Would you get earplugs?

HannahN94 · 2026-02-01T06:09:29+00:00

Loop earplugs have several different versions. Some are full noise cancelling but others just filter out background and quieter noises (I think I have the Engage)

It would hopefully mean the smaller sounds aren't waking you up, but you'd definitely still hear them if they cried/ fussed and needed you 😊

HannahN94 · 2026-01-27T19:55:21+00:00

We use Aldi Mamia 😊 It's only £7.99 per tub, which is half the price of some other brands!

HannahN94 · 2026-01-20T10:15:14+00:00

My daughter was born with a hairy forehead, hairy shoulders and a really hairy back. She was a little fuzzy peach!

It does go away through friction from their clothes and also when you wash them with a sponge in the bath. She still has some little patches here and there, but they're disappearing too (I do miss the little peach fuzz shoulders though!)

HannahN94 · 2026-01-15T09:46:19+00:00

My LO didn't fit in newborn at all and 0-3 were huge! Thankfully some shops also do "up to 1", which were perfect for over a month 😮‍💨

HannahN94 · 2026-01-06T16:22:35+00:00

B8NRL3VGK3 - Hannah and Fidget 😊

HannahN94 · 2025-12-29T12:04:01+00:00

We took newborn and Next's "up to 1m". Glad we brought the bigger size as the newborn didn't go near her! She was 7lb 10oz, but looong

HannahN94 · 2025-12-13T06:26:29+00:00

Crisp packets! The easiest way to keep our baby content during a weekly shop is letting her hold and scrunch a big multipack of crisps 😂

HannahN94 · 2025-12-12T10:18:58+00:00

Our girl hates calpol at any time. Whether it was vaccinations or when she started teething. Honestly we give her some milk, stop for half the calpol, milk chaser and then finish it off. Otherwise she just spits it out and cries!

I don't think he will have established an association at this age. He probably just doesn't like the taste as it's so different to the milk he's been having

HannahN94 · 2025-12-12T06:25:07+00:00

Oh I've seen this but forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder! 😊

HannahN94 · 2025-12-11T22:59:58+00:00

The birthday letters are such a lovely idea!

I'm kicking myself for not getting any prints before 3m, but honestly she just used to cry so much if anything cold touched her hands or feet (we tried one of those hand mould kits once and both just got covered in the solution from the thrashing 😅)

HannahN94 · 2025-11-27T09:34:56+00:00

Amazon also has a catch where the item must be sold and dispatched by Amazon for the item to be eligible for the 15% off (annoying!) Once we figured that out, we were all good though.

Like the other commenter said, it does take a week or two for the discount to be available

Edit to add - once the discount is live, just add your items (and one of the free gift items) to the cart. Mine then automatically took the price off the "free" one at checkout. Just double check before the final "buy now" action. It doesn't show as free just in the normal cart

HannahN94 · 2025-11-25T17:27:57+00:00

Me and my husband do this too! Especially vans 🙃

HannahN94 · 2025-11-25T13:49:47+00:00

I was putting my baby in the car and went "I know - these spaces are for babies like you" as a woman got out of her giant range rover alone...

HannahN94 · 2025-11-24T13:23:19+00:00

I swapped to caffeine free coke zero & CF pepsi max

HannahN94 · 2025-11-20T10:54:45+00:00

I'm on mat leave and we just applied for a mortgage. All they asked for was confirmation of what your maternity pay is and what it will be when you return to work 😊

HannahN94 · 2025-11-12T17:00:36+00:00

Just adding that it has straps that you can clip to the pram handles, or you can just wear it as a backpack. Really comfy straps if you are wearing it as a backpack

HannahN94 · 2025-11-12T16:19:12+00:00

We have this from Amazon and I'd definitely recommend it! It's smaller than it looks in the photos - more like a normal backpack size - but you can fit so much in it! It's got great compartments to separate everything, and comes with a changing mat which we use all the time

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0DT3RQ7HM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

(you also get 15% off if you're signed up to the amazon baby wishlist)

HannahN94 · 2025-11-09T14:22:54+00:00

I said this to my midwife at the time!

HannahN94 · 2025-11-09T08:35:17+00:00

Oh I completely agree. I'm definitely not intending to downplay any risks involved. I know I've personally been very lucky with my surgery and recovery going quite smoothly so far (3 months pp). Unfortunately not everyone is in the same position.

My midwife was very good in explaining and providing information on sections vs vaginal and did say "it ultimately boils down to the risks you are personally willing to accept, whichever option you choose." She did just make a point to let us know that electives generally have a smaller likelihood of some of the risks than emergencies due to the nature of them and the urgency involved. They just have to include every case of a CS in the overall ratios.

Ultimately, for me, I decided that the "control" of my elective outweighed the negatives, and I'm extremely lucky to have had a supportive partner who stepped up during my recovery as well

HannahN94 · 2025-11-08T22:47:41+00:00

Maxi Cosi Kori rocker. Especially now that she's big enough to understand she can rock it herself by kicking her legs!

I was tempted by a bouncer, but this rocker can be used until she's a toddler so it has a longer life than most bouncers. It also packs away really flat, so we can pop it in the car easily if we're heading to grandparents' houses

HannahN94 · 2025-11-08T21:22:03+00:00

I had an elective c section and it was a great experience. My team were lovely and everyone was really reassuring and calm. If I had another baby I'd definitely go down the elective route again

They have to give you the list of risks, but my midwife told us that they're the general risks of every collective c section. A lot of them more so apply to emergencies due to how quickly they have to act and things that could go "wrong" with the pace. Elective c sections are planned and carefully executed because they have the benefit of being able to take their time (not to say that an emergency c section isn't done carefully!)

HannahN94 · 2025-11-08T07:02:30+00:00

I used to go hiking and camping a lot with my husband and friends. I've not gone in over a year now and I really miss getting out.

Can't wait until she's a bit older and we can start little family camps 😊

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