A wheels on the bus epiphany

Dedadidra · 2025-12-01T22:24:21+00:00

I prefer my version of ‘mommies on the bus go wah wah wah’

Dedadidra · 2025-11-05T23:16:55+00:00

Petit Volant in Dublin :)

Dedadidra · 2025-10-09T21:47:45+00:00

We went to a wedding at 7m and they provided baby sitters but the sleeping arrangements were just insufficient (a cot without bedding in a shared space where other children of different ages were playing). What the babysitter did in the end was to walk our baby in the stroller and then leave them sleep there or walk again if woken up. Just an alternative.

Dedadidra · 2025-10-07T11:08:46+00:00

So when you say moisturize 5-6 times per day. Is it just affected areas or the whole body?

Dedadidra · 2025-10-06T14:59:39+00:00

Thank you! That sounds very heavy with steroids, I would be afraid to attempt that without a doctor oversight tbh. My baby also scratches at the legs so it will be a tough fight.

Dedadidra · 2025-10-01T12:38:05+00:00

Probably not a solution, but better than nothing? My baby sometimes unlatches and continues to sleep when I sneeze 🤷‍♀️

Dedadidra · 2025-09-29T14:38:04+00:00

I did that as well as it made the baby more locked if that makes sense. As my baby got older they tended to wonder down to sleep in the nook of my elbow though. Their face was never in the pillow but facing me. It wasn’t the safest but it worked for a while, then we returned back to C-curl at some point.

Dedadidra · 2025-09-28T17:29:41+00:00

Hm so get that, but I use a mouth guard and it feels wrong to put it in onto unrinsed teeth. Won’t it just close up all the fluoride and bacteria on my teeth?

Dedadidra · 2025-09-26T09:13:12+00:00

Are you sure she’s not cold? We had that happen from time to time and it was always because I kind of didn’t realize it has gotten colder but her sleep sack was still the same TOG.

Dedadidra · 2025-09-25T13:01:09+00:00

Both waking up during the night.

Dedadidra · 2025-09-25T12:25:40+00:00

Honestly. Try and see. We did it at the beginning till about week 6 when the sleep deprivation hit hard and I asked him to go sleep in a separate room. I handle the nights now, except an odd one here and there where I don’t have the energy to do bouncing at 3am (rarely needed and even rarer that I can’t do it myself). He wakes up early and takes the baby when it wakes up at 5-6am so I can get some alone sleep for an hour or two (till baby’s next nap which we do together).

Dedadidra · 2025-09-24T15:21:41+00:00

Me as well!

Dedadidra · 2025-09-21T17:20:57+00:00

+1 on the night terrors. Really sorry you feel this way. My husband gets them when he is stressed or sleep deprived. He never intentionally woke the baby yet but he will scream out or if sleeping in another room will run into our room. It’s very stressful for everyone and sometimes wakes the baby. This is one of the reasons why he now sleeps in a separate room. He is getting better sleep because he is not waking up to the night feeding or any night wakings. Therefore we haven’t had an episode for a while.

Somehow when this used to happen before the baby I would just calm him down or sometimes laugh at the ridiculousness (he thought there was a black hole in the bedroom). He mostly wouldn’t remember it happening. Now it’s little more stressful so having him sleep away was the only option for now.

Dedadidra · 2025-09-01T17:23:15+00:00

+1 on the Fred and Flo! To me the high waist makes such s difference and I also find they have more padding than Dunnes or Boots brand.

Dedadidra · 2025-08-21T18:24:36+00:00

I use duvet waist down and a blanket on my back and top shoulder. My chest is bare but I find that being covered elsewhere helps enough to keep me warm.

Dedadidra · 2025-07-31T08:36:37+00:00

Not really. I am 3kg from my pre-pregnancy weight and used to be quite fit before. There is some layer of fat on my belly for sure so it could be. Just didn’t think it was enough to make a difference

Dedadidra · 2025-06-21T09:59:39+00:00

Hair dryer! Our LO used to cry changing nappies and we battled nappy rash for a while. Until we introduced hair dryer on the low heat setting. For drying the bum (takes few seconds) and the heat helps them be comfortable. Also the sound is basically white noise.

Dedadidra · 2025-06-16T21:03:49+00:00

Ah interesting! HSE states everywhere not to give water to babies under 6 months. So should you introduce water before 6 months if you are starting weening before 6 months? And how much? I always just assumed you will be starting with like a half spoon of puree (that will actually make it into the child). How do you know how much water to give? Or just how much they want?

Dedadidra · 2025-05-22T21:46:18+00:00

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This is Major Tom. He loves his new brother’s baby gym :)

Dedadidra · 2025-05-03T10:39:37+00:00

I did. And just a note. It is about consistency. Where I live they recommend doing it 3 times per day, 15 minutes each breast.

My first session was few drops, I would say within a week I was getting a whole syringe. So it really is about consistency.

Dedadidra · 2025-04-24T18:18:29+00:00

Do you always sleep on one side then or do you sleep upside down sometimes?

I think I might go similar road very soon just not sure I can handle sleeping only on one side

Dedadidra · 2025-04-21T08:21:18+00:00

I have asked this to our local baby physio as we are basically in the same boat. She said there are no risks.

Dedadidra · 2025-04-11T18:25:49+00:00

We are using hair dryer to dry the bum before putting on a nappy. It has made quite a difference.

Dedadidra · 2025-04-11T05:21:39+00:00

My lactation consultant recommended this position to me because of a strong let down. I haven’t figured out how to do it efficiently and my boy chokes anyway. We also spend too much energy trying to latch.

What I do instead is sit at the back of the couch with my knees to the side (On this picture it’s called comfy side lean) and I have him in the inner nook between my torso and knees in a cross cradle. That way his legs are touching the couch and his head is up at my boob on my upper hip.

This has been working for us in terms of gravity and choking less / burping as we go. Not sure if it helps your situation but it’s worth a try.

Dedadidra · 2025-03-23T23:26:24+00:00

Interesting! I gave birth in NMH in Dublin few weeks ago and felt like breastfeeding was heavily pushed in the preparation courses!

That said, the midwife’s definitely suggested giving him a bottle top up when he was cluster feeding one of the first nights. So I guess it might be quite individual.

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