weeks of age. She eats and naps on schedule but naps are all contact naps or stroller walk naps. She is unable to connect sleep cycles so everytime she has a carrier nap we try so save and extend at least 2 naps to be 1-2-3 hours long so she totals around 14 hours of sleeps a day.

The last nap of the day starts at 6 pm. and ends around 8 pm. She is definately harder to put down but everytime we experimented with earier bedtime and skipping this nap it ended in disaster. I know sooner or later this nap mist be cut shorted and we need to start bedtime earlier but it just wont work… but if we manage to have this long late nap then after bath and feed she is easy to fall asleep and goes straight to her crib not even waking up till 7 am.

Why is every schedule against late long naps? They seem to suggest to have the last wake window the longest and the last nap of the day as early as possible…

Are we creating bad habits?

(I also don’t get how she is able to sleep through the night and self-soothe for 10 hours without crying at all and connect sleep cycles during night but not during the day)

My baby is 10, almost 11 weeks old, EBF. I'm a SAHM now (FTM) and toying with the idea of finding something I can do part-time from home just to bring in a little extra cash. Is it unrealistic to think I could juggle both? Does anyone have suggestions of a type of job that would be best, I.e. something with flexible hours? Thanks!

Context, FTM, baby was born 39 weeks at 6.9 pounds. Super healthy and no concerns. She’s almost 15 weeks. I noticed a few days ago she started drooling a lot but chalked it up to being regular growth. Now, she’s drooling so much she’s soaking her clothes, anything that she can get her hands on she’s chewing on it (including my arms and fingers , she’s strong lol), she’s fussier, fighting the breast a bit, and not sleeping great at night. Of course I googled it and she has every symptom of teething but I feel like 3.5 months is so young ?? Does anyone think this is actually teething or just regular development?

Essentially we’ve been using size 2 nipples and after our child’s one month check up we were told that we should drop down to a 1. So we did that same day. Our child would usually not even finish a 2oz bottle or it would take a long while. Now they are gulping 4oz rapidly. I didn’t foresee this and was under the assumption it would take longer to finish a bottle with the nipple size change? The baby is also spitting up much more which makes sense but I also question if it’s ok?

LO was a pretty good sleeper for the first 5 weeks. Would give us around 3-5hr stretches and be put back down easily. Starting at 6 weeks exactly, it takes him so much longer to sleep, does shorter stretches, purple cries sometimes, and wakes up constantly from gas. I’ve heard they go through some developmental leaps during this time but I’m feeling like he’ll never go back to “normal.” He’s such a great baby but feeling like I need to vent after a rough week.

Anyone else experienced this or have any tips? TIA!

You always hear mums who has more than one child say that the second time round if they spilt a bit of milk they don’t bother wondering how true this is lol cos I always change my son (only have the one) thinking I’ll be leaving him in dirty clothes lol.

Hi! I have a 14 week old who started sleeping through the night when she was 7 weeks old.. well recently she’s been waking up in the middle of the night crying but we give her the pacifier and she goes back to sleep. We linked this to a little regression where she just recently started rolling. When she wakes up though, it’s because her head is up against the crib walls because she moves so much. Is there anything I can do to help prevent this or will she grow out of this where she knows not to hit her head? Lol

It sucks because I know she will sleep through the night as she does in her bassinet or pack and play when we travel lol

My 11 week old hasn’t been willing to fall asleep without a pacifier since we introduced it at 5 weeks old. His need to suck on something is so intense that he used to nurse until vomiting while just trying to fall asleep. He used to spit the paci out in his sleep and be done with it until a few weeks ago when his quality of sleep tanked. He’s since been inconsolable unless the paci is in his mouth the entire time he’s sleeping. It became even less sustainable when we had to stop swaddling him a few days ago, so now his hands are free and knock the paci out of his mouth every 5-10 minutes! He woke up needing the paci replaced over 30 times last night. My stopwatch recorded that I’m only getting a little less than 2 hours of sleep a night since we stopped swaddling. I keep hearing that this age is too young to ferberize or sleep train, but this is unsustainable. Has anyone else dealt with this at 2-3 months old? How did you deal with it?

For reference we have a been very fortunate that since about 1 month our LO has given us a 5/6 hour stretch of sleep overnight. Typically from about 8:30/9 to 2/3am. The last few nights however that has not been the case. Our routine has not really changed she gets her swaddle me, fed, and rocked to sleep, and placed in her bassinet. The last few nights she now gets restless after a couple of hours and will grunt and flail around in her crib slamming her legs. This of course has woken me up every time, but she seems to be asleep. Has anyone else experienced sleep getting worse around this time? Or am I doing something wrong?

My MIL has come to call my baby selfish and will grow up to be self absorbed.

She thinks this because I always rush to soothe my baby when she cries and because my baby can’t be calmed by anyone but me.

She keeps saying it in a “joking“ way, but I feel there is an undercurrent of her real feelings. She is from the “cry it out” generation….

But it’s not going to change what I do! Guess I’ll have a selfish little 7 week old!