Baby crying and straining

I’m at a loss with what to do as GP’s are being useless. My baby cries and strains really bad after feeds can go on for hours. Dr reckons colic and reflux but the gaviscon they give constipates him. A few people have suggested dairy intolerance but I don’t know for sure, from minute he opens his eyes he seems so uncomfortable. He is on kendamil comfort any advice please 🙏🏼

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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

Sex

I’m 6 weeks today, did anyone have sex this soon? Or did you wait to see a GP

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

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!