Breastfeeding

Those that breastfeed are you pumping and taking a bottle out with you or are you wacking your boob out in public? Do you cover up or choose not to?

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I do both, I have a bra that has a modesty panel so it covers above my nipple and looks less bare when he is feeding so makes me feel less self conscious. It just doesn't bother me too much now after a few times

Wacking my boob out, I do have a cover up. The first time I fed in public i was nervous but now I dont think twice and will fed anywhere. You've got this ☺️

With my first the health visitor told me feed in front of the mirror and see how little other can actually see. That gave me confidence to feed in public. So many time people have mistaken me breastfeeding for the baby just sleeping. But do what makes you feel most comfortable and works for baby! Xx

Boobies out all the time. I've been told to cover up by stupid people to which I usually respond with Im stuck looking at you eating your lunch and I choose to look away, why don't you do the same or let me put a towel over your head for you and then you won't have to see my baby eating...

There are many other quips that I've used too 🤣

If you do the one up one down method to feed you will show minimal skin. Vest top underneath and t-shirt over the top. Top up, vest down xx

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I need some serious help

I’ve been tracking and noticed a pattern, every time we see my mum, sleep, our the window, doesn’t matter how asleep he is before I put him down or how well he was sleeping before, if they’re alone for even 2 seconds he just screams the second he is put down and I leave the room, he didn’t do this after it was my mum and my brother in the room and I left for 2 seconds, only if it’s only her. Every single time, nap time is a 3 hour screaming match, I cannot cope, how do I get him back to his system, he has to have it so specific or it ruins night sleep. What the hell has she done to him in the 30 seconds it takes me to step round the door to fill up his water or finally get a wee alone. Doesn’t matter if we’ve seen other people later in the day. Doesn’t do it for anyone else. I don’t wanna hear don’t see her again okay I know if this is how he’s reacting to her it’s not good, please don’t, it’s my mother I’ve already not got a dad. What the hell do I do other than remove her.

I feel like a awful mother

It might be weird but long story short while cleaning by accident a plastic basket ended up on the cooker and start smoking the rooms. (Studio flat so smoke everywhere)
I got rid of the smoke pretty quickly and it wasn’t bad enough to trigger the fire alarm but I have been crying for the past 3 hours because the baby was in the house and I feel awful of how can I make such a stupid mistake. What if anything worse would’ve happened to the baby. What if the smoke affected him in any way. (He s alert,feeding and totally fine so far) but I can’t settle the feeling that I’m a terrible mother and I put him in danger.
My partner is keep trying to reassure me that it was just an accident and could’ve happened to anyone but I just start crying over and over again…

How often are people bathing their babies?

My LO is 3.5months old, we bath her once a week, maybe twice, unless its been really hot and shes been sweating, or she need it from spitting up on herself

Just curious how often others are bathing their babies

Independent sleeping and naps

What’s the best age/months to start sleep training your little one? My baby is 3 months old and has always been a bit of a velcro baby. We do contact naps all the time and also co-sleep at night.

When she was a newborn, she could sleep for long stretches in her cot swaddled, but since she hit around 2 months, she’s become very clingy. I know we’re not creating bad habits this early, but any helpful tips on how to gently encourage independent sleep for naps and night-time would be great.

She loves her Love to Dream sleep sack at night and we also use white noise.

nursery, work and toddler

what is everyone doing with nursery and working? Me and husband both work full time. Today is the last settling in day at nursery but we’re doing the 30hours so we’re taking her half days. My little one is 14 months.

I’m looking after her whilst trying to wfh in the morning, settling her in nursery is emotionally draining as it is and then trying to work in a nearby cafe after is so hard.

I don’t know how I can sustain this lifestyle of wfh in mornings with her she’s so active, and very needy atm (my husband stays when he can but his job is onsite a lot).I’m typing this as she’s refusing to take her nap 🙂🙂🙂

How is everyone tackling this?

Nappie recommendations

I am at my wits end with diapers for my 4 months old
Every single day, we’ve had a leak whenever she does a poo
I’ve tried Rascals, Aldi brand, Asda, little angels, The normal pampers, pampers poonami, Sainsbury’s
And every one of them still leaked through, some worse than others
I have a toddler and never had issues before so it’s not user error