Hi all, I’m looking at getting a baby carrier. Any suggestions or advice. I’m getting a little over whelmed with the options.
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Artipoppe!

Babybjorn it was amazing, i bought mine on vinted

I went to a sling Libary bare in mind I carried my baby from birth until she was 2 every day no pram and I really suggest integra carrier and Izmi carrier xx

I got both second hand on vinted.

I got the Tula explore but I only felt comfortable using it when he could hold his own neck up. Sling library really helpful as they let u try a variety of slings and u can borrow one for a while before committing to buying one yourself x

I recommend the Izmi breeze carrier! So comfortable for me and my little boy loves it. I went to a sling library near me to who let me try different ones on, hire them and then fit it for me!

I’ve heard this is a dupe of the Artipoppe, only cheaper. I’ve got my eye on it and a few colours are on sale: https://mabeproducts.com/products/the-monarch-carrier
I bought the Babybjorn from a baby show recently. The harmony came highly recommended but I settled for One Air as it was half the price and was told they only had a few aesthetic differences. Both come in the mesh style which looks pretty good on!

Go to a sling library to try some on. What suits one person's body might not be comfortable for you.
A wrap is usually recommended for newborn days because they very rarely fit into a structured carrier from newborn.
Hi! My husband and I are wanting to start trying for our second soon and I still don’t have my period. I’m still breast feeding but not a lot. 2 - 4x a day ish. My dr says I probably need to stop breast feeding entirely to get my period back.
Has anyone had to choose between breast feeding and trying for another? I’m feeling down about it.

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Hi everyone
My baby girl is 4 weeks old today. She is BF and bottles of pumped milk. She has about 90ml per feed every 3ish hours.
She has started being a bit sick during or after feeds (can be up to an hour or more after feeds). I pace feed, wind and burp during the feed, keep her upright for 30 mins after etc.
When she lies flat on her back (and mainly at night), she constantly clears her throat which is quite wet sounding, sounds congested in her nose, grunts, groans and strains.
Could it be a bit of reflux? Heartburn? Something else? Normal baby behaviour haha?
She is otherwise a very chilled and happy baby, and the sick/spit up doesn’t seem to necessarily bother her.
Thanks!
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Any else’s hit that 4 month sleep regression? My little one can be flat out but the second I put him down… ping! Eyes wide open 🫠🫠🤣🤣

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Hi guys. Long story short, my mother in law has always been extremely off with me. Initially I thought it was a personality trait and cannot expect everyone to be bubbly as you. But she did many things that were just awful such as, when I was pregnant vomiting in her home she completely ignored me. I cooked for her and her sons and she went and ate in her room & didnt thank me. When we had our wedding at my wedding I went up to dance next to her and she walked off (so much more that I could list). Anyway, she lives in our home country so as soon as I came back to London I forgot about her. I had my baby and my husband convinced me into bringing her over for a month to ‘help me’ as my own mum has a physical disability so can’t help me much. First two weeks she I was cooking, cleaning & looking after my baby. She even WOKE ME UP FROM A NAP to change my baby’s clothes. My husband spoke to her and she improved but would still do weird things and like completely blank me, or make comments to make me look like a bad mother. My husband started to be horrible so one night I snapped and called her a b*** to him. He called a family meeting the next day with her and my parents and exposed me to them all. She even said to my parents ‘why should he wake up to give baby a bottle he works hes tired’ ‘why should he change nappies’ ‘if she’s incapeable of looking after her baby blah blah’. I have practically been a married single mum since baby has been born he is now 3 months old. I can’t believe my husband exposed me and told his mother I called her out of name. This marriage is completely failing, i have a 3 month old, I don’t know if I can ever look at him the same or be a part of their family after everything I have been through. I know I shouldn’t of called her out of her name but I was at my width ends I felt bullied and abused and like she was doing everything to make me look like a shit mum… WHY WOULD HE TELL HER?
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Hi all, I’m looking at getting a baby carrier. Any suggestions or advice. I’m getting a little over whelmed with the options.

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Any other FTMs who are just SO done with all the information out there? I've got a 6 month old and I feel like I've done nothing but stress and try to problem solve everything when it comes to my baby. There was once a time when I didn't even know what false starts, wake windows or sleep pressure were and now I feel like the constant overload of information from "experts", especially on social media, is making me lose touch with my own instincts. Obvs it can be helpful when you're thinking, "wtf is happening right now?" but today I've decided I'm going to switch off all the noise, try to be more present with my baby and just accept that there will be ups and downs. Whether that's sleep, weaning or days when she only wants to be held. She's literally only just arrived in this world and there's so much happening in her little body and mind. Not everything needs to be a problem to solve.
I've also decided I'm not going to force a strict routine, because I've never even managed to stick to one for myself, and frankly the thought of it stresses me out. She's a perfectly happy baby and while I might still be a bit sleep deprived at least I won't be stressed about every little thing on top of it!
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