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Bowels

Anyone’s stomach hurt like when they need the toilet? Feel like baby is squashing the bowels 🥲😂

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Car seats

When is everyone thinking of turning their LO to front facing in their car seat ?? My LO is tall for 18 months so worried about his legs rear facing

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10 week naps

How long does your 10 week old nap in the day? Feel like we've decided sleep is for the week in the day 😭

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is it okay to feel overstimulated when baby just screams a lot lol, last night I cried so much with a lack of sleep and I’m 6 months post Partum, does anyone feel like this sometimes im a single mummy to a beautiful boy and I love him so much, just sometimes I burst out crying or I feel guilty because I told him ple...

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Hey girls, can someone recommend car seats ?

Baby is currently using the doona. Any recommendations?

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Perinatal team

I’m due to give birth anytime now and have been referred to the perinatal team due to just feeling anxious, they did say if I didn’t meet criteria they would advise other services but they have sent me a letter taking me under their care as ‘moderate’ now I’m panicking thinking there definitely is something wrong wi...

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Newborn mama’s sleep!

To all the newborn mama’s out there - how much sleep are you aiming to get in total a night? My HV said that I should be aiming for 4 hours to avoid “deprivation” - has anyone else’s said the same?

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Sleeping bag alternative for 5 month old

Baby seems to have a knees up reflex when he has a sleeping bag on or blanket put over his legs. He seems to kick about at night trying to kick the sleeping bag off. Has anyone just layered baby up rather than sleeping bag or blanket? Suggestions please?? He is 5 months old. Still in our room at the moment but w...

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Short naps

9.5 month old is suddenly napping for only 30 mins for both his naps. He usually naps for 2 hours for the first nap and 1.5 hours for the 2nd nap! Is anyone else going through this? 🫣

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sleep schedule

i have been having the hardest time trying to get my baby to sleep through that 3am shift. i’ve tried app after app… i’ve tried chat gpt… i’ve tried different moms influencers… can someone help me out here😂

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Hair cuts

Has anyone had their 1y boys hair cut yet? If so how did that go? My twins both need there hair cut as there fringes are starting to get long enough to start getting in there eyes and over there ears, we have appointments booked to get there hair cut but unsure how it’s going to go or even if they will sit still lon...

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Sleep regression? Separation anxiety?

Baby fights and fights to go to sleep used to just go down but not anymore day time naps and evening And then even if she’s asleep on me she wakes up screaming crying after about 20 minutes and got to calm and start again Is anybody else going through this? Any tips don’t know what I’m doing wrong baby has always...

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Breast pumps… which one and why?

Hi all, I’m returning to work soon and still breastfeeding. I’ve been very occasional with my pumping. Using a tommee tippee pump I picked up second hand. Which pump would other mothers recommend?

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Milk still didn’t come in..

Second day postpartum and no milk. This is second baby, with my first I had milk immediately, but now it’s barely any milk no matter how much I squeeze or how much my baby sucks. Will milk come in at some point? Does anyone know the reason behind it..

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My 23mo son repeats mama and gma all day long

I wanna pull my hair out. Anytime he's with any of us he says our name all friklen day. What'd this about and how to address it I figured he needs connection so we have a talk so he knows we're right there (we are!!!) What is this? And when we go tondo stuff like walk to another room he freaks out and whines non...

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Postpartum vagina..

Has anyone looked at themselves down there and the aftermath right after birth? I have not and I don’t want to.. I just felt it with my hands and I feel my stitches.. is it normal that my stitches feel like a balloon and form on the outside of my skin rather than inside.. I literally have it down my anus.. how...

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How is everyone successfully putting their baby down for a nap? (15 months )

am I the only one who puts their baby down for a nap or bedtime and they have a tantrum? why does it seem everyone’s ‘routine ‘ is so perfect. advice please on how your getting this done when you believe their tired?

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2 month old’s feeding time decreased significantly

Hi, my 2 month old has suddenly started to spend way less time breastfeeding. The tracking app shows that he used to feed for roughly 2 hrs 20 mins a day. In the last few days he dropped to 1.5 hr a day! Should I be worried? Any ideas?

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Baby car seat

Any recommendations on the newborn baby car seat? Something that could also last for several years.

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My little one is almost 6 weeks , since the last two days he's been sleeping at night for 5-6 hours straight, like he fed at 9 pm and woke up at 3 am last night.is it normal? He usually would wake up every 3 hours .

.( During the day he is waking up after 3 hours)

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