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@sass Yeah it irrationally bothers me when someone says their baby sleeps through the night with just x feeds! I consider it sleeping through the night if I’M sleeping through the night too lol. Otherwise it’s maybe just “long stretches”

@klsmo3 My baby is 5.5 weeks and kind of a shit sleeper so we absolutely go to bed when she does. I don’t think I could fathom not doing that until she’s consistently giving us more or less guaranteed long stretches at night

@katrina2017 I agree about contact naps. I started trying to force crib naps but it just stresses me out because it takes forever and then she only sleeps for 30 min. I will eventually do crib naps but rn I am embracing contact naps. Especially because I can use it for me time and she is...

@vespin Definitely poor advice. Feed baby when she’s hungry! She will tell you when she’s full. I don’t think you mentioned age (important factor) but my baby has always been a voracious eater. She’s 3.5 months and eats almost 1L a day! (Although I think she’s going through a growth spurt). Gas...

@comicbookcollege My baby is 16 lbs at 5 month and drinks 5-7oz. If she’s just 10 lbs I would expect it to be less. What happens when she stops? Is she distracted? Around then we had to sometimes feed in the dark and sometimes even swaddled bc she was so distracted.

@coffeeprince I agree about the calendar. I’m in the throes of newborn hood and the days feel long af but also somehow she’s already almost 8 weeks old?! I’ve started marking off the days and journaling about her progress. I’ve also started trying to schedule things to look forward to which...

@penguinpie My baby had a stretch around that time where she was eating less. We also worried! But it corrected back to normal. I’d keep an eye on it but it’s probably just him going through some changes.

@hasibiz I also get concerned. Everyone says not to track but I still want to. I like the data. When it goes down (or up) significantly I usually attribute it to a growth spurt or maybe teething/sick. Tracking the whole day makes me realize even though certain feeds are low the overall day is on...

@atlanta I think you just don’t get it until you’re actually going through it. And as much as I wasn’t prepared for how hard I think if someone had warned me it was hard I would’ve not found that helpful or just waved them off. Everyone experiences it differently so I think instead of warning...

@levation1 We find it easier to track with ml vs oz. It allows us to be a bit more precise. So we track a 4oz bottle as approximately 135ml and then subtract whatever is left in the bottle to figure out how much she drank

@timothy1212 While they can get bored I also think it’s important to not suddenly change things the second you think they are bored and feel like you constantly have to entertain them. Because they can’t tell you why they are fussing it’s just your interpretation of why they are acting like...

@shafiqul I’m gonna eat my words I’m sure but I’m actually so excited for her to start crawling and being able to move independently. My baby is 12 weeks tomorrow and she already uses tummy time to desperately try to crawl although she can’t make any progress. I’m really excited for her to be...

@marlovesjesus I’d go to your bookstore and read through to see what you like. There are a few I liked - what to expect the first year, cribsheet are two that I liked. You can also find a lot of stuff online but of course they will vary slightly in their recommendations (ie stop swaddling at 8...

@cow_boy Oh my baby had something similar at 8 weeks. I think it was related to gas. She would drink then stop and cry out and flail and then drink again. Is your baby also farting? It seems like she was getting most of her gas and poops out while drinking and it was uncomfortable. It might not...