breastfeeding & tattoo?

im 3 months pp and want a tattoo for my little boy but not sure if im aloud as i exclusively breastfeed. has anyone ever got one while breastfeeding do i just not risk it?

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Formula

Hello, so I don't think I'm going to be able to breast feed. So I want some good formula that won't break my pockets and if anyone knows of any places that like help moms get discounts or free formula let me know please.

Did ya catch em all?

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9 weeks today and has barely woken up at all :\

Little boy slept well for the first time ever last night, and today he’s barely been awake at all apart from feeds, and when he is up he’s crying and hard to settle.

Normal nappies, feeding well, no fever.

What do we think? Growth spurt? Unwell?

Co-sleeping help

Hi everyone. I really need some help. I’m a first time mum and I’ve admittedly made a huge mistake when it comes to my babies sleep routine.

My son’s been in his next to me crib since birth. He’s never been easy to put down and has never slept through the night but we’d get there eventually…both exhausted but successful.

Anyway, we went on holiday 4 weeks ago and the bed was so huge that we decided to put LO in the bed with us (following safe sleep guidelines). He slept through EVERY single night. It was a dream. Baby was happy, both parents felt so refreshed, happy and energised again. You can see where this is going…

We got home and continued to co - sleep expecting the same results. As our son grows he is becoming more mobile and wiggly so no one is sleeping well. We’ve tried to transition him back into his crib but he is inconsolable. I tried for 2 hours to settle him one night to the point where he was sick and I felt like the biggest failure of a mother in the world. I’m at a loss of what to do. We’ve tried so many times to transition him but nothing is working. My heart can’t bear to let him cry it out. The longest I can take is 5 minutes and it makes me feel physically ill.

Does anyone have any advice please?

Newborn sleep

Is it actually normal to be cosleeping with newborn as they dont want to be put down? Starting to struggle but every Google says its normal 4th trimester. Our baby hasn't been able to be put down in the moses basket or next to me crib at all without screaming the place down. Family keep saying they'll just have to get used to it. We're currently taking it in shifts to hold him through the night after feeds to sleep. Is this just the newborn trenches?

Bedtime

Hey guys, this is a random one but what time are you putting baby to bed? This is my second and I've been totally relaxed this time round, haven't got a routine at all yet as I know it's a bit early but I'm starting to notice a bit of a pattern forming and wondering if it's time to start introducing a bedtime routine.

At the moment I'm just taking her up to bed with me which has been averaging about 10pm, but she normally drifts in and out of sleep for hours before that whilst I watch TV downstairs. I've noticed she seems to be getting a bit frustrated with that now though, think she probably needs quiet and dark and bed.

Not really sure what time to aim for though. I cosleep with her so have been going to bed when she does. She's 7 weeks old so still early days and for a long time she wouldn't settle until 10/11 pm anyway which I know is normal. But when should you start to bring that forward?