Help with second baby name

My first is a little girl who we named Valentina Ivy. We are having a second girl but finding the second child’s name really hard. We wanted something that is as special/unique as our first child so they are equal. In terms of meanings of the name, uniqueness, sound (but not too similar sounding)etc. We thought Anastasia Iris which we would potentially shorten to Stassi. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Husband is worried it sounds too precocious hence wants the option to shorten it. I quite like the long names. We don’t shorten the first child’s name.

Has anyone struggled with naming their second child?

in our community

How many kids do you plan to have maximum?

I’m only asking this as several years ago, back in the 1970s - 1990s, people would have several kids compared to now
I’m born in 1994 and I remember lots of people I grew up with had loads of siblings and my cousins from both my parents sides would have eight kids in them

I don’t want to go in the process of having another baby and restarting everything. The sleepless nights, screaming, baby falling ill and everything was too much for me.

In this generation, some people are sticking to one child only or having two or three kids at maximum

Dramatic home birth

Born at home 14th April at 6:02pm. Shoulder dystocia so midwives had to really use their expertise and help her out, then thought they might need to resuscitate so sadly no delayed cord clamping 😢 and of course ambulances called just in case. Even an air ambulance turned up although not needed. There was so many first responders in my house and most didn’t need to do anything but I appreciate all the extra precaution. All the neighbours were on doorsteps wondering what was going on, so wasn’t the calm home birth I planned but it’s a very dramatic story to tell her when she’s older. We’re both doing fine and after observations she’s totally well. I feel like I’ve been through a few wars physically but I’m sure it will all sort itself out eventually. Full of gratitude to all the people involved I our care. Trying to think of the best way to send a massive thanks to everyone, can you send pizza to an MLU? For anyone still waiting, all the best of luck, try your best to use the time while waiting to do things that become very difficult once you have a newborn. Which is basically anything 🤣 each day now I have one goal, something like ‘take a shower’ and it’s an achievement if I manage it!

How to tell my 8 year old

I have just found out I am 4 weeks pregnant (early so I have a while). I am wanting ideas on how to tell my 8 year old son. I want to pay privately for a scan around 10 weeks (not sure if to take him to this, then he can physically see). I am worried that I am going to slip up, I really just want to tell him, but I know I need to wait a bit longer or at least until I know all is ok. PLEASE can I have your ideas and timing of when to tell him? Thank you 🫠✨️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Baby boy 2 weeks old with no name please help 😩

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Nausea

How do I get rid of it/ease it??? I’m around 5 weeks I think. It’s a nightmare.

Elective C-section recovery

Hello I’ve requested an elective c-section as my baby is measuring on the larger side, and I’m currently waiting to receive a date from the hospital. In the meantime, I’ve been looking into the recovery process and how it might impact breastfeeding.

For those who’ve had a c-section before, how was your overall experience? How long did it take you to recover, days or weeks?

I’m hoping to exclusively breastfeed, so I do have some concerns about milk supply following a c-section. I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences with this as well. Thank you in advance 🤍