Newborn nappies

Just wondering which brands you are getting on with to see if there’s a consensus?
Last time around I used Pampers for first few months, but don’t think we can afford that this time! I was going to stock up on Tesco F&F ones but reviews are shocking…
Are Aldi ones good?? Any other brands working or to be avoided?

Thanks 🙏🏻♥️♥️

in our community

Im sorry but what is this😭

Finally stopped breast feeding my daughter before she turned two, its been 2 weeks. WHEN DO I GET MY BOOBS BACK?! They look all sad and shrivelled 😭😭 omds no. At least while breastfeeding they looked plump 😭

4 hourly alarm

At what point do I stop setting an alarm? My baby never let's me sleep 4 hours anyway, but shes now 7 week old and I still set an alarm for every 4 hours as directed in the early days!!

Mental health with children

Hi, I am a single mum to three children (3, 5 & 7). I don’t have much family support & I don’t have friends. I am really struggling with my mental health at the moment. I know you’re not medical professionals but I’m very isolated and alone and I think having other mums advice would just help me. Iv had a lot go off in my life from my children’s dad who I was with for 8 years and split up 4 months ago. I never lived on my own before him, I went from living with my parents straight to getting a new place with him. Now 8 years later I’m in a new place on my own with my three children and I’m finding things tough. He isn’t involved in their life anymore which was his own decision.
I am overwhelmed all the time, stressed all the time, I have no patience. My mindset is so low and negative all the time. I hate everything about myself. I hate my life and how it’s turned out. I feel angry at the world and for making wrong decisions. My self esteem is the lowest it could be.

I have spoken to my gp who told me to self refer to counselling therapy. I did this but it’s a 9 month waiting list. I’m on the list but I just can’t imagine going another 9 months feeling the way I do. I couldn’t be completely honest with my gp in detail as I worry they’ll get social involved. I had the worse experience when I had postnatal depression with my first child 7 years ago and they got social involved and it made my life hell, no support at all except judgement and it made my mental health so much worse, I’d never trust them again.

I just want to feel happy again. I want to enjoy life again, enjoy spending time with my children. I feel like iv failed them and I feel like iv given up. I don’t know who I even am anymore. I’m just their mum. I miss being me.

Are there any support sites or apps that you know about…9 months seems so long when I’m struggling so much now.

Thank you if you’ve read this.

Other children being nasty.

I don’t know if it’s just me being sensitive but whenever we go to the park, my 3 year old will try to make friends and almost every time they’ll say ‘you can’t play with us’ or ‘I don’t want to play with you’ and they’ll be nasty to him. This can happen a few times during the same hour sometimes and it actually really starts to bother me. He brushes it off but it’s sitting with me hard. His sister is only 7 months old and we don’t have many other friends his age to go on play dates with. I’m not sure if it’s just because the kids are already doing their thing in their own group of friends or what. Is this normal? Does this happen to your child too? I can’t bare it makes me not want to take him to the park anymore😭

Genuine Question About Tracking

How many of you tracked feeds, sleep, and diapers vs just feeding on demand (bottle or breast) and following baby's cues? For those that tracked - may I ask why/ if it helped in some specific way?

Not weeing during the night

Does anyone else’s LO not wee during the night?

My LG has a bedtime bottle and wakes sometimes once or twice for some water in the night but when she wakes her nappy is completely dry so I don’t change her. However, when she wakes in the morning, she’s weeing and leaking through because there’s so much.