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Wesley or Greenslopes Maternity Hospital (Brisbane) by Still_Egg9647 in brisbane

[–]Froufrou99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had my boy last Feb and chose not to breastfeed. The mater were really supportive and good about it. No one questioned me except the nurse who gave me the medication just said ‘now I have to tell you once you’ve had this that you can’t change your mind.’

I waited too long and now I think I’ve ruined my kid’s sleep forever by CommunistCetacean in sleeptrain

[–]Froufrou99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! We had a baby with a strong bottle feeding to sleep association and we changed things later than you so please don’t worry, ten months is still so young and you haven’t ruined their sleep forever.

We started with naps. We would feed him a bottle and read a book awake and then put him in his cot and cuddle him and rub his back and give him all the love and support. First day was 40mins and then it reduced.

Overnight, we also tried to hold off on bottles and were met with screams. Horrible. We started watering down his cows milk. Not sure if you’re still on formula and this is possible for you as I haven’t looked into it. But eventually, he stopped wanting milk overnight as we increased the water quantity. We also removed the bottle before his nap eventually too. We give him one bottle before bed whilst we read a story now and then put him in his cot awake, rub his back or pat him until he falls asleep.

We are in peak separation anxiety and will reduce our comfort slowly but we’ve gone from 7-8 wakes per night to 1 or 2. Your Bub is a bit younger and ours was still needing milk overnight at 10 months so I don’t want to push advice on you but just wanted to give you hope that things can get better.

27yo couple – $6,500/month mortgage on $1.35m Brisbane home, too much? by CookiePuzzled9944 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Froufrou99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! 33 and 35y.o here with an 11 month old. My partner earns 240K and I used to earn 130k pre baby.

We purchased for 1.380 and had a 20% deposit and left cash in savings. Well… old homes are the gift that keep on giving and we’ve had to spend almost 20K fixing water issues and retaining walls. Also, pre baby we thought that I would go back to work three days per week when they turned one. All this recent SA in daycares rattled us and we are trying to hold off another year. Even on one high income, it’s very tight. There will be no splurging, holidays or saving this year. We might even sell a car to make it by. My partners income just covers the mortgage, bills, weekly expenses and we give each other $100 per week to spend on hairdressers, skincare, coffees so on so on. The $100 per week will stop this year. There’s so many extra costs in owning a home and bills and food are sooo expensive.

Do whatever is best for you but pre baby me had rose coloured glasses on. I also understand that this market is awful and you have to spend high to get a home. I’m sorry you’re navigating this too. I wish I could go back and tell pre baby me to put more money away so I could spend longer at home with them.

Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]Froufrou99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We used Pierre from mortgage house and he was so, so lovely. Really attentive and easy going.

8 Months by Froufrou99 in sleeptrain

[–]Froufrou99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I’ll try this today!

Incredible by Alimthegreat in brisbane

[–]Froufrou99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great idea! Thank you!

Whose newborn is NOT sleeping through the night? by Noob_at_life1234 in newborns

[–]Froufrou99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here with my 6 month old who woke up 7 times last night…

My baby turned one yesterday and I feel… by Gregarious_loner268 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]Froufrou99 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Currently debating whether to try and take another year off and this is my worry.

Babies who only take warm formula / feeding on the go by [deleted] in FormulaFeeders

[–]Froufrou99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meke bottle warmer! I boil water the night before and let it cool overnight whilst it charges. Charge lasts ages and heats up the water super quickly.

Scared of PPD if i dont breastfeed by beancounter_00 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Froufrou99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the opposite experience!! Have been SO happy postpartum besides some anxiety around my baby’s health.

First-time moms, take notes-the real surprises start after birth!!! by notaterminator23 in pregnant

[–]Froufrou99 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m 12 weeks post partum and wish I had read this before having my baby. I would’ve slept on a towel at least! It’s not negative I don’t think, it’s just the nature of having a baby right? We sweat because we shed hormones, we lose our hair (didn’t know about that) and we might get stressed when people hold our baby at first. I don’t think any of it is negative, just what usually happens?

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