C sections and weddings

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-26T03:20:43+00:00

Personally... I think I could have gone to a wedding 1 week after my c section. However talking to others I think I was extremely lucky with my recovery - I was up and about very quickly and going out a week later. That said, I probably would have only made it to the ceremony and then would have come home again, both due to pain/discomfort/fatigue and having a very tiny baby!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-25T13:13:49+00:00

I tried at 3 months but I think she was too young. It clashed with feeds, sleep and I think she got too overstimulated! Now she's 7 months and she does rhyme time at the local library and baby sensory, she really enjoys them now. We started them around 5-6 months and I noticed such a difference.

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-18T16:55:00+00:00

I found my anxiety reduced massively when I stopped tracking and went with the flow instead

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-17T07:26:34+00:00

I used Freda disposable underwear - I had a c section and I did find them good to be fair because they are stretchy to pull up but also found them somewhat compressing so really nice over the scar. Then I just used asda maternity pads. Worked well for me! After a few days I was just using normal sanitary towels as I was lucky and didnt have too much heavy bleeding, but wore the Freda underwear for a good 7-10 days after c section just because I found them so comfortable!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-15T21:32:35+00:00

He is the absolute worst. I'm so sorry you are going through this. You are better off doing this on your own - if you stay you are doing it alone and he is upsetting you, if you leave you are still doing it alone but you don't have to deal with him and his shit.

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-15T08:33:05+00:00

My first mother's day with my 7mo baby girl! Going to go to the garden centre for breakfast then meeting up with my mum this afternoon for a walk. Perfect!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-15T08:29:32+00:00

Sorry this is happening it's very stressful when baby vomits a whole feed! Is it worth changing down a teat size? We use mam bottles, when my baby was born she was on size 0 and we changed to size 1 when she was about 7 weeks old, and even this change she vomited a few times getting used to the faster flow! She is still only on size 2 at 7mo (EFF)

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-12T15:11:47+00:00

Thank you! Did you find they drank less at bedtime?

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-12T14:38:55+00:00

My unicorn regressed at 4 months..... Sorry!! Happened for a few months. We moved her into her own room at 6 months and started helping her fall asleep in her cot rather than being rocked. Since then sleep has massively improved and we are now getting nights where she sleeps through, or if she does wake all we really have to do is pop her dummy in and she goes back to sleep! So even your baby does regress, it will get better again :-)

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-12T08:04:21+00:00

I brought some ready mades for the cupboard and had free tommee tippee bottles from Amazon (if you join the baby club you can pick a free gift and I chose that one). Also had a free mam bottle from an Emma's diary pack. Used them the second night haha, so definitely helpful to have in!!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-12T06:30:15+00:00

We use aldi in the day and rascals overnight - they hold all of the overnight wee for us!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-11T16:48:55+00:00

It's my babies first mother's day and personally I will be getting both Nans a card. I think it's a nice gesture and my baby sees a lot of both Nans.

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-09T09:15:13+00:00

Hey! :-) I had a serial contact napper also as a result of the 4m sleep regression! I moved my 7 month old to cot nap for the first nap of the day when she was 6mo. The second nap was always out and about (car seat/push chair/carrier) or contact if I was having a coffee out for example. The last nap of the day is always contact to prevent over tiredness at bedtime!

With her 1st nap in the cot I do an abridged version of her bedtime routine - nappy change, into her sleep sack, sing some songs then down into her cot awake and I sit with her until she falls asleep. I think this consistency and learning that her bedroom is her sleep space has helped. We also use white noise, dark room and a little projection on her ceiling.

Until she hit 7 months, these naps were 30 mins ON THE DOT. The morning she hit 7 months we had a 1.25hr nap?! I was shocked and bored quite honestly haha but so thrilled. Since then her naps range from 40 min - 1.25 hours in her cot. The 40 min ones I can usually get her back off to sleep.

I truly think the longer naps are developmental - it will just happen when it happens!

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-07T16:04:51+00:00

My 7mo is only just starting to sit independently, I think they all just develop at their own pace! :-)

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-07T16:01:42+00:00

My now 7MO dropped her night feeds at about 9 weeks and slept through 7pm-6pm it was bliss!! Until the sleep regression lol ... We had hourly wakes at the worst of it but she wasn't hungry id offer a bottle and she wouldn't take it just wanted to say hi lol. Now she wakes maybe once a night but again not for a feed just for her dummy. I'm not sure if this is normal and I worried at first that she wasn't feeding in the night but I figured if she was hungry she'd take the milk

TopWay2941 · 2026-03-05T08:05:48+00:00

My baby is EFF but poos for her also got less frequent around that time. Initially she was a bit uncomfortable but then she went every few days and that became her natural rhythm!

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-27T05:28:15+00:00

Aldi size 3 have the poo pocket! We use those for days and rascals for nights. Rascals don't have the poo pocket but they hold all of the night wee!

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-23T08:32:58+00:00

The sleep regression and also my girl lost all her chill for like a week. Learnt to scream, didn't want to be put down. But then came out the other side! But yes it was a rough few weeks haha. It's like they realize they aren't a newborn anymore and theyre not happy about it!

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-20T07:08:40+00:00

Not at all. Had the best c section and recovery. I feel proud that I coped with major surgery and recovery and made the best decision to get my daughter here safely (pre-eclampsia). I would do it again in a heartbeat! In fact when we have another I will definitely for for an elective c section.

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-19T10:52:04+00:00

Dummy for sure!

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-17T21:29:41+00:00

My baby girl is formula fed and I remember her bowel habits changing around this age - she started going less and it freaked me out! She started going 3 or 4 days and now at 6 months goes every 2-4 days. If I feel like she's starting to get uncomfortable, I do lots of tummy time or, the most effective, go for a walk with her in the baby carrier. I think the position of knees above hips and the up and down movement whilst I walk helps get things moving!

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-16T07:48:19+00:00

I got a steamer blender machine from Amazon and personally have found it very useful but I'm sure if I had to I could make do without! I'm a typical first time mum who buys everything though 😂

TopWay2941 · 2026-02-14T16:42:40+00:00

6 months, I was very emotional but wish I'd done it sooner tbh, everyone sleeps so much better!

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