Baby Iris (due 13th July)

My 2nd baby. Found out late that i had gestational diabetes. Had it in first pregnancy but passed twice this time. At 36 weeks they said I was measuring big and needed a growth scan. Then baby was estimated to be 97th percentile. Had another test and found the gestational diabetes was back! You can imagine my relief when I went into spontaneous labour at 37+2. Woke up to my waters breaking at 12:50am. Contractions started about 1 hour later. Then Iris was born at 3:20am weighing 8lb 7oz. Just 2.5 hours from waters breaking! I have quick labours as my son's was 4 hours.
She's a very good, chill newborn! After having a velcro newborn first time, I'm enjoying this time round more!
Good luck to everyone yet to give birth. You've got this💪

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My baby!

My baby I had on August 19th 2025! 10 months old 😭😭😭😂 I know I posted about her when she was born but this is her now MY HEART Emalynn Anne Dale ❤️❤️❤️🩷🩷🩷

July baby turned June! 💕

Had my second beautiful boy on wed at 37w! He’s such a tiny baby doll 5lb 12oz. Labor was crazy and so intense. From the time my water broke to birth was only 2hr!! Feeling so very blessed and tired lol.

Any cake making mums in here?

I need a good vanilla cake recipe. Im going to attempt to make my son’s first birthday cake myself. I need a good sponge cake recipe that is good for decorating and is soft and will be okay being froze and defrosted. I have never put a cake in the freezer before so any tips on that would be helpful too. How long do I defrost for until I can decorate etc. If anyone can please give me some advice on how I get my buttercream so smooth around my base and If Im doing a 2 tier how I would do it then as well. Do I do them separately then put the other cake on top? So many questions. Quite new to this and haven’t made a cake for a while. Best buttercream recipes as well please. Thank you. Low on money so I really need to make this myself lol. Ive already bought all the decorations for the cake.

Rolling

Anyone else’s baby roll straight onto their belly when you put them on play mat but then screams bloody murder at you because they can’t roll back.
Put her back on her back then it’s like an involuntary movement straight onto her belly. Every 5 minutes!
Any tips to try and help her roll back onto her back? Or is it just something they have to learn themselves?
I have slowly moved her arms and legs when guiding her back to her back.

Gestational diabetes!

Hellooo, I’m looking for advice on what I should do. My doctors are useless and don’t think I have it but my hospital think I do and have gave me all the equipment I need etc.

My sugars drop to 2.9 or rise to 9.8. I’m constantly tired, sick/feeling sick, nearly pass out or feel dizzy, but it’s not getting to the point where I genuenly feel like I’m going to die (I know dramatic 😂) chest pain on one side, feeling like I can’t breathe, feeling like my throat is closing up and I’m struggling for breath.

What should I do which doesn’t involve getting a doctors appointment as again they don’t think I have it and aren’t taking me seriously!
Tia x

Cramping

So I’m only about 4 weeks pregnant and I’ve been having intense cramps but no bleeding, did anyone else experience this or?