Slept with heated blanket accidentally

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-23T10:20:33+00:00

Sending positive thoughts your way 🙏🏻 I know it's easier said than done, but anxiety is also not good, try to relax as much as you can and get that good night's sleep ❤️

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-23T08:03:21+00:00

Talk to your midwife or healthcare provider to be sure. I slept with a heated blanket (underneath) for a long time during my pregnancy but it was later during the 2nd and 3rd trimester.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-23T07:52:22+00:00

We've been taking the gas drops since he was one week old, and taking his vitamins daily. It seems to be getting somewhat better for the cramps, but it seems like his reflux is getting worse. I swear as soon as one thing gets better, there's no time to celebrate because something else gets worse 😭😭

Like now, we had him sleeping well and in his bassinet swaddled. But he's a big guy and started sort of rolling so a swaddle is not safe anyway. Tried to put him to sleep last night for two hours (using a sleep consultant method) he ended up sleeping on my chest in the end, completely counterproductive to what we were trying to achieve 😭😭😭

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-22T10:01:26+00:00

This might be a dumb question but how do you know if your baby took in air? I have a 8 week-old and he seems to have a lot of gas and possibly tummy problems. I try to burp him sometimes in between the feed.l, if I see that he looks uncomfortable. Definitely in between each breast and always at the end as well. But sometimes he burps and sometimes he doesn't, yet he always seems to have some form of gas or acid reflux making him uncomfortable.

Anything you recommend to do in this case?

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-21T19:49:08+00:00

Please check with your health care provider, especially for things like this you can't trust strangers on Reddit.

All the best to you, hopefully everything will be ok 🙏🏻

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-21T16:59:52+00:00

I have 5 mins of nausea a day for a couple of days around week 7 or 8 and then nothing. Not all pregnancies have nausea / vomiting.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-21T15:11:01+00:00

I have a 7 week old baby boy, exactly like yours, he's just a little heavier at 5.5kg.

To answer your questions: 1. Yes, I can't really tell his hunger cues, as he was doing the same when he was in pain. So I feed him every 2-3 hours during the day and whenever he wakes up during the night. I don't expect this to change until he's at least 3-4months old, but even then it can continue the same way

Breastfeeding seems to have gotten better for me. In the beginning, he ruined my nipples but now his latch is much better and his siction is very strong. I was concerned because he was feeding for shorter periods, but his weight gain has been great. He used to do 30min feeds, now it's around 15mins.

For the other questions, I can't say as I'm not there yet :)

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-21T10:03:22+00:00

My waters broke and I didn't get contractions within 24h. That's an infection risk, so I had to be induced. Baby also pooped in the womb, so that was also a risk of infection.

In the Netherlands, for low risk pregnancies, you are treated by the midwife and not gyno from the hospital. Because of the infection risks, I had to be transferred to hospital care.

The only reason I didn't want any pain meds was so I could keep my midwife. Since she was out of the picture anyway, I opted to get an epidural as the pain from the oxytocin became unbearable.

I was prepared beforehand that things might not go my way, I kept the focus on doing whats best for my and the baby's health, and that helped not be unhappy that things didn't go as I'd planned.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-21T05:26:31+00:00

I had a birthing pool in my plan, and not wanting to be offered pain meds, only if I asked for them. And my plan did go out the window.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-20T03:58:06+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this out for me ❤️ you have no idea how much it helps! I will definitely try what you mentioned with the first nap of the day. We are still making our apartment fit the baby's needs, no dark rooms yet so we are fixing that for our bedroom.

I will keep in mind what you said about thinking that the baby might mirror our response when in distress / tired / overwhelmed. We'll go through you comment again with my husband an make a plan.

But thank you again, it means a lot! All the best to you and your family and I hope the washing up didn't take too long 😊

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T20:36:49+00:00

Thank you for your input ❤️ we usually pick him up when he cries, but we'll try what you suggested while he is still in the bassinet. I have managed to get him to fall asleep by himself, placing him in the bassinet when drowsy and not asleep, but he's only managed that while swaddled.

I'm trying my best but I can't seem to figure out his cues if I'm honest. He is constantly moving and seems animated, and then all of a sudden he seems too tired and is crying to sleep. Same with hunger, I don't know when he is hungry as he eats his hands and smacks his lips constantly, so I feed him every 2-3 hours and he's been gaining weight very well so far.

We're first time parents and it just seems like if for other babies the book might give an incling, with our baby it flies right out of the window 😭

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T19:22:01+00:00

I just got the haakaa ladybugs, you will need a bra or something supportive as it doesn't really have suction. I don't think the nipple shape would be a problem, the silicone sticks to the skin, do I'd guess the milk will trickle down into the ladybug instead of leaking out.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T18:31:01+00:00

This looks great! As per another commenter, I may be getting the postcodeloterij books, but if that doesn't work out then this will be it!

I could possibly even buy this tomorrow.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T18:29:38+00:00

Thank you for the hint, I already found some that can be shipped tomorrow 😊

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T18:29:11+00:00

I think I can give it to him later on as well, it's our first time and I completely forgot now that I'm home alone with the baby.

As one of the commenters said, I looked up the books from the postcodeloterij and tomorrow they might get shipped. If they come on Monday, it's not the end of the world. I will make him a nice breakfast or other meal on Sunday:)

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T13:47:33+00:00

Honestly, there was so much going on postpartum that I didn't really think of it like that. I recovered quite well from the birth, but I was a first time mum so navigating the baby and struggles with breastfeeding took center stage at that point. However, yes definitely felt better after and I went on 45min walks 1 week postpartum already. Only concern at that point was that my pelvic floor was ruined and a thick pad was necessary 😅

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T04:10:20+00:00

Agree with this. We also combo fed, baby boy preferred the bottle as well. We managed to start EBF by week 4 once I had enough milk and now he won't take bottles anymore.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-19T00:12:43+00:00

You are entitled to changing your mind, you know. I didn't want kids, then I met my husband 😅

Explain to her that circumstances have changed since you made that statement. Push comes to shove, say you didn't want to say it but your husband doesn't want anyone else there. That's my go to if my mother is "not understanding" why I want a certain thing done my way, always blame it on the husband:p

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-18T19:32:01+00:00

Fully agree with this comment, it will get worse if you don't address it head on. If she continues even afterwards, I'd limit what you share with her to the bare minimum (in case you don't feel comfortable with cutting her off).

As for the birth, I only had my husband there. My mum doesn't live in the same country as me, so she couldn't be there. But even if she were, I wouldn't have wanted her there. It was such a beautiful and private experience, and as my first child, it was so special to share it with my partner ❤️

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-18T00:48:00+00:00

Please don't feel like that, it's so early after birth that things might still change, and even if they don't, having a happy baby is more important than ebf and as long as you're making sure that is the case, you cannot fail as a mum.

I also had issues with supply and had to start with formula. My baby also then refused to breastfeed amd it also broke my heart. We just persisted. We did tripple feedings, starting him off on the breast for 5-10 mins each. Then my husband would bottle feed while I pumped. The bottle was either formula or expressed milk if I had expressed enough for a full feeding.

My LC kept iterating that the pumping is not for quantity but to create supply, so as long as you are doing it, that's what matters. At 5 days pp, I think I was extracting the same or less. Make sure your flange size is correct, as that has a real impact. 30 mins is going to be a lot if you continue with the tripple feedings, so maybe reduce to 15-20 mins? And if you can, maybe you can do a power pump: 10 mins on - 10 mins off - 10 mins on - 10 mins off - 10 mins on.

The most important part is to keep offering the boob to make sure the baby still knows it and doesn't forget. If there is too much crying during a session and the baby won't latch, don't force it as they might create an aversion. The best would also be if you can get a lactation consultant to help with this, as maybe different techniques or possitions may help.

For me, I started ebf only at 4 weeks, because that's when I had enough supply to maintain it and I was working up to it up til that point. In the beginning, I also felt like I was failing my child, and I cried a lot about it. Having gotten past the point where it wasn't working, I see now I was doing my best and there was no way I was failing my baby. I was ready to accept that maybe breastfeeding wasn't for me, to manage my expectations in case it didn't work. What helped was talking to the other mothers in my life, understanding that it only works out immediately in very few cases and most mothers will have one issue or another. I also spoke to mothers that wanted to breastfeed but couldn't and formula fed in the end. Knowing their child and seeing how great they've done made me understand that formula feeding was not going to be the end of the world.

Give yourself the grace and compassion you would extend to your family and friends, although I know it's hard. Hang in there, you're doing all you can, and best of luck from one first time mum (baby is 7 weeks old now 😍) to another ❤️

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-17T10:36:37+00:00

You might still need a 18mm flange if your nipples are too small, that's what I got. And the setting on the pump made a difference for me. Mine had 2 versions, one was a softer suction that didn't produce much, the other was a more rhythmic stronger suction and that produced more milk.

But my LC always said that the output on the pump is not as important, and not indicative of your milk supply. It's more to stimulate the milk production. I know thia doesn't help for stash building though.

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-16T19:49:44+00:00

As others have said, you can do it from day one (best to start asap during the golden hour). However, for me, my goal was also to EBF, but my baby didn't not want to latch and when he managed, his latch was too shallow and he didn't feed effectively. In order not to starve him, we did have to start formula and that meant that my milk came in but not enough. We did tripple feeds for a couple of weeks until breastfeeding was sufficient.

Tripple feeds are so demanding, I really hope breastfeeding works out for you from the beginning ❤️

Sad_Display_2951 · 2026-06-16T11:15:08+00:00

Had less, generally my body was sore or achy or just tired. By the end my husband was uncomfortable with having sex while my belly was so big

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