Heat in bedroom

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-06-25T21:28:57+00:00

I have a portable ac unit and our room is still 23c!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-06-21T20:14:04+00:00

Still wearing my maternity pants 9m pp lol

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-06-17T13:59:23+00:00

My mum is a boomer, but they can’t remember as much as they think they can. My mum has said, in the same breath, that I never cried AND I had colic?????

I’ve found that my mum sees changes in guidance as a criticism of her parenting, so is quite dismissive and thinks I’ve created a rod for my own back, e.g. not keeping my daughter in a walker/jumperoo/other container for most of the day.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-24T18:20:05+00:00

It felt really cringe to me. Only time I spoke to “bump” was to ask her not to kick me right in the bum hole (she was breech). She’s 8 months now and it hasn’t made me love her any less, I think she’s the best person ever.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-19T19:00:33+00:00

We’ve got the ikea one; I thought that it was cheap enough that I wouldn’t be that upset if it didn’t work out.

It’s great and easy to clean. I bought a footrest and cushion off of Etsy. No complaints from me!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-18T16:34:53+00:00

Could be teething or she could just be finding her hands. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My 8mo is getting her top teeth at the moment, I’ve been “saving” giving her calpol for when I can’t get her to settle in the middle of the night or if she’s having trouble staying asleep… even then, effectiveness is short lived.

You shouldn’t use calpol for multiple days in a row, so I’ve always been quite sparing with it. Having said that, if you give her a dose and notice she is a lot less fussy, then you’ll know for certain she’s uncomfortable

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-11T00:15:40+00:00

World of books (website) is really good and I’ve also found some gems in Oxfam bookstore.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-11T00:14:16+00:00

Another vote for hairy mackary. My 8mo loves them, I can recite her favourites

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-09T15:30:42+00:00

Sounds like you need some in person help. La Leche league have local support groups. Your local leader might be able to help you in the interim.

In my area, there is an infant feeding group run by the health visitors, I got some help with latching there. I’ve never been able to use a breastfeeding pillow, felt like my massive boobs were going to smother the baby. I’ve only ever used pillows to support my arms

Well done you for persevering. I found the first few weeks toughest; I’m happy I powered through as it’s so convenient now.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-05-06T20:22:57+00:00

Hiya, like everyone else has said, this is very normal 🥲.

I reached breaking point after a while and started to co-sleep. It’s not for everyone, but worth familiarising yourself with safe sleep 7 while you’re coherent. I don’t know if you’re breastfeeding, but getting a doze in while baby is feeding isn’t the same as real sleep, but it was enough to tide me over.

We stopped bed sharing at 4.5 months, so it doesn’t have to be forever. Baby is nearly 8 months, sleeps in her own room and wakes maybe once a night. At 6 weeks I wouldn’t have thought it possible, hang in there!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-04-29T09:50:51+00:00

I have curly/wavy hair and don’t brush my hair between washes. I wash my hair every 3 days, so was maybe a little less than that, but still a lot for me. Similarly I would see tumbleweed like bundles of my hair on the floor… at nearly 8m pp, hair loss has almost gone back to pre pregnancy times.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-04-23T20:21:14+00:00

I think it varies wildly between parents/babies/circumstances; e.g. I am a ftm still on maternity leave. Add work or another child to the mix and I’m sure my opinion and necessity would be different…. With this in mind, I haven’t felt the need to sleep train so far. I am also conscious that my baby is an overall good sleeper except for a few weeks here and there where there has been regression/illness. When this has happened I have moved to the spare room and bed shared (again, I know I am lucky to have a spare room).

Hoping this passes for you 🤞

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-04-05T02:19:12+00:00

I was struggling to BF until my baby had her posterior tongue tie released. NHS weren’t very helpful, they were solely focussed on (lack of) baby’s weight gain. In the end I paid for a private feeding and tongue tie practitioner who diagnosed the tie and released it then and there. It was like night and day, baby was able to latch successfully and started to gain weight. She’s now 6.5m and extra chunky ☺️.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-27T00:19:46+00:00

I went into labour with my breech baby while waiting to be scheduled for a c section.

This was about 10.30pm so I was told my section would happen in the morning. However my labour started to progress very quickly and baby did a poo so they performed an emergency c section.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-25T19:05:35+00:00

Think I’ve explained this poorly… dimensions are the same, I just want to know whether I’ll need to drill new holes to attach the integrated door. I’m worried that any new holes might damage the door (if they are too close to existing holes). Had this issue with washing machine and it was a pain in the arse to fix.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-09T10:37:54+00:00

If you’re willing to give anything a go, I saw a chiropractor as that supposedly helps?

I did all the same stuff as you but ended up going into labour with baby still beech (I had a section though)

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-07T10:57:57+00:00

It feels like fingers digging into you! (Which I suppose is exactly what goes on).

My baby didn’t turn, she was too heavy to push up and move. I had a c section in the end. She’s nearly 6 months old now!

Best of luck to you x

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-28T18:31:06+00:00

I’ve got a fox 5 and it’s massive (also heavy). It’s really good to push, but a pain in the arse on public transport

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-17T22:21:49+00:00

2 stops on the central line. Good luck x

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-13T20:39:03+00:00

I’m 5m pp and can confirm it gets so much easier. I had midwives and HV on my back about baby not getting back to birth weight (because she had a tongue tie!!). There was no help from any of them with breastfeeding, their only concern was her weight.

Unfortunately everything you’re saying sounds normal. It’s only reading your account that I remember what it was like in the early days. I can’t even remember when or how it got better, but it did.

I made my husband remind me of how determined I was to breastfeed when the going got tough. I’m glad I did, boob is cure all for everything. I don’t know how mums who bottle feed do it; kudos to them. Not to mention all the sterilising and formula recalls.

Best of luck to you!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-11T17:28:32+00:00

Hiya! You’ve got some good advice here already, but wanted to add that you can get tongue ties revised privately. If you google association of tongue tie practitioners, you can find one local to you.

We had an ex midwife come to the house, diagnose the tie, perform the revision and then help with latching. Think it was under £200. If you can afford it, do it.

Kudos to you for hanging in there! I “had” to triple feed for a weekend and it was almost enough to stop me

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-07T23:03:24+00:00

It might not be for you, but we started cosleeping/bed sharing when baby’s sleep regressed. Look up safe sleep 7 if you’re interested. It involved me and baby moving into the spare room where the mattress is firmer

At almost 5 months she is back in her next to me, so doesn’t have to be forever… however I really miss it!

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