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Anyone else’s marriage failing after they’ve had a baby? I don’t know if it’s my hormones or I’m really about to ask my husband for a divorce 😭😢

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Not marriage yet but my fiance and I have recently almost called it a day for the third time in the past year. We've now agreed that we are going to give it one more chance and we can't keep going through the arguments and stress.

hang in there mama! I pray that things get better between you. Try to remind yourselves why you fell in love in the first place and that this is a new phase in life which will pass. Babies should bring people together not tear them apart. Your baby is beautiful and I’d hate for her to not be raised in a loving home with both of her parents under one roof. ❤️ sending you lots of love and prayers

Thank you. Sending you love too. Its tough but she's so worth it.

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I'm open to anything else to start teaching him to read and write. He's 3!

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Do men really enjoy fellatio?

Been together more than 10 years, but it's been a while since he even seemed remotely interested in me getting on my knees, or vice versa so to speak. I think it was once last year. Must be something I am doing wrong 🤔. Generally everything else in that department is great and we have two young kids with no extra support, so it's quite surprising we can't keep our hands off each other but may need to try new things. It's basically 2 positions each time with some foreplay.

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Naps

How is everyone doing for naps?

Little one is 9 months old and will have 2 half hour naps and one solid 1 hour - 2 hour nap a day

Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

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Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

TIA 🙂

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Pumping advise

FTM to a 2 week old! I’m breastfeeding and then giving one formula bottle last in the evening before bed. I want to start expressing milk to give me some breathing room and also allow my partner to be more involved in feeding. I’m finding the idea of introducing pumping into my day quite overwhelming though. I don’t want to take milk away from my baby by pumping if he needs it during the day when being breastfeed.

Can anyone advise how I start pumping and when to do it? Thank you!

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Sex post C section

Hi ladies I’m 4 weeks 5 days postpartum and I had a C section. I’m not bleeding properly anymore just some brownish discharge stuff that starts on and off. I’d like to do the deed with my partner; is it okay to do so or shall I wait the full 6 weeks. I feel up for it but also worried because the advice is 6-8 weeks.

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