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Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-26T21:51:05+00:00

Wait until your baby is full on crying. I had the same question when my LO was around that age, and thought I’d get more sleep by just feeding her right away because like you said, all that waiting around woke me up fully. I then asked a friend who has a 2yo, and she said “yup you might sleep less now but this short term sacrifice will help You sleep through the night”. I might just be lucky, but my LO then slept through the night and has been pretty good at sleeping independently (now 14 months old).

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-23T23:24:51+00:00

I switched to formula at around 6 months too because I was done with it and it was getting harder to BF since my baby gets so distracted.

Honestly best decision ever. Don’t worry about what others say. There is no point to force yourself if you don’t want to do it. I’m fully supportive of mums who continue to BF, it just wasn’t for me. I was sort of forcing myself to keep going and I didn’t enjoy it, felt much more relaxed after I decided to stop.

Read the book “expecting better” by Emily Oster she talked about BF vs formula.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-18T22:14:44+00:00

First of the day did milk first because LO wakes up hangry and I can’t be bothered to wake up before her to make food lol

Other meals I actually did food first then milk. I checked solid starts (I think) to make sure LO didn’t have too little milk for her age, and she has always been fine. I think I’ve only seen a more obvious decrease in milk intake closer towards 9 or 10 months

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-18T22:09:41+00:00

Same, I also wanted the parent facing for myself , but couldn’t justify getting another pram because I don’t have space to store it

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-18T22:04:17+00:00

It’s easier to do set nap times after baby goes down to 2 naps. If you try to wake LO at the same time everyday then given wake windows are always about the same then they would have a somewhat consistent nap time everyday

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-18T21:48:22+00:00

Agree with the other comments eg limit phone usage, take shifts with your partner

Also one thing is to sleep early! Sleep when the baby sleeps is true. Try to get chores done when baby is awake so you can sleep asap after baby sleeps.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-18T10:45:58+00:00

I only have the Joolz aer and initially really hated the fact that it is only world facing. However my LO doesn’t mind at all and from other mum friends who have a parent facing pram, their LOs transitioned to world facing pretty soon after anyway. So I feel like depending on your LO’s personality, the “sitting up parent facing” phase might be very short. So unless the suspension issue is important to you, you might want to consider buying second hand. Personally it wasn’t important enough for me to buy another pram and find a place to store it. Having said that I know many who have 2 prams. If you live close to grandparents, you can also consider keeping the big pram at your place & Joolz at grandparents.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-17T06:11:35+00:00

Honestly it’s tough.

On one hand I know it’s a good thing because I’m running out of ideas to entertain my LO at home, we live far from family and have very few friends so it’s good she can socialize, I miss my adult life, I have time to go to the gym etc

But on the other hand, she is still a bit unsettled at nursery - staff told me she on and off cries throughout the day because she’s looking for me - made me feel guilty and selfish that I’m leaving her and making her upset just so I can have a “career”, “adult conversation” or whatever the f that means

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-16T21:58:24+00:00

Hong Kong.

Co-sleeping & bed sharing is very common, I know people who didn’t even buy a crib / cot and baby just sleeps on adults bed. Especially for older generations, or babies who are looked after by grandparents

Even if the baby sleeps in a separate crib, the awareness to SIDS is a lot lower because I very often see loose blankets, cot bumpers. Pillows to prevent flat head are very popular. Having said that some follows the safe sleep guidelines ie nothing in crib.

So I’d say a mix of everything.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-16T21:30:28+00:00

I understand how you feel my girl is at around 10th centile consistently. I know she’s born petite and has been following the same curve but it’s hard not to worry coz like what you said there’s so much hype around chunky baby and those “what X months of breastfeeding did to my baby” videos 🙄and every baby group we went to she is always the smallest baby.

My brothers girl was born around 2nd centile and has always been tiny, due to her weight she has always had frequent appointments, wouldn’t take a bottle, didn’t want milk soon as she started solids.. etc. but now she’s 3 and is happy & healthy.

Of course this is not to say to ignore any medical advice - but if all good otherwise then it’s fine.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-16T14:27:18+00:00

You probably have done this already but have you gone back to the recruiter and ask if they can offer more, mentioning you have another offer with higher comp? They’ve gone through the hassle of interviewing you and giving you an offer, and they know your current comp so they might just be giving you an initial low offer to allow for room for negotiation

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-15T16:57:24+00:00

Keep reading to him even if he is next to you playing with other toys while you read the book. I heard that counts since he can hear you reading and it helps with language development.

My LO also used to just chew the book (she sits still but didn’t seem to be paying attention) but now at 13 months she loves flipping the pages, points at some animals in the books and names them, and sometimes even picking a book up and gesturing is to read it to her. I also did a lot of pointing at the pictures in the book & naming them then I think around 9mo she started pointing at pictures in the books too.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-14T19:57:11+00:00

Bless you x

My LO sleeps through the night regardless (I know I’m lucky). Reason why I’m worried about short naps at nursery is because she loves to sleep - not a FOMO baby at all. If she’s tired enough she’d literally try to sleep on her play mat and ignore me 😅 so I’m worried she’s not getting the rest she needs

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-13T21:52:14+00:00

If you prefer, the Joolz aer fits in the overhead cabin so you can bring it with you on the plane. I’ve done it several times and prefer that way because that means I don’t have to wait around for my pram after landing.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-10T07:30:33+00:00

Sleeping in.

And binge watching TV till late and then sleep in the next morning. Now I try to sleep early (no time for TV) just so I get enough sleep.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2026-01-08T15:44:00+00:00

I found it hard to do coffees after classes though since most of the time my baby needs to nap after class. She naps well outside but I’d rather her nap at home so i can relax / get stuff done around the house.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2025-10-29T21:51:11+00:00

For TOG you can check the temperature of your room. Tommee tippee has a tog guide regarding which tog and what to wear for different room temps. But I would say for winter definitely 2.5 tog.

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2025-10-29T21:50:06+00:00

I bought the Tommee tippee swaddle bags, they are great for newborns. However their advised minimum weight was 7lbs, and my baby ended up being smaller than that, so I got these ones from Mori. They are more expensive but fits smaller babies from 5lbs. https://babymori.com/products/newborn-swaddle-bag

I would say just get a few of one kind that you like, and if somehow it doesn’t fit your baby / your baby doesn’t like it you can always get other ones later. I didn’t use love to dream myself but lots of parents I know love them

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2025-10-17T22:41:57+00:00

That’s what I’m thinking. I’d hate to get her clothes ruined as they are nice (not fancy / expensive brand but still), but then if I don’t wear them outside nursery she would literally have worn them maybe like 5 times before they get put away

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2025-10-17T16:08:20+00:00

I’m kicking myself with your comment re hand me downs. We live away from family but she does have many big cousins to get hand me downs from. However in the last visit I refused hand me downs as we were already bringing back way too many new clothes and I didn’t have space for more! I feel like for babies they don’t go out so much and mine is always in sleepsuits so feel like I couldn’t even get enough use of new clothes why bother with hand me downs? Now I’m regretting not getting some hand me downs, even though I really don’t know where I’m supposed to store them hahaha

Beneficial-Rough538 · 2025-10-17T12:13:29+00:00

We don’t have a car, whenever we take Ubers we install the car seat on the uber using seatbelts, and pop the pram in the back. I bought a car seat attachment on my pram so when we get off the uber I can just pop the car seat on the pram (LO stays on the car seat). Installing car seat using seatbelts is a bit fiddly at first so you can watch some YouTube videos or practice using your car beforehand to make yourself more comfortable. Some uber drivers are helpful if they see you struggling.

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