Feeding time

My 6 week old is gaining weight well. He feeds every 2-3 hours but only 10min at a time. Anyone else’s baby do this too? I’ve never had 30min feed ever

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Baby dads

Am I in the wrong my son was meant to be going supervised contact today with his dad and because my little one tried to bite me and also slap me I told him no that he’s not going then he was like what he’s done I told him that I’ve told him off and doesn’t need his dad too as I’m primary carer but he’s adamant that he should be able to go I made it clear when he does things like that he doesn’t get reward like soft play or park my child is very hyperactive I tried to tell him that boundaries need to be a thing and he doesn’t understand that. I’m not going to reward my son now if he thinks it’s okay to hit me then go places like soft play because he will continue to think he can get away with it then get a reward am I in the wrong or what my lo is 2

Just needed to write this out…

I don’t think my husband quite understands how I’m feeling.
I am four months postpartum with our second (our eldest is 3.5) and we’ve just not had a great day week of sleep for anyone…

There’s been alot happening with wakes up with both kids, sickness, clingyness and parental preference (swapping constantly) as well as hospital visits with our youngest due to UTI and kidney reflux which we are managing with the hospital.

Last night broke me…I think i got a total of 2 hours sleep across the whole night, my husband took both girls to his parents for the day so I could rest which I did…but I’ve woken up from a nap just still feeling drained…I can’t explain it, it’s just like no amount of sleep will fix how depleted I feel…

I’m so tired…

Husband going back to work

My husband goes back to work on Wednesday and I'm panicking. We have a four week old and when my husband has had to leave us for a few hours here and there it's like baby knows I'm scared and he ends up having a really bad time, screaming and crying, won't settle. I've lost all my confidence on being able to be his mum and make him feel safe and calm when I'm alone.

My husband has been our rock while home, he does all the cooking and cleaning, he reminds me to stay hydrated and brings me water and anything else I need when nap trapped. He's been incredible so I'm terrified of him not being here for 10 hours a day Monday to Friday. We have no family and our friends all work full time Monday to Friday too so there's no one that can come over to help me. When he's not here I feel so useless and helpless, how do you all cope?

How are people affording multiple babies in this economy?! 👀

I’m seriously struggling and I only have the one… still on mat pay but when I go back to work will be paying for nursery, and both me and my partner have fairly good incomes. We are expecting to just about make ends meet. I just don’t know how anyone can even consider having more than one in this economy?! What am I missing?!

Potty training (upairy?)

Starting to potty train my son, he’s always used pampers nappies and for potty training we’ve used Huggies potty training nappies so far he’s not understanding the fact that he’s wet. We’ve tried to be naked and outside and just wees on the floor doesn’t take any notice. Has anyone used upAiry? Are they good? Only just at the start of this whole journey, any tips would be highly appreciated thanks!

Veggie weaning

I’m vegan and my partner isn’t. Our baby will be weaning soon and I would like to make their diet as veggie as possible but also want to make sure she is getting what she needs and obviously open to giving her what’s best for her health. Has anyone got experience or resources for weaning babies to be vegetarian? Can it be healthy or do they miss out on anything?