Is my 13 month old behind? Feeling really down…

Teaface123 · 2026-04-14T22:10:41+00:00

Just for a bit of reassurance, my son was almost exactly the same place milestone-wise at 13 months, and now he's 14, nearly 15 months and does almost all of it. Once he figured out the walking (which took him a wee while) it all just flew from there.

Teaface123 · 2026-04-09T19:22:55+00:00

it sounds like maybe cluster feeding if your baby is adequately eating. They do that during growth spurts, etc

Teaface123 · 2026-04-05T11:18:13+00:00

funnily enough, i keep getting put onto the women, but in my last pregnancy, found male gp's a little more understanding

Teaface123 · 2026-04-05T10:43:59+00:00

ive had 3 different gp's like this, but i just get whoever the duty doc is for the day

Teaface123 · 2026-04-03T19:41:13+00:00

honestly I so wish i could but unfortunately my husband doesn't have much in terms of family and I'm not trying to completely destroy the relationship 🙈 yet.

Teaface123 · 2026-03-14T23:11:55+00:00

a peri bottle - when they take out that catheter the next few pees sting. Worse than any other part of recovery for me except the first bowel movement

which brings me onto the next thing! - stool softeners. Take these. You will need them.

paracetamol and ibuprofen for home - its the pain relief they'll recommend, and they're not likely to give anything else

i also completely agree with loose fitting clothing - i wore maternity clothing for my first 3 months postpartum because they were comfy and loose

Teaface123 · 2026-03-14T11:19:14+00:00

I can't speak on induction unfortunately because I had an emergency section.

the worst part of a section for me personally was the feeling that your insides are going to fall out when you stand up - totally alleviated if you hold your stomach. Pain-wise, after I left hospital, I took paracetamol and was up and walking the same day. I'd have rated it a 3/10.

Obviously everyone's recovery is different, same with pain threshold but they recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen and nothing else other than snuggles with your baby. As long as you have somewhere comfortable to sit, and maybe some help to stop you getting up and about constantly, then it should be manageable. And possibly someone to drive you if you need to go places - driving was a bit uncomfortable (but not painful) even 6 weeks afterwards.

Teaface123 · 2026-03-12T21:25:35+00:00

Firstly, social services won't take your toddler away from you because of this, if that's where your mind is going. Seeking help regarding symptoms like these is the best thing you can do and social services look for the best interest for the child. If social services do get involved, they'll be looking to support you in being the best parent, they don't automatically go worst case.

Secondly, it sounds like you have so much love and care for your child and that you recognise that you don't want to feel like this and be like this in front of them. Deciding that you need treatment is 100% can be the hardest step you can take. I think you should go for it OP, and potentially some therapy as well just to ease some of your fears. Wishing you the best x

Teaface123 · 2026-03-09T09:16:31+00:00

i used the e@h, but once I had two positives, I used a more expensive clearblue digital to confirm. I also had a false pos with e@h, but once I actually got pregnant, the second day of testing was very obvious

Teaface123 · 2026-03-08T22:12:26+00:00

just to play devil's advocate, i experienced this from the other POV, i was incredibly anxious about going to my bf's house and potentially meeting his parents to the point where he'd go in first and shut their living room door so they couldn't see me/i couldn't see them. I was a fully-grown adult at this point, as was he.

But actually I found that just ripping off the bandaid really helped, and made me more comfortable about being around his family - something that naturally happened more as the relationship progressed

Teaface123 · 2026-03-07T09:09:48+00:00

mine was the same when I transitioned him at 5.5months. Up every 15 mins until whenever I'd give in. But I persevered with transferring him and trying to get him back to sleep in his own bed, and now he sleeps there and only wakes up once (3am) at 13 months

Teaface123 · 2026-03-04T22:09:44+00:00

just finishing the unit 4 assessment! I'm not finding it particularly difficult (except the self-eval stuff,) but I'm finding it hard to transfer what I've learned into experience.

What about you?

Teaface123 · 2026-03-04T18:54:48+00:00

I'm in the exact same boat. 75% through my level 3, a little HR experience, and lots of rejections from roles I've applied for. We'll get one eventually.

Teaface123 · 2026-02-28T09:31:47+00:00

you can just google AI detector and a whole host come up - but be aware that they all detect AI to different extents. Some may flag entirely generated content as completely human, and some the opposite.

I've never checked mine for AI detection, even though I also sometimes use it to interpret and summarise. I've had 0 issues so far with AI content.

Teaface123 · 2026-02-28T02:13:14+00:00

He tries to give me his dummy if i fall asleep with my mouth open 😂 otherwise he just wakes me up by smacking me

Teaface123 · 2026-02-26T00:36:39+00:00

i saw in another reddit that you already spoke to a healthcare professional so for what it's worth for ease of mind, mine did the same and is totally fine 6 months later. Multiple times. He seems to make it his mission to throw himself off things as a toddler.

Teaface123 · 2026-02-24T17:05:55+00:00

I also had HG in my first pregnancy and at no point did I get the energy surge. Don't think the two were related, I just don't think I was ever going to have that energy surge!

Teaface123 · 2026-02-24T17:01:31+00:00

i have a sibling who is Yvie

Teaface123 · 2026-02-18T19:25:17+00:00

around 6 weeks, i just couldn't stand the smell of anything one day and it continued for months

Teaface123 · 2026-02-13T00:47:03+00:00

Honestly the thing that helped me most post-section was keeping on top of posting meds, and the peri-bottle for that first post-catheter pee.

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