Self-Care Baby Bonding Tip

This is my first pregnancy and I have a stressful job. I’ve been exploring the whole self care process since I can’t have my normal glass of wine to wind down 🍷🤪. Thought I would share this with you because I thought there might be some other expectant mothers looking for some ways to de-stress.

On Sunday I made a homemade potpourri with cinnamon sticks, lemon, vanilla, and clove. If you Google homemade potpourri there are tons of recipes online and you can really make do with whatever you have in your kitchen. The only critical ingredient for this project is the cinnamon sticks. I left that to simmer on the stove all day yesterday and it filled the house with such an amazing aroma my husband even commented on how wonderful the house smelt. I turned the burner off and just let it sit on the stove.

When I got home today after work, my husband already had turned it back on 🤣. Before taking my bath, I strained out a few of the soaked cinnamon sticks with a fork. I then took my grater and shaved them in a bowl. I then threw in some sugar and argon oil I had in my bathroom.

I loved how cheap and easy this was, and how it can be done with whatever you have around. You could substitute coconut oil, almond oil, whatever you have on hand. I took this to the bath with a fruit infused water and turned on Pandora station - Kings of Leon. I lit some candles and read my daily devotional.

I’ve been finding it hard to bond with my unborn baby, and I really felt for the first time I had relaxed enough so that some of my own internal barriers could be broken down. It was so nice to read Psalm 103, rub my belly with the aromatic scrub and really just have a beautiful spiritual moment. I highly recommend and just wanted to share and pass along for anyone who may be in the same boat as me ❤️

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Help! First time mum -

I have a 4 month old and now all of a sudden when he’s been asleep for 1hr30/2hrs he will wake up screaming (high pitched) I’ve tried winding him sometimes that helps, I’ve tried bicycle legs & bringing his knees up but that doesn’t seem to help but he brings his knees up himself sometimes but nothing happens. I’ve noticed since the 4 month mark he has started to struggle passing wind downwards! Any tips?

Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

Don’t want to leave my first born😭😭😭

Anyone else extremely sad and anxious to leave their first born😭

He’s 2 and we have never not put him to bed or be here for when he wakes up😭

I’m so sad and anxious about leaving him

Crying during feeding

Hey mams! My girl is 6 weeks on Monday and is having so much trouble with feeding. It doesn’t happen every feed but more often than not she will start a bottle and just start crying as if she’s in pain and she can’t take the milk. I think it’s trapped wind but I genuinely don’t know what to do it’s so pitiful to see her not be able to feed! She’s formula fed and on HiPP Organic.
Anyone else been in this position? I’m pretty sure it’s just a bit of trapped wind that she needs to fart out but can’t! If anyone has any advice I’d be very grateful as I think I may need to tape my eyelids open soon 😂

Sleeping

Hi all!
I need some advice my son is 5 months on Tuesday at what age do they sleep in their cot? As he’s still in his bassinet in our bedroom any advice would be fab thank you🫶🏼🫶🏼

No more naps! 10 month old

For a few days now my 10m old has fought her 2 daily naps. Normally her wake windows were 3-4 hours and she is now eventually napping after a 6 hour wake window. Today was only one nap, she skipped the second one. Used to nap like clockwork so I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing this? Also very unsettled most nights and doesn’t sleep well at all