Circumcision after care

We circumcised our almost 2 week old boy for hygiene reasons yesterday. (Don’t come at me- his dad, my brothers are all circumcised and it’s not for religious reasons).
The surgical team recommended using Sudocreme over the widely-used Vaseline. Three mothers in my circle only used Vaseline. I am worried for the sudocreme, any one used this in the past?
Additionally, washing his privates with water at every nappy change seems too much. Anyone washed your boy after every two nappy changes, what are your experiences?

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Newborn

Got to week 3 and quite literally just want to cry he’s been awake 3 hours and I’m exhausted from 3- half 5 he’s been awake he’s never been like this before quite literally feel broken

midwives vs partners

Has anyone else had a negative experience with midwives treating your boyfriend/husband/ male partner poorly? It started with pre natal appointments where he was completely ignored, wasn’t asked if he had any questions or anything. I know it’s the woman who’s pregnant but he often left those appointments feeling like a spare part, despite trying to be as involved as he could.

My partner was incredibly supportive during labour, but in that tense senario all I needed was his hand to hold and squeeze, I didn’t need any more physical/ verbal support and the midwife’s made comments like “tell her she’s doing a good job” and I thought it was so unnecessary. This was our second child so I knew what I wanted and needed from him and we’d discussed this prior.

Appointments after birth were just the same. When the midwife came to our home to visit I was holding the baby and happened to be walking past the door when she arrived, so I opened the door and led her in. After doing th checks on our baby she made a snide comment like “we’ll give baby to dad so mam can get some rest” Little did she know he’d been up with him all night while I had 10 hours uninterrupted sleep. My partner had privately voiced his insecurities on not feeling like he was doing enough, especially in those early days. The constant condescending tones from health professionals made this so much worse and he put so much pressure on himself as a result.

Maybe it’s just my district but has anyone else had any experiences like this?

Amazing recommendations please 🙏

First time mom over here feeling totally overwhelmed and a little bored if I’m honest by all the stuff we are told we need for our babies, and then having like a gazillions brands all offering the same thing.

Anyone got any recommendations for their best ever pram/ 360 car seat combo? Bed side crib? Breast pumps?

Also anyone with advice on stuff they have bought that they did not use at all, or things they absolutely can’t live without??? Like do we need the bottle sanitizer or not? Do we need a nursing chair? Wipes warmer? Special nappy bin vs just a bin?

The internet really is telling us we need a lot of stuff, but I’m just not sure what to believe anymore. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. X

High chairs

what age did your kids outgrow the high chair? Like physically outgrow it not just throw a tantrum lol

My 27 month old started wanting to eat in his high chair again after my 6 month old started weaning, we have the ikea high chair. just wondering if anyone else’s 2yo is still in their high chair

My wearables have broken 😭

I've had my wearables for a while and they've taken a beating. The first motor broke and I used the remaining motor on both pumps, taking it in turns. That motor has now gone, it's due to excessive use I'm an oversupplier and I build it really fast. Had mastitis 3 times. I NEED MY PUMPS😭😭😭 I physically can't afford to replace them at all, unfortunately that's why they were so beaten and pushed to their limits. Does anyone have a decent handheld pump theyre not using anymore they could send me please?

Sorry to ask xx thank you

Is anyone else's baby waking every 2 hours at night?!

He's breastfed and 5 months old tomorrow. I cannot deal with the broken sleep anymore. It's been like this for about 3 weeks now (was previously sleeping through). How do i help him sleep through again?! (Please no suggestions for sleep training - I won't let him "cry it out")