Is anyone giving their babies a chocolate advent calendar?

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Yes, I got my baby a dairy free one and a book one

I’m sticking with book. Maybe next year.

Only because my baby is 7 months and will only be 10 months in December. they shouldn’t have sugar and dairy before 1 right?

they can have dairy from 6 months but they recommend limiting refined/added sugars (ie not from fruit) under 1 or 2

Yes milky bar x

Yes my baby is 11 months nearly she love chocolate

They have toy ones or you can make your own with cheap tiny paper baggies and small toys or whatever in the bags.

Probably for my 4.5 year old. If not, a Lego one. Definitely not for my 1.5 year old. He's allergic to dairy anyway but he won't get the idea of them so there's no need.

My son is 15 months so not this year. I feel like it’s quite a lot of chocolate for him to be having everyday and I also don’t want to get him hooked on it and have him expect it every day once Christmas is over. I don’t think trying to explain that it’s only for December would go down very well 😂 I’m considering a book one but he has so many already that another 25 might be a bit much

My sons have allergies so I make a advent callender for them

No he’ll only be 9 months

For her first Christmas last year she was only 5 months old so she had a book one this year she’s got a milky bar one!! Xx

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago