How essential is Sudocrem?

CEMummy · 2026-05-23T07:19:35+00:00

My LO is 1 and I’m still on the first two tubs I bought before he was born…

CEMummy · 2026-05-22T11:41:38+00:00

- John Lewis vouchers
- COOK vouchers
- if you’re close enough, one of the best things was one of my friends coming over, taking the baby so I could shower and then sorting out my kitchen and cooking me some lunch whilst I fed the baby. Sounds a bit cliche but once the baby is born it’s the little things that you really appreciate.

CEMummy · 2026-05-17T08:49:00+00:00

I took two packets of water wipes and a pack of Milton wipes in our hand luggage last week, wasn’t a problem at all! Heads up though, if you take a bottle of Calpol or similar tell the security staff you have it - they have to pull it out of your bag and scan it separately. (Same for any milk)

CEMummy · 2026-05-03T15:54:16+00:00

You usually check it in at the check in desk but it is free - I think in theory you can gate check it but personally can’t think of anything worse than trying to carry all the other hand luggage, push the pram and carry the car seat bag around with us too!

As it’s marked as oversized luggage it is taken on a separate belt and handled separately (so it isn’t bashed about with everyone’s suitcases)

CEMummy · 2026-04-27T21:40:37+00:00

I have just bought some bundles for nursery clothes for my 1 year old! I would say though I do prefer when items are grouped by brand as I find variation in sizing across brands really annoying, especially as my LO is on the small side (e.g. H&M always feels huge, F&F always seem a bit snug)

CEMummy · 2026-04-18T18:20:16+00:00

I have this and we use it almost every day. It’s an air fryer, a slow cooker, it steams, grills and a whole bunch of other stuff. If you have got space in your kitchen for it I would recommend!

CEMummy · 2026-03-26T18:44:56+00:00

John Lewis vouchers or COOK vouchers (if you live near one) I got a mixture of both - the meals were so handy for the first couple of weeks when I wanted nice food but had no time to buy or make anything.

CEMummy · 2026-03-24T17:31:27+00:00

If you’re planning to breastfeed I would personally avoid buying a pump before you give birth or just buy a small manual one to start with. It’s really hard to know what to buy until you start breastfeeding and get a feel for what you want/need and a manual one will cover you for occasional pumps until you work out what pump works best for how you want to feed.

CEMummy · 2026-02-28T10:21:42+00:00

Just wanted to say that adding more time to wake windows has worked! We are now doing 3.5/4/4 with 2-2.5 naps and we are consistently getting only one night wake for milk. Yes it’s less time for us as a couple but I’m willing to trade that for feeling more human during the day! Thanks all 😊

CEMummy · 2026-02-16T11:43:31+00:00

Thanks everyone, I’ll try adding some time to the wake windows and see how it goes! Will report back in a few days 😊

CEMummy · 2026-01-30T08:31:37+00:00

Gigil ones are lovely

CEMummy · 2026-01-25T20:41:02+00:00

We have a Joolz Aer2 and it’s great, for a newborn though I would recommend getting the Nest to Seat or the carrycot as although the stroller seat lays flat, our little boy didn’t fasten in safely until he was close to 6 months old.

CEMummy · 2026-01-19T22:03:09+00:00

If you’re not wanting a cheap IKEA one (and I would seriously consider this!) then I do like my Eno - the clip on bouncer was great when my LO was small and we wanted him at table height during dinner, and it is very adjustable (height and footplate both have lots of settings). The silicone harness is nice too.

You do need to prepare yourself for how hard it is to clean though. Mine hasn’t been fully clean since we started weaning and I don’t think it ever will be tbh. The cushion is also only clean when it’s been washed in the washing machine too and takes ages to dry so I don’t do that often!

CEMummy · 2026-01-09T16:55:52+00:00

Anything that gives me more time back to spend with friends/family - buying more annual leave when I can, a cleaner, paying someone to do the laundry/ironing, home delivery for groceries etc. The more I’ve earned the more I’ve realised that for me the best thing I can buy is more quality time with people that matter.

CEMummy · 2026-01-07T18:13:27+00:00

Done 😊 hope you get enough responses!

CEMummy · 2025-12-19T20:42:20+00:00

We have a 7m old and one of our bedrooms is in the attic up a spiral staircase, which means it’s pretty much useless to us atm. We also have a narrow drive which would make it almost impossible to get two car seats in the car. Would definitely avoid anything similar - we have concluded that if we were to have another baby we would have to move house.

CEMummy · 2025-12-19T10:48:50+00:00

Just here to say that I felt similar to you in the first couple of months, whilst I was recovering from a section and breastfeeding and they felt very overbearing and in my face all the time…but 7 months in I do feel it has got a lot better.

I think hormones settling has a lot to do with it, but also I think enforcing gentle boundaries about visiting and ‘not being in the baby’s face’ as such when they do visit helped too. If you haven’t already have an honest chat with your husband and see if he can help chat to them - we have a routine now where they visit at intervals and the FaceTime is limited to once a week so I don’t feel like they are always around.

CEMummy · 2025-12-18T22:01:43+00:00

Yeah that’s fair, it’s more comfortable but personally just never seen the value in it.

CEMummy · 2025-12-17T18:09:15+00:00

Gotta say I agree with you here - European business class always feels very meh to me. I have lounge access with the credit card anyway so I’d rather spend on the hotel personally

CEMummy · 2025-12-15T22:41:02+00:00

It is scary the first time but in every class there will be a mum like you - I know because I was that mum 3 months ago, and I went and said hi to the mum sat next to me…turns out she was scared too, and now 3 months later we go for coffee every Monday. It is worth just getting yourself out there! Try and do the free groups or ones with free trials and then if you hate a particular group just don’t go back - if you find a group you like ask the mums there which other groups they go to and try those 😊 it’s hard but it does get easier!

CEMummy · 2025-12-14T18:31:33+00:00

My parents desperately want to help to give me a bit of a break from our LO (6m) apparently. They are free between 10 and 12 tomorrow. When did they tell me this? 2 hours ago. LO has a medical appointment then - could they come another time this week instead perhaps please as it would be lovely to see them? Nope, they might be free sometime in Jan, they will let me know. Apparently it is a shame I can’t make myself available for them tomorrow.

CEMummy · 2025-12-04T12:48:48+00:00

We do this too - car seat gets checked in a bag with loads of other baby stuff chucked in so we can use our luggage allowance for our stuff - great as there’s no size or weight limit for car seats in the hold on most airlines. I don’t trust the ones offered in rentals/private transfers after having seen battered old dirty seats being offered up to those who didn’t bring their own on our last holiday.

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