Words

Hey, my 13mo is only saying mama, dada, ta, yeah and occasionally nana. I’m worried she isn’t progressing with her speech…? She understands nearly all instructions and whatever I say to her and seems so bright that way however no sign of trying to say new words. I’m a ftm so I overthink everything 😬

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Fighting Naps

My 3.5 month old fights sleep during the day SO BAD… even if I’m holding him he refuses to sleep, then gets overtired and is inconsolable.. anyone else dealing with this? Any tips? I keep questioning if something is wrong, but we quite literally have done everything.. he is on Pepcid for reflux, alimentum for CMPA, got lip/tongue ties released.. *but he will sleep at night without issue*

Toddler not staying under duvet

We’ve recently moved our toddler to a single bed with a duvet for the first time. She’s manages to stay under the duvet for the first 4 hours then doesn’t have the duvet on. Currently she’s at the other end, on top of the duvet.

Will she eventually stay under?

Room temperature

Is anyone else still struggling with high temperature rooms ?
We live in the south coast and our bedroom groegg thermometer is reading 24-25 degrees however it doesn’t necessarily feel that warm ?
My 7 month old is in a baby grow and 0.5 tog sleep bag as he feels cold to touch without the sleep bag but I’m still worried ??

1 YEAR JABS, DO I GIVE THEM TO MY BABY OR NOT?

Hi,
I’m really stressed because my mum is telling me not to get my child vaccinated with the 1 year jabs. My baby has already had the first 3 jabs but she’s really trying to get me to not get him vaccinated. I would like real opinions please. Has anyone here not had their baby jabbed? Please don’t think I’m silly for writing this, first time mum here so everything is so scary and new. Thank you!

Cradle Cap 🧢

What are we doing for cradle cap and how long did it take to go away? 😅

Help Breastfeeding

Hi everyone. My baby is 7 weeks old, and I’m really struggling with breastfeeding at the moment. 💔

I had a C-section, and because of that I wasn’t able to breastfeed him for the first week. We gave him formula initially, and when I started trying to breastfeed, he refused to latch.

I’ve tried so hard to breastfeed him and have had multiple sessions with the feeding team, but unfortunately nothing seemed to work. I changed his bottle to Philips Avent about 2 weeks ago, and yesterday I tried breastfeeding again. To my surprise, he latched really well! I was so happy and thought we had finally made progress.

But today, when I tried again, he just screamed and refused to latch. I honestly don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

People around me have told me that I should let him cry because eventually he will latch. I tried that yesterday, but he was crying so hard that I had a complete mental breakdown. Seeing my baby so distressed made me cry badly too. I don’t feel comfortable making him cry just to get him to breastfeed.

I’m also exclusively pumping at the moment and trying to pump every 2–3 hours to maintain my milk supply. It is honestly exhausting, and sometimes I’m in so much pain and emotionally drained that I end up crying.

I’m trying my absolute best to give my baby only breast milk, but this whole journey has been much harder than I ever imagined.

Has anyone else experienced something similar, where their baby sometimes latches well but then suddenly refuses the breast? What helped you? I would really appreciate any advice or experiences. ❤️