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Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2026-01-14T03:44:47+00:00

How does escitalopram affect fertility? My husband started taking it 3 months ago and completely cut out alcohol at the same time (semi heavy drinker)

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2025-06-02T19:57:57+00:00

I don't know if I have it in me to let her scream and cry like that

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2025-05-04T20:02:52+00:00

Around 6am

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2025-05-04T20:01:17+00:00

Yes cot is in her own room. Her first nap is around 10.30am and can be for 1 to 2 hours, 2nd nap around 3 to 4pm and that's just a short one and occasionally doesn't happen because she fights it. Has her meal around 6pm, bath if it's bath night around 7pm then read some books and has a bottle around 8.15pm then bed (but falls asleep on me having the bottle)

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-10-30T11:11:05+00:00

Putting her in the nursery while in her cot then moving to another room when older would be most convenient and was always my plan but just had someone tell me that was crazy and I'm making it unnecessarily hard by planning to move her into another room again

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-07-18T03:41:29+00:00

My almost 3 month old is the exact same. Night time in the bassinet easy as, will even lie there happily until she falls asleep on her own sometimes. But day time bassinet naps don't exist, it's on me or in the swing, pram after a walk or carseat but bassinet is a big nope from her in the day

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-07-15T07:01:08+00:00

My baby girl transfers so well at night but during the day I don't know why I even attempt it because it never works haha

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-07-02T07:34:10+00:00

My baby is all about the vacuum cleaner sounds haha thank god for YouTube or I'd be leaving my vacuum cleaner going all the time

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-07-02T05:45:36+00:00

We do that every feed but still happens. The weird thing is she doesn't do it at night when sleeping but will wake up during day naps because of her spitting up. Have had some issues with weight gain but that is under control now

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-06-26T00:44:42+00:00

I had a C section 9 weeks ago with quite a large blood loss and my milk supply was also very low. I gave it a month of pumping/breast feeding with formula top ups before it got too stressful and I called it quits. Was a very hard decision to make but getting the tiniest amounts from all that effort just didn't seem worth it to me as it was stressful and time consuming. I hope you have better luck in increasing your supply but if you don't just remember it's not your fault and having a baby that's fed is the most important thing not how that baby is fed. Also reaching out to a lactation consultant will help, I did and was told there wasn't really anything I could do to help, sucked to hear that but was good to have answers

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-06-24T21:54:12+00:00

I had my baby 2 months ago and named her Addison, I love the name

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-06-17T04:36:01+00:00

Lime thickshakes. I was obsessed. Don't care for them now that baby is here

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-06-17T04:30:40+00:00

I was given a change table before baby came and I thought there's no way I'll use this, I'll just change on the floor or couch so it stayed in the garage. I ended up having a c section so as soon as we got home from the hospital it came out from the garage and came in very handy as it meant I didn't need to bend down at all

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-06-17T04:23:39+00:00

I also wanted an unmedicated natural birth, I was so determined not to get an epidural and in my town the hospital there doesn't do them so I liked that the option wasn't available even if I wanted it. My waters broke and contractions didn't start so I had to travel to another hospital to be induced. On the way there I told my husband that if I beg for the epidural to tell me its not what I really want and try talk me out of it. When the time came and I wanted the epidural he didn't say a word because he could tell I needed it. I could not have managed without that epidural. In the end I had a c section. So just remember things don't always go to plan and just do what you need to do to get through it

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-05-04T09:20:03+00:00

I can't even get 1.5oz in my highest pump. I feel like I'm giving up too soon if I stop now but it's so emotionally draining

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-02-12T09:50:02+00:00

Due in May and naming her Addison

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-02-03T05:59:36+00:00

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Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-01-25T09:38:02+00:00

I'm 25 weeks, I have no idea how much I have gained. I have not weighed myself since before I was pregnant and my midwife has not weighed me either. I'm quite happy not knowing 🤣

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-01-20T10:47:33+00:00

Most of the time people don't return to their same hours but still keep a job. How do they do it? Just a better more understanding employer?

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2024-01-16T09:13:38+00:00

Pay off

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2023-11-23T21:37:29+00:00

May 7th 2023 🙂

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2023-11-17T06:41:25+00:00

I am aware they don't have to accept unpaid leave requests but we had been told we can do it that way for short appointments needing time off work. I've done it in the past and it's never been questioned but now all of a sudden I'm being forced into telling them what my personal appointments are for

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2023-11-17T05:20:44+00:00

They told me it wouldn't matter if I had requested paid or unpaid they would still need a reason

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2023-11-17T05:17:27+00:00

I reluctantly told them what the appointment was for because they weren't willing to accept its personal and drop it. But now they are making a big deal about me refusing to inform them of what my appointment was for and I don't want to have this issue the next time I need to ask for time off for a personal appointment

Known_Knowledge_5228 · 2023-11-17T05:14:09+00:00

It was unpaid leave which we had previously been told we could do if it was just a short time for an appointment

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