Chickenpox

Anyone else’s little one got chickenpox already? We’re on day 3 and it’s been hell 😔 he picked it up from nursery and it just caught me off guard as I always assumed they get it when they’re a little older.

He refuses to take antihistamines but it’s breaking my heart seeing him so itchy and in such discomfort 😢

I also have a 7 month old and I’m so scared he is going to get it. I’m just a bag of nerves at the moment and my anxiety is through the roof.

Also, annoyingly the chickenpox vaccine will be included in his pre school vaccines in June! Does anyone know what I do about that now? Surely he doesn’t need the vaccine anymore but I know it’s combined.

Thanks x

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Standing???

Anyone else’s 7 month old standing up and trying to take steps??? My son can fully stand without support and is now trying to take steps. I feel like it’s too early?…

Excuse the mess, I’m doing a late night deep clean and he’s doing the opposite of helping 😂

Sleep

Does anyone else miss just getting in bed and sleeping straight through until morning no waking up to feed or to pump or cus the baby made a weird noise

Cheap Car Seat

Hi all,

I need a cheap car seat for my mums car just for when she looks after my daughter incase she needs to pop out.

I ain’t particularly concerned over safety because it’s literally for emergencies only, as she plans everything around childcare - but I need something just incase she needs to go out.

Ideally looking for something under £80 - my daughters nearly 2 x

How much does your baby eat

Hello,

How much does your baby eat?

My boy is 4 months (17 + 5 weeks) and he weights 7kg (born 3.5kg)
Sometimes I have feeling he is eating too much…
From yesterday I had to start giving him more food as he started crying after food and asking for more. (100% formula)
He eats around 1.3L in 24 hours (6 feeds with 5 being during the day and 1 overnight) . On internet it says baby can eat 150-200ml per 1kg body weight so in theory my baby can eat max 1.4L so it would tell me he is not eating too much… just on higher end.
Then on internet it says baby shouldn’t eat more than 32oz (900ml) in 24 hours. So I’m a bit confused…

TMI

I’m nearly 5 weeks postpartum I had 2nd degree stitches not breastfeeding does anyone have an idea of what this could be I know to much information but it’s like a jelly formation and seems like it would stretch not attempted but with how it looks definitely looks like it. Just wondering if it’s something I should be concerned of or not.
Thanks in advance

Sleep struggle 5 month old

Hi, my baby is 5 months old and I’m really struggling with his sleep.
I understand that waking for feeds is normal, but he wakes up almost every hour. He usually goes to sleep around 8:00–9:00 pm and gives one longer stretch of about 2 hours. After that, the wake-ups become very frequent. For example, if he wakes around 1:00 am, he then starts waking every 1 to 1.5 hours.
Most of the time, he doesn’t even feed properly he just keeps the nipple in his mouth for comfort and falls back asleep.
I’m feeling extremely exhausted and sleep deprived. He is exclusively breastfed and does not accept a bottle at all.
I’m not sure how to manage this situation or how to break this pattern. Any advice would really help.