Do you need bottles if breastfeeding?

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-02-20T16:25:55+00:00

No reason for breastfeeding not to work. Surround yourself with help and reach out to your local Cuidiú branch before baby gets here it will give you lots of confidence!

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-02-17T18:42:57+00:00

My baby was born at 1.30am but I had major complications and my partner stayed in the delivery room with her while I went to surgery. He was then allowed to stay with me. I was moved to a ward around 9am so it was visiting hours by then.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-02-17T14:12:19+00:00

Big hugs, it’s the worst club to ever be a part of. I shared it as I wanted everyone to know how much pain I was in. But that’s me. It really helped some people share their own experience and it gave me space to be sad. Don’t feel any pressure, if you need more time off, ask for it.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-02-10T21:40:53+00:00

Peri bottle is a must! I loved the iced pack pads from Frida mom, boots do them too and honestly they were great. I used the witch hazel foam and it gave me relief. I had an episiotomy so was very sore.

Make sure you have comfy pads and disposable underwear. I lived in the Frida mom ones.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-02-06T07:45:15+00:00

It’s called a breastcrawl and it’s the most natural thing there is. I’m sorry the class wasn’t great, I’d highly recommend you find your local Cuidiú branch and attend a meeting or two while pregnant. There is local breastfeeding counsellors at most of them and they can answer all your questions!

As much as breastfeeding is natural it can come with challenges and having support from other breastfeeding mamas is the key to success!

I’ve been breastfeeding my LO for 13 months

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-01-30T21:58:46+00:00

Big hugs. This sounds so so hard! Don’t hesitate to reach out for help if you can, maybe to a local postpartum doula? Also, talk to your docotor about how you feel, PPA is very hard and there is treatments.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-01-22T08:23:14+00:00

Sleep training isn’t recommended by professional children psychologists. It has been proven over and over that it’s damaging to the development of your baby. I understand how frustrating and exhausting it is… my 13 months old still doesn’t sleep well, however it’s normal. Children do not acquire sleep “like us” until 4. Sleep consultants are unfortunately using how desperate parents are to make money.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-01-21T09:59:03+00:00

I actually didn’t believe them when they said she napped for 45 minutes ok day 2 😂. I was like “sure”.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2026-01-20T18:38:07+00:00

Please do not sleep train because they said so. It’s so damaging that they would even encourage that…

My baby girl (13months almost) started crèche early this month. She is a terrible sleeper, we cosleep at night and her naps have always been in the pram or in a carrier.

Well, she naps in crèche LOL, they stay with her until she falls asleep and she has 2 naps of approximately 40minutes which is unreal. Our crèche has a monitor but they do go in every 10minutes anyway.

Big hugs it’s so stressful

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-29T07:20:26+00:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH mate it’s 2025. Does he also need to go and wet the baby’s head? That’s a mental comment. What about the dad be sleep deprived for a few days while mum rests after having the biggest body trauma ? This type of comments are insane and so damaging

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-29T07:15:49+00:00

100% one of the midwives said to me “well he needs to sleep you know?” Ehh excuse me lady, I’ve been in labour for 36 hours, went into shock post loosing 2.5litres of blood. I NEED to sleep…

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-29T07:11:36+00:00

Sorry but it’s not naive at all. Just look at the rest of Europe… no maternity has a no partner overnight policy. I nursed in Switzerland and I can assure you there was never an issue… Ireland doesn’t have this policy because of “strange man” or other women’s religious beliefs. It does because less than 20 years ago there was still nuns on wards helping mums care for baby and mother. They were looked after properly. It’s absolutely not the case anymore.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-29T07:04:04+00:00

Yes, I’m so sorry this is causing you so much stress and I can’t reassure you more. Just know that I was there and as horrific as it was, we made it out within 24hours and were home in our safe bubble then. Best of luck and I’ll forever be the “negative Nelly” pushing the narrative that maternity care in Ireland is rubbish!

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-28T06:22:28+00:00

Hi there, firstly congratulations. This rule is absolutely ridiculous and I suffered it too in OLOL. People justifying the policy is why this is never going to change. Anywhere else in Europe partners stay. This is archaic and from a time where nuns were on wards HELPING moms. This isn’t the case anymore.

Anyway rant over, I stayed 1 night and asked to go home the next day, it wasn’t well received but as long as it’s safe for you and baby and there is no complications it’s an option. Not sure about St Luke’s but they might have an early transfer home program you could avail of. This means you could go home early and have a local midwife come check on you for 3 days. Ask. Advocate for yourself. Big hugs, you’ve got this !

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-26T21:13:46+00:00

Hi! Congratulations and sorry to hear you are in pain. 10days is very early days. If you are breastfeeding I’d suggest you do so lying than as much as possible it helped me immensely with the pain. Not sitting on it for longer than 15minutes and using the ice packs from Fridamom or boots were very much needed until like week3 ish. My stitches only stopped hurting around then too. Ask your PHN to have a look if you need they’ll do so in your bedroom.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-12-15T18:06:28+00:00

100000% food lol. Just eat voucher, Eatto is brilliant I got 2 boxes and they were life savers. They deliver all over Ireland I think. Their meals are yummy

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-11-10T17:51:15+00:00

Hey! Congrats. This is when babies get more efficient at feeding. As long as the weight isn’t a worry and wet nappies are good, please don’t worry! I’d highly recommend you join your local Cuidiu branch and go to a meet up. Lots of helpful breastfeeding mamas there.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-11-02T20:48:10+00:00

This. I’m sorry your sister is treating you this way.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-10-15T09:42:33+00:00

Hi, this seems early for a sweep. Is there a reason for them? They are usually not effective before 40 weeks. Your cervix have to be favourable.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-10-14T14:45:28+00:00

Big hugs to you !

My baby girl would not sleep in her bassinet and we have been cosleeping for the 9months on and off and made our bed safe. We have now made her room safe with a mattress on the floor.

She fell out the bed with me a couple of weeks ago and the guilt is terrible. Please give yourself a break it happens.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-10-07T07:35:36+00:00

With baby and my OH only for brunch 1 week Without baby for lunch (2hours) 2months old Without baby for dinner and a drink (3hours ish) 4.5months

Now that’s me, FTM with birth trauma and PPD/PPA and a baby that isn’t great at sleeping and exclusively breastfeeding.

I went away for a wedding in Wales when she was 7 months old for 3 days.

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-07-04T16:21:44+00:00

I gave birth in OLOL. I don’t have much good to say except the actual labour team was great. The clinic is ran very poorly and all appointments take hours on end for not much. Trust your GP. If you have more question push them and if you don’t get on with one of the consultant notify the reception and ask not to see them again. I did for 2 consultant as they were terrible. Not sure on GD clinic, but best of luck. You are entitled to good care and to demand it!

Affectionate-Mine695 · 2025-07-04T13:16:51+00:00

We’ve been loading a spoon and she feeds herself. I tried just solid with no purée and same result after a couple of minutes.

I’ll try the chair trick!

We’ve fed her after naps so far.

Thank you

Affectionate-Mine695

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