At my wits end

As much as I love baby cuddles my mental health is really taking a toll, I’m not one for sitting in the house all day and it’s become apparent my lg won’t settle at all anywhere else, I’ve been out every day this week and she just will not settle in the car, pram anything, I’ve tried everything - making sure she’s fed, burped, changed, she wakes up the minute I put her in the pram/car seat, she settles briefly with movement (in the car) but then wakes up the minute I stop and I don’t know what to do anymore, she does settle in the carrier sometimes but not every time. Currently trialing gaviscon for reflux but I don’t know what it could be, she tends to be very unsettled at any point she’s awake through the day also to the point where she’s just on me constantly, sleeps on me, however on a night sleeps in her crib fine so I’m just really confused!! Has anyone else got this issue and can shed any light on what it could be

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Feeds during nursery day

My daughter is starting nursery 3 days a week in June (will have turned one 3 days prior). She still breast feeds at least 3 times during the day. I’m not sure what to do when she starts nursery as I find it hard to get any milk when I express so don’t think that’ll be an option. Has anyone found that when their just turned 1 year old has started nursery that they just adapt without being BF during the day?

The closer we’re getting, the more anxious I feel about it😫

Aptimel 200ml ready made bottle teats

In desperate need of help! Brought these for a flight but nowhere can I find teats that fit. I've scoured online and had 0 luck can anyone help please

Have a partner, but feeling like a single Mom

I had my little boy just over a month ago. It all started off okay, but now it feels like he’s gotten “bored” I do most off the comforting unless I ask to get a shower and at night I’m the only one that wakes up. I do all the nappy changes and I do the feeding. I exclusively breastfeed but I pump at night and do bottles as it’s much quicker and I’m exhausted. In the morning it’s pretty much the same, I do the bottle feed and nappy change and then almost all off the time he doesn’t want to settle after and so I get up with him. My partner is lying in bed complaining he’s tired. As I write this, he said he’d be down in a second but I can blatantly hear him snoring while I comfort the baby, yet again…

Yesterday was his first day back at work after having 6 weeks paternity. He got all upset as I asked him to carry the baby down so I didn’t have to make multiple trips as im 5 weeks pp from c section and still recovering. He wanted extra sleep as he had work at 3pm…my reply was “at least you can clock out” I feel like having a newborn is working in itself and currently I’m the only one working 24hrs 7days a week. Exclusively breastfeeding is exhausting yet my partner has the audacity to snore and sleep while I’m up all night with the baby.

I have voiced my issues with him doing this and him not even offering to help, but he gets all offended! Am I asking for too much?

Why is it that my 7.5 month old either wakes up for a feed during the night and sleeps until 5:30am but when he doesnt wake for a night feed he is sleep until 4:20am.

Any help to understanding this or any advice and how to help him sleep till 6am would be appreciated. He has 2 or 3 naps during the day (3 hours total) and goes to bed for 7pm every night.

Broken sleep for over two months

My baby boy gets so congested through the night but is absolutely fine in the day, we’ve had multiple doctors visits now but don’t seem to be getting no where. Has anyone else had this issue and if so please could I have advice? We’re both not getting much sleep in the night and it’s exhausting.😢

Baby falling asleep while breastfeeding

It’s been so stressful. My 2 week old keeps falling asleep during breastfeeding.

She had jaundice at 2 days and had to be topped up with formula which was really something I didn’t want to do.

So now our feeding regimen is breastfeed, then top up with formula then pump so my body starts to produce more milk.

The problem is that I am so stressed about being able to produce enough milk for her eventually. I really want to her off of formula asap but she really still needs the top up since I don’t think she’s getting enough from me.

I’ve spoken to multiple midwives and some lactation experts and they all say different things and tend to contradict each as well.

Anyone else experienced somethjng similar and resolved eventually?