When Dad Isn't OK

Recording my podcast this week on paternal postpartum depression and it's been on my mind ever since.

Picture of my husband because I feel its more relevant than a picture of me 🤣

We ask "how's mom doing" a hundred times after a baby comes. How often does anyone ask dad? Research says roughly 1 in 10 fathers experience depression in that first year, and it often shows up as anger or numbness rather than sadness, which makes it so easy to miss.

Anyone else notice this with your partner? Or notice yourself becoming the one everyone forgets to ask? Would love to hear your experience. 💙

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Comfy bras?

Is anyone else still wearing nursing bras even after they’ve stopped nursing because it’s just comfortable?? Because hi 🙋‍♀️. I would like nothing more than to retire them as war heroes but what are we all wearing as alternatives? Does anyone have recommendation for comfy supportive cute bras? ‘Cause the girls do be needing more support after 9 months of nursing. I was looking at the Knix no underwire ones.

Pram inserts for newborns

My mum has recently found a free pram that’s she’s brought home for us, it’s a bugaboo chameleon 3, with an L shaped bucket seat, but it also reclines back fully (will include pictures). There’s some parts missing, we’ll need to get more straps for it. As the seat fully reclines, I’m guessing there’s some sort of seat you can put it in for babies that need to lie at an 180 angle. I really need help finding a seat, I have no idea what to look for or any of the pram terminology. I’m hoping to get something to put in it for a newborn before thinking about buying a whole other pram well only use for 5 months. Any advice appreciated

Colostrum

Hi,

Have started trying to harvest colostrum because I have gestational diabetes and am due soon and apparently it’s really beneficial for GD babies. At the moment I can only get the tiniest amount that you can’t even really see in the syringe. I am just using my hands at the moment. Would pumping help better or does anyone have any other tips on how to express more?

Weaning

Is weaning at 24 weeks a good idea?
He gives all signs of readiness so I though that giving that he’s breastfeeding really often ( every 2 hours day and night ) this might fill him up better? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ideas with how to keep my baby on her back for nappy changes

Hey all!

My girl is nearly 7 months and for little while she has been a nightmare to change her nappies and clothes 🫣😂
All she wants to do is roll onto her front and try crawl off the mat!

I used to be able to distract her by singing and dancing - but now I can’t find anything to distract her and I’m chasing her around her changing mat 😂 and trying to change her backwards lol

I know it’s normal for most babies to go through these stages, just wondered if anyone has found anything that has helped.?

Naps

What are your naps looking like at the moment?

She’s fighting every single nap and I feel like maybe I’ve got the timing off or should be getting her to push through tiredness. Feeling a bit clueless atm

Her fighting naps is delaying everything so it’s leading to her bedtime edging later and later