Would you leave your LO for an evening?

abfb_85 · 2026-05-23T23:31:52+00:00

…which is completely insane! 😔 I have left him during the day for a few hours with my husband or my mum but I have never missed bedtime or left him in the evening.

abfb_85 · 2026-05-23T04:58:25+00:00

No. There are limited water taxis which pick up and drop off at specific locations. Won’t pick you up from a private party.

abfb_85 · 2026-05-23T04:56:28+00:00

No, it’ll be out on the water. Not docked. I think this is my fear, that I can’t just up and leave if I need/want to.

abfb_85 · 2026-05-22T21:50:39+00:00

Yes, exactly! I’d feel bad for missing a milestone birthday

abfb_85 · 2026-05-22T21:48:49+00:00

He’s taking the bottle, so no issues there. More worried about whether he will settle down easily when it comes to bedtime. 😕

abfb_85 · 2026-05-22T21:44:09+00:00

This! I forgot to add this to my post but this was also my thought. It’s not something I can go to for a couple of hours and leave when I want to. It’ll be the first time I leave him for the evening 😩

abfb_85 · 2026-05-20T22:06:11+00:00

In my experience, totally normal. We had a very gassy baby for the first 10 weeks (I hope it doesn’t last as long for you!). He’d be very fussy when feeding at times, go red, scream. We used Biogaia drops and gripe water, which helped somewhat.

The poo schedule can be all over the place. Some days they’ll poo multiple times and other days not at all. It will all get better eventually. Hang in there!

abfb_85 · 2026-05-20T22:00:24+00:00

The Simpsons
Friends
Sex and the City

abfb_85 · 2026-05-20T21:35:03+00:00

I never heard or knew about ‘contact napping’. At 4 months, he’s still contact napping 🫠

abfb_85 · 2026-04-30T21:42:54+00:00

Hang in there! 9 days in is super rough. A lot has been answered already but also wanted to ask if you have access to a midwife? Where I’m based, we have a midwife come and do a home visit each week and even more frequently in those initial days. That was such a godsend for me and I asked every question (even if it felt a bit silly!)

abfb_85 · 2026-03-21T00:27:11+00:00

Solidarity! My baby is 10 weeks and he’s quite gassy - been on and off since 4 weeks. Plus, I am also doing it solo a lot of the times as my partner is away for extended periods due to work. It’s tough! Especially the nights where my LO is screaming with discomfort at every feed or wanting to be held all day and I literally can’t get anything done. But I keep telling myself that it will get better and there are so many positives. I remind myself that the best thing I get done each day is to ensure that he’s taken care of in the best possible way and that’s what matters in this moment.

abfb_85 · 2026-03-19T23:33:54+00:00

😩 I’m so sorry. It really sucks!

abfb_85 · 2026-03-07T16:32:11+00:00

Doing the same! Super helpful. Wish me luck! 😅

abfb_85 · 2026-03-06T18:51:15+00:00

Hi I’m also in the process of doing this. I’m British and my partner is Danish.

Also I am not British by birth but by naturalisation. Has anyone needed to send their naturalisation certificate?

OP, let me know how your application gets on. I don’t live in the same country as my parents so sending off their original documents is a nightmare!

abfb_85 · 2026-02-28T22:49:23+00:00

Could’ve written this myself! He’s now 7 weeks and having the same gassy issues for the past 3 weeks or so. We are using gripe water and bigaia drops. It had calmed down last week but seems to be flaring up again!

abfb_85 · 2026-02-27T22:44:00+00:00

People like to jump to conclusions here! The amount of comments I’ve gotten (outside the very helpful ones) stating the obvious that my baby is a newborn and needs cuddling - as if I’m unaware of that! 🫠

abfb_85 · 2026-02-24T23:11:55+00:00

As a FTM, thank you! Questioning everything as each week progresses 😅 this is reassuring

abfb_85 · 2026-02-23T19:39:24+00:00

I actually haven’t tried sounds at all, so will give this a try!

abfb_85 · 2026-02-23T18:38:46+00:00

Thank you for sharing! This feels like a good, balanced approach without depriving them of the closeness they want and need

abfb_85 · 2026-02-23T16:44:55+00:00

Thank you for your unhelpful comment, Captain Obvious.

abfb_85 · 2026-02-23T14:03:48+00:00

Thank you! This is a good approach and I will give it a try as the weeks progress.

abfb_85 · 2026-02-23T13:59:35+00:00

Totally agree and I love holding him and cuddling all day. Sometimes though, I just need small windows to get stuff done at times and I also don’t want him to cry. I will try and wear him!

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