yah I hear first time moms get scared quite easily... I used to sleep a lot when I was a baby and my mom would freak out because everybody (books/friends/family) told her that babies wake up often but I wasn't waking up every few hours.
She thought there was something wrong with me so she took me to the doctors, of course the doctors said that I was a healthy baby and every baby is different which calmed her down.
Those who are already moms did your baby sleep often? or did he/she wake up or stay up a lot? I would sleep anywhere and it hasn't changed since. I can sleep quite easily on planes, cars even on the train.
^ my kid started sleeping through the night around 5 months. that was a happy, happy time lol.
until then, he'd get up every 2 hours, initially, and then it stretched out to 3 hours, 4 hours, and eventually 7-8 hours in a row or more.
and yes, we co-slept. i'd read that its generally considered healthier for babies to co-sleep with their moms initially, BUT SIDS is also a real thing, and really, each parent needs to decide what they want to do. there isn't any right or wrong as far as where babies sleep is concerned. i have friends whose kids were in cribs from day one, and friends who co-slept till their kids were almost 3! primarily, i wanted him near me simply because walking over to feed him in his nursery every two hours, every night, after having had a c-section and being exhausted from lack of sleep, was a ridiculous idea. we had a daybed in the nursery where my husband slept and the kid slept next to me in his own little bed-on-our-bed. at 11 months, he decided he preferred sleeping in his crib, and he's been there ever since.
^ wow lucky mommy! My kid still doesn’t sleep through the night. I blame her dad for waking up and giving her milk/water as soon as she made a sound when she was a little younger. That is so not happening with this baby.
We also started out by co-sleeping. Or I don’t know if it’s really called co-sleeping since she was in her crib but the crib was level with our bed and I had taken off one of the side so that she basically felt like she was on our bed. Made it so much easier to bf.
I have already started to wear quite loose clothes. Loose enough to take me through out the pregnancy. Its not as much as about loose clothes as it is about physical changes. Sometimes they are scary. Like every part getting huge and well you never know if you will be ever back in the shape or not
I never felt fat all the while I was pregnant. I wore clothes that showed off my bump a little. I liked it People would tell me that I don’t even look pregnant from behind. I didn’t gain that much weight until my 3rd trimester but even then I was a pretty proud pregnant lady I started showing early, like REALLY early. I remember being 11-12 weeks and going to a restaurant where the waiter asked me how far along I was I had to lie
Haha thats cute
I'll probably be like that, showing off my baby bump. hopefully I'll get used to wearing flats because I never see pregnant women wearing wedges like I do.
Oh there are little beds that you can put the baby in while in your own bed? I thought its just the baby sleeping on the bed. I would be too scared to that what if you roll onto it D:?
What I'm not looking forward to while being pregnant is the nausea, sleepless nights, getting fat and freaking myself out... oh and the pain..
now that I think about it I don't think I want to be pregnant ;(
Ladies I need some prayers for today! Going for my 12 week U/S .. praying that everything is fine and baby is healthy and growing at the right speed :)
my baby and I coslept until about 4 months.. then I started putting him in his crib for day naps and soon he was sleeping in his crib at night time as well. I will not change any of that!!
At nine months, he still wakes up at least once during night time but soon we will be working on stopping that as well inshaAllah.
we used his swing a lot too.. it was actually a life saver when he was a lil baby!
I guess that could be classified as co-sleeping? but I was thinking more of laying the baby on the bed with cushions on either side and going to sleep.
First borns/Girls are always spoiled I know I am and my sister is too. I guess my daughter/s will be too if my SO gets his way -.-"
Hubby wanted her in our bed. But I knew I wouldn’t be getting any sleep that way. I put her in our bed with us one night and I was waking up every 10 mins. I felt like I was gonna roll over on top of her
Ladies I need some prayers for today! Going for my 12 week U/S .. praying that everything is fine and baby is healthy and growing at the right speed :)
In sha Allah. We are keeping our fingers crossed. Come back with a happy news.
What I'm not looking forward to while being pregnant is the nausea, sleepless nights, getting fat and freaking myself out... oh and the pain..
now that I think about it I don't think I want to be pregnant ;(
Every pregnancy is different. I didnt feel nauseous, not even getting that bad fat.
I think there is a solution to every worry. I didnt feel nauseous or morning sickness because I had a lot of peaches in my first trimester. If you can fight off the nausea and barfing in first three months, the rest is easy.
Sleepless nights can be taken care of also. there could be shifts. This is where family helps really. Yours or his.
Getting fat well it has to be. But ofcourse most of the people wear off the fattiness after pregnancy and come back to shape.
Pain will come and go.
All these things put together are still nothing compared to the joy of having your own bundle of joys in your lap, once you get to have it, finally :)
Thanks Mirage! Will update you guys iA :) Have an appointment for 3.30
Was this on your bed? How long was he in it for? 6 months?
Yup, it was on our bed. And the walls are solid and high, so no chance of any rollovers. Also has this quiet light built into the top so you can check on the baby at night if you want. He slept in it until yeah, about 6-7 months sounds right. He's very tall, so he physically outgrew its length by that point, otherwise, I'd have left him in it.
Good luck at your appointment missy! iA all goes well!
That is so not happening with this baby.
People would tell me that I don’t even look pregnant from behind. I didn’t gain that much weight until my 3rd trimester but even then I was a pretty proud pregnant lady 
I started showing early, like REALLY early. I remember being 11-12 weeks and going to a restaurant where the waiter asked me how far along I was 
@ Wendy.
Have an appointment for 3.30