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12 hrs awake- 3.5/4/4.5. Baby was initially slept trained at 5 months and night weaned at 9 months. Baby is still waking up multiple times a night (usually 2x). Sometimes he puts himself back to sleep but usually I have to go in and help him back to sleep at least once a night. He has 12 hours of awake time. I cannot shift to one nap because he will get too tired- his first nap cannot be pushed back any later. He will fall asleep.

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7 am wake up, nap 1 is at 10:30 am for 1 hr, nap 2 is at 3:30pm for 45 min, bedtime is 8:45 pm.
Bedtime routine is walk, bottle (9 oz formula), bath then in his own room in a crib. Blackout curtains w sound machine. No pacifier but he sucks his thumb usually when falling asleep.
He used to have 2.5 hr of naps (he is a good napper, I always have to wake him up from naps). we went down to 1.75 hr of naps to try to get rid of night wakeups but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. He will go back to sleep immediately if I nurse him, but that is last resort as I have night weaned and don’t want to get back in the habit of an overnight feed. He eats 3 solid meals a day plus 3 nursing sessions and 1 formula bottle.

I’ve read that live vaccines tend to be more effective and create longer (lifelong) immunity, so then why aren’t all vaccines live? Are live vaccines riskier? Why is the MMR the only major? routine/standard childhood vaccine that is live?

Currently on 3/3/4 wake window with 2.5 hr of naps. I have tried increasing wake time up to an additional 1 hr but baby still wakes at around 4am no matter what. I’ve tried Ferber intervals but my baby cries really hard the whole time and I end up doing intervals close to 2 hrs. I finally give in and feed because it’s the only way to get him to stay asleep. I have weaned to where I only nurse for 30 seconds to 1 minute to get him back to sleep, but I think he’s old enough to where he shouldn’t need to eat at night? He has 3 solid meals a day as well as breastmilk and a formula bottle before his bath. Should I just keep doing Ferber? Is it normal for Ferber intervals to last over 2 hours?

Hello. My baby can put himself to sleep at night and used to only wake once (after about an 7 hr stretch) in which I’d feed and then he’d go back to sleep for another 3 hours. Now he’s waking 2-3 times (it’s pretty inconsistent/depends on the night). I’m still only trying to feed him once (at the 4/5am wake up). I’m just not sure why he’s waking more now or what I can do? Should I try not to feed at all and do the Ferber for every wake up?

I did a light version of the ferber method when initially moving baby to his own crib around 5 months. Through this he learned to put himself to sleep but he still wakes up 3 times a night. I finally started being more consistent with Ferber and only feeding on the last (3rd) wake up in hopes to get him down to just one overnight feed, but there doesn’t seem to be any progress.

I’ve been doing a strict Ferber method for 7 nights. One night he only woke up twice but every other night he’s still waking up 3 times.

His wake windows are a bit of a problem because he does get tired after only 2 hours awake but I’ve been aiming for 9-10 hrs awake a day. He cannot do a 3/3/4 schedule especially for his first wake window. I do try to get close to 4 hours awake before bed though. I’ve tried various schedules ranging from 8-11 hours awake and he still wakes up at the same 3 times every night. His wakeups don’t seem to be affected by his daytime wake hours. Any advice?

At baby classes such as ones at the library, do you let your baby put the communal toys/props in their mouth? I stopped my baby from putting things in his mouth during class but all the other babies were putting toys in their mouths, then other babies would pick up the same toys and mouth them too. None of the other moms seemed concerned. I do have OCD so sometimes I’m not sure what is a valid health concern vs and OCD extreme worry. One of the reasons I became a SAHM was due to all the germs/illnesses at daycare, so I’d hate for my baby to get sick often from baby classes if we start going regularly.

Hello I plan to get my baby vaccinated at birth, but I am still worried because he will be going to daycare before he’s completed all 3 doses of hep b. How protected is baby after just 1 dose? And after 2 doses? I know baby is protected from vertical transmission (mom to baby) with the initial dose (I’m hep b negative anyway) but I can’t find any info on if this initial dose protects against any sort of hep b exposure from other contact such as a caregiver at daycare or another child/unsanitized surface at daycare. The only information I can find is that child is fully protected after all 3 doses, but my child will be in daycare well before he’s finished with all 3. I’m very worried he’s going to be exposed before he’s able to complete the vaccine series.

For those who have this machine, what beans and settings are you using for espresso based drinks (I mostly drink lattes). I’ve tried different beans and different settings but I can’t get the espresso to taste right. It has like no flavor but is also sort of sour/burnt. I’m not a coffee expert so I’m pretty clueless on how to get a good taste. I just want it to taste similar to coffee shops which I’m not getting right now.

Any moms with OCD? Particularly moms who already had OCD prior to pregnancy/birth. I’ve had OCD since I was a child and I had it somewhat under control before becoming a mom (about 6 months ago). I’m finding myself triggered a lot more now. I don’t necessarily do physical compulsions like I used to but I worry and google a lot. So any moms with OCD- what have you done that has helped? Are there any support groups? Did you get medicated? I’m still breastfeeding so I’m scared to start medication while still breastfeeding but I may just stop breastfeeding in order to get medicated.

I have some cash sitting in my checking that I know I should do something with. I already have an ample emergency fund in a HYSA. My 401k is where it needs to be. I may use this excess cash for a house down payment eventually but no set time frame for that. Should I just put it into mutual funds? Any specific recommendations? I’m pretty clueless with stocks.