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Will I ever had a lie in again??

Hello so my almost 5 month old has slept through the night since 8 weeks. It’s been a god send she’s amazing. The only thing is she’s started waking up at 5am everyday and I can’t get her to sleep in longer. Any advice?

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Guilty AF

I had a migraine yesterday night went to bed around 9h ish I use my phone to play white noise for her but it died overnight and now it’s 3h30 am it’s been almost 6 hours she just woke up 😣😣😣 I feel terrible she’s only 5 week old 😔 she skipped a feeding 😣

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Pissed tf off!!!

Why is he ike this? He was up until 3:30am on the game, me and our baby were fast asleep, he’s come barging in the room coughing and sneezing, then put the TV on while getting himself ready for bed which has then woke the baby up. He then woke ME up, to tell me she was awake, crying and that I was laid in the mi...

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Sleep ! Should I be worried or excited

My nearly 9 week old slept through the night last night…. Should I be worried & if it happens again should I wake him or should I just let him sleep ??

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Leap 5

God I thought leap 4 was bad seems as though since around 3.5 months old it’s just getting harder and harder and leaps 5 is terrible anyone else?? 😂

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Struggling

Hi all not looking for advice just looking for people who are in same boat. My LO sometimes has nights where she will not sleep at all. Doesn’t have to be crying but she will make noises and be wide awake and kick and throw arms about. I know I should be thankful that she isn’t screaming all the time but I’m still g...

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Tips please

How to get my 9 week old to sleep past 5am? She sleeps until 5am every day! No matter if we put her to bed 8,9,10,11 she still wakes at that 5am mark! Any tips please

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Uncomfortable pains

Every night after our 3am bottle baby just doesn’t sleep soundly. She’s constantly grunting, bringing legs up and sounds uncomfortable. She burps well after her feeds aswell, often get her up to double check she hasn’t got wind. It’s so exhausting as I just get no sleep. Does anyone else have this?

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Sleep duration during the night

My baby is 5 weeks old and sleeps quite well during the night. I have to wake her up at 5 and half hour mark (since last feed) to feed but I wonder how much longer she would go if I didn’t wake her up. She is gaining weight well. Wondering how long are others at similar ages letting their babies sleep in the night (...

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I am tired and stressed ☹️

I have a 5 day old, who was not a problem at all at first. But now I’m struggling to get him to sleep in his cot. He will inconsolably cry until he’s on my chest but every time I put him back down he starts to cry. I don’t want to fall asleep whilst he’s on my chest because of the risks but I’m just so tired and it ...

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Rolling to stomach during sleep!

Hi mamas — so I’ve read up a bunch on what should happen for sleep when babies have started rolling on their own. However, I’m a little confused on whether or not swaddling one arm is still safe now that he’s rolling over. I know it’s a good transitional way to get them used to not being swaddled, but is it still co...

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Safe-sleeping cots?

Anyone recommend of any good (not super expensive) certified safe cots? I have a Moses basket but not really sure what to get after and how long they’re supposed to be in those for.

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30 min naps

Little girl will be 6 months soon and still only naps 30 mins each nap time during the day how do we extend these 😩 she had 4 30 mins

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4 Months tomorrow 🥹🥹🥹

I can't believe my little one will be 4 months old tomorrow already! What milestones have your little ones reached at 4 months? 💕💕💕 P.S. Has the sleep regression started for you yet? 😩

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Sleep duration

My LO is 1 month and 12 days has stop doing his 4-5 hr stretches at night . I’m not to sure what change for him to do this an his naps durning the day time are kinda off as well. I was trying him on a schedule which does feedings every 3 hrs. Idk if i should just let him nap all day well most of the day but than...

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Sleep regression or ready to drop a nap?

Good morning all! My little girl went on waking up at 5.30 -6.00 am for the past few days. She also wakes in the middle of the night, sits on her bum and talks for ages . She's on 2 naps, 1h around 9am and then 1.30 to 2h around 2 3pm . And then bed time at 7 7.30pm. Only thing that changed is that she started goi...

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