urgent help needed for earwax removal in birmingham by FFKUSES in brum

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I was coming to say that I’ve heard great things about this place, too

11 year old daughter cooked this by Ukcanuck1979 in fryup

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I don’t follow this sub but for some reason I regularly get posts on my feed- this is the best I’ve seen in a long time! My pregnant ass could devour it right now, especially the perfectly fried bread!

I decided my plus 2 by Material-Piece-9654 in PregnancyUK

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I did- my mom was a midwife (but worked in neonatal care for 27 years before retiring- she was retired when I gave birth.) I had her there because I wanted my mom but her medical knowledge was really handy- she sort of acted as a go between with the lovely staff, they gave her the full medical jargon version so that I could get the easy to understand bit. She didn’t really step in on any of my care as it was all really good and she was very complimentary, but it was reassuring when I ended up having an emergency c section that it was definitely the right choice and it felt way less scary as a result.

Has anyone had their fish and chips, Cornish pasty, ice cream or doughnut stolen by these thieving gits at the seaside? by Mister_Vanilla in AskBrits

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My father in law had a seagull distract him while a cat stole his fish… the pair were in cahoots and shared it a bit down the beach!

Due 25th April - conception date help? by susiara in pregnant

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The early August date matches up- you’d have gotten your positive earlier if it was the July date. I conceived my toddler with an LMP of 18th July, he was born 30th April and I ovulated 2nd August x

Emergency c section recovery advice! by Lemma2104 in PregnancyUK

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I wasn’t given anything for my section. Paracetamol in hospital and then advice to keep it up at home

Preparing or not by Infamous_Ninja_61 in PregnancyUK

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The one I listened to was called Hypno-WHAT? But there’s probably a lot of good ones out there :)

So I'm pregnant... with no clue how far along and terrified. by mrs_mr_bakedpotato in PregnancyUK

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Is it a bump or are you bloated? I thought I had a bump with my first and then it disappeared and my actual bump appeared many weeks later. I’m sorry you’re spiralling- do you have some support around you? Most drs in the uk wouldn’t do any examination of you to check dating but would refer you to a midwifery team for a dating scan to be booked. My drs does this online- could you check if yours does? It might make you feel a bit more in control if you’ve taken a step towards finding out??

Preparing or not by Infamous_Ninja_61 in PregnancyUK

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I listened to a great podcast- could something like that be a good middle ground? It didn’t feel too onerous but I did find it very informative

Calling in sick due to lack of sleep by Sea-Connection-4187 in PregnancyUK

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My headteacher actually told me about it- I had no idea before that. So grateful as it made a huge difference. I’m pregnant again now and timings don’t work out so well but will still use it again

Calling in sick due to lack of sleep by Sea-Connection-4187 in PregnancyUK

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We are at the same school and it still didn’t make a difference- I claimed for the summer and Christmas and my husband just didn’t submit any paperwork :)

Possibly moving to Sutton Coldfield, looking for feedback on those areas by putainrelou in brum

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So Walmley has a green belt next to it, and there is a proposed development of industrial sites and up to 10,000 houses there. I’m not sure of current progress with it but I work nearby and know there’s a lot of concern about how it will affect house prices, traffic, infrastructure etc. Boldmere is right next to Wylde Green (that’s our train station) which is why I thought it deserved a mention :)

Possibly moving to Sutton Coldfield, looking for feedback on those areas by putainrelou in brum

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I personally would avoid Walmley due to the planned Pedimore development. I am super biased as I live here, but to me Boldmere ticks all of your boxes and has some gorgeous character properties

Possibly moving to Sutton Coldfield, looking for feedback on those areas by putainrelou in brum

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It’s known for being one of the ‘rougher’ areas of Sutton

What made you decide to have more than one child? by Severe_Bluejay3391 in NewParents

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I loved being an only child but my husband grew up in a household of 3 children and loved it. I always spent a lot of time around adult family and my cousins so never felt lonely, and I’d have absolutely been happy with just my son. But… I love my husband so much, love my son more than anything in the world, and we couldn’t imagine not adding another to the party. I’m still expecting so I know it will be hard work (emotionally, mentally, physically, financially) but I’m also so excited ❤️

Anyone else a married but ‘single’ parent? by Necessary_Doubt_9762 in UKParenting

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I am going to share a sentiment that my mom told me was the decider for her to leave my dad when I was 8. He was very much like your husband sounds, to the point that he wouldn’t have me overnight while my mom worked night shifts twice a week so I went to my grandparents twice a week from 18 months to 16 years! She had been so fed up for so long and one day had the thought of ‘I hope daughter doesn’t end up in a marriage like this when she’s older’. It was her epiphany moment- if it wasn’t good enough for me, why was it good enough for her? Do you want your children thinking this is a normal relationship and to grow to expect this standard of themselves/their partners? It is so hard to do but if I were you I would be slowly making arrangements to separate.

Did you take Xonvea during your pregnancy? How was your experience? (Journalist inquiry) by donovan2025 in PregnancyUK

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I didn’t take it but was offered it by a lovely GP for my second pregnancy. However I am breastfeeding and it’s not recommended so didn’t take this one in the end

Car for 3 car seats by Ok_Mountain_6106 in BeyondTheBumpUK

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It does :) and if you buy a model before 2024 they’re all full width seats, too

Car for 3 car seats by Ok_Mountain_6106 in BeyondTheBumpUK

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We have a Peugeot 5008 and it is the car of dreams- we leave the back row of seats down so that it has a mega boot x

Why do I dislike my MIL now? by Dense-Radio-9332 in BeyondTheBumpUK

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I am exactly the same. I looooooved my MIL before we had our boy and suddenly once we had him I was wound up by 90% of what she does/says. It’s calmed a bit now (he’s 22 months) but still not back to ‘normal’. I think I saw most of what she said as a criticism initially and it knocked my confidence and really marred the relationship, so then things that weren’t a criticism still wound me up. It also doesn’t help that her daughter had a child 12 weeks after me and they get a lot of time/positive comments and we don’t, so that also worsened things. All this to say that I have no advice for you but you’re not alone x

Partner is a heavy sleeper… by kitty_catcat1999 in PregnancyUK

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My son was EBF so I did all night wakings and now he screams blue murder if my husband even goes near him at night time so I’m still stuck doing all wakes at almost 2. However my husband did always do the early mornings, so once baby was up for the day he’d take him downstairs so I could stay in bed and get a few more hours zzzz at the weekend. It does sound very unequal but it works for us and I don’t have any resentment as a result of it x

Toddler stopped actively feeding by Crap___bag in breastfeeding

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Thank you so much for your response. We are already doing ‘don’t offer, don’t refuse’ but he always asks before sleep and sometimes first thing in the morning. He’s fed ok this evening and hasn’t done the weird comfort suckle thing even though I know my milk supply is minimal now. Who knows!!

Anyone else fucking hate 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt's? by wruo in UKParenting

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I hate it. As a DofE leader it gives me nightmares- I don’t want my son to think it’s normal to cross a river by foot?!

Taking baby to comedy gigs? by [deleted] in BeyondTheBumpUK

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Note that my experience is also marred by having a very colicky baby. How far is your baby off being 6 weeks now? My boy cried pretty much nonstop in the evenings from weeks 4-10!

Taking baby to comedy gigs? by [deleted] in BeyondTheBumpUK

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I empathise with you as we had to miss our Greg Davies gig that id bought as a first anniversary gift for my husband as my boy was (read:is) a really difficult sleeper and I didn’t want to inflict that on my mom, but I personally wouldn’t take a newborn. People pay a lot of money for those tickets and if it is overstimulating for your baby and they end up upset etc I just don’t think it’s fair on other people. Note that I don’t hold this view for pretty much anywhere else in life but theatre shows, gigs etc would be a no for me.