Family dynamic

Ladies what are we doing sleep wise with 2 kids under 3? Are all 4 of you in the same room? How is it going? We are husband and wife with 2 kids. 2.7 year old son and 4 week old daughter. We’re all in the same room as our second bedroom is upstairs and I’m not having my 2.7 year old sleeping upstairs alone. But the night wake ups from both of them is driving us up the wall. And then he goes work from 9am and I’m solo parenting 2 kids alone for 9-10 hours. With broken sleep. I need some advise on how you guys are doing if you’re in the same boat x

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Driving alone with baby?

When did you first drive with just your baby in the back? I've got the full safe setup installed but I am still nervous to drive anywhere alone yet. My baby is 5 weeks old on Friday and there's a bf support group I want to attend but it's too far to walk there :(

When my husband drives I am in the back with my son, holding his head when there are sharp turns and potholes because he is still a bit too small for the car seat to be holding his head in place (apparently this is normal and still fine but it worries me!)

Accepting my new Mum bod post surgery

I'm 10 weeks postpartum and went to the doctor yesterday for our Mother and Baby check. When it got to me, the doctor said "can you lift up your stomach so I can see the scar" 🤣😭
...loool the way a little bit of me died inside. It's barely even an overhang and my stomach has healed really well! There's no flap. I found it funny but also a bit of a gut punch because it's taken me all 10 weeks to adjust to my new body, appreciate it for all it's done, given me, and start to accept/like it again. Any new mums had similar scenarios or finding it a struggle to adapt to liking your new mum body post C section?

UK Travel System Recommendations

Hi everyone, I’m needing some help with pram/travel system recommendations. We won’t be able to get a new car before baby arrives and it’s quite small! We have a Mini Cooper, so boot space is limited at the best of times. I’m after a pram where the bassinet is foldable too to take up as little space as possible because we ALSO have a dog that will sometimes be out with us and baby.

I’ve been looking at the dragonfly, cove 2 and upline 3 but I just wondered if anyone else has any recommendations.

Thank you ☺️

How long did you wait?

Obviously you’re meant to wait at least 6 weeks after giving birth but is it still safe to do it before the 6 weeks?

Safe space for 4.5m old

Recommendations on a safe space for my daughter while I’m showering - bathroom is small and grown out of the bouncer.

TIA

Breastfeeding journey

Hi all,
I am 8 weeks pp and my breastfeeding journey has been the worst thing ever! But I am still persevering! We were told my baby has a tongue tie and was booked in for a tongue tie division the following week, I have been experiencing the worst excruciating pain, like a burning shooting pain when he latches on, the skin around my nipples are sore and raw! Likes like toothpicks scraping whenever I breast feed, just wanted to ask if anyone has experienced the same thing and does it get better, I feel so defeated 😭