Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby

I am on antibiotics for mastitis and having to pump and dump for the next 8 days (saving the milk for baths though) I tried to continue breastfeeding but both myself and my 8 week old nurseling ended up with a rash from the antibiotic they prescribed me. 😭 I feel so depressed not being able to breastfeed anymore,…

As in sucking it from your own nipple

I've been offering the breast more often since the heat hit two days ago but today he's not wet as many nappies as normal, definitely not 6. He's been super upset tonight woken up 4 times since 7pm already, I've offered breast every time and he's taken it but his nappy I put on at 7 is still pretty dry so I'm starti...

Does your LO still have a daytime nap or have you dropped it?

Do you have to lay with your LO every night until they fall asleep? Or if you have done but don't anymore what are your tips or advice to change this?

Does anyone sterilise bottles with just boiling water? If so how do you do it please as I’m currently using the Milton cold water steriliser and I have been for a few months but I really don’t like how it smells and how the smell stays on the bottles, even when he’s drinking it I can smell it. It’s diluted bleach an...

Do you find that you’re producing more milk on one side? For me my left produces more.

So with the weather getting hotter, I am getting slightly sweater with the heat. I do shower regularly, but my breasts today have been slightly damp and I don’t know if it’s cause I leaned in the bra or my sweat. Do I need to wipe down my nipple before a feed? With bottles they get sterilised, so how come I don’t ...

I hear a lot in here about how you don't think you are good enough for your children. These are lies your brain is telling you when you're stressed, overworked, overstimulated, burnt out, touched out, and unappreciated. Don't let those destructive thoughts win!!! Take a deep breath, take a bath, read a book, talk to...

What sleeping bag is everyone putting in for tomorrow I have only got a 2.5 and Gona have to run and get one. Any recommendations

Is there such a thing called the terrible 4 stage because my son has been throwing fits crying screaming when he doesn’t get his way or gets told something it’s been going on for a few days

When did you all transition to cows milk? My daughter is 11 months next week so not sure when to start? Did you go straight from formula to cows milk or did you wean them on to it?

We pushed my daughter’s bedtime back a month or so ago as she was consistently waking up at 5.30. It has helped her wake later but she’s usually not asleep til 8 now (seems to be taking her longer to go to sleep too) which I feel is quite late! Interested in what time others are in bed/asleep by?

My 19 month old is mostly a great sleeper, however she sometimes fall asleep within 5/10 minutes and then other times literally takes hours to go to sleep?! No change during routine in the day so no idea why this is. I check on her during this time, she’s not crying etc just laying down and playing with her comforte...

My son sleeps through the night from around 7:30/8 until 6:30/7:30 but takes forever to actually get off to sleep. He needs to hold someone’s hand to doze off and gets upset if you remove it. At the moment it’s taking sometimes as long as 45 minutes for him to go to sleep even when he is clearly tired. Any tips for ...

My son has just stripped off and got wee on his mattress. I can’t do in depth cleaning now as he needs to go back to bed. What can I do quickly? How do I clean it in the morning or is it ruined?

Anyone else’s 2 month old literally been awake all day?🫣😂everytime I’ve tried to put him down he’s woken up and he’s still awake now 🤣

Since stopping BF to sleep in March - then only way to get my boy to sleep for naps and bedtime is buggy walks. Now this has been fine mostly - but I am looking to help him to transition to being able to go to sleep in his room. We have a routine where we start reading books in his bed and then (attempting) to get...

I still can’t believe I pushed out a 9 pound and 12 ounce baby on only gas and air He came so quickly

Has any other breastfeeding mums periods not returned yet? I'm combi feeding but he is obly breastfeeding at night. Some days with nursery there's 12 hours between feeds maybe more? I kind of hoped it would have returned by now as want to try for baby number 2 as it took a year to concieve first time. I'm not using...