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Nix99 · 22/08/2021 18:30

Dd is 3 months (2 and a half adjusted) and I've been getting so stressed about her naps and wake windows etc. I know shes still only little but I stress myself out so much about how much/ how little should be sleeping, when she should be sleeping, where she should be sleeping and its making me worried I'm doing it all wrong. She will only sleep on me in the day really at the moment although does sleep in her crib at night and if shes on me she can sleep for a good 2 hours at least which worries me is too much. I'm also stressing about her bedtimes and getting her down at the right times and having naps at the right times. I think I've read far too much stuff, most of which has different advice but a lot of which seems to say babies should be in a routine, napping at certain times, awake for certain times and in bed at certain times which means some days I feel like I am just clock watching all day to try and get it right and then she is asleep too long one day it all goes out of the window and I feel like I've failed. Sorry for long post but I guess I just want reassurance that it is ok to just go with baby and not stress too much about routines etc especially at this age. thanks in advance from a stressed mummy who just wants to do the best for her little one.

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OrDis · 22/08/2021 20:09

I absolutely sympathise! I felt exactly the same as you and my baby is now 11 months now. Absolutely just go with baby, they don’t read the manuals! DD naps way way less than all the sleep experts say, but she’s happy and sleeps 11 hours at night usually without waking. Go with your baby, if she wants to sleep for 2hrs on you then let her, enjoy those snuggles whilst you can! I rarely get contact naps anymore and I miss them now. Routines can wait, and you’ll probably find that eventually she’ll settle into her own routine anyway, so just go with it and eventually you may spot a pattern and it’ll just click! 3 months is still so little, I don’t think DD really settled into any pattern until closer to 6m.

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