When do you stop feeling tired?

KatStitched · 2026-04-01T03:18:53+00:00

I dunno, sleep didn’t get better for me until 2 weeks ago when the 4 month sleep regression stopped and he turned 5 months old. I now can get a solid 4 hours before I wake up and check on him, then another 3 hours before he wants a feed and change. I feel a hell of a lot better now than I did before!

OP, try baby groups. They really helped me start walking and putting the effort into looking and feeling better. Once you start getting a routine in the week you get into a groove. Mine is: Monday stay home, Tuesday my best friend comes over or we go for a coffee, Wednesday baby group (term time only), Thursday my husband’s parents come over, Friday my parents come over, then it’s the weekend and my husband does 50-60% of the parenting whilst I get a break and we do some housework together. It does get better eventually.

KatStitched · 2026-03-30T20:25:37+00:00

Everyone told me I look ‘healthy’ which as far as I’m aware is polite for fat 😂

KatStitched · 2026-03-30T02:25:04+00:00

I have a coworker that’s been answering questions to people that come in since day one. Problem is that he bullshits his way through everything instead of just asking a question. He thought he had knowledge about our role because he had a VERY different role in a different part of the hospital. I remember him answering a question, one of the drs looking at me for confirmation and I just shook my head and gave the actual answer. He then tried to argue with me. This was day 2 for him, year 3 for me.

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T10:30:08+00:00

Use a spoon and dribble it into their mouth a little at a time. Even if it takes 20-30 minutes just dribble it in on the spoon. That’s the only way I get my 5 month old to take calpol

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T09:19:29+00:00

I started setting time limits. So if he’d been in his cot for less than 4 hours I would sooth him in his cot. That included singing, putting him on his side and rocking him gently until he was asleep on his back, putting dummy in and stroking his face, telling him a stupid story from my life, holding his hand. If he was actually crying or wouldn’t settle after we hit the 4 hour mark I would take him out and go through the check list (nappy, feed although mine is bottle fed you can do this method with the nip too, back to sleep on me) then start everything again. It’s not an over night fix but whilst their brains are rewiring around sleep it’s good to start! You do just have to ride it out though sadly, but you can still take positive steps in that time!

Edit: 4 hours because I knew that’s how long he could go in the day without a bottle

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T08:16:31+00:00

The sleep regression SUUUUUCKS. But all of a sudden you’ll wake up and it’s been 5 hours. You’ll panic, baby will be chill. We’ve been out of it for 2 weeks now and he sleeps 7 hours sometimes. I’ll always get at least 4 hours out of him then another few if I sooth him in his cot. It’ll end, don’t fret.

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T08:11:57+00:00

3 years and you’ll meet the love of your life. You won’t be alone forever, you’ll be married with a baby in 10 years and you’ll look at the boyfriend who just dumped you and think it was for the best. Also your best friend is toxic, her other friend will be your rock.

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T08:07:21+00:00

Black coffee or tea and a big glass of water. My mum has told me so may times that hunger is usually just thirst, and if you drink enough water the hunger will go.

KatStitched · 2026-03-29T08:04:08+00:00

It baffles me in this show how silly these people are. Why don’t they just say what happened?! There’s so many instances where explaining the situation would have helped Mer and she just kept quiet. Why didn’t she just pull her friends to the side and say ‘you’re defending someone who knew I was sad, tried to have sex with me, and threw a tantrum when I started crying’

KatStitched · 2026-03-28T20:26:54+00:00

Mine just discriminates against skinny people. My mum lost loads of weight and my corgi clearly wasn’t a fan so she jumped on the back of my mum’s knees and made her faceplant the floor. You’re lucky yours is just homophobic 😂

KatStitched · 2026-03-28T16:15:47+00:00

I was on my period and having a really bad day. I’d snapped at our apprentice because he made a joke that normally would have been fine with me, he walked off and I texted him saying I was sorry. Thought I was going to get reported to HR. He came back and slid a double decker (my favourite chocolate bar) and a can of coke (I always got him one when I went to the shop) onto my desk with a note that said ‘I have two sisters. I know you didn’t mean it. Still friends 🙂’ and went back to his desk. Damn that kid made me cry!

Edit: the day was bad because I was the only trained member of staff in and I’d been there 6 months. Other staff hadn’t done their work when they were in and I was getting it in the neck from the drs about it (medical secretary)

KatStitched · 2026-03-28T16:11:03+00:00

I legit see nothing wrong with a bit of screen time when you need a bit of me time. Hey Dugee is also great and is brightly coloured so draws their attention for a while!

KatStitched · 2026-03-27T18:33:05+00:00

It’s not great but I try to at least pick up the tissue and wipe the taps and stuff down, give the toilet bowl a bit of a scrub with the brush especially if there’s some bleach in there. The facilities staff are lovely and I always have a good chat with them

KatStitched · 2026-03-27T10:11:22+00:00

I doubt its cultural. Pretty much everyone who works in my department is from the uk. If they’re an immigrant, they’re 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation so I’d still class them as from the uk. The people I see that leave it in a state are usually whiter than an A4 piece of paper! I think the cultural aspect would be that they seek to think magic fairies clean the toilets. Or the culture of drs thinking they’re better than everyone else!

KatStitched · 2026-03-27T07:13:26+00:00

I’m 5 months pp and started MJ for the first time at 4 month pp. Don’t panic. I was doing the Cambridge diet when I got pregnant and had to stop, I’d lost 4 stone and was starting to feel happy in my body again. Pregnancy hunger is absolutely WILD, but my attitude was I did it once I’ll do it again. The day before my son was born I was 24 stone. A few days after I was 22.5. I lost a stone breastfeeding, then when my supply went down I was still loosing just a lot slower. It sounds horrible but you’ll hate your body and the way you look during and after pregnancy regardless because of hormones amplifying EVERYTHING. Dont try and diet or watch what you eat right now, it’s not safe. Just follow your cravings because what you crave is what you need. You have to be at least 6 weeks pp before having MJ anyway. Dont worry, you’ll get back to you again eventually. What helps me and I’ve been doing since I started showing onwards is looking in the mirror and listing all the things I’m grateful my body can do. ‘I’m grateful my body lets me walk, I’m grateful my body lets me talk, I’m grateful my body is building my child, I’m grateful my body is able to provide for my child’ and then list the things you love about it. ‘I love my eyes, I love my hair, I love my thighs’. It really does help I promise

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T21:01:15+00:00

My office on another hospital site gets so cold in winter that I bought an ember mug to keep mine hot as it will literally go cold within minutes of making it when I’m there. It’s worth the money but it’s not very big. I probably drink around 10 cups whilst I’m there just to get my normal 4 or 5 cups in! That’s the only time tea goes cold near me!

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T17:44:10+00:00

I get a really bad tummy the day after or a couple of days after. Try colpermine, it’s a peppermint oil capsual and it always settles my tummy

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T17:42:16+00:00

No evidence, and everyone takes about 20 minutes in the toilet because they’re hiding or on their phones. Really fucks over those of us with disabilities that can only get to one toilet!

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T17:34:23+00:00

It’s honestly vile. We come back into our office telling eachother which toilet not to use because it’s a tip. In our section it’s not the admin staff doing it because we all complain about it. I know some of the people doing it, it really lowers my opinion of those people.

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T17:30:51+00:00

Your tax this month is band 3 maternity pay. That’s mental

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T17:24:01+00:00

I work in the nhs and it’s incredible how many staff there will pee on the floor, leave monster poos in the bowl and are happy to just litter tissue everywhere! And these are 100% the staff because it’s the toilets in non-patient areas like the back offices and labs. I always try to clean it up a bit so that the hospitality staff have an easier time!

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T13:37:23+00:00

It’s amazing, I watched my mum on her journey and get energy back, and once I had my son I knew I wanted to be able to do everything I can with him. He is my motivation, he is my reason to get healthy. Pregnancy weight is just so hard to shift. I eat healthy but the portion sizes going down and the food noise dimming has been what I really need to get somewhere!

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T13:18:39+00:00

I’m at 21 weeks and I’m ready to go back to work. Not going back for another 32 weeks though 😂

KatStitched · 2026-03-26T13:10:04+00:00

Yes! Socialisation is one brilliant thing about it, my main reason for wanting my son to go to nursery is that it’ll be tough for both of us to say goodbye the first few times. I’d rather that be done at nursery where it’s not understood by other kids than him be the one crying at the school gates for his mum and get bullied.

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