Rick O Shea
Striker
My sons are now 26 and 23. The younger one is still at home and still wakes me up in the middle of the night. To be fair, at least I know he's got home from the pub safely.
Newborn baby sleeping advice..
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safccfas
Winger
Will not read the whole thread but under no fcuking circumstances put the baby in your bed with you. You’ll be ok and will learn to survive on less sleep. you sleep when baby does even if for only 20 mins. It does get easier.
DO NOT PUT THE BAIRN IN BED WITH YOU
Fred Secrets
Striker
I think he should put the baby into the bed with them.
I've done the no baby in bed routine, to baby in bed with you.
Pros and cons to both, but with hindsight baby in bed is probably marginally the winner.
Fred Secrets
Striker
I was joking. I was just saying the exact opposite of what the previous poster had said.
I know. I'm hilarious.
Yes Fred. Or is it no said Fred?
Dun Scathach
Midfield
Keep it simple mate. You won’t thank yourself if you try to get into a routine of staying awake until 3am!
With both of ours we made a point of having a little routine of actions that let the little one know that the time was coming for bed.
Bath, on the changing mat with a rub down with some baby cream, nappy, fresh baby grow, and then a nice big suck on the titty or after the first three months, a nice big bottle of milk. Sometimes as much as 6oz bottles, enough until they’d both actually fall asleep whilst Getting close to finishing it off. Bit gentle burp over the shoulder. Then gently placed into the cot, mobile on and tippy toe out of their room and most of the time that’d be it until about 6/7am. All the time that was done no later than say 9pm.
Odd time they’d wake up it’d be one of the golden trifecta... wind, hunger or a shitty nappy.
Some people I know are neurotic about times, to the point you’d think they were going to evaporate to dust if they aren’t back in the house with the baby at the same time every evening without fail.
Save that for when they’re older and at school.
alisafc
Central Defender
Mine went into soecias care when he was born and they gave him a dummy they do it to encourage the sucking reflex. I wasn't going to give him one but I'm glad the decision was taken out of my hands.
Partners daughter doesn't have a dummy and she stayed with us for the first time the other night, getting her to sleep when she woke during the night would have been a 1000x easier with something to comfort her. And whatever people think it's no where near as hard as you expect to wean them off it
mcq10
Striker
Nothing the matter with a dummy. My first loved hers and slept 14 hours a night.
Took one night to get her off her dummy as we said the birds took it. She cried for a bit then went to sleep.
Current baby hasn’t taken to it and wakes up a few times a night. Wished she would take one tbh
alisafc
Central Defender
Nothing the matter with a dummy. My first loved hers and slept 14 hours a night.
Took one night to get her off her dummy as we said the birds took it. She cried for a bit then went to sleep.
Current baby hasn’t taken to it and wakes up a few times a night. Wished she would take one tbh
I dreaded getting rid of it, but a few stickers as bribery and he didn't even bother after a night or 2 .
super sleeves
Striker
Congrats on your arrival marra. My daughter is 4 weeks old today actually, seems mine has taken to night and day brilliantly.
During the day don't adjust any noise from yourselves or your home, on a night very low light and no vocal communication.
Try a dummy also.
My daughter normally sleeps from 11-4 then up for a feed them back off till 8am. So I can't grumble really
During the day don't adjust any noise from yourselves or your home, on a night very low light and no vocal communication.
Try a dummy also.
My daughter normally sleeps from 11-4 then up for a feed them back off till 8am. So I can't grumble really
sketchy
Winger
Mines nearly 2 and no different. Sure this information will make you even happier
Goat Eyes
Striker
12 weeks, own room and sleeping through for both mine.
Although my youngest (3y/o) does shout some random stuff throughout the night.
dangermows
Striker
Sounds his is sleeping through, just making a racket as it does.
Loved my bairns being asleep & I could learn their breathing
I reckon I could pick out my two now on their breathing patterns like.
Anyhow, my littlest is 2 1/2 & I think we’ve just started to turn a bit of a corner. Doesn’t want to go to bed, “5 minutes” is his favourite saying, but he’s not waking up multiple times a night.
Fingers crossed anyhow.
CraigyLee
Striker
Aye think he just needs to learn how to let one rip
Burps fine
Shits fine
But the lad can’t fart
Going decent stretches for a newborn just makes a racket might get some earplugs
dangermows
Striker
Pretty standard apparently. It'll likely sort itself over time as its airways grow.
Goat Eyes
Striker
Own room and turn the sound off on the monitor.Aye think he just needs to learn how to let one rip
Burps fine
Shits fine
But the lad can’t fart
Going decent stretches for a newborn just makes a racket might get some earplugs
Good luck getting that past your lass.
