Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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Sleep deprived

Help My lg is 5 months and 1 week old and won’t sleep in her own bed, she up every 1.5 hours and just screams until I bring her into my bed … I don’t know what to do I’m so tired

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STOP ROCKING TO SLEEP

help!!! i’ve always rocked/bounced my baby to sleep (she’s 6 months in 2 weeks) but she’s getting heavy now and im struggling. she only falls asleep if i rock her in a specific way which hurts my shoulders, knees, back, i feel like my body will give up on me soon as it usually takes me ages to get her to fall asleep...

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Sleeping positions in 1st trimester

I’m an avid stomach sleeper and finding sleep so hard! I’m 8 weeks and scared I’m going to cause harm by sleeping on my stomach and back! In your first trimester how did you sleep?

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Insomnia

This pre-labour insomnia is getting ridiculous now! Slept 1-2.30am and have been awake ever since. Its now 6am! Good job husband is off work atm to look after our 3yo :S 39+4 now so I’m knackered anyway so you would think my body would allow me to have all the sleep i can get. Anyone going through the same and eve...

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How do you teach baby to self soothe?

Our LO is 13 weeks and will only nap if fed to sleep and it’s kept as a contact nap, or rocked to sleep usually with lots of tears but we can then put him in his Moses basket. How do I start to teach him to self soothe? I’ve read lots of articles that recommend putting him down awake but drowsy, however when I’ve ...

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4 month sleep regression

Anyone have any tips, my boy has always been amazing with sleep, normally goes 7:30/8 till at least 6:30am, naps have never been amazing but because he slept through I wasn’t so worried but now he’s finding it really difficult falling asleep in the evenings and waking before 5am everyday, is there anything I can do ...

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Send help

Please. Almost every hour 😴 This regression is whooping all our butts.

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33+3 weeks and struggling to sleep

I feel so tired, go to bed and then I’m wide awake tossing and turning! Can’t get comfy and can’t stay asleep! Keep waking up! Is anyone else?

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Help please! 😩

My little boy is 10.5 months. For the past 2 weeks he will not sleep at night. Last night I put him down at 7:30, by 8:30 he had woke crying 3 times. By midnight I had been up with him 7 times. I have tried cutting down his nap to one longer nap a day at midday, I have tried two shorter naps, on in the morning and o...

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4M sleep regression..

When did your little one hit it, how long did it last for? This post is for all, with no judgement on those who did, didn’t and still are. Please feel free to comment too! ❤️

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Huckleberry app

Those who use the app how much sleep on average does you baby get? My baby is 9 weeks averaging 13hrs total at present, only been using the app couple days

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Cat naps

My little boy is almost 4 months and for the last month and a bit has only cat napped. He goes to nap in his bed, with white noise on, in the dark and falls asleep independently but always wakes up about 30 minutes later. He doesn’t cry when he wakes and often tries to go back to sleep but can’t, so I get him. I kno...

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Sleeping

How are all our 5 month old sleeping?? This is baby no 2, boy & breastfed and we definitely got luck with first who’s girl, always slept through & breastmilk in a bottle. Is there anything I can do to help him sleep better? He only actually wakes to be fed once around 5am but alllllll night wakes every few hours...

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Help with transferring baby

Please could you help with transferring babies?!? Used to do lots of contact naps but trying to get better at transferring so I can get something done while he sleeps now his naps are a bit longer. Be have a baby nest and he’s MUCH easier to transfer in to there than his next to be. He always just starts waving his ...

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8 week and all of a sudden doesn’t want to be put down

Anyone finding this at the 8 week mark? Seems to be distraught the minute he’s not in your arms, whereas until now he’s been quite happy chilling on his matt / being put down for a nap or in his bouncing chair for long’ish periods! Doesn’t seem to want to do that the last few days. Always hoping he’s ok, and if yo...

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How long after jabs were your babies unsettled for?

Our baby had his eight week jabs six days ago now, and is still really not himself. His initial sleepiness disappeared within the first 48 hours, but continued to look super tired for few days after. His stomach seems to be completely unsettled with lots of dirty nappies, wind, and he’s feeding for shorter periods...

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Finding this stage harder than newborn

Teething, sleep regressions, fighting naps, trying to entertain them for longer wake windows. Anyone else finding this age harder than newborn stage?

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Tips for transition to the cot

Can everyone give me any hints or tips for transitioning to the cot please 🙏 currently takes naps in the Moses basket in living room & sleeps at night in the next2me in my room. She goes down and stays down brilliantly in both but want to start getting her used to the cot so that in 2 months she can go to sleep at…

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Naps

What time are your naps? Trying to figure out if nap times is why we're having hard time at bedtime

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Help! 9month old sleep

Sorry, there's so many of these posts 🤣😭 my almost 9months old has never slept through (came close as a newborn!) without fail she wakes up at 11pm and 3am. We EBF so I feed her both times. Now when I say that she wakes up, I mean she's UP and screaming!! I have a toddler who I don't want to be disturbed too much…

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