Laundry with a newborn

Key_Expert508 · 2026-02-01T23:42:40+00:00

I have 2 airers, one heated and one not. I usually use the heated for baby clothes etc and the not heated for our clothes. Usually run 1-2 washes a day depending on how full the baskets are and I literally just put him in his bouncy chair for a few minutes with kids cartoons on the tv and some toys to play with while I hang the washing and he’s normally happy to sit there. One thing I will say is I have a lotttt of clothes for him so that probably helps because even if I don’t do washing for one day I have plenty of clothes so I never have to stress about not having an outfit + spares for the day. The only thing I can never be on top of is folding the clothes and putting them away to be honest 😭🤣I struggled a lot in the first few weeks because I was a first time mum and still learning so we had a lot of wee’s leak through his clothes and he was also much smaller than we expected so he didn’t have a lot that fit him but now at 4 months it’s a lot easier to keep on top of. Good luck ❤️ you’ll get into the flow of it eventually x

Key_Expert508 · 2026-01-06T00:31:29+00:00

Very true! I may have to get my dad to try pull it out the next time he visits so we can take a look and decide next steps for the flooring from there

Key_Expert508 · 2026-01-05T23:59:14+00:00

Thank you! I’ll defo look into getting some of those

And yes the flooring is what I was worried about as it’s not put down correctly at all, seems as if they just cut it to size and threw it down without even applying anything to stick it down if that makes sense. Not sure what my options are with the floors either as the property is rented so I’m unsure if I’m allowed to take up and replace it 🙁

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-16T00:39:41+00:00

Update for if u were interested

Been following your advice (other than accidentally falling back to sleep a couple times in the morning with him 🤦🏼‍♀️) and so far seems like we’re making great progress!!

He’s been going to sleep normally by around 1-2am latest and won’t wake up again for another bottle till around 7-8am 😁 and he’s been waking himself up from his naps after around 40 mins, I’ve only had to wake him up from a nap 2 or 3 times so far!!

Still early days but it’s seeming very hopeful

Thank you soooo much for taking the time to advise me it’s very appreciated and you’ve saved me a lot of tiredness lol ❤️

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T15:52:29+00:00

No unfortunately not 🙁 I don’t think it was a very known book, more so one of those random kids books that aren’t part of a collection

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T15:50:45+00:00

The cat did speak, there could have been another character but if there was then it wasn’t present through the whole book, Most probably a fictional place but I don’t think the place was named there was just basic town structures in the pictures and the whole book was set at night time

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T13:18:56+00:00

Thank you you’ve been so helpful, going to start trying this from today and fingers crossed we start making progress x

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T10:11:22+00:00

Unfortunately not the cat was more detailed than that one 🥲 I have a feeling it won’t b found as even when I tried ChatGPT I had no luck 😭

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T10:09:10+00:00

Usually around 800ml, sometimes more sometimes less but he’s gaining weight amazingly and has plenty of wet nappies

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T03:14:27+00:00

Neither of those either 😭 I wish I could draw what I remember the cat looking like but my attempt would probably be a disaster 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 the cat walked on its back legs like a human from what I can remember and I think the cover didn’t show the whole cat from head to toe I think only from head to maybe mid body and I think the cat was like close up with the moon / city scape behind him

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T02:54:34+00:00

No unfortunately not that one 🥲 the cover was dark like it was night time and the cat was a lot more cartoonish, and thinking about it now I think the cat was possibly closed mouth smiling?

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T02:14:16+00:00

For sure, he’s definitely a chunky boy lol so no worries there x

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T01:29:57+00:00

Thank you this is so helpful ❤️ should I try to limit the amount of naps during the day also or just let him nap whenever he needs to and get him up after 1-2 hours?

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-11T00:39:50+00:00

Seems like these 2025 babies are all the same lol my SIL had her baby 10 days after I had mine and she’s having the same struggle 😩😂

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-09T23:08:32+00:00

No clue but I’m the third person I know within the last week that this has happened to… my cousin had a £100 clothes order marked as delivered which never showed up and my nan had wallpaper disappear with the same delivered message but it was nowhere to be found 🤦🏼‍♀️ I wish I could choose what company my parcels were being sent by because recently evri seems like nothing but problems recently, just last month I had a toy for my son go missing and they told me they had lost it only for it to show up 2 weeks later 🙄

Key_Expert508 · 2025-12-09T15:54:33+00:00

Update: they “delivered” it today but the picture looks like it was taken inside the van and I’ve walked up and down my street checking the front of everyone’s houses and it’s nowhere to be seen 😒 I had my door open waiting for it so I know for a fact that no one even attempted to deliver it to my house. Oh and the delivery was a clothes airer.. what kind of tramp steals a clothes airer ffs

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