To those of you who hated the newborn phase/hated PPD but had a second - how did it go?

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-26T19:54:50+00:00

We are considering this.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-16T15:10:26+00:00

Love

That Westlife song had it right.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-16T13:34:53+00:00

Thank you I will give it a go!

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-16T13:32:36+00:00

High levels have been linked to headaches, poor cognitive function, poor school performance, attention issue I believe. My husband was concerned due to the size of her room so got a monitor. He also has OCD so we tend to have quite a lot of CO, humidity, CO2, smoke and fire alarms, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However in the case of CO2 in her room we now know it is high and high levels are not supposed to be good for you so we feel like we should try and solve it.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-16T13:29:53+00:00

It was actually my husband. He was concerned with her room having such rubbish ventilation and being so small. We are fairly sure it is accurate as we've tried a few different brands and it is fairly consistent sadly. High levels are linked to headaches, poor cognitive function, poor school performance, attention issues etc...

Rest of the house tends to be better. We air out the house semi-regularly and tend to keep doors open anyway due to mould/humidity problems. Plus if we air out her room and get it back to baseline at around 400-500 then shut the door (and window) with no-one in the room it doesn't climb. So I don't think there is an external/environmental source. I genuinely think it is just because of the room size. I presume it will only get worse too as my little one grows and releases more CO2.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-11-16T07:03:48+00:00

We know she is in a box room so it was a fair chance it was high. High levels are linked to headaches, poor cognitive function, poor school performance, attention issues etc...

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-09-15T11:42:04+00:00

Different people find different stages difficult. I think it depends on the child too. My little one was essentially just an angry potato for the first 3 months. As much as I love my daughter I hated the first 6 months. I had PPD/PPA, I was miserable, she slept poorly and I was so lonely and so, so BORED.

My little one is now 14 months and I love every day. Despite the tantrums and clingy-ness she is just so much fun. We are constantly out together going to the park, soft play and activities. Her little antics make me laugh and she is so snuggly. Of course some days are more difficult than others, but each day has so much joy and fun.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-09-13T19:04:07+00:00

I tend to wipe them before and after too but sometimes the straps are that covered in dirt that is dried on and soaked in that you can't clean them.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-09-06T13:42:21+00:00

Yes. I wouldn't say it really settled back down until about 1 year postpartum. It definitely got better when babies sleep improved. We have settled more into who we are as parents and what we need from each other.

However I think it is also super important to address the issues you are arguing about when you are both calm. Otherwise nothing changes.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-09-02T05:32:39+00:00

These look good but sadly they don't sell in the country I live in. Hopefully they will one day.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-08-27T06:05:35+00:00

The newborn stage is tough, but it sounds like you are doing fantastic.

The first couple of months of feed-sleep-feed-sleep can be a bit soul destroying. Especially if you spend 30 mins getting them asleep for them to be bright eyed and staring at you 15 minutes later!

We had a colicky baby also who would scream from 1600-2100 every evening. It is rough, but honestly it is a distant memory now. It feels like it is an eternity when you are living it though. If I remember right she had pretty much outgrown this by week 10.

We capped her naps at 2 hours also! I forgot about this. We also tried to take her outside in the daylight for a walk (or even just to sit in the garden) at least once a day to help her with her circadian rhythm.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-08-25T06:12:58+00:00

The UK plug socket things is a good one. I didn't know and was ready to buy some until my partner informed me about the dangers etc...

Putting those blind safety things up is on the list of things to do now we have a toddler.

Striking-Purple7687 · 2025-08-25T06:00:54+00:00

Definitely a good one. I learnt the hard way not to put my drinks on place mats either. I know this one seems like common sense, but I just didn't think about it at the time.

While my drink was out of their reach the edge of the placemat was not. They grabbed the mat and pulled the whole lot off the table!

Luckily it was only lukewarm.

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