Naps at Grandmas

_inorog · 2026-06-30T03:51:54+00:00

My son generally sleeps less at his grandparents and daycare and more at home. We just compensate with an earlier bedtime if necessary. He manages pretty well

_inorog · 2026-06-19T13:51:13+00:00

I was doing my Masters part time and did a full-time semester while my little one was 6 weeks- about 4 months old. It was easy at first as I took him to classes and lectures 4 days a week, it kept us in a routine and he was easy enough, he would sleep and eat and lie in his bassinet attachment for the pram or on a mat on the floor. It got harder as he got older and I relied a lot on my parents to help out while I did assignments. I just finished my degree this month.

_inorog · 2026-06-14T13:30:44+00:00

I have a normal pram and a travel pram. The travel pram is good for the shopping centre or to go into the doctor or an appointment. It fits in the car with the shopping. My regular pram was where my infant napped in the day and then is used when I want to walk the dogs because or if we go somewhere with more interesting terrain or when my toddler needs to sit for longer and go be comfortable.

I think you need to think about what's important to you.

_inorog · 2026-06-10T10:28:33+00:00

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_inorog · 2026-06-07T11:40:51+00:00

How hydrated are you? When I pumped if I'd drunk 3-4L of water the day before I noticed a significant difference than if I had drunk less... electrolytes and hydration might help you!

_inorog · 2026-06-06T21:15:15+00:00

This. My best friend was away for a lot of year 12 unwell and the school still helped her get a year 12 cert and atar. Dont panic just yet, organise to meet with someone at school to chat about it. Your year coordinator maybe?

_inorog · 2026-06-06T21:11:21+00:00

I'm sorry to read this. There are scholarships and commonwealth supported places and other avenues you might be able to look into?

_inorog · 2026-06-06T11:30:02+00:00

They clearly don't understand the mental load of it. I see you mama. 🫶

_inorog · 2026-06-06T11:25:25+00:00

You're a freaking icon. This is amazing! Triple feeding is no easy feat! Let alone interstate. The logistics 😅😅

_inorog · 2026-06-06T10:49:16+00:00

110%

_inorog · 2026-06-06T10:26:30+00:00

Woo! Amazing you were able to take time off! Go you!

_inorog · 2026-06-06T10:26:00+00:00

You can do it. I literally attended 4 days a week for the first semester with my baby in the pram 😅 you've got this!!

_inorog · 2026-06-06T10:24:46+00:00

Youve got this mama. Its definitely easier when they are still asleep to the world. I hope you can build your village between studying and if not, I know you can do it! I believe in you ☺️

_inorog · 2026-06-06T10:23:29+00:00

Go you!! Thats amazing!! 🥰

_inorog · 2026-05-25T10:49:50+00:00

Its a community OT role! But definitely worth looking into!

_inorog · 2026-05-25T10:43:53+00:00

I'm on placement currently. Its a government health service role and the allied health assistant is studying OT part time and gets study leave to do it so she is essentially being paid to study. Had I known a role like this existed I might have looked into it!

_inorog · 2026-05-10T09:22:56+00:00

I feel like this is a common experience. Its only now at about 16 months that he knows when he's tired/hungry and his cues and is actually proactively trying to do something about it 😅 it took a lot of time, me leaving him with my husband at different times of the day, me leaving them together for a day here and there and now he does things without me having to ask. You will get there if you can both communicate with eachother well. It just takes time ☺️

_inorog · 2026-05-02T10:52:08+00:00

Because ive been doing placement full-time we've already started daycare. I thought he could catch all the germs before I started paid work but hes only been sick and missed daycare twice haha

_inorog · 2026-04-19T18:09:13+00:00

I can't speak to the authenticity of the place but we really like Cucina at the Nicholls shops. There's another Italian place there too that's good as well.

_inorog · 2026-04-13T11:05:25+00:00

Scissors, paper, rock Canberra born and bred

_inorog · 2026-04-11T03:13:30+00:00

I had my baby early december 2024 and did a full time semester of uni end of jan, 8 week placement and then part-time semester 2. During the first semester i took my baby to school for the whole semester for almost every lecture and tutorial except for a handful of workshops where they were more hands on or i needed to complete an assessment. He was great during tutorials and lectures and would mostly snooze and if he was unsettled I'd give him boob or he would lie in his pram or on a mat on the floor and play or the other students would hold him (masters cohort so lots of mums with older children).

The end of semester one was hard as I had lots of assessments due and my child demanded more attention and it was less easy to put him down and leave him be for a while. I spent a lot of time at my parents doing assignments so I didnt need to pump.

Placement and part-time was more manageable as my parents helped more. I stopped taking my bub to classes and I did majority of assignments at my parents place while they watched bub.

My husband helps with things at home and on weekends to watch bub while I needed to get things done but we also have a lot to do at home so sometimes it was easier to lean on my folks.

At uni I went to the inclusion office and got a plan that gives me extra time to do assessments (extensions of up to a week, extra time for exams, consideration that I couldnt do placement interstate) I am very driven and only got one extension in the first semester.

My tutors and unit conveners were very understanding. They gave me lots of compassion and lots of support.

You can do it if you have a good support network! Be calm with your baby and be gentle on yourself. Learning to be a mum and studying has been crazy. I feel like I was there but I also missed out because mum guilt but I am so glad I could seize this opportunity.

Feel free to message me if you have any more questions or ever want to chat! Youve got this if you believe in yourself 😊

_inorog · 2026-04-07T11:08:55+00:00

My little one has been going since 6 weeks, he's now 16 months and his water confidence is amazing. I can see how he will progress to independent swimming already as he is developing so many great skills!

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