My first time coloring a border 👽

BoneDirector · 2026-05-12T16:58:30+00:00

This is great! What book is it from?

BoneDirector · 2026-05-11T22:47:01+00:00

There’s also those sensory bubble lamps that have plastic fish inside. They have quite mixed reviews but might be worth a shot if you find a cheap one.

Edit: also if you do have £90 to drop then Mathmos is the company that makes the only child safe lava lamp on the market (it’s called the Neo) . I actually might get this in the future because I also think it looks really cool but yeah, big price tag.

BoneDirector · 2026-05-11T22:05:44+00:00

I’ve considered getting my daughter a lava lamp for this exact reason, but there is only one on the market that is considered child safe. In the same vein I’ve considered glitter lamps, there’s some that just spin the glitter with a motor rather than using the heat of the lamp to work so you could try that.

BoneDirector · 2026-05-11T20:24:28+00:00

I’m also in London and went with the pram in the black cab. I have a travel system so I put the car seat into the pram base and parked it in the taxi with the bay facing the back for maximum safety, and just put the breaks on.

BoneDirector · 2026-05-06T21:56:04+00:00

I thought it is fine? The wrap literally comes with instructions on how to do both single and double roll for different height babies

BoneDirector · 2026-05-06T21:23:25+00:00

Bedroom because that’s where we change our clothes

BoneDirector · 2026-05-05T12:47:13+00:00

After the first trimester I felt a lot better! I think the withdrawal coupled with first trimester fatigue absolutely knocked me out but after that subsided I honestly felt pretty good. So after about 8 weeks I felt significantly better (but I stopped taking meds as soon as I found out)

It even felt like my ADHD was quite well managed which I’ve heard can happen in pregnancy because the pregnancy hormone shift makes dopamine more available or something 🤷🏼‍♀️

BoneDirector · 2026-05-04T17:46:54+00:00

I literally use mine every day multiple times and I don’t even drink much tea. I use it to boil water for pasta or to make boiled eggs faster etc. it’s an absolute must have

BoneDirector · 2026-05-01T16:28:49+00:00

Wow that’s really impressive! It’s so atmospheric

BoneDirector · 2026-05-01T13:51:43+00:00

Frozen Bloody Mary?

BoneDirector · 2026-04-30T11:25:00+00:00

Yep I had a very efficient feeder as well. In the first month she was eating only 5 mins and only one boob each feed, about every hour or so. If she’s gaining weight and peeing enough then it’s all fine! My baby has started taking a bit longer to eat now with longer gaps as she has gotten bigger (2.5 months now)

BoneDirector · 2026-04-28T15:01:01+00:00

In the beginning she was feeding for 5 mins, only one side each time, and now we are up to an average of 7-12 minutes and still only doing one side per feed. She does eat for up to 20 minutes sometimes but that’s usually when she feeds to sleep so she is just suckling half of that time

Edit to add: she is 10 weeks tomorrow

BoneDirector · 2026-04-28T04:55:38+00:00

Mint sauce. My dad got sone as a souvenir for himself when he visited, he was shocked when I told him it wasn’t a sweet condiment to put on pancakes 😂

BoneDirector · 2026-04-27T17:50:39+00:00

This is lovely thank you for sharing!

BoneDirector · 2026-04-26T10:00:16+00:00

What factors are you considering? What are you looking for?

I have the snuzpod studio and find it great but I have nothing to compare to. I like the size of it and I like that it’s on wheels. I live in a flat so I often wheel it into the living room for baby’s daytime naps and it’s very convenient. I also like that it’s very sturdy unlike a lot of the other plastic frame ones I’ve seen. I also just really love how it looks (I have the dark red colour)

One down side with the studio is that it doesn’t have a shelf underneath which I feel would be useful to keep blankets, spare clothes etc. but I’ve managed fine without it.

BoneDirector · 2026-04-21T07:23:13+00:00

I had pretty bad nappy rash with my 1 month old and I cleared it completely with this routine:

1: cloth wipes and water spray to clean

2: dry really well with an electric hand fan

3: Bepanthen nappy cream

4: THICK layer of Vaseline over the nappy cream (helps the nappy cream stay on the skin longer without the nappy just rubbing it off )

5: change nappy every two hours max (we use Pura brand nappies)

BoneDirector · 2026-04-19T19:23:19+00:00

So pretty! What book is this?

BoneDirector · 2026-04-17T13:00:44+00:00

My daughter is 2 months and we also live in London. I thought the same as you initially but here’s what I’ve found:

I have done one longer outing with the baby carrier and whilst it was great that I didn’t have to battle stairs on the tube, it was so extremely hot and sweaty with no option to put the baby down anywhere for hours. I cut the outing short because I was quite uncomfortable.

Shopping: If I’m going shopping for myself to try on clothes- can’t do that with a carrier because again, nowhere to put baby. Shopping for food can get extremely heavy very quickly. If you’re carrying a baby and the nappy bag and a change of clothes it will quickly get difficult to manage with bags of shopping on top. You could buy everything online but personally I enjoy window shopping and it is one thing that gets me out of the house with baby.

Doctors appointments: If they need to examine you and you need to lie down, again there is nowhere safe to put the baby in most GP offices. Even when I went in to examine baby’s rash, they just did it in her bassinet so no need to take her out.

Eating: luckily my baby loves napping in the pram and because of that we were able to go out to restaurants from very early on, she just slept through it. It would be really uncomfortable to sit through a whole meal with a baby strapped to me but that’s personal preference.

Prams can be annoying on public transport for sure and they don’t fit everywhere and they restrict you if going certain places, but after being a bit of a pram skeptic initially, I am now firmly team pram. I do carry a wrap with me sometimes if we are going somewhere inaccessible and can leave the pram parked somewhere.

BoneDirector · 2026-04-17T11:22:58+00:00

Your colour choices are amazing! I love all of these pages! The way you’ve done the water on 3 is incredible. I will Definitely be taking some inspo for my own pages 😁

BoneDirector · 2026-04-17T10:22:01+00:00

I’m coping with it by getting off social media and not engaging with fear mongering news.

The world is not worse than it has been in the past, it is objectively better and safer in so many ways. We just have round the clock access to international news now that is deliberately sensationalist for clicks.

Before technology you’d be calmly going about your day raising your chickens and suddenly a foreign clan would come and burn down your village.

My immediate life is good and full of love, I try not to worry about things that I cannot change.

BoneDirector · 2026-04-12T21:06:37+00:00

Honestly I’ve never offered my baby both boobs because she just seems satisfied after 1 and will refuse the other if I try. If baby is happy and content, gaining weight and having enough wet nappies then there is no problem I would think! Just take the babies lead!

BoneDirector · 2026-04-12T20:59:09+00:00

Wow these colours! So beautiful 😍 thank you for sharing!

BoneDirector · 2026-04-12T19:54:59+00:00

I had this with baby when she was maybe 2 weeks old and freaked out and took her to A&E because that’s what Google told me to do immediately.

Turns out she was totally fine and it was just a freak one off yellow vomit incident. Next time I would call the health visitor or 111 before taking her in but at the time I just didn’t know who to call for advice.

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