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My LO is 1 next week and all of a sudden he is obsessed with the boob! He wants them all the time, like every hour, he just looks at me and drags my top down and gets excited when he sees them, I don’t think it’s hunger as he’s eating his solids I just think he now knows exactly what they are and they are his toys!

Anyone else going through this?

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Dummy

Hi. My 4 week old hasn’t took to a dummy at all since birth. She will suck it for a few seconds then spit it out. She suffers with reflux and is on medication for it and I’ve been told offering a dummy can help with the reflux but I can’t get her to take it! Any tips?

Just Mentally tired.

Hi everyone just looking to vent new mum with ppd . I live with my husband but he's not really supportive financially or with our child. Im starting to be resentful towards him and other family members.l haven't had a day off since i was pregnant i do everything buy myself. I have my parents and they work so not much support there as well. I have spoken to my friends and some other family members about my situation. I keep getting told it will end give it time. Im trying to be as strong as i can for myself and my child. Sometimes im made to feel like terrible mum which I already think I am because of the ppd. Sometimes I don't feel like getting out of bed , clean , eat ,talk . Husband doesn't help with the house chores as well. I am mentally , emotionally and physically tired. im always LONELY always. I get judged about the postpartum depression that I have , i didn't choose it.
Right now im at a family members house i don't know if that's the best choice or not. Being here it's not helping because no one helps me as much.
I had started going to work but that's also putting a mental strain on my body. Parents don't like to babysit. If i ask husband it's pointless as well.

I want to move out but I have no income support.
What do I do

Can you please share current routines? (I know they will be loose)

I am just wanting to understand what an evening looks like and amount of time little one sleeps.

Do they have a large wake window before their final night feed? Or just same as the day waking every couple hours for a feed?

FTM help with sleep changes

Hi all,

FTM here, my girl turned 4 months on Thursday - for the last 2-3 weeks her sleep has changed.

Since she was just over 2 months she has been a great sleeper at night with no concerns at all.

The last 2-3 weeks she is still going to bed at same time and wake up at same time but during the night she keeps starting to wake and makes like, starting to cry noises - sometimes she settles herself after a few seconds and sometimes I have to go get up and give her, her dummy ( she has a dummy to go sleep)
Then she settles again till the next time she does this again.

Normally she is still asleep while doing this
She has also become a very lite sleeper - my partner ended up sleeping in the living room last night as he kept coughing and it was waking her.

During the day she is fine, no concerns at all.

I was told sleep cycles can change at this age and this is normal

But I just wondered if anyone else has had similar experiences?

cleaning

has anyone got any good products to use when cleaning an infant car seat?

Got these for my little one

I brought these for my one year old to get her off the bottles she was on

I did a lot of research on them, and a few people recommended them for her age

Just wanted to see what mums thought on here about them before I start using them