Stopping sterilising

My son is almost 5 months and has just started solid foods (I know it’s early but we were having problems with CMPA and trapped gas so it seemed like the best way to help him) I don’t sterilise his spoons, bowls and plates, they just get washed with hot soapy water. Can I stop sterilising his bottles too? Or should I be sterilising his plates and things? He goes swimming every week and ends up with pool water in his mouth and is constantly putting toys and his hands in his mouth it just seems pointless to me🤷🏻‍♀️ when did everyone else stop?

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Toddler keeps giving himself an erect!on

I genuinely don’t know what to do about this behavior. First time I noticed it I was giving him a bath and he grabbed a brush, brushed his booty and his little thing went straight up and he thought it was funny.

Obviously I took it away but he’s gotten more creative, he uses other brushes he finds, ice cubes (that he’s always loved to play with), his finger, ect.

He’s noticed we don’t like this behavior and will stop it so he will go to the other room and take off his diaper to do it and then laugh when he gets caught.

I don’t want to traumatize him about his own body and I understand it’s him being curious and not understanding but he has done it so often since finding out he can and it’s relentless about it.

I put clothes on him to but he’ll take them off and if I catch him taking it off he runs away laughing and hides and I’m 6 months pregnant so chasing him is hard

Anyone have any ideas I could get him to stop? Or anyone know why he’s doing this? It’s really bothering me.

Honestly please

The days me and my baby girl (7m) stay inside for the day I keep her in her sleeper, I know there is nothing wrong with that but when it comes time for bed time, are we changing into new clean sleepers? Or no? After a couple of nights?

Also can I just say how much I love this app because i actually get friendly responses unlike fb groups and I’ve connected with a couple of moms already too

wake windows ~ newborn

my new born is just over 3 weeks old, she will not settle down for naps much during the day & becomes so over tired we can never get her to sleep. She has wake windows of up to 6 hours during the day, sometimes it’s been longer. (With no nap inbetween)
We have tried everything we can think of but feel these wake windows are not normal.

Has anyone else experienced this?
all advice welcomed x

Colostrum harvesting..

I’m 37 weeks, and my midwife gave me syringes to start trying to get colostrum this week. I’ve tried a few times and out the one side I get nothing, and the other side one or two tiny beads. No where near enough to fill a syringe.

I’m completely new to this as didn’t know about it with my first. But does anyone have any tips or advice to get more? Or is it something that will become more - the more I do?

Thanks in advance ☺️

Sex after 3b tear?

I had my baby 16 weeks ago and my husband and I are yet to have sex. I feel so nervous about it as I sustained a 3b tear whilst giving birth to my daughter. I’ve been signed off by doctor but just don’t feel ready at all. I’ve tried bits whilst on my own to get into the swing but I’m very dry down there. Where it also ripped my clitirous when I go to check it’s all ok it feels as if it tears again so uncomfortable. My husband has been nothing but supportive but always feel so guilty when I turn him down. Im not breast feeding so wondering why I’m just not in the mood. Has anyone else experienced this and when did you get back into the “swing” of it?

Formula/ breastfeeding

I had an emergency csection 8 days ago and the midwifes advised i suplement with formula as my colostrum wasn't coming. Once i got home from hospital, we had a scare in one of the days as baby had only 1 wet nappy and the advice was again to top up with formula. I am now trying to get baby to breastfeed exclusively, should i just quit formula cold turkey or lower the amount bit by bit? Proper milk hasn't come in i think, unsure, when i am pumping the liquid is in between white and yellow, flowly, i just don't think i have enough to have to use breast pads. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!