Feeding to sleep

Who is still doing this? 🫣
It is literally her comfort at night, she only breast feeds mainly at night now.
But I would really like my husband to try and get her down too
Anyways to start weaning off at night?
I keep being told they naturally do it themselves….but she definitely doesn’t want to give up yet 🤣

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Yep! But have my first night away in a couple of weeks so his dad is going to have to find a way! They do naturally wean but I think generally not until at least 2/2.5 🙈

eeeeeek hopefully he will 🤣 ohhhhh wow!!! I mean she’s naturally weaned off me during the day, unless she’s poorly.
But yeah doesn’t want to know me during the day just night time 🤣

Yep we feed to sleep but she also goes down absolutely fine if I'm not there

Still feed to sleep here. He will fall asleep being rocked by other people and also me if he's tired enough but I can never get him settled enough to be put down without crying unless he's had boob. As with you it's definitely a comfort thing

Still feeding to sleep. He stopped for a few months then restarted. Dad puts him down with a bottle once a week but fairly sure he could do it with rocking/cuddle if he was full enough. Interestingly he has started this week unlatching before he is asleep and cuddling instead, or if he's too fidgety I lay him in cot afyer a feed and hold his hand till he drifts off. No idea how I'd do it if the feed didn't partly knock him out first though 🤣 I'm OK with carrying on for a bit. But if you want to stop you can gently do this by habit stacking eg singing, certain songs or patting whilst you feed for a few weeks to develop some new sleep associations, then starting unlatching when almost asleep, then a bit sooner etc but keeping the new things to soothe. There may be upset at first but you can cuddle and sing and rock etc?

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Over supply of milk

I am nearly 5weeks postpartum and I have such a big over supply of BM.
Has anyone donated / sold their supply, if so where do you recommend for this?

AITA

In the uk there is an outbreak of meningitis, in a specific area mainly. My BD has family from that area and decided to go and meet up with them, I said if he does then he cannot have contact with the kids for 7-10 days after incase he picks anything up. Am I being over dramatic? I reallyyy don’t want my young kids getting anything serious

Baby clothes

Just out of curiosity, why do parents love zipper onesies?

Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

This might rattle some people

Ok, this might get a bit long, and a bit bumpy, so get comfy and buckle up.

So about a week or 2 ago, there was a post on here regarding sleepovers. Not letting their child go to them as you can't trust who'll be at the house etc.

Now, given recent incidents in nurseries and schools, plus my own experience back in the 90s, I am more concerned about sending my child to nursery and later school than I am to a friend's house for a sleep over.

The other day a man was jailed for abusing children at the nursery he worked at. A woman has been arrested for sleeping with an underage boy and then getting pregnant by a different underage boy while on bail for the first offence.

Young girls and boys get sexually harassed and bullied when at school, not all of them. But more than you think. And not just by other kids, but by adults who we as parents are trusting to look after our kids.

A sleepover, is a more controlled environment, with only a handful of people coming into contact with your child. A school, a club etc there can be 100s of people coming into contact with your child.

I was targeted at 7 years old by the owner of a prominent private school. Thankfully, I wasn't SA'd. In year 5 of primary school, I started to develop early, I was harassed by the boys and teachers made remarks about how my uniform didn't fit right, always "adjusting it" around my chest and legs.

Years 7-9 of secondary school were hell. But it was all under the guise of "we're just messing around". A teacher twanging my exposed bra strap (none uniform day) is not "messing around".

Boys pinning me down trying to rip open my shirt to see my breasts.

I fear for my daughter. I hope she takes after my father's family, flat chested.

We need to educate all our children, what is acceptable behaviour. And to come to us, as their parents should ANYTHING happen.

Car seat

No idea which car seat to get next. Please hit me with your recommendations, 1year+ (preferably rear facing or 360). Thank you 🫶🏻

At this point I’m not enjoying motherhood

My 22 month old is horrendous at the moment🫣 biting, hitting, pushing, pulling and shoving not only adults but children he also wants what other children have and will just snatch it away from them.

We repeat ‘nice hands’ ‘be gentle’ ‘let’s share’ etc

But how do I make him understand what he’s doing isn’t very nice? At the end of the day I feel like I’ve just been saying his name all day and nothing else.

What can I do?