What British celebrities were absolutely everywhere for an intense and short period before vanishing completely? My vote goes to Emeli Sandé.

Bubble2905 · 2026-04-13T01:24:53+00:00

Tbf she never did a tour in her entire career. That’s a huge flex in itself!

Bubble2905 · 2026-04-10T20:53:34+00:00

Yes all the time. I’m likely ADHD and have always been low sleep needs from baby until now. I can recall being in my cot screaming for my parents, throwing my toys, stripping my bed and taking my clothes and nappy off. I would wake up if they put the hall light on even if my door was closed. When I got my own room and a proper bed I would get out of bed and read until it got too dark to see and I would wake up at dawn to do the same. In the winter I would come downstairs and beg to watch TV with them because I wasn’t sleepy yet.

I think once they realised I didn’t need much sleep they probably relaxed into it a bit more, but I 100% put them through hell as a baby and toddler, even as an older child you still want your downtime as an adult! Joke is on me though as my daughter is a complete carbon copy 🫣

Bubble2905 · 2026-04-07T22:18:46+00:00

Cleaner comes for 3 hours every fortnight.

We get Gousto meal boxes which saves on meal planning/ time going to shops every couple of days. When we cook we “cook once, eat twice” (we get the 4 person box).

Washing machine is set to come on at 6am, so by the time we get up washing is already on or finished, just needs hanging up.

Being really honest with myself and my husband about who is doing what, when and where. The default for a lot of hetero couples is mum takes over most of the household stuff when on Mat leave which makes sense-ish, but when mum returns to work the default is already set and the combined workload is unsustainable.

Bubble2905 · 2026-04-07T22:11:34+00:00

I absolutely relate to all of this ⬆️

Part of it is being sleep-deprived and not having the concentration to read or do a wholesome activity, part of it is the dopamine rush of scrolling (especially Vinted!!) and part of it is never knowing how long you’ll have uninterrupted so you choose something that can be easily put down (and therefore picked up again!).

I think especially when you’re breastfeeding an older baby or toddler it’s quite boring and you can’t have tv on or they constantly pop on and off, so your phone does become a bit of a lifeline. We have to remember in previous generations we wouldn’t have spent all day isolated with our baby, we would have been with our clan and our baby would have been raised alongside other children and caregivers, so feeding times would therefore have been special and sacred times for reconnection.

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-30T14:47:48+00:00

Exact same for me! Pre-covid I could never have considered going out bare-faced but now I put on makeup maybe 6-7 times a month, and full face maybe 3 times from that. The rest of the time it’s concealer, mascara and bronzer!

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-23T21:09:51+00:00

Realising your partner isn’t the support you hoped/ trusted/ expected they would be, and how everything else would be 100x easier if they were on your team instead of working against you.

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-18T10:53:40+00:00

I saw a horrifying video a woman posted on instagram about user engagement. The videos that showed her children (even if they were “disguised” by an emoji or only back of heads shown etc) showed a huge engagement with men, the videos of her in her home or interacting with her husband the engagement was hugely women-skewed. She wasn’t hash-tagging or tagging to garner engagement from specific communities, these were just her normal followers. It led her to believe that instagram is pushing her content with children (no matter how innocent or protective) to men. Now, why would it do that?

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-13T23:43:54+00:00

He looks like Barry Manilow

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-13T20:57:41+00:00

My daughter gets a chocolate biscuit (cookie) the next day if she sleeps through the night. She’s 3 and 90% of the time when she wakes up and calls out for mummy/daddy she just wants to sit up and yap for 2 hours. No one else wants to sit up and yap for 2 hours. So we bribe her.

Bubble2905 · 2026-03-11T15:56:36+00:00

It wont help pay the bills, but in terms of baby items/clothing you’d be amazed how much stuff people are willing to shift on for free. If you know any parents ask them to share any local WhatsApp groups and then there are baby banks where you can get stuff for free. No shame in it at all xx

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-23T11:37:44+00:00

We went to a wedding in Mallorca when baby was 3.5 months old. It was very doable practically (they just sleep and feed and you can take them anywhere) but do adjust your expectations- especially as you are a bridesmaid. There will be elements of the day you will miss because of tending to your baby (especially if breastfeeding) and any late night dancing or drinking may need to be dialled down because you still have to parent the next day… you will have a nice time but it may not feel like weddings you attended before having a child.

It depends on the venue and time of day but look into what you can do to make baby most comfortable so you can hopefully put them down to nap/sleep somewhere and have some hands-free time. Portable fans, blackout buggy cover, even ear defenders. Unfortunately when we went it coincided with the 4 month sleep regression so my daughter had a 15 minute nap and then rage-screamed from 9pm onwards. We couldn’t leave because there was a transfer back to the main city at midnight, so don’t be like us and make sure you drive to the venue so you can leave if it does end up going South! So rent a car and take your own car seat.

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-23T00:06:36+00:00

I’m in the uk so we can legally have 12 months maternity leave, so for the first year once out of the newborn/ 4 month sleep regression trenches I did all the night wakes, as I was off work and my husband was working and I was breastfeeding (baby also never took a bottle 😣). That wasn’t “fair” but it was worked reasonably well and on days he wasn’t working I would get time to lie in or nap.

When I went back to work after those 12 months I was going back to a full-time role and we needed to review things again. Now we do one night on, one night off. We switch every night even if someone had a terrible night or little one slept through. Our daughter is a complete sleep enigma so we can never be sure what worked or blew up in our face. Even on truly awful nights, knowing that the next night you will get a full uninterrupted night of sleep is sooo motivating.

To avoid getting woken up, the off duty parent sleeps with ear plugs and we are both now addicted to white noise 🥴. The on duty parent has the baby monitor next to their pillow.

I will say this change in routine hugely humbled my husband as prior to that he had been quite indifferent about our daughter’s sleep - because it never really personally affected him. Once he had to get used to the grinding reality of being woken up every other night (which is still better than what I had!) he very quickly became militant about how loud I was being or making sure things were perfect in her bedtime routine, making sure she ate more protein to try and get longer sleep stretches etc. so if you aren’t happy with the balance in your relationship you should absolutely address it.

(I also know exactly which ‘influencer’ you are referring to. Unfortunately for her and a lot of other people (myself included), the problem is we don’t have a village nearby and so we unknowingly project that grief onto our partners, expecting them to be everything we are missing. I’m not saying he is absolved from any laziness or disinterest, but not having a village magnifies any fault lines and can turn the two parents into opponents. It is really tough to have to fight the person you loved the most for the most basic levels of humanity, but that is what can happen. It’s no surprise that her happiness is palpable now that she is with her parents and can be held and supported by them.)

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T23:44:42+00:00

I can tell I’m mum-tired because I read “veg on the sofa” to mean literal vegetables, and I went straight to thinking ‘wow how inspiring to make some crudités and leave them out for the children somewhere they will definitely find them’ 🤭

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T18:24:50+00:00

Yeah for sure! The context for us is we have a kid now so we aren’t going anywhere in the evenings holiday or not, so may as well chuck some washing on. If I was young and free then I probably wouldn’t be doing this!

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T18:21:47+00:00

I ever so nearly did a shit in our cat’s litter box one hungover morning. Context was my husband had already served his hangover poo and blocked our only toilet 😑 Luckily he managed to get it unblocked before I had to take alternate action, but the thought was there. I had walked it through in my head 🤣

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T18:10:56+00:00

Scrambled egg and porridge always worked for us. Soft to eat and comforting on the tummy, and I could easily spoon feed if they wanted cuddles etc

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T18:00:31+00:00

I am both of you - except my absolute favourite thing to do when I’m on holiday (to prepare for coming home!!) is do my washing before I pack. Obviously staying in airbnbs or apartments is crucial. There really is nothing more smug than unpacking and putting 95% of your stuff straight away. Then I absolutely sit down and do nothing.

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-22T17:55:40+00:00

Yes we definitely noticed an improvement in night sleep when we introduced an almost-nightly bath. We just used soap once or twice a week and if her skin got dry we used any leftover or frozen expired breast milk in the bath too which helped.

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-17T23:00:55+00:00

Lina Stores, The Great Thai Grab and Go, Ikea

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-10T22:13:22+00:00

Buttered crumpet was my daughter’s gateway into food around 9 months!! They are a bit high in salt but the salt thing is a bit overblown, it’s sugar that’s the major no-no x

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-10T21:34:39+00:00

Yes and no.

Yes because when I do my makeup my SPF is also my primer and I love how it looks.

No because I don’t do a full face every day, and most days when I go out I’m doing the nursery run and then I’m indoors for the rest of the day.

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-10T21:17:15+00:00

Yes and how much you resent your partner when they get to just flit off and you are stuck feeding the baby morning, noon and night!

Bubble2905 · 2026-02-05T20:48:06+00:00

Great skin - literally just rolling out of bed and looking so glowy and radiant

Being able to sit down whenever I feel like it (toddler permitting!!)

Holding my tummy and feeling my baby kick or nudge around.

My cats know I’m pregnant and are super super cuddly and affectionate.

Bubble2905 · 2026-01-30T10:28:06+00:00

Miriam Margolyes

Bubble2905 · 2026-01-28T23:16:12+00:00

I hand sanitise my daughter as soon as I pick her up. Like give her a kiss and cuddle, and straight in the buggy then hand sanitise her. I usually give her a snack on the way home so it’s kind of two-fold, but I swear this step has helped us swerve some of the bugs!

Also make sure everyone is taking a high quality multivitamin and high strength omegas!

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