12wks Xmas gift ideas

My baby is 3 months old at Christmas. Family and friends are asking what to get her and I have no idea. What are other people asking for?

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In for a bad day

I am so angry this morning I feel like my head is about to explode. Every morning for at least the last 5 nights my husbands started getting up around 4am to go to the loo (new habit) which has woken me up. However, we are in a 3 storey house on the top floor and he’s decided to go downstairs to the main bathroom despite us having an ensuite. This morning it woke up our 1 year old at 4:45 and ever since then he’s been lying in his bed babbling (meanwhile husband went back to sleep🤬) It’s now caused a HUGE argument between my husband and I and I’ve basically said I’m done because of his attitude and responses. We are having big issues with sleep at the nursery to the point they are considering a meeting to discuss steps forward, last week he went a whole 8hr day with no sleep so now I’m worrying about sending him in today after such an early wake up. I’m 25 weeks pregnant and shattered as it is. My husband just can’t see why this has upset me so much and I feel so unseen and unheard. I’m so wound up about my sons disturbed sleep

5 days of runny poos

Has anyone else’s little one had really watery diarrhoea? ❤️

My little girl has had lots of watery nappies. GP said it was probably something that didn’t agree with her and should pass.

She’s happy in herself, no temperature and seems absolutely fine otherwise. She’s also teething, but surely teething shouldn’t cause this much watery poo?

Would you go back to the GP for a second opinion, speak to the health visitor or wait it out as advised?

Has anyone experienced similar? How long did it last? Any advice appreciated! ❤️

Is tongue tie really a thing?

My son Troy is 2 months old, and I’ve been struggling with getting him to latch since birth. I’ve been exclusively pumping, and it’s been quite a journey. My midwife, bodywork practitioner, and a dentist friend have all suggested he has a tongue tie. I’m considering getting it released with a laser, but I’m honestly skeptical. Is tongue tie really as common and problematic as everyone says? Has anyone actually seen a significant improvement after the procedure? Is it worth pursuing, or is this just a very profitable 30-second procedure that’s being overprescribed? I’d love to hear real experiences, both positive and negative, especially from moms who have gone through it.

Baby Unsetttled 1am onwards

My baby is so unsettled 1am onwards, sometimes eyes shut, sometimes not. Spits out dummy, so fidgety, passes a lot of wind but if I don't intervene will scream and wake up fully. Otherwise it's just a case of putting in dummy and sometimes he settles for another 30 mins before it happens again but it's exhausting. I've put extra layers as I thought he could be cold but I don't think that's the case. Any ideas?

Is everyone’s else’s baby like this or just mine…. 😓 3 month old

She was doing so good recently, had the routine down pat 7pm bath and she’d sleep by 830pm and wake up twice throughout the night. Recently we had to spend twelve days in the hospital and I think that has made her regress terribly. Her naps aren’t more then 20 mins long…it takes longer to put her down for a nap then the actual nap. And still following 7pm bath time routine, she still won’t sleep. She whines and cries she’s so tired she just won’t go to sleep. I don’t get it I really don’t get it. I honestly spend my entire days trying to put her to sleep. I literally have so much anxiety I don’t look forward to the next day ever anymore, or when I wake up I’m just like ugh another day filled with anxiety! Yay! 🎉 idk…. I feel super alone in this a lot, anyone else struggling?

Formula or breast milk

My baby is 5 weeks old. I have been through so much already and trying to decide if formula is gonna be helpful for me.
I was in the hospital for 11 days before they induced me and there for 14 days. Then she was in the nicu for 3 weeks and I had to pump for her but couldn’t feed her because she had surgery on her intestines and had to heal. Finally she was able to eat my milk I had been making for her.
At week 1 post partum I went to the ER for severe upper back pain which they concluded was likely related to some rheumatological issue and put me on prednisone and I ordered some Cimzia from my rheumatologist cause I already was planning to get back on it now that I’m not pregnant. Baby finally came home and then I got Mastitis just as the Cimzia arrived so I didn’t start taking it. Whilst in the hospital being treated for Mastitis for a few days they made me stop taking my prednisone cold turkey and also my antidepressants/antianxiety cold turkey as well because they have a reaction to my antibiotic (Linezolid)
After coming home from the hospital I now have a sore throat and my arthritis is starting to hurt in my ankles and wrists.
My nipples hurt (stinging nerves all day), My back hurts, my joints hurt, and my baby has started throwing up more while drinking my milk with the Linezolid. 😩🤦🏼‍♀️
I can afford formula. But worried about the down sides(constipation, colic, etc) and also just the mom shame.

Anyone think I should really just suck it up and keep pumping? Or would switching be that bad for her? I’m struggling to weigh the benefits since this is my first baby.