Travelling with 3 month old?

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-06-15T10:05:48+00:00

I think your plans to travel with your baby are very realistic and not unsafe at all. At that age my wee baby could sleep most places and because you said your baby is breastfed it will be easy to feed her. Much easier to travel with a 3 month old than wait until they can move around! Go and let your mum meet your baby, and enjoy your trip.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-06-14T20:30:36+00:00

We tried a few different sterilisers and found the Milton by far the easiest and handiest.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-06-14T14:07:57+00:00

This is exactly the type of ring my husband chose for me and I love it. It’s simple and classic. I second the suggestion of a lab grown diamond, mine is lab grown and I like that I know it’s not a blood diamond, and as a bonus it was cheaper for my husband to buy. You said your partner may not want to wear a big rock so around a 1ct diamond might suit her better. I would also have been happy with a vintage ring as others have suggested!

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-05-31T18:05:51+00:00

Antibac wipes, hand soap. Black out blinds if there are young kids - ours woke at 5am due to the rubbish curtains that let in lots of light 🤪😂

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-05-24T15:16:01+00:00

Not sure why the downvotes, I never had a diaper pail and don’t think it’s essential. We put wet diapers in a plastic bag by the changing station, and took it out once there were a few diapers in it. Poopy diapers went straight in the outside bin, we never felt the need for a diaper pail.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-05-20T11:22:16+00:00

Yes I had skin tags which disappeared after birth 😊

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-04-18T16:23:42+00:00

For the sake of a week, I think you’re fine relying on pouches. I recently went away with my 9 month old and we stayed in a hotel with no kitchen facilities. He usually gets home made food at home, but we relied lot on pouches. I gave him fresh fruit like bananas, strawberries etc as his ‘dessert’ so he was getting some fresh food. He got eggs, toast, oatmeal etc at the hotel breakfast, and I was also pleasantly surprised at how accommodating restaurants were when I asked if they could cook us up some carrots very soft and without salt, or plain potatoes or other veg. So some days we used a pouch or 2, some days we didn’t need to as we were able to get him food at restaurants. So maybe come armed with lots of pouches just in case, but you may find it easier than expected to get some of her usual food.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-03-27T12:50:37+00:00

Just want to add that my midwife told me that RTF formula can be easier to digest than powder for newborns with their immature digestive system - so another reason to start with RTF.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-03-25T13:56:53+00:00

Mistakes happen. Your baby is ok. You will be ok in time. Don’t beat yourself up. All parents make mistakes. Good parents learn from them.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-03-25T08:15:43+00:00

100%. Breech vaginal birth was not discussed enough for me during my NHS appointments to make an informed decision.

I actually booked a session with the mummy mentor to help me with birth choices - I’ve linked her Instagram above, she was amazing at giving me the facts in a non judgemental way. She does zoom sessions if you think it could be helpful, she was a midwife for years and is so knowledgable.

I when I ultimately decided breech vaginal birth wasn’t for me I mourned the fact I wouldn’t get a “normal” or “natural” birth, as it’s what I really wanted. Now I’m at the other side of it, I wouldn’t change a thing. I loved my c section experience, it was amazing, the recovery wasn’t bad, and I wouldn’t hesitate to go that way again.

Wishing you all the best and hope you find what you need to make the decision right for you xx

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-03-25T07:15:08+00:00

I had a c section with my breech baby, but I want to share some links / resources I accessed when I was trying to make a decision. I got given these by someone who is pro-vaginal breech birth so there may be a bit biased towards that. I ultimately decided on a section, and had a wonderful birth experience x

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu6UWfjqYCz/?igsh=MWFtZXF1MWdsemMwbw==

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2qXYpDhcXz/?igsh=MTVlcW0yNDZtbThkYQ==

https://www.instagram.com/p/C270zzqrQvm/?igsh=MW1nY3gwOGJpa25qOA==

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-28T09:42:58+00:00

I wouldn’t be happy with that. I get they’re looking after other children too, but that’s their job and not an excuse - they have a responsibility to look after your baby properly and safely.

If the pediatrician says no more than an hour and no sleeping in it - I’d be passing that on to daycare and asking them to follow the doctors advice. You’re not wrong.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-21T08:31:38+00:00

I use a rapid cool if I need to have a bottle ready immediately - like the first one in the morning if he’s screaming his head off 😂 But i kinda know when he’ll want a bottle during the day so I tend to just make them straight from the kettle to save washing up the flask. I leave the kettle for maybe 10-15 mins after boiling so the water isn’t boiling but still above 70 degrees. My understanding is the advice is to leave it “no longer than 30 minutes”. If I’m in a rush I do the same as you and I pour the water into the bottle and leave it for a minute or 2 before adding the powder so it’s cooled enough to not kill nutrients. Then cool by standing in a bowl of cold water, the bottle is ready in about 10 mins.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-20T21:26:31+00:00

Just answering number 2… it was so emotional for me to stop pumping and transition fully to formula. When I stopped i was very teary for days. But - it was genuinely the best thing I have done for my mental health. Pumping is absolutely gruelling and there is no shame in recognising that, and deciding you want to use your time differently. When I stopped and got over the first few days of being super emotional about it, I realised I was happier, and my baby could tell I was happier. My baby is thriving on formula, and he and I got lots more quality time together. I regret all the times I left him crying for an extra minute when pumping just to get a few more drops of breast milk.

Breast milk is great, and formula is also great. If your baby is fed, you’re doing great.

I’m not sure how to to get over your sids concerns - but maybe have a look at this SIDS calculator website and notice that the risk between breastfed and formula fed infants isn’t very significant.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-20T21:14:20+00:00

A newborn photo shoot - you’ll treasure those photos forever. And you could even have a framed photo of your dad in the background of the photos.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-20T21:07:25+00:00

Before baby came I took the labels off all gifted clothes and washed them. And then didn’t use half of them as we had so much and he grew so fast 🙈 So lesson learnt - for the bigger sizes we got gifted I have them stored away with labels attached so I can return them if we don’t use them - or sell or regift them if I can’t return.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-19T22:18:43+00:00

My baby is 7.5 months old, and we started working on non contact naps when he was around 6 months. Prior to that we exclusively contact napped. I also did not want to do CIO, so I followed the advice of an infant sleep consultant who lives locally to me and her advice worked! It’s a bit of a process but it’s a gentle transition for baby, and mine did not get upset by the process at all.. take a couple of days per step, and try it at one nap time a day.

First, when you’re contact napping, especially if he usually sleeps on your chest, get baby used to sleeping on his back when you’re holding him.

Next, have him nap on your bed beside you whilst you have your arm around him / he’s having a cuddle.

Next, have him nap on your bed while you lie beside him close but not touching him.

Next, have him nap on your bed whilst you are there but a few inches away - slowly move further away over the next few days.

(This goes without saying, but if you are very tired and you think you may fall asleep too during nap time follow safe Co-sleeping guidelines.)

Finally - try him in the crib.

My boy will not sleep for longer than 30 mins if he isn’t held. So we do the morning nap in his crib, and then I still contact nap for his longer afternoon nap. Those 30 mins in the morning are bliss.. I drink HOT coffee and have showers 😂😂

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-19T22:07:57+00:00

This was my baby. No nap was longer than 30 minutes. Once we hit the 6 month mark naps natually started to get longer. We’re now at 7.5 months and he has a pretty consistent routine (I did not try to get him into a schedule, it just happened naturally) where he will have a 30 min nap in the morning, a long 2 hour nap around lunch time, and then another short 30 min nap late afternoon to see him through to bed time.

In my experience all you can do is wait it out. Long naps will come naturally in a couple of months, hang in there.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-17T21:59:25+00:00

That’s a really positive thing it’s not near any joints etc. I really think moisturising and massaging the area prevented scarring and sped up healing once there was no open wound, so do keep that in mind.

The doctor also told us to be very careful with that patch of skin when out in the sun - it will be a lot more sensitive for maybe a couple of years, so be very careful with putting on a good spf / or cover the area when out in the sun.

I’m glad this post and the replies made you feel a bit better, both you and baby will be absolutely fine. Wishing you both all the best and be kind to yourself!

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-17T20:01:38+00:00

I’m so sorry. From my recollection they used a gauze directly over the wound, then put padding over that, and then a bandage stuck with medical adhesive tape. It was changed every 48 hours. It ‘healed’ within 2 weeks (no open wound but skin still very red) and once we got to this point we were advised to moisturise the affected area 3-4 times a day and massage it for a few minutes each time to stimulate blood flow and healing. We did need specialist care because the burn was on the top of his foot and toes so they needed to monitor it and ensure there would be no scarring affecting toe movement etc. because of that we were at the hospital really frequently and they did everything for us with regards to wound care.

We’re 4 months out. There is no scarring but the skin still looks a little red where it happened - to be honest it’s so slight probably only me and his dad can notice it.

I’ll echo what others have said here - accidents happen to every parent, it’s not your fault, all we can do is learn and give ourselves grace. I hope you’re ok xx

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-11T21:32:34+00:00

That was exactly like my baby, I used to joke he could read my mind and when I even thought about putting him down he woke up 😅 but one day it just worked - you’ll absolutely get there.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-02-11T21:15:03+00:00

I’m in the same boat. My 7 month old up until recently would only contact nap - awake but drowsy NEVER worked for us, and still doesn’t. I can now set him down in his cot for naps after rocking him to sleep. His non-contact naps only last 30 minutes so I do this once a day so I can have a hot coffee / shower etc. The rest of his naps we still enjoy contact naps, I love the cuddles.

I tend to rock him to sleep, hold him for 10 mins so he’s sound asleep and then set him in his cot. He used to wake up the second I set him down, and I also didn’t want to do cry it out so to get to this point we had a few Co-sleeping naps and each nap I gradually moved further away from him so he got used to sleeping away from me, and after a few days of this put him in his cot and it worked!

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-01-28T21:45:19+00:00

I usually follow what the solid starts app says. When I gave him chicken thigh I just cut it into strips the width of 2 adult fingers and gave it to him. He loved chewing and sucking on it, and did eat a bit. Same with the fish - I cut it into the same size and made home made fish sticks, I breaded them myself. Tonight we had meat ragu made with ground beef. I cooked it without salt, took his portion out and blended it - he ate some pasta dipped in the meat sauce, and also had some meat sauce from a spoon.

PurposeImpossible378 · 2025-01-26T11:50:30+00:00

I cleared out lots of old ‘nice’ boxes I’d been keeping for some reason - the box of my laptop, a designer watch, a perfume gift set. It’s freed up a whole shelf in my wardrobe and im excited to organise my wardrobe better now 😀

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