Breastmilk on the go

So, I've been going out more recently and have no clue how to store milk on the go. Is an ice pack in the diaper bag enough? Are those cooler thermos worth it? Will a normal thermos work the same?

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Clocks changing + late wake up

My LO woke up around 8.30am (would have been 7.30am obv) which feels illegal 😂 although there are definitely worse problems to have and wondering how to work naps now?
He normally naps twice a day and has 1.5 hours for each, although sometimes will have a longer nap in the morning and then a shorter one in the afternoon. His wake windows are around 3/3.25/3.5 so it’s going to be a late bedtime as it stands.
Thoughts? Should I cap his naps so I can put him to bed earlier and get things back on track or just let things take their course? He’s likely to eventually get back to an earlier wake up anyway.

Fussy baby

My 12 day old has been fussing since 3am (4 hours). She had a 50 minute feed at that time and has been on and off the breast since but falls asleep very quickly when on, I have burped her, given a formula top up, walked around tried to soothe but nothing is working. Anyone else had this, is it just normal newborn behaviour or any other ideas of things to try?

Baby room

We ve just bought a new 3 bed and we are fighting about this before we ve even moved in. My husband wants to make the 3rd room into "his study' and a TV room. He wants to put in a sofa bed. (He does not work from home and has no real purpose for a study other than studying or doing the occasional admin. There is a living room where we will have a TV).

I want to make it a room for our 10 month old. His argument is that we co sleeping anyway and therefore she doesn't need a room. But she is the most important person in our lives. Its the house that she ll have her childhood in, ofcourse she ll need room. We need to do everything we couldn't do when we were pregnant, because we were renting. We need to do a cute nursery for her to grow up in. She can have her naps in her room. She can play in her room. Her books and her changing station can go there.
He is saying, that if I really wanted one I can just use the 2nd room. But this meant to be the guest room. And we can't exactly put a child's floor bed onto this room and expect guests to sleep in it. So he said they can just use the sofa bed in the other room then. But the guest who stay over for us are our elderly parents. Particularly his (who are abroad) who have all sorts of pain. I really dont think they ll be comfortable on a sofa bed for like a month.

I personally think 'his study' (still dont understand why he needs one and why i dont need one, or a dressing room or whatever) can be part of the guest room. And the baby should be given the smallest room.

Thoughts? Solutions?

Clock changes

How is everyone going about the clock changes? I didn’t realise the clocks changed this weekend so haven’t done anything gradually, I’m thinking just go with it and things will sort themselves out?! I have the napper app but it’s just doing its normal thing with nap times etc, doesn’t seem to be adjusted… FTM so never done this😅

Dry/damaged hair on a 1 year old

Hey mommas, looking for a little advice here! My son is 15 months old, and his hair is doing this funky thing – it's wavy and curly on top and at the very ends, but the hair at the back is super dry, almost like hay, and looks kinda damaged. I did a little digging online, and it seems like it could be from friction while he's sleeping, so I'm thinking of getting some silk pillowcases. I'm wondering if anyone knows if this will get better over time, or if we'll just have to cut it off eventually? Also, any recommendations for products that might help? I'm already using hair oil every day, and that helps a little. Thanks in advance for any tips!

My toddlers hair doesn’t grow.

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has any tips regarding my toddlers hair it just doesn’t grow or in-fact grows at an incredibly slow rate. I have tried massage oils already etc… just looking for more suggestions.