Baby outgrowing Moses basket

My 9 week old has almost outgrown his Moses basket. What can people suggest I do for his daytime naps please as I can’t bring his next to me down as it’s too heavy. My first was so tiny he stayed in it for ages so never had this before

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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?

Is anyone feeling done?

Im a first time mom and everytime my almost 2 week old cries its either because shes needing a diaper change or she wants my touch I havent slept in 48 hours because if this im at my wits end call me selfish but im just done when I have no help no partner and no family to speak of anyone else just tired of it? And yes if there are rude comments I can take it because maybe its a reality check

This feeling

I might come off as ungrateful or like im not cut out for motherhood with this one but why don't we warn each other beforehand about this emotional situation? I wish someone had briefed me about how someday i'll be watching my son sleep and ill break down crying because of how intense the feeling of admiration is, and how love this big is heavy and feels a little too much like grief. it would have been nice to know that i would be so consumed with this love that has nowhere to go. there's no little pamphlet explaining how "you'll never know another love like it" genuinely means that it will overflow from you and your child and there will be nowhere else for it to go, and it will feel so intense and like too much but in the most beautiful way.
anyway, i think we should try and find a better way to articulate just how intense that feeling can be, so other new moms don't feel insane when they join the club

Sterilising the calpol syringe

Hi guys, my little one has his jabs this morning. I only have an electric steam steriliser and I’ve just googled and it said you shouldn’t sterilise the syringe that way. Have people been sterilising them? And have the sterilised them in the steam steriliser???

Why are there so many asshole white older male drivers in the UK?

I’m waiting with a pram at a zebra crossing and the cars stop in both directions. I thank the car on the right as I cross, then I thank the van on the left. About midway the van starts to creep forward so he gets very close to us as we finish crossing. I look behind and he rolls down his window to swear at me for not thanking him for letting me cross. Maybe he didn’t see me thank him but that doesn’t make it excusable to try and intimidate and then harass someone, especially when they’re with a baby! Why does this happen so often? Pedestrians have right of way in this situation, it just pisses me off that people like this exist.

Contact naps

VERY sensitive 5mo will ONLY contact nap. Which is usually fine except when we’re in the car. She will become extremely disregulated and scream really really badly, even if my husbands driving and I’m in the back with her singing, holding her hand etc. It means we absolutely cannot drive anywhere as wake windows are still around 2h. Even worse when I’m driving because I feel like I can’t safely concentrate on the road with how intense the screaming is.

I’ve already tried to reduce contact naps for the past week trying everything. She has finally napped in her pram the last 2 days for the first nap (takes ages and a real struggle), but I’ve noticed it’s made her even more clingy and sensitive throughout the day and not helping with the car.

Any advice? Specifically for the car issue? I don’t mind contact naps at home.