March 2026 Babies 🇬🇧

I have recently gone to work after 6 months maternity leave. I would have loved longer with my baby but unfortunately finances come into it.

The problem that I have is before I left, I was promised once I completed my course, I would receive a pay rise. This was amazing new to me as me and my partner are trying to save a house deposit for our first home. Anyway, I completely the course a few weeks before going for maternity leave.

Since returning, I have been chucked in the deep end in the new qualified role, with no support, and no history of any of the work I’m expected to as I have not been there to be in the loop.

I have asked if I am still going to receive the pay rise seeing as I’m already expecting to carry out the new job role and I have been told that I have to work a few months to demonstrate the qualification.

I understand this from a business point of view but personally I think it’s very unfair as the pay rise was promised once completion of the course not as a probation period.

I just feel like because I’ve had a baby I have prove myself all over again and I find it really unfair.

Any opinions?

I am pumping on the clock and i don’t understand what happened to my milk supply .So everyday i pump at 6:30 am where i use to get 9 oz ,10 am 4-5 oz ,1 pm 4-5 oz ,4 pm 3-4 oz ,7 pm 3-4 oz and 1 am 4 oz .So now i hardly get 5 oz at 6:30 am ,1-2 oz at 4 pm ,and 2 oz if lucky at 1 am ,the rest of the pumping sessions remained the same but this 3 sessions mean that i need to top up with formula and i don’t understand why i don’t produce the same amount of milk when i didn’t miss pumping session ,i eat and drink the same everyday . Is anyone else experiencing this ?

LO has just started crawling and wants to be on the move all the time. But we have very hard tiles downstairs. A rug isnt enough padding as he hurts his head on hard floor. What else can I use to really pad it out where he plays so that it's safe?

At what time do you offer solid food for lunch ?

Just an observation, not a question but would be interesting to hear your thoughts. My baby used to fall asleep on the bottle before every nap. She dosnt like to drink during the day because ‘it’s too interesting, and I’m associating milk with naps’ is what I’m thinking. So as of yesterday, I decided to try and get her to drink after every wake so she’s full for wake windows. She successfully just fell asleep with her dummy for naps instead of milk.

Anyone got tips on how to feed during the day, because if she refuses I’m worried she’ll go hungry (trip soon all day so don’t want her to refuse all day)