Gallbladder removal

How soon after surgery was you able to carry your baby up/down stairs, lean over cots/bath, co sleep ect?

For reference my baby is 5 months and weighs 11lb 8oz will I be able to cope straight away or should I move to parents?/how long for. Have my partner at night but he isn't comfortable being the one co sleeping and he leaves for work between 4.30/5.30am and sometimes doesn't get home till gone 6pm

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Im pretty sure your weight limit is 10lbs. I think it was for a week or 2

It took 10 days for me

I’m currently 3 days into recovery with a large 6 month old. I was advised not to lift for 2 weeks, but recovery is moving fast. I’d line up as much help as you can during the day/night. Sounds like staying with your folks would be a great option, al lest for the first week and then see how you are. You will need to sleep all day for a few days and have someone else with the baby.

I definitely still can’t lift him, but he can sit on my lap for short periods and to feed.

After the first 24 hours, it has been possible to cosleep and breastfeed. I have just needed help switching sides when he wakes.

General anaesthetic means that you will be able to breastfeed straight away if you want to, but not cosleep for the first night because of drowsiness.

Drop me a message if you have any questions.

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Growing up when my mum would
Go out with her mates she would say she was going out to play… I now say to my friends ‘do you wanna come out to play’… i said It to
My 2 close guy mates and they’ve told me that people say that in a sexual manor ?! That’s not how I mean it and no one has ever said anything to me but them 🫪

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Feeling very lonely today. My daughter is 20 months old and I still don’t really have any mum friends. We did the nct classes hoping I’d make at least 1 good friend and don’t get me wrong they’re all lovely but I never really became close with any of them.

Just really feeling low about being on my own all the time

Child support (please no judging)

I’m currently pregnant with my first baby off of a “one night stand” with someone I had met years ago yet only recently did we reconnect and sleep together for the first time.

After that ONE night, we continued to speak and see eachother at the gym and such but a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant.

After telling him, he immediately asked me to get rid of it and said he didn’t want to be involved.

Personally (no shame to others at all), I don’t agree with abortions and could never put myself through one. so I said I’m keeping it.

I did make it very clear to him that my decision wasn’t changing and I in no way am expecting him to step up and be a father. I even said he doesn’t need to be involved AT ALL. I am not one to trap someone in a situation they don’t want to be in, and I’m not one to blame him for this either or hold him accountable.

This is why I’m struggling, I have multiple people telling me I should claim child support off of him regardless. Personally, I don’t want to as he did ask me to get rid of it and I was the one who said no. yes, it’s both of us that created this situation.. but I’m the reason the situation still exists. which is why I don’t think it’s fair for me to make him pay.

We haven’t spoken ONCE since the week I found out (3-4 months ago)

What would you do???

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