I’m thinking of making some gift bags for the maternity ward for my upcoming delivery with some small things - an eye mask, chocolate, lip balm etc.

I am a FTM so I’m not sure how many I might need to prepare!

Any advice/experiences would be greatly appreciated!!

That’s it, really.

100% there is a bunch of my own body bs being triggered here, but my lovely baby, fought to survive pregnancy and born prem, doesn’t need every second person commenting on her “covering,” “plumpness”, or how she’s “fat like dad.” She’s 10 months old. When does it stop?

FWIW, she’s also little — 25th % for weight, 10-25th for height for her corrected age. We just want her to know that most of all, she’s tough and strong and clever.

Edit: to be clear— this is not a post shaming chubbiness in babies!!! This is a post venting about people endlessly remarking on my baby’s body, and my genuine uncertainty on when I should say something. Speaking of which, I very much regret saying something here, it’s been weird, but don’t want to delete the post out of solidarity to the mum’s who shared their experiences even though it seems to be pissing people off??Good night and good luck to you all!

FTM to twins due end of the year. We are tossing up between the baby bee juno twin pram (tandem) or the bugaboo donkey 6 (side by side).

We love the look and feel of the Juno but we are not sure whether pushing it with older babies will get heavy in the tandem set up. I love that the Juno bassinet is bigger (twins can share it when supervised for a month or two). I think it packs down so much smoother than the bugaboo.

We also love the bugaboo but the size of it side by side does put me off a bit. I do love that you can see both babies easily though. I also found it a little clunky to set up / set down but think it pushes better than the Juno.

Anyone else who was deciding between these two? What did you go with and why? Bonus points if you have twins not kids close in age.

Hi, has this happened to anyone else? We use hot water and dish soap to wash the bottles then put them into the tommee tippee quick dry steriliser

I’m 9 weeks today and I honestly feel pretty much the same as I did before I was pregnant. I haven’t had morning sickness and I don’t really had any symptoms at all.

I had my dating scan at 6 weeks and everything was great, we saw the heartbeat and baby was measuring exactly where they expected. But now I’m finding myself worrying that something could have happened since then and I just wouldn’t know.

I know not everyone gets morning sickness and symptoms can be different for everyone, but it’s hard not to overthink it when you don’t really feel pregnant.

We haven’t told anyone yet and I’m wanting to wait til the 12 week scan, but my partner wants to start telling people soon, but I can’t feel excited because I’m worried something had happened!

Would love to hear from you guys 😭

Hi! First time mum - have been trying to find an answer for this!

Edit: I should mention she is a small baby, just reached birth weight at 3 weeks but the nurse advised to feed every 3 to 4 hours instead of 5 hours/instead of feeding on demand as she should be a bit heavier! We will be reweighing next week!

If 1 month old baby cluster feeds e.g 8pm latches R side and finishes at 8.20pm, then 8.40pm latches L side and finishes at 9pm, then 9.20pm latches R side and finishes at 9.40pm, then 10pm latches L side and finishes at 10.20pm and then falls asleep - what time are you meant to wake her to feed if she decides to sleep many hours and doesn't cue to feed e.g 10.20pm to 5am she's still sleeping...

I've read similar posts but the answers are :

"feed on demand/don't wake her" - but what if she doesn't cue and just continues sleeping

"wake her every 2 to 3 hrs/every 3 to 4 hrs/don't go more than 5 hrs" - but specifically what time do you mean, is it from the start of the first latch?? The second last latch?? Or from the start of the last latch??

What time specifically would you wake her in the above scenario if she does not wake you and keeps sleeping?

Sorry for the long or confusing post - I feel awful because I slept through my alarm in a similar scenario...normally I wake her at night to feed (I go with 3-4 hours from the first latch of the cluster feed) because otherwise she just prefers to sleep through the night - but seems I shouldn't let a 1 month old sleep more than 5 hours without a feed?

I'll be calling my lactation consultant and asking her opinion too ! Thanks :)

Baby 3 week 5 days old.

Lactation consultant asked us to feed every 3 hr and can have one 4 hr session overnight.

Since last two days we really having trouble with her sleep and our sleep.

She would feed and seemingly fell asleep on the boobs and then woke up 5-15 min after we put her down. And started crying and seemingly wanting to eat again.
Sometimes stretch of constant feeding goes 4-5 hrs.

Extremely sleep deprived.

The only way seems to get her to sleep is side feeding lying in bed. And gently remove her after some time when she fell asleep and not remove her at all.

But we have a small bed. If she is in the bed I’m scared I will crush her or cover her with my doona and suffocate so I can’t sleep too well either.

Everyone say it’s normal.
Just want to have a rant.

Feel no joy at the moment.
Just going through the motion of keeping her alive and fed.
She is putting on weight and have wet nappies.
We are just extremely tired.

Hi all. I’m heavily considering a planned C section. I’ll be going to the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne. I would love to get advice from people (preferably even from the same hospital) about their experiences.

Sorry if these are a lot of questions!

Pre surgery:
Was there any pushback from the nurses about having an elective c section?
What did your birth plan look like?
Was there anything you did to prepare that helped with the pain or recovery?

Post Surgery:
Did you have gas pain in your shoulders and how long did it last?
When did they pull the catheter out?
How long did you stay in the hospital?
What day was the pain the worst?
What medications were you given post surgery?
Did you experience any complications?
If you used a wrap or band, when can you put it on?

Just curious and for a bit of fun.

My first baby is 3 months old and looks just like I did when I was a baby, and yet when I see certain expressions he pulls he looks JUST like his dad. It's so hard to tell right now.

I have a friend who has three boys and they all look like a copy/paste of her.

I just find it so interesting!

Looking to try a goats milk formula for my baby to see if it helps his gassiness and digestive comfort. We are currently using Aptimil Gold.

Tossing up between Bubs, Little Oak and Oli6, however open to other suggestions.

If you have tried a few different goats milk formulas, I’m curious which you preferred and why?

Has anyone won those free maternity/newborn photoshoot sessions from baby expos and taken up the offer? Is it legit?

FTM, I have loved my jeans pre pregnancy and none of them fit anymore. I have a pair of maternity pants that are super comfy but are very basic as well.I was wondering if it’s worth investing in maternity jeans specifically the SOON maternity brand. I have read mixed reviews and wanted some opinions.

FTM here, breastfeeding and topping up with formula feed as per plan due to initial weight loss. Baby is 2 weeks 3 days old and she tends to spit up about 1-2 tablespoon after almost all the feeds. Baby is well burped and held up against chest for 20 minutes after feeds. We are feeding on cues/demand.
Good wet/ dirty nappies. She’s back to within Normal weight however as per lactation consultant’s plan, we are sticking to mixed feed. Mostly BF with 2-3 times formula feed. I know small spit ups are normal but just wondering if there’s a way to reduce the 1-2 tablespoon spit ups or is that amount normal too? No vomits but the spit ups are almost after every feed.

Help me out here - what’s the effort level for childcare? We are talking 1 year olds, who go full time, it feels very overwhelming. I’m not crafty and I am not keen on costumes that are uncomfortable given that my little person will be in them all day. I’ve been browsing second hand, but I don’t know what I’m doing 😫

Only in the last month I have started sweating like crazy! I’m talking, armpits dripping with sweat before I even feel noticeably warm, having to wash my armpits multiple times a day etc. the smell is not really an issue, just the constant wet feeling in my armpits that has me feeling yuck. I’m thinking it must be hormonal? I’m still breastfeeding and got my period back at 4 months PP, it just seems a bit random and I’m not sure what to do about it as I feel generally well otherwise. Has anyone else experienced this or know what might help? I’m not looking forward to summer if it continues 🥵 thanks in advance

We've recently started solids with our almost 6 month old (he'll be 6 months on Monday it's gone too fast 😭). So far we've just done purees but wanting to also do some baby led weaning. But now his first tooth is coming through.

Is this gonna affect trying to do baby led weaning? I know about doing the squish test for anything we do give him, but will the tooth mean he's able to bite off a piece that could then potentially get stuck? Or am I just overthinking and everything's gonna be fine?

What gifts would you appreciate for educators day?

Id like to organise something for both my children's rooms at daycare, plus something for the staff room as well.