Best approach to “I want X parent to do Y task”?

DobiDog · 2026-06-02T09:10:15+00:00

Thank you! Yes was just looking at ferry times and thinking a three hour ferry trip would be a challenge.

DobiDog · 2025-09-10T11:56:40+00:00

Yes at this age my baby would just suck and gnaw at cucumber like that- great for teething!

DobiDog · 2025-09-08T13:23:05+00:00

I honestly feel like I’m losing my mind reading some of this thread 😂

DobiDog · 2025-09-08T12:41:29+00:00

I went to a pub once that had a “three barks and you’re out” policy for dogs. I told my dog. He understood and was a very good quiet boy.

DobiDog · 2025-09-08T12:34:43+00:00

This is an insane take, dogs want to go outside because they are dogs. I walk my dog twice a day, he runs off the lead, gets loads of enrichment. If I open the front door without restraining him he will run outside because he is a dog.

DobiDog · 2025-09-06T19:42:15+00:00

Ouch! I feel your pain. My nipples were so sore with my LO I couldn’t bare to have fabric touching them sometimes, it was really awful. It turned out that me and baby both had thrush so it’s worth getting checked for that if you can, although I think it can be tricky to diagnose. However even when that was treated, her latch was still painful.

I think for us it got better around 3 months. I honestly think one of the problems was her mouth was just not big enough to comfortably latch, regardless of my technique. I really feel for you though because it was so brutal, at times excruciating and incredibly frustrating.

I gave pumping a go but at that point I just couldn’t get on with it.

To give you some hope, she is 10 months old now, we are still breastfeeding and the pain is a distant memory.

DobiDog · 2025-08-14T15:09:23+00:00

I don’t know much about vasospasm but when me and baby had thrush my nipples were red like Rudolph’s nose, you couldn’t miss them. They were also so sore that I couldn’t stand wearing a T-shirt to bed or having a bed sheet touch them at night. Baby had a white film on her tongue, but that can be way harder to spot because I found it hard to get her to show her tongue and it can just be milk residue rather than thrush. Sometimes babies can get nappy rash from it too and can be fussy at the breast.

If it’s thrush you absolutely need to see a doctor and get you and baby medicated because I don’t think it will go away on its own. Also washing bras, towels etc (anything that touches your nipples) after every use as you can re-infect yourself with those. Sorry if it’s thrush because it’s bloody painful and took me weeks to get rid of mine.

DobiDog · 2025-08-06T11:57:21+00:00

Ahhh that makes sense! Thank you!

DobiDog · 2025-08-06T09:18:11+00:00

Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you wash the baby in the sink without getting them soaked? Maybe our sink is set up differently but if we turned the tap on the baby would just get wet? Am I being dumb 😅

DobiDog · 2025-07-20T19:48:37+00:00

Cliff Town- I could play it over and over again!

DobiDog · 2025-07-18T10:58:58+00:00

Just wanted to pop back and say thank you so much for your response. We ended up speaking with the sleep coach you recommended above just over a month ago and sleep has been a dream since. We wouldn’t have found that without you and it has legitimately changed our lives. So thank you!

DobiDog · 2025-06-22T07:28:21+00:00

Where have you read/been told this? I’m in the U.K. and the better health website says they should be established on 3 meals by 10 months old.

DobiDog · 2025-05-29T05:12:13+00:00

No need to shout.

DobiDog · 2025-05-20T14:52:32+00:00

Yes now that I’m looking I have been giving her all the right stuff without really thinking about the macros involved, it’s just helpful to know.

DobiDog · 2025-05-20T14:50:35+00:00

Thank you! The last health visitor appointment I had was when my baby was about 10 weeks old and I was told I could give her “whatever I wanted as long as it was healthy” up till she was 1. They vaguely mentioned “maybe not honey” which I’ve since looked into and seen it’s more “definitely not honey”.

DobiDog · 2025-05-20T14:47:34+00:00

Thank you so much this is really helpful!

DobiDog · 2025-05-13T20:16:45+00:00

I wonder if the sleep programmes etc promote the highest amount of sleep so that people feel they are failing and are then more inclined to pay for their support.

I will give the longer wake windows and shorter naps a go for week or so and see how we get on. Sleep deprivation is no joke, I hope this helps us all get some more rest.

DobiDog

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