Parenthood Q&A | 20 + 22 years old
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Whenever you’re feeling frustrated just remember this “The days are long, but the years are short!” The truest statement EVER!!!
I was 18 and my husband was 19 when we got married and our daughter was born and after one week old she slept through the night, I must have been a lucky parent to have her sleep all night after she was born
Blessed for sure! Mine were 3 months with our first and 8 months with our second before they slept through 8hrs at night.
My husband and I got married at 19 and 20. We found out we were pregnant 3 months after getting married. Our baby boy is now 10 months old and our baby girl is due in July. We will be 22 and 23 this summer. Wouldn’t change it for the world.
From a mama of 4 grown children, cherish every moment you have with baby girl the time really does go by so fast. I love you guys and all that you stand for on your platform. Also, Congratulations on graduation Taylor!
We did cry it out with our son. My advice is to listen to the cry. If she starts to sound stressed, go in and comfort her. If she’s been fed, has a clean diaper, and the room temp is good she should be fine. Most of the time my son was just upset but he was ok. You should be able to identify when they sound tired with their cry. It’s weird but you know your baby best so you should be able to “learn” her cries pretty easily.
Watching this 6 months pregnant and realllly wanting my baby to come and get here and be in my arms. But this video made me realize I should enjoy the moment I’m in even though I’m beyond excited to hold my baby boy soon.
Mom of a one year old boy here!
I was on the same boat as you, I did not want to do the cry it out method but I became more open to it as my son hit the 4 month sleep regression. He went from sleeping 9 hours to waking up every 1-2 hours at night.
I heard A LOT about the taking Cara baby sleep course from friends that have kids and they all had success with it! You basically come in every 5-10-15 minutes and comfort baby for 20 seconds but you can not pick them up. My son cried for an hour total when I put him down at 8pm and he was sleep trained after that night! It can take up to a week for some babies but it worked like magic for us! He sleeps 12-13 hours every single night ever since he was 4 1/2 months! He’s 1 now!
I also read on that course that it is best to sleep train before your baby is 2 or else it gets a lot harder later down the road!
Anyway, I highly recommend the taking Cara baby sleep course! It comes with a ton of information and step by step instructions on how to achieve success!
Co sleeping was the best decision I made for my family. I just feel our babies need us for such a short period of their life so soak up every minute. Maybe because my kids are 18 & 23 now so I miss the little baby stages lol. But don't worry about baby #2 they adjust so fast to siblings and those relationships are so precious.
We have done go with the flow through having one kid and then two they both sleep in our room and it’s worked. The older one doesn’t wake up when the younger one cries they just have gotten use to it. You’re doing great! It will all work out!
Been following you guys for awhile now & I’m here to stay ❤️
My husband and I got married at 18 & had our first baby by 19. When my first was a newborn we used a bassinet for the first few days but she just wasn’t sleeping well. She was constantly up, tossing and turning, & crying. So we chose to co sleep. But when we made this decision we also bought the owlet. This decision for us was the best. She slept so much better at night & I was able to just nurse her in bed & she would go right back to sleep. She was ebf for 2 years. When I got pregnant with my second baby, she slept with us in the our bed up until I brought the baby home. Once I chose to co sleep again, I decided to transition my oldest into her own bed, but in our room. She is almost 4, and still does. My 10 month old co sleeps and nurses. It has worked for us. I know you guys were concerned about having 2 of them in your room, but once my 4 year is asleep for the night she’s asleep. And when my 10 month old is up throughout the night I just nurse her and she goes back to bed so she’s not interrupting sleep. It will all work out. My girls are almost 3 years apart.
I’m a momma to 4 babies and was a young mom. I’d say listen to your gut. Cry it out method is heart wrenching. I think you guys saying that it’s sad is correct. To purposely allow your baby to scream themselves to sleep is definitely not healthy. There are other sleeping training methods that are much better. My first baby was 22 months old when her brother was born. I’ve always room shared/bed shared. When it was close to my due date I tried transitioning her to her own room. She’d sleep a few hours in her bed and then make her way to our bed. When my second was born I’d put him in the bassinet and her in our bed most of the time. Then she moved to a toddler bed in our room. It just kind of evolved that way with each until my 4th. There is a bigger age gap between 3&4 so the 3rd was out of my room when the 4th came. For the longest time the older 3 slept in the same room and often the same bed. They are just like us as married people who like to be near people. I think you’ll find your groove and what works best for you. As far as intimacy goes you don’t have to be intimate just in your bed. 🤷🏻♀️
Mother of 7 Gramma of 7 and counting❤, most important thing about being a parent. Is this raise your kids how you want to raise your kids? Take the advice that people give you and use the advice that you would like to use and take the advice that you don't want to use and set it on a shelf because someday you may want to use it and if you never want to use it, that's okay. You still have it 😘
You really nailed it speaking about appreciating the time you’re in, you could not be more right! I’m a Grammie now, and every day I wish I could go back to when my kids were little. I love watching your videos and you both seem to be really great parents, keep doing what you’re doing 😊
Love your beautiful family!! Always look forward to your videos. ❤
My husband and I have done the cry it out method, and let me tell you it works! Now, it is very hard at first. But it they’ve been fed, have no dirty diaper, and all the needs are met, then she’s okay.
If you get up with her all the time. She’s gonna think you are gonna do that every time. Babies are smart so they will learn. And crying does not hurt them. Now, if they start crying and you can tell she’s hurt and a need is not met, that’s definitely different. But, for the most part, it works!
I love watching yall, and yall are such good parents so don’t stress about any of it!
mama of two here! for my first i went through everything to get sleep, and our lifesaver was Dreamland baby. we used it straight away with our second and he slept through the night since birth, as long as he had his weighted sleep sack.
as far as sleep training, we used the Ferber Method. it’s part of the cry it out method, but maybe a little more gentle approach. now, that being said, my husband did all the work because i couldn’t do it. whatever works for you and your family!
God has given you your daughter for a reason. He will provide you with everything you need to know because you are her mama and dada.
My youngest daughter fought her sleep sooo bad. I HATED the cry it out method, but I came to point that I had to let her. Now, I say that but as I’m sure yall know you know your baby’s cries.. my daughter was crying simply because she just wanted me to go in and pick her up.. after about 2-3 nights, she learned that mama is here but you need to go night night. She now sleeps in her crib all night. Yall are doing great! Much love from Texas! ❤
This is what happened with my second daughter …by the time she was 9 months old i was told she she be sleeping through the night be my doctor ..so ya by 2 or 3 night she was sleeping through a solid 8 hours . Now she would wake up and instead of running right in i would just wait a couple of mins and she literally went right back to sleep . I wouldn’t have waited more than 3 mins .My oldest slept through the night pretty early on and funny enough even now loves her sleep . Every baby is different ..and very parent has different ways of doing things and u just have to do the best u can and you guys are doing a wonderful job !!!
Hi! I have a 5 1/2 month old little girl and I was hesitant to sleep train. I was nervous and anxious to even consider letting my baby cry. My husband and I did a lot of research and came across taking Cara babies and decided to do it for the benefit of or daughter getting the developmental sleep she needed. Night one I was so worried and to our surprise she fell asleep within 5 min and slept 12 hours at night in her crib the first night! I was so proud of her! It’s been a full week and she sleeps that long every night now. I know every baby is different, but I was shocked! She’s getting the sleep she’s needed without waking up to nurse. Now I pump at 1am and 4 am to keep my supply up because she would nurse throughout the night before. Now she sleeps and doesn’t even wake for a feeding. Anyways! Hope that gives you encouragement and also one plus my husband now have the evening together now since she goes to bed at 7:30. ❤ god bless you and your family.
Hi guys! I am 21 and have two babies. Our daughter is 13 months old and our son is 3 months old. We live in a one bedroom apartment so we have both of their cribs and our bed in the same room. I was so worried about my daughter waking up when my son would or vice versa but they honestly have never woken each other up. We have the hatch sound machine on through the night so i’m not sure if that helps. My son still wakes up once through the night and it has never affected my daughter. I know all babies are different but it has really been no problem with them both in our room which I was very surprised about! You guys are doing amazing as parents and I can’t wait to watch your family grow☺️
Mom of both here and this is the MOST relatable video I’ve ever seen. I’m the exact same way with my babes sleeping with us, not leaving them anywhere, mom guilt, etc. Loved this video! Praying blessings over y’all and Mary Marhyn💓(think I spelled it right😅)
I’m on a streak! Got my questions answered for the past couple q & a’s :) you guys are great and I enjoy keeping up with yall and following yalls journey 🫶🏻🩷 I would love to visit Georgia with my bf some day, and was curious if yall would ever do a video about the best things about/ in Georgia!!
Yall are the cutest!! Just love watching yall!
My babies slept and napped in their own room, and their crib from day one home from the hospital. They were just across the hall. We didn’t have baby monitors back then, but I could still hear every movement and every cry. Didn’t have to sleep train since they knew it was the norm from the moment they came home from the hospital.
I have three young kids, my youngest is 15 months old! I think consistency of a routine is the easiest. But still every once in a while she wants to fight to take a nap! Like you said you can feel what you need to do. Y'all are great young parents and great role models ❤
sleep training for the win! start it at 6 months and there are different type's. so pick what works best for y’all!
Luv this. And yes, 10 yrs old :) And yes, no matter, I so wish we could go back in time. CHERISH every second.
I just wanted to comment and say that I absolutely adore your parenthood videos and your relationship videos and I look up to both of you SO much. When I get married and have kids I’m gonna look back at all of your videos and that will help me and motivate me because I look up to you guys and I love every single one of your videos ❤
My oldest is 4 and I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old and I have to agree newborn phase is the easiest for me! Every baby/toddler is soo different but my 1 year old boy is getting into absolutely everything and now only down to 1 nap a d it is so hard having 2 other kids at home. It is so nice having kids close in age, and they all play together, though! Love you guys! And your makeup is beautiful ❤
Mama of 4 here. Had a pediatrician recommend to us the book baby wise for sleep training after our first was born and it has worked great with all our kids 😊 you guys are doing great
Taking cara babies!!!!! I started at 5 months. Life changing. Took like 2-3 days just be consistent and do it exactly how she says.
I tried everything to get my baby to sleep through the night and nothing seemed to work until I read this simple advice. I cannot remember the book (it was written by a pediatrician). All he said was record what the baby's natural sleep nap time is (let's say it's 1 and 1/2 hours). Then each nap time wake your baby up 10 minutes earlier until they sleep through the night. The first day nap time was shortened by 10 minutes, the next day by another 10 minutes and that was the point she slept through the night. It was so simple. It was wonderful to get that first full night's sleep. It was just a case of too much sleeping during the day. It's tempting to let baby have a long nap time because its a time to try to get things/chores done, but it even better to get a full nights sleep and feel truly rested. Shorten nap time. I enjoy you podcast and your energy, even though I am a grandma. Your show brings so many memories back.
Mom of 4. We started sleep training around 4 months. It’s so important for them to self soothe. Especially with having lots of babies. It was nice to lay my baby down when they are sleepy and go right to bed on their own so I can tend to my newborn. You will figure out what works best for you though. Such a beautiful family you have. ❤
you guys are adorable! And it’s so true what you were saying about time just flying by. With MM being 5 months then compared to a newborn baby - that makes her feel sO big to you guys because that is such a big difference…And yet, my baby just recently turned 12 months and to mE, 5 months sounds so litttleee 🥹🥹 Truly, truly treasure every single moment with that baby girl because the time goes so fast and they grow up so much in such a short amount of time 🫶🏻
Yall are such good parents❤️ I decided to comment because you had asked for others opinions on sleep. I’m very passionate about sleep training as I’ve seen it help so many people. I have 2 daughters, 6 1/2 years old and 1 1/2 years old. They both slept through the night in their own rooms around 3 months old. I put them in their cribs in their room for nap time and then slept in with us in a bassinet for bed time. Until they slept through night and then they always slept in their own room. The cry it out method sounds scary. But it is usually worse with age. I started sleep training in the hospital. Not kidding haha! Just getting them on a day time/night time schedule. I didn’t let them sleep longer than 2 hours during the day. My youngest now takes one 2 hour nap and sleeps from 8:30pm-9am. I wake her up at 9 so that she is tired enough to nap. Once she isn’t napping I’ll let her sleep until no later than 10. That’s what I did with my oldest and everything seems to be going the same way. I read the Baby Wise book and based my scheduling off of that. A lot of their wake time go based off of 7 am wake up times but since I stay at home and didn’t need them to be up that early, I had to customize it for a later morning time. My 6 year old has been a fantastic sleeper and so far my youngest has too. They each would cry in the beginning for about 7 minutes and then fall asleep. I’d get them to a point to where they had just started falling asleep in my arms as we rocked to some music and then laid them down in a dark dark room. We have always read a story and then rocked in chair. Once she was great at sleeping, I stayed to put her down faster and before she was asleep. Now regardless of how awake she is, I read her a book then we rock in the dark for 2 minutes and I lay her down and walk out. Schedules, routine and consistency is key. It will definitely help when you have multiple. And you all are just happier over all because you all have good sleep! Best of luck in any thing you choose to do!
CUTIES ❤❤❤❤ adore you guys so much!! I’m 8 weeks with my first and just saw the ultrasound can’t wait to document this journey on my channel ❤❤❤❤
Please do not do the let your baby cry thing. Study’s show babies need to feel secure, safe and loved, they need to be cuddled, held, comforted. It does far more damage to let the baby cry. In a blink she will be grown It goes so fast! Enjoy this moment hold her love on her! ❤
I was a single mom. I’m fifty and I have four grown children. Now that I’m alone and an empty nester I would give anything to be back in the days where I was working, shuffling kids to baseball, football, gymnastics, etc. I hate that those years are such a blur. I wish I had truly appreciated that season in my life! I have a four year old grandson and he’s my world. Every moment I get to spend with him is a blessing. I try not to take any time I spend with my family for granted anymore. Praise Jesus who has saved my life and gotten me through all the obstacles in my life and blessed me with all the good things, too.
I have 4 children and my first at 18. My only advice is don’t change everything to be so quiet. If you’re watching a show for you guys get her used to noise now. I was always so quiet and when I had my second child it was harder. I think you’re doing a great job ❤❤ You both are amazing and I adore your precious daughter 😊
Enjoy every moment..even the tough moments. One of my babies is graduating from High School this year. Do your own thing! You are wonderful parents! Sending prayers and blessings❤ baby stayed with us too. You will still miss it all no matter what😢
Awww, yall gave great tips/advice .
God blessed you two with a perfect baby! appreciate her and cherish her! congrats on the amazing job you two are doing!
I'd give the book Babywise a read! It has so much information on how babies sleep and I loved it for sleep training my daughter. She was sleeping through the night at 12 weeks! The book was so helpful and I barely had to let her "cry," it's actually easier to train babies the younger they are :)
I’ve kinda gone with the flow with our babies sleep (she just turned a year old) and she’s mostly sleeping through the night, sometimes wakes up once. Either I will go in and nurse her or my husband can go in an rock her and she falls back asleep. I coslept with her for 3 months then we transitioned to a bassinet in our room, then at 6 months she went into a crib in her room. She was so unbothered by the transition I was amazed. We’ve always gone in and responded to her when she wakes so I like to think she feels safe and like we’ll always be there if she needs us ❤. Also no pressure to leave her in a nursery or daycare, my girl is a year and I still haven’t done that. I really want to be brave though and take her to my gym daycare so I can workout there instead of at home
Yous are one happy family, Great parents that you are
Safe cosleeping (safe sleep 7) is what we do. Doesn’t fix all the sleep issues because they’re still babies but it provides what both baby and parents need and is what has worked best for us!
Have you tried a different hands free swaddle? We just bought the love to dream swaddle for our two month old and love it because it adds compression to his torso while he sleeps leading baby to feel like they’re being snuggled. There’s a version of it that you can unzip the wings so their arms are free after they roll over!
My sister was pregnant and my nephew did not cry, but he did cry once when he was born five minutes milk and hold him for the first time and then I get the bottle for the first time I know how to change diaper so fast now he does grow up so so fast and I missed those moments but now he learned how to talk he learning how to speak his learning. I love things. I’m so well bless to hold them to my own family. I’m very happy.❤
aww yay i love that you cosleep with MM! my baby is 4 months and he’s been in my bed since the beginning and i wouldn’t change a thing. i also don’t wanna let him cry it out, that’s neglect in my opinion 😅 just be there for your baby and they will eventually grow to sleep on their own !
I have a 5 month old as well, I was so scared to do the Ferber method but I needed to improve both her sleep and mine so I could be present throughout the day for her. I cried the first 4 days because it felt so wrong leaving her there alone. The Ferber method has you check in on the baby in intervals. I would go in for 2-3mins pat her butt in the crib and sing to her when I got a check in. Now that we have completed the 7 days of the Ferber method she now sleep throughout the night and I weaned her off night comfort feeds. I feel like our bond is stronger now as well.
As a mom of a now 16 year old and 13 year old, it goes fast, but the sooner you get her around other kids and things the better because that interaction is important our two were always in church nursery after a month old. The sooner they get exposed to germs the better
Long before having kids, a colleague of mine with young children told me "sleep train your kids or you'll hate your life." Boy was he right! We sleep trained seriously starting at about 4 months and our daughter is 8 now and has consistently been the best sleeper among our circle of friends. She was an extremely fussy baby during the daytime, so I wasn't playing around when it came to sleep. I followed the advice of our pediatrician and a book by a pediatric sleep specialist, Marc Weisbluth. We started sleep training during daily naps and when initially putting her down at night at around 4 months. We knew at those times she had a full tummy, dry diaper, and lots of love so any crying was purely not knowing how to self sooth and put herself to sleep. This was also when we moved her to a crib in her own room. We used the extinction cry it out method bc it generally is least confusing to baby and therefore the fastest method. There was some crying initially but nothing dramatic. My husband wasn't sure about cry it out at first, but when he saw how well it worked and how our friends who refused to sleep train did indeed hate their lives, he became a convert. I fed her during the night on request til she was almost 8 months, and at that point our pediatrician said there was no physiological reason for a healthy, full term baby to need to eat during the night. She woke up once at 1 am at around 7.5 months, did a little cry. I waited to see if it continued but she self soothed and went back to sleep and that was the end of night feeds. No sleep regressions. Even when sick and after shots, she slept. She's 8 now and still a great sleeper. Get that room dark, no night lights, consistent white noise, and let babykins learn how to sleep.
Currently going through two under two (10 months apart). Both kids are in our bedroom. My son who’s now 4 weeks old he wakes up through the night and his sister is unfazed.
I don’t trust people leaving my kids with other people.
If you get frustrated just walk away and then come back. That is what I have to do because the screams of constantly.
I don't know how anyone can say anything bad about the 2 of you yall are amazing parents and yall are inspiring to alot of people even me and I'm 37 years old.
Hi! Mom of 2 under 2 here and I sleep trained my first baby (our daughter) she has slept through the night since 10 months (when I switched too whole milk!) and thank goodness I stayed with it because we tired for our second baby when our first was 8 months and it’s made it SO MUCH EASIER knowing she sleeps through the night so I can tend too the newborn without juggling both! It’s worth it!
ALSO! I also check my baby girl in the nursery at church then walk her in the door and walk her back out I can’t leave her 🤣
Yall are so cute! Your husband is quite the comedian!!!❤
I didn’t have the doona with my first baby but got it with my second (they’re 17 months apart) and it has been a lifesaver! They have a new improved version now too.
Ugh come visit NJ! My daughter Marina is 4 months old and she is obsessed with Mary Mahryn 🤍🫶🏽😂
All five of our children have slept with us. I nursed them all and it made better sleep for us all. As each new child came a long big sibling would transition into a big kid bed. We would start when I was six month pregnant with new sibling and lay with them as they fall asleep and then slowly as they got use to their bed they would stay by themselves.
Don’t stress on sleep for her she is doing what a baby her age should. Breast milk digest faster than formula so she is waking hungry but tired so falling back asleep and it’s safe and normal. The sleep will get better it just takes time. I easy on yourself with your energy level and just tend to her she needs and wants you and that is great and healthy. ❤
My kids are 11&8 and I am still learning every day
Love you both, you are doing great ❤❤
Another young mom here! Taking Cara babies is great! But we also let her cry 15 minutes, soothe, then if she wasn't having it would get her. At that age, my friends have done CIO which is so sad but said after 2 hard nights They never looked back and their babies slept through the night
I had my boys 16 months apart. Our first son was and is still in our room! I just sleep trained my second at 3 weeks old and he loves his crib and room! I wish I had sleep trained my first at 3 weeks also.
For sleep, taking Cara babies / the Ferber method worked great for us. You comfort them a lot but they learn sleep skills
For our sleep routine, I started sleep training, my baby and his crib for a nap time probably starting around 2 to 3 months old and at night he was still sleeping in his bassinet and mine and my husband‘s room. And then it got to the point where he was constantly being sleep, disturbed by my husband and I getting into bed at night or having to get in the shower. So that’s when I decided to transition him in his crib full-time in his room around six months old. It has been game changing. My son sleeps so much better he is now eight months old sleeping through the night and surprisingly I’m sleeping better even though I didn’t never understood how you could when your baby is not with you, but I put them monitor all the way up and have the monitor next to my bed. Also for the sleep sack I was using dreamland when he was little, but once he learned how to roll from back to belly and belly to back, I transitioned him into Kyte Baby sleep sack, which is not weighted. I am also a first-time Mamma figuring things out, but these are my tips and tricks that we use that have seem to work very well for us.’
I couldn’t recommend sleeping training more! It’s honestly game changer! It’s hard a times but it’s worth it! There are several ways you can do it and there’s no wrong way because every baby is different and it doesn’t always work for every baby! We tried the Ferber method with our first and it didn’t work for her cause every time we came in it made it worse so we did the cry out method! It was honestly only hard for a couple days and then it was SOO much better! With our second we will try and do the Ferber method and see if it works for him! But seriously way better sleep because our daughter was slept trained!
Evenflo Shyft dualride!!!!! Just like the Doona but it comes off the wheels if needed. Best baby purchase yet & im a mom of 3 !!
Reading through the comments and I want add for anyone else also scrolling and getting ideas-- many sources do not recommend sleep training at 4 months old because they go through a major developmental milestone around 4 months and start meeting their calories needs more at night! They are too busy exploring the world during the day to eat everything that they need to.
My baby slept 6 hours straight at 2 weeks old, and 8.5 hours straight at 4 weeks old, but now at 4 months old she is up 3 - 6 times a night to eat!
Just adding it to the comments because my pediatrician and the sleep training professionals I have read or consulted really stress not sleep training at 4 months - and waiting till 5 or 6 months!
I mean, if you don’t mind getting up to feed her back to sleep, keep doing what’s working for you! Those days will go by super fast so if it doesn’t bother you, soak in those baby cuddles 🥹 we let our boys self sooth back to sleep, as long as their whines/cries never got too loud/screaming, we just let them figure it out and both boys eventually quit waking up
We definitely did “sleep training” and it never once became screaming/crying for us, so maybe we got lucky, but I also wanted to make sure they had the self soothing skill, which is so important! Do whatever works best for you guys😊
I’m sending you all love❤❤❤
Sleeping thru the night advice: stay up more during the day and extend feeding gaps. My 7 month old stared sleeping thru the night 9 hours at 5 months. Now he does 10 to 11.
I have an 11 month old and i did not want to sleep train either! It really hurts hearing them cry but my baby has NEVER been a good sleeper so for his sake and mine I had to do the cry it out method! I did it at 10 month and It was rough but thankfully after 5 days he stoped crying completely and now i do his bed time routine and put him in the crib and he just goes to sleep. Doesn't even fuss! It is heartbreaking hearing them cry but it really works and the crying does not last long. Now he sleeps through the night and so do i!
Try transferring her to her own room. I just had my little girl Jan 20th and I transferred her to her crib at exactly 1 month old, after a couple weeks she started sleeping through the night. She goes to sleep around 10 pm and sleeps anywhere from 6:30 - 8:00 depending on the day
Yess, I’m 19 and I had my son a month after you guys had your baby and he use to sleep through the night and now he doesn’t, he still goes long stretches and will go back to sleep, but I’m struggling with what to do, I don’t want to do cry it out because it makes me so sad and sleep training is so much work. But I feel you I am consumed by my sons sleeping habits right now😖
As a sleep consultant I can say that I really dislike the crying it out method for certain children. There are other methods that are super gentle and effective in the long run. Id love to chat more if you guys need more guidance navigating the sleeping process :) It doesn’t have to be traumatic or stressful.
I feel like y’all are doing a great job with Mary Mahryn because every child is different, y’all are learning how to be parents the mean critics need to just hush!
I’ve heard of some methods where it’s cry it out but just in tiny doses. Then you go in every 10 minutes and rub her back. Don’t get her out, just reassure her you’re there. This teaches them to eventually self soothe. When I nannied for a family the mom did this and it ended up working after a week. She started sucking her fingers and going right back to sleep
As a Christian (Christ Follower) we love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and body. Babies are a blessing, but they belong to the Lord. When 20 years old hits or teens, they rebel, it's extremely painful. Especially nowadays kids are calling parents toxic, blocking godly parents, the spirit of the world. Keep your heart, Taylor leads her to love Sophia & Christ as her Lord & Savior. Love you both, you're beautiful, but don't do sleepovers because they are dangerous now & turn against you. Thank the Lord & stay Christ centered. She can't be the center. So glad your marriage relationship is beautiful in Christ and a priority over her. That will be helpful. Thank God always 🙏 ❤
Sleepovers ONLY as your house with your supervision. Christians have learned and are cracking down on sleepovers completely. Set your standard not at others homes except grandma ...
I am a momma of a 25 and 23 yr old the only thing I can say is treasure these times because it is fleeting.
Hey guys!
I wanted to share our kids sleeping and sleep situation. We have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. Our 5 year old started sleeping through the night when she was 3. Literally, the day we brought our 2nd daughter home. Our 2 year old does not slee0 through the night. She wakes up several times. We've tried cutting her nap shorter but that just makes her super crabby and still not sleep through the night. Our 2 year old starts her bed but makes her way to ours in the night. We do have her a twin bed, because it allows us to comfortably lay with her in the night vs her in our bed. However, she still gets in our bed.
There is no right or wrong for sleep training. Some things will work better for you guys than others.
We have a friend who's kids sleep through the night and did since they were babies. Our girls just aren't that type, no matter what we've tried.
Same goes when you begin disciplining your children. You do whatever it is that makes it work for you and your family. There's SO many books, videos, suggestions on discipline/timeouts/ect, d9 what works for your family!
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Our babies slept in their rooms from day 1. Sleep trained from 6 weeks. We did routine feeding . Worked for us to have a routine.
We co slept till our babies were 5 months old. Then we always started them in their own beds, but if they woke up in the night and wanted to sleep with us, we always let them. That allowed us time to clean or spend time together while they slept in their beds.
I have 4 kids and getting them to sleep together was difficult but they eventually get use to it. My 3rd coslept with me and that was by far the hardest transition because sometimes he’ll still come climb into bed with us which half the time wakes up my now 10month old. But I also know this won’t last forever so I let him and soak up all the snuggles I can.
Our son just turned one...I shouldn't have blinked! 🥹😭 It does go by wayyy too fast! He started sleeping in his own room at 4 months. He had no problem, but I was a wreck and I still miss him next to me in his bassinet. 🥲 Continue to soak up every moment. Oh, and congrats on graduating from UGA, Taylor! GO DAWGS ❤️ 🖤 🐾
We have the angelcare baby bath, as well as the doona & they are great products!!
What did Taylor go to school for and the sleep thing with a newborn and a toddler, I started sleep trying when I got pregnant with my second baby
I love you guys. When my kids were little, I put a full mattress under my King bed. I would pull it out when they wanted to be near me. It was so special. Sometimes they would fall asleep in my bed, then I would move them on that mattress. What a blessing those years were. My bedroom was on main floor and theirs were upstairs so it was necessary as well. Soak up every moment. Yes, take pictures and video a lot. God bless your sweet family
Hey Sophia and Taylor ❤
Love yall so much!!! You guys are too cute! As a mama of 4 and my youngest is almost 5 months I never did the cry it out method and my
Baby and 3 year old sleep with hubby and I in bed currently trying to get my 3 yr old to sleep with her big bro (8yr) and sis (6 yr) but with them in school it’s a little hard but summer will help me with that situation lol my baby is almost 5 months and I’m already asking my hubby if we can have one more and then I’ll be done 🤭🤭 and no my kids have never been in daycare I was like soph I don’t trust anyone with my tiny babies lol also soph looks amazing!!! Her hair and makeup I love
I love you guys!!!😊
Sleep training is very beneficial and I did the cry it out method. And waking up stops after breastfeeding is over. Mine sleeps 12 hours consistently
Twelve hours is way too long for a baby to sleep, especially without nursing. You’re just being lazy. That method is for those who are lazy. It is not beneficial to anyone but YOU!
Cherish the baby I have a 6yr old and I'm 19 weeks pregnant just try to cherish it because once they walk and talk and open things it's crazy it's another experience they see and copy u and hear everything u say and do.
Don’t stress the sleep situation!! Our girl is 6.5 months and she went from waking every 4 hours on the dot to now only waking once in the night. Babies will figure things out on their own❤️ If she needs your comfort, comfort that little angel!!!🫶🏼💤
It's literally 2:30 am here in South Africa and I love watching you two! My favourite young couple ever
Don't worry about a second baby waking her up. I was worried about having both kids in our room but the toddler doesn't even flinch when the baby makes noise at night. They get used to each other making noise.
I married my husband when I was 21 and he was 20. We got pregnant with our first baby 6 months later. We are going to have our 50th wedding anniversary this year. Good luck on your journey ❤
I honestly have no room to talk, my baby is great when it comes to sleep and nap time, I think from the beginning I just let him cry and overtime he’s been able to sooth himself to sleep weather he’s wide awake or not
Blessing always
Hey what are those picture wall tile things you guys use?
My grandmother’s advice- A well rested baby sleeps through the night. I co-slept with all my babies and I didn’t let them cry long. The first year goes by so quickly. Time really is a thief.
Babies are easy peasy to travel with!! Toddlers are the fun time lol with traveling or any outings ha! Enjoy each milestone!