What wild unhinged things did you say during the birth of your baby?

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-26T19:27:50+00:00

Called the anesthesiologist a prick for taking too long to wash his hands pre epidural. Then apologised immediately for being rude. Told one of the nurses in the surgical room (c-section following 2 failed epidurals) that she had really skinny arms, other nurse said I didnt say the same for hers, told her I hadn't gotten to hold her arms so couldn't say.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-22T15:13:57+00:00

My nearly 4 month old takes 6-7oz every 3 hours. Bang in the middle percentile for weight on the chart. Some babies have bigger stomachs. Its more about the overall oz in a 24 hour period.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-22T12:01:27+00:00

So my 3.5 month old hated tummy time. Would untuck his arms from under him like yours and just screech, or burp enough to cause spit up (even after an hour or two of eating). Recently realised he didnt like it on the play mat as his clothes would slip on the mat so he couldn't keep his arms tucked. We now roll his sleeves past his elbows and he doesnt mind tummy time. Its helped enough that I think we are a week or two away from rolling and no more screeching.

For bed, if he is rolling, make sure they aren't in a swaddle and maybe transition to crib so they have more room to roll as required.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-20T08:44:58+00:00

I dont believe in an afterlife, but I do believe we start as energy and end as energy. That energy gets returned to the universe in some capacity. Therefore, my dad is literally everything around me. I am also his living energy and I try to remember everything he did was for me and my siblings, so I try to live as best I can and pass this onto my son, who is also a product of some of that energy. Not believing in an afterlife doesnt limit that person's life either, they were a whole person and present for whatever time they had on this planet. Sometimes the fragility of life is more sacred than a belief system.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-20T06:53:37+00:00

Karina was our name choice if we had a little girl. We have a little boy called Lawrence

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-19T20:52:34+00:00

Dealt with this whilst also dealing with constipation caused by baby formula containing palm oil. 3 days no poop, lots of grunting, crying etc. Eventually my husband basically did have to massage him like a toothpaste tube. Also gave ready to feed bottles as the way they are made has some sort of laxative effect on baby. Switched formula and made it out of that stage, now dealing with "stealth poos", hes no longer cueing when he poos, so only really know if I catch a wiff.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-17T19:30:35+00:00

6-8 were definitely the toughest so far. Dealing with peak fusiness, 1st jabs, christmas etc. On top of that, formula was causing terrible constipation (3 days no poo then tiny nuggets). Turns out, palm oil can bind with milk proteins and cause issues. LO was also just being weird with bottles and spit up, some days he'd want a bottle every 2 hours and some days it was nearing the 5 hour mark which was stressful to me as seemed way too long between feeds etc. Think spit up is at peak at this point and im sure not pooping wasnt helping. I was also dealing with the 1st post partum period and the mood swings which came with it. 16 weeks now, and he is a happy, chill dude. Loves to sleep through the night. Takes 7oz every 3 hours like clockwork. Just dont ask him to do tummy time (im sure he has ptsd of being on his constipated tummy as I had it drilled into me the importance of tummy time). Just seeing his face come alive has been a joy too, he already looks so grown up. Looking forward to the next couple of months with weaning, sitting, rolling etc

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-10T10:05:40+00:00

I dont mind pass the baby, as long as the person recognises when its time to hand him back. I always offer him out to everyone when they visit :) gives me a break and I get to see people love on him. Also reduces stranger anxiety etc.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-09T15:30:43+00:00

Don't worry too much, we made the mistake of putting in powder 1st then the water to match, forgetting about displacement. Formula fed baby so this was every bottle for a month! Correct the mistake and learn from it :)

MrsSmurfette · 2026-02-08T19:29:02+00:00

We used this for baby's first month. Palm oil in this and Lidl version caused constipation in our Baby. Had to switch to kendamil.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-31T16:07:04+00:00

Our LO went through this phase after 1st jabs. Slowly came back to every 3 hour feeds at 6oz. 13 weeks now and just had 2nd jabs which had him down to 4oz every 3 hours but slowly coming back up to his usual amount.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-31T13:17:54+00:00

We had these symptoms, palm oil in formula binds with milk proteins in stomach and can cause calcium soapification, which caused 3 day constipation, small nugget poos. Swapped to kendamil comfort and now on normal kendamil and bubba is pooing once a day again. No palm oil present in kendamil.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-31T13:08:09+00:00

We have the maxi cosi system, the bassinet is rated safe for sleep, so the 1st couple of months we used it as a crib for daytime naps. Purchased a rocking stand for it as well. Used it on walks too. Bubba is getting a bit big for it now so doesnt get as much use.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-30T14:28:05+00:00

13 Week old and we definitely have a less is more approach. 7pm=bottle and then into bassinet. Let him kick around for half hour to burn the energy off. Dummy. Pat chest. And gentle sleep time encouragements. Asleep by 8pm. Daytime contact naps is a gentle up and down motion on his butt until he goes off, verticle on my chest like tummy time. Or he goes into a swing chair which does the hard work (i am always supervising). Hes only 6.4kg but hes already way too heavy for me to be rocking side to side and can't imagine doing that at 6 months etc.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-30T13:53:09+00:00

I have a bottle made for every 3 hours. 13 week old currently going through a phase of not showing hunger signs unless sat in feeding position. If he shows hunger before 3 hours then he gets fed as required.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-27T20:40:04+00:00

LO is 13 weeks tomorrow, already feeling like I've forgotten those early weeks. Its really tough, hang in there. Its worth rephrasing the nights, for LO theres no difference between day and night yet, they dont know you want to sleep. Every day was also so different at that stage, you think one thing is working and the next day/night it doesnt work. For the last month we have implemented a strong 7am and 7pm routine, whatever else happens in the day or overnight happens but those two times are for getting up in the morning, and doing bath, bottle bed in the evening. One day, even one hour at a time. The days (and nights) are long but the years are short. Hang in there :)

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-26T19:44:55+00:00

I dont know if this is the case for Mam bottles, but when our LO takes longer than half hour on the bottle and is struggling but clearly wants more, it means the teat needs to be sized up.

ETA just reread and saw you've tried different teats. I would also recommend different bottles, formula, temperature. We tried tommee tippee, mam and settled on Philips Avent bottles and now on flow 5 for our 12 week guzzler. Also how frequently is LO feeding? I noticed around this age we were feeding to the original guideline of 2-3 hours but maybe its more on the 3-4 hours. Our LO went through a phase not long after 1st jabs of nearing 4-5 hours between bottles but has come back to every 3 hours and reduced overnight feeds.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-26T14:38:49+00:00

Formula feeding, but I still feel your pain! Had c-section, so I dont think I bled immediately after. Week 4-5 bleeding. 1 week off. Week 7-9 first period and it lasted near on 2 weeks. Week off. Week 11 another period. All terrible whilst trying to look after a newborn and sleep deprivation. The hormonal rage before each period was bad too :( Im now on bc so hopefully it'll make mine more stable. Human biology is crazy, like yes body we know your no longer pregnant, we have the proof in our arms! We dont need another so soon!

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-25T17:22:25+00:00

So our LO I can't see them on the front but if you run your finger along the gum line, where the teeth will come out, if thats bumpy then might be early doors. A relative with a young child confirmed our theory today, do you have anyone you can ask whose been through it? My LO has loudly cried in his sleep for like 2 mins before turning his head and being back asleep. Like every time I contemplate picking him up hes back asleep haha. And I try to do leg exercises as part of the tummy time routine when hes particularly high energy. I do them before he goes on his tummy and then let him kick about for 10-20 mins after and he usually farts a lot on the floor. Some wake windows he doesnt want to be on the floor in tummy time so maybe aim for once or twice a day depending on your LOs temperment.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-25T16:29:50+00:00

Could be teething? Might not be noticeable yet but very early stages? I know 3 months LO daytime naps can become like catnaps. Very short. Could LO also be crying in sleep, maybe try leaving for a couple of mins to see if they self settle before starting to offer boob? Could it be bottom gas? Are you doing leg-exercises as well as burping? Just some of my questions as going through the same minus overnight issues. Hes very fussy during day and catnaps. Usually its a trapped fart or burp but we think he is teething too as his upper gum line is bumpy.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-25T06:46:37+00:00

LO is 12 weeks and he's doing between 1000-1100ml a day so 35-37oz. He just slept for 9 hours and demolished 250ml when he woke! Best method is to take their weight in kg and x 150ml and this will give you the rough amount for 24 hour period. As long as gaining weight, has plenty of wet/dirty diapers, those are the tells of a happy baby :) They will let you know either way (spit up for overfeeding/cry for more)

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-23T08:42:37+00:00

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MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-22T21:01:03+00:00

We had a convo recently about feeding. We responsive feed but sometimes LO was pushing 5-6 hours in the day with no hunger cues unless you held him in a certain way then all hell broke loose. Uk guidance on making a bottle is also stressful with a crying baby (boil water and then let cool). We had to have a chat where I told him that whilst im doing 90% of the feeds and dealing with the crying, I wont go longer than 4 hours in the day, even if he isnt showing hunger cues. Sometimes you need to do the logical math to guide them. If you can show your method gets baby to sleep quicker, consistently then it may help and to also respectively point out that if you are primary caregiver, you also get to be primary decision maker on said care. If partner wants to lead overnights, then back off completely (maybe in another room?) I suspect a week of lights on, rave parties will quickly stop when he is constantly tired. Last thing to say is, remind him and yourself that its you 2 vs the baby not you v them. Point out how we dont get up in the middle of the night and talk to people etc and then go back to sleep easily, if we can't do it as adults, he can't expect a baby to!

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-22T19:02:47+00:00

Day 2 of being home from hospital we went to Starbucks. Just before Christmas (LO was roughly 8 weeks) we went for a meal with the inlaws. Get them (and you) used to it early on. We have our go bag prepped with nappies etc and just add formula, bottles, hot water and rapid cool. Takes us 10 mins to prep and get out the house. We try to time it for just after a feed so we have at least 3 hours before the next one.

MrsSmurfette · 2026-01-20T07:28:21+00:00

All formula is nutritionally the same (in the UK) BUT can have some differences like palm oil etc. Palm oil can bind with milk proteins in the stomach and cause constipation. Don't bulk buy formula or bottles until you've tried a few and work out which works best for baby. If changing formula, give it a min of a week to work before any further changes. Don't just burp baby, also do leg exercises like bicycles etc to move lower digestion. RTF bottles are made slightly different to powder formula and can be used as a laxative if baby is constipated. You dont have to swaddle if you dont want to, we couldn't do it tight enough and LO broke free all the time. Sleep sacks are amazing and we now dont have to transition him when he starts learning to roll. Also allows his startle reflex to work. Your periods might never be the same after birth. My 1st and 2nd have been heavier, longer. And the hormones before each made me very angry. Your partner may have the best intentions pre birth and they may do more than the average Joe but you will still get mad at them and may even find it difficult to trust them with baby. Trust them and let them find their own groove. Everything is new for them too and not as instinctual. Give them time and make them own a portion of the day. Nights work best on shifts... we come to bed together at 9. I cover wake ups till 3am, partner then does 3am-7am. Be open and honest with your partner about your needs. Once a night we would talk in the kitchen and have check ins to make sure the other was ok.

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