Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Sleep

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Self settling

This might be a silly question, but can you little one self settle? When my little boy wakes at night, he seems to freak out and get really upset, its not his normal cry, he screams! He's now trying to roll over when he's upset too (hes just learning to roll over really well). He's EBF and won't settle until I put ...

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Unswaddling - advice needed

Hi my little one will be 12 weeks on Friday and has been swaddled arms down from birth.. I want to start the transition of unswaddling so starting with an arms up love to dream. Last night was the worst night we have had in weeks. Does anyone have any advice??

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8 month sleep regression

This is the worst one yet 😴😭 Bubs will go to bed at the same time as always and sleep for a block but then is up every hour from 1am. By the time I've dropped off back to sleep, she's woken up again. Has anyone else found this one harder than the others? I'm practically a zombie atm whilst she's happily playing and…

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Mums who also have a toddler

Tips and tricks to get through days where baby can't be put down? My 5 month old is going through a suuuuper fussy phase as he has his brothers cold and is also teething. Up all night to. I'm with them both solo for 3 days per week, and they have been hell recently. Even in sling, the baby is crying, and I just can'...

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Transitioning away from cosleeps and contact naps

My 8 week old only contact naps (day) and co sleeps (night).I’ve tried putting him in the next to me a number of times but he wakes up either straight away or within half an hour and will start crying when he realises where he is! I honestly don’t know what he finds different from our bed to his own crib! Is it the ...

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Sleep

Any other moms out there that suffer from insomnia and how may hours do you get every night of sleep if any at all tonight is one of them nights where I didn't get any sleep what so ever and I tried how many times it really sucks so far 0 hours for this mama unfortunately

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Help

What do yall do when your toddler wakes up for milk in the middle of the night and will scream until they get some?

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sleep regression?

how do yall handle sleep regression? Im pretty sure that's what my girl is going through and I'm trying my best to handle it but I'm fucking losing it. she'll be 5 months old feb 5th. she won't sleep but more than an hour at a time. sometimes she'll be awake for 6 hours before she sleeps again, and it's never for ve...

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How do I wean I want my sleep back

I feel like when my toddler is poorly he’s more clingy wakes more in the night and uses me as a pacifier. He’s suckling… I’m definitely empty I’ve got a dry mouth myself. I take him off but he cries and scales on top of me or searches frantically to latch back on. I love him but I feel over touched and would like t...

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anyone up

My little one is refusing to go to bed. I am exhausted. His dad is unfortunately not here. he will cry if I set him down or leave him someone please talk to me I’m so bored he just wants to play I want to sleep

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Rubbing ears and no sleep

My little girl since 3 days rubs her ears at night most of the time and has not been sleeping. She moves from all sides while sleeping on bed, cries and doesn’t fall in a deep sleep at all for the whole night waking every half an hour. During the days she rubs her eyes as well. I have been to gp about this problem i...

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Sleep schedule

Hi, fellow mamas; I was wondering when you transitioned from having your baby sleep whenever to having set nap times and bedtimes? My lo is just over 2 months, and we're still very loose with a schedule. Also, at what age did your lo start being able to be put down for a nap independently instead of only being able ...

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8 month regression

Anyone else having to deal with the 7-10 month regression??? Did not know this was a thing because my other two didn’t have one this age but it’s hitting us hard with my baby. I’m so tired 🥲

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Keeping baby warm at night

My 8 month wakes several times throughout the night and I find It's because he's cold. He's usually sleeping on his belly with arms tucked underneath. It's starting to get really cold here so we keep our home temperature at 72°. I put a short sleeve onesie under his full sleeve body suit and then a sleeveless sle...

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Anyone else’s lo waking up at 4am !!

My 20 month old is a great sleeper his nap is 11.30 - 1.30 and goes down around 7pm used to wake around 6am but the last 3 weeks has been waking between 4 and 4.30 why ?? Any advice or anyone in the same boat ?

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Sleep

Does anybody have any recommendations for something that will help me sleep on a night, I’m 20 weeks and struggling. Being tired ontop of all the added pregnancy hormones just isn’t it 🥴

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Waking in the night !

Last few months 3 year old has been waking a lot in the night keeps crying and crying for no reason and I’m losing patience being 36 weeks pregnant. She used to sleep so well and now she doesn’t. She’s also really sensitive about anything, like if she had a trip at nursery and it’s a little dot of cut she will cry a...

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Sleep routine tips/advice

My little boy’s sleep routine is really bad, if he goes to bed at 7/8pm he is guaranteed to wake up during the night and is awake for hours even with the lights off.. Once he does fall asleep he won’t wake up until late morning or midday the next day unless I wake him earlier.. Any advice?

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Witching hour

My baby is 3 months old. No matter how hard we try, she never sleeps between 8 pm to 1 am and wants to be constantly entertained. Sometimes she cries until I feed her again within an hour of feeding her which in turn makes her spit up and takes even longer for her to settle down. Any suggestions as to how I can get ...

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Attachment

Hi mummys My little girl is 21 months and im just wonder around that age has anyome elts had attachment problems from there little ones My girl is constantly wanting to be held Shes having to sleep with me as she will not sleep in her cot and if shes in there shes trying to het out whenever i put her down to slee...

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