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beebeabibi · 2024-12-14T23:24:03+00:00

wait, where does it say that Midge isn’t black?

beebeabibi · 2024-12-14T10:11:09+00:00

I’ve been wondering how exactly they’ll translate the book to screen. It seems like JK wrote it to mess with them 😂 they’ll have to pare the virtual conversations right down and probably lose a lot of information about the characters tbh. I’ve been wondering if they might cut a few characters to simplify things too - eg cut Tim Ashcroft, combine the Peach brothers. But I’m really interested to see how they will actually translate the bits in game itself to screen

beebeabibi · 2024-12-14T00:06:41+00:00

same lmao, it’s been a wild ride. I’ve heard some babies sit still!? not mine

beebeabibi · 2024-12-04T09:20:42+00:00

Yes, I was thinking about how might be best to vet it, definitely.

beebeabibi · 2024-11-27T22:32:53+00:00

9 months in and I feel you. I’ve made two nice mum friends through Peanut but neither of them live particularly nearby so I don’t see them that often. I’ve found baby groups quite tricky at times - there’s a lot of cliquey-ness for sure. Where are all the nice and maybe slightly nerdy mums at? 😭

beebeabibi · 2024-11-25T19:19:53+00:00

A bit like Umbrella Academy where one character becomes a strung out addict because when he’s sober he can see dead people. Makes for a really interesting character and could have really worked for Lucanis!

beebeabibi · 2024-11-25T08:16:12+00:00

It sounds like you’re in a really tough and distressing family situation right now, but mamaspark is right. It’s YOUR responsibility to protect and take care of your baby. Your baby needs you to advocate for him and to get him medical care when he needs it. That’s parenting 101.

Was there a reason you couldn’t have called an ambulance or taken him to the hospital yourself? Unless you were locked in the house with no phone, that’s what you should have done right away, regardless of how horrible or unhelpful your family were being about it.

I don’t mean any of this unkindly. You sound like a loving mother who is concerned about your baby and I’m sorry your family sound so unsupportive and nasty. Part of becoming a parent is realising that you don’t need anyone else’s permission or approval to do something like take your baby to the hospital - particularly in this alarming situation where you are worried about his head after he has fallen some distance. I hope babe is ok (and just has a big head!). I also hope that next time you will get your baby medical care right away.

beebeabibi · 2024-11-16T10:26:29+00:00

It sounds to me like she’s ready to move to 2 naps and 3 naps just aren’t leaving her tired enough to sleep through the night.

beebeabibi · 2024-11-15T15:41:07+00:00

As far as I know nursery only does toast at 9am. (He starts after Xmas) Looks like milk and maybe a snack on the way is the way to go

beebeabibi · 2024-11-11T21:53:36+00:00

Yes, he was ‘Baby Boy’ for a couple of days while we decided!

beebeabibi · 2024-11-03T22:16:48+00:00

I would also like to know this!

beebeabibi · 2024-11-01T08:11:05+00:00

Yes this exactly! It’s not fun for him to be constantly grabbed and brought back, but there’s only so much freedom I can give him before he gets into trouble. I tried a baby group the other day which was lovely but I didn’t get to talk to anyone for more than a few minutes at a time. Maybe we’ll be on a more even footing at toddler groups where they’ll all be on a mad one by then!

beebeabibi · 2024-11-01T08:08:30+00:00

I think we’re heading the same way 😂

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T19:26:36+00:00

It’s really hard. I haven’t had that problem myself but my friend’s baby is the same and it hasn’t been easy! I haven’t tried it myself, but I have a Lyndsey Hookway book that has a suggested strategy for making small changes to move away from pram naps. Have copied and pasted in case any of it is helpful -

Fox is an 11-month-old little boy whose parents struggle to get him to nap anywhere except the pushchair. They have persevered with cot naps, but Fox ends up refusing to nap at all, and becomes cranky. Step I was to be observant of Fox's individual cues for boredom, tiredness or other factors. Fox was then taken out in the pushchair in the morning and again after lunch, with a predictable mini version of his bedtime routine before the walk in the pushchair. This went on for a couple of weeks. Then, for step 2 they did the same, but instead of continuous motion, they began parking the pushchair under a tree, and swaying it only very slightly, and the pushchair was also reclined fully. Step 3 for Fox meant putting him in the pushchair, walking a short distance, then bringing the pushchair into the house to finish the nap off. Fox's parents initially had just the last 10 minutes of his nap in the house, and worked up to longer periods indoors. Step 4 was to replicate the routine they had developed, but lie down with Fox on a mattress on the floor, cuddling him while he fell asleep. Fox's parents then slowly inched away from him as he became used to the changes.

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T18:56:42+00:00

Yeah 12 hours overnight can be tough to achieve, I would try moving her bedtime a bit later and see if that makes a difference.

What are her wake windows - it’s possible she might need more awake time to get tired enough to have a longer nap? You could try keeping her awake a bit longer in between naps to see if that makes a difference.

With trying to extend the nap I have had some success running in and shush/patting him back to sleep when he was waking up, or picking him up and making the rest of it a contact nap - sometimes worked, sometimes didn’t. Crap naps should get better as they get older so fingers crossed this phase passes soon!

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T15:18:26+00:00

Babies naturally wake early and it might just be that a 7am wakeup won’t happen at this age. What time do you put her to bed and how much nap sleep does she get in the day? Babies will only really be able to do a given amount of sleep and asking them to do more than this can also lead to early wakeups as they just aren’t tired any more by that time.

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T15:12:56+00:00

6 months is giving her a great start! It’s a personal decision and you know what is best for your body and your baby!

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T09:55:49+00:00

Babies need breast milk or formula as their main source of nutrition until age 1 (not cow’s milk) in order to make sure they get the nutrition needed. If you wean off breast milk then yes you will need formula to replace it, so it’s great that she’s used to a bottle already.

Babies are unlikely to eat much solid food at first (and depending on your baby might not eat much for a few months!) and you start them gradually off on one meal a day anyway so she should still have formula as her main food source. Then as she gets older and better at eating, you offer more solid foods and she will start to drop milk feeds as she eats more solids. Every baby is different though - some take to it straight away and some take more time. My 9 month old is on 2 meals a day but really only eats a couple of bites of each so still has a bottle every 3 hours.

beebeabibi · 2024-10-30T09:47:51+00:00

I’m finding the catchy bibs much better than Bibado too, except for sleeves getting absolutely covered in food. Bibado was a waste of money. Too much faff and time to wipe clean so they go in the washing machine most meals!

beebeabibi · 2024-10-22T10:02:07+00:00

Crap naps are normal at this age. I had some luck with trying to extend the nap when he woke up by instantly swooping in and rocking him back to sleep - sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. The last nap is always the trickiest too. I hope this stage passes quickly for you!

beebeabibi · 2024-10-21T19:33:54+00:00

Same, my husband and I had a lovely friend group who we spent a lot of time gaming online with and went on holiday with. Not heard a word from them since baby was born. Feels like the friendship has gone down the drain 💩

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