Why won't my baby eat meals or sleep for naps?

“My baby was born at 37w5d after PROM. I went into this fully intending to breastfeed, but in the hospital she basically wouldn’t latch.”source ↗

“I have D-MER, and I would have never voluntarily chosen to exclusively pump. I’m constantly thinking about ounces, timing feeds, pumping, washing pump parts, etc. I feel like I’m chained to the pump instead of getting to actually enjoy my baby.”source ↗

“My mental health is deteriorating, and I’m starting to wonder whether continuing this is actually worth the toll it’s taking on me.”source ↗

“I’m really struggling with the guilt around that possibility. I know intellectually that formula is a perfectly valid way to feed a baby, but emotionally it feels like giving up on something I really wanted.”source ↗

“Where we are struggling is the naps.”source ↗

“They have continuously pulled me aside to let me know that he is not napping well.”source ↗

“I'm at a complete loss as to what to do.”source ↗

“I just have a pit in my stomach dropping him off every day and heading to work, knowing that he won't nap and that he's being painted as the main disruptor of the room.”source ↗

“i could tell my boyfriend was absolutely exhausted but he still quickly got up to help the baby.”source ↗

“Feeding has been a huge source of stress for me.”source ↗

“He doesn’t really eat meals—he’ll take a bite here and there, and that’s about it.”source ↗

“The second I lay him down, he’s twisting, rolling, trying to get away, fussing, and crying.”source ↗

“He’ll be tired, but when I put him down, instead of sleeping, he wants to play in his crib.”source ↗

“I love my baby more than anything, but I am exhausted.”source ↗

“Honestly I'm struggling, I have a 5 month old baby and she is hard work, from birth she has cried pretty much all day every day except for when she's on the breast or asleep”source ↗

“getting her to sleep is an absolute mission because she stiffens herself and screams constantly whilst I'm trying to rock her in any position”source ↗

“I feel like I'm losing my mind, I've started on new antidepressants, I'm seeing the infant mental health team through my request because I don't feel I have bonded with 5m old because of the constant screaming”source ↗

“they all say nothing is physically wrong with her so I feel completely stuck”source ↗

“I can't go out because she just screams and everyone can see how unhappy she is”source ↗

“if she was my first I genuinely wouldnt have had a second because this is the hardest thing I've ever done”source ↗

“Ive read that babies around 7 months, mine is 7.5m, should sleep around 14 hours total and my baby definitely gets more than that on some days.”source ↗

“is this normal?”source ↗

“We decided on CIO after he kept on waking up every night at 2a and going to bed with us, he eventually fell from our bed.”source ↗

“His naps are not good and the daycare says anytime they lie him down he wakes up within 10 min. They also jokingly complain that he always wants attention and doesnt like if their attention is diverted away from him.”source ↗

“The daycare mentioned they need us to work on his sleep. Suggesting stop nursing to sleep, and also help him be more independent.”source ↗

“My second is now 8 months and is screaming, crying constantly. Doesn’t seem to be hungry. Refuses bottle but just screaming 😭 I’ve tried oral gel but doesn’t help much. He doesn’t want any of the chilled teethers too.”source ↗

“Night 1: 1:09 Night 2: 1:20”source ↗

“Now she’s 6m and unfortunately needs the boob ALLL night long to sleep. It’s been an awful few weeks. So we are back to CIO and tonight (night 1) was 44mins.”source ↗

“Our baby has just turned 6 months and has been having a pretty rough time with both daytime naps and night sleep recently. He had a particularly bad night last night, waking up every 30-60 mins, before completely waking up at 05:30 and showing no inclination to continue even attempting to sleep”source ↗

“Today he’s due a nap at around 2:30pm, but we’ve also got a crèche session booked for the same time.”source ↗

“At 6 months, is delaying a nap by an hour occasionally still something you’d try hard to avoid, or have you found that a bit of extra wake time can sometimes actually help build enough sleep pressure for an easier nap?”source ↗

“i have definitely felt the same way and he talked to me about it and made sure i was ok.”source ↗

“Sleep deprivation for sure. You did the right thing by sending him off to bed. Newborns are so tough to deal with because of the lack of sleep.”source ↗

“Since he turned 8 months its been brutal. He now wakes up twice for milk but also wakes up numerous times needing to be picked up and patted back to sleep.”source ↗

“Hes also way harder to put to sleep. He used to fall asleep drinking milk and now we need to rock him for what seems like forever to get him to bed.”source ↗

“I have 2 kids under 3 and both have never slept through the night. We often wake every 1.5-2 hours, and have ruled out every medical condition or reason under the sun!”source ↗

“I can’t help but feel like I’m doing parenting wrong. I am chronically sleep deprived for the sake of protecting the attachment I have with my children. I feel so alone in this.”source ↗