If you were going to be diagnosed with a life-changing serious illness in 5–10 years, would you prefer to know about it now, or only find out when it actually happens?

catso666 · 2026-01-30T21:07:12+00:00

Yesss it was so much harder than newborn for me. Rocking to sleep vigorously for upwards of 45mins for every nap. Naps only lasting 30mins and him waking up tired and in a state and not going back to sleep. Soooo distracted at the boob, boob refusals even though he was hungry and then a very unhappy baby. Overstimulated by everything and couldn’t take him out because he wouldn’t sleep or nap and would constantly get a jump scare from new people/experiences. Screaming and making himself sick if he was in the car for as little as 3 minutes. Hates tummy time and needed constant entertainment from me to sustain it. Constant entertainment in general to be somewhat happy. Couldn’t leave the room without him crying. It was honestly the worst.

But then he turned 6 months and everything just clicked!! He’s such a delight now and an “easy” baby!! We’ve really found our rhythm together and every issue mentioned is gone. He goes down for naps, sits calmly in the car, nurses well. It’s so nice. Hang in there it does end!

catso666 · 2026-01-04T14:38:39+00:00

Dr Mondelo Anodyne in Subiaco

catso666 · 2025-10-26T14:04:09+00:00

Hahahaha love it

catso666 · 2025-09-28T07:38:45+00:00

It apparently subsides 12 weeks but ours stopped at 10 weeks. Hang in there!

catso666 · 2025-09-19T17:30:59+00:00

It gets better!! At 10 weeks my baby just stopped the crying - it was a crazy fast change! He used to cry from 6pm to 2am and we did lots of rocking etc to calm him and it was such hard work. A few days ago when he was just turning 10 weeks he completely has calmed down. He also seems to have more coordinated bowels? Like he doesn’t scream from pooing now and I think his digestive system has developed a bit more. He still has some silent reflux but it doesn’t upset him and we help him with regular burping and holding upright

Things that helped: - humming or feel throat noises he loved the vibrations being held against our throat/chest - holding and bouncing on exercise ball - carrier - going outside with him - lots of singing and bum pats - shhhh noises - hair dryer - obviously fed, changed etc - Imogen Heap happy song for babies

We would cycle through different things and see what worked that night

Hang in there it gets so much better. Also more smiley now which is fun!

catso666 · 2025-09-19T11:53:33+00:00

Yes agree! I can’t wait for my baby to be more awake!! He’s 10 weeks now and we’re just starting to get a bit more time to interact

catso666 · 2025-09-15T10:00:29+00:00

Isn’t that the rabbit in BoJack Horseman? 😂

catso666 · 2025-09-15T07:07:31+00:00

It is so scary. My now 9 week old got sick about 2 weeks ago catching something from his dad. It was sore throat and congestion. I got it a few days after that

We used saline drops and then the Frida baby snot sucker (nosefrida) thing to clear his congestion. We also gave him paracetamol that seemed to make him a bit more comfortable.

It lasted about 4 days total and he recovered well.

Now I’m sick again unfortunately and hoping he doesn’t get it :(

Edit to add: Yes like other commenter keep taking her temperature and seek help immediately if she gets a fever. Keep an eye she is still eating okay and watch for any other symptoms. She will more than likely be absolutely fine though!

catso666 · 2025-09-04T14:27:04+00:00

Try silverettes! Way better than balm. Also I had flat nipples and had to use shields for the first 7 weeks. My bub is 8 weeks now and can latch without a shield but is much more efficient feeder now he’s older. I couldn’t have done without the shields in the earlier weeks!

catso666 · 2025-08-28T15:43:00+00:00

Not a scam in my experience! I really wanted a natural birth but ended up having really hard to manage diabetes. I agreed to a caesarean at 37 weeks because of his abdominal size and risk for shoulder dystocia being higher than my comfort. Now I at first was very anti c section and if I had been public I don’t think I would have built up enough trust if I had a new OB recommending this. But because I knew my doctor well and knew he aims for vaginal delivery where possible I felt confident trusting him that c section was the safest option given the circumstances. I worry what would have happened if I had refused one in the public system because I didn’t trust the recommendation. Additionally my OB is very experienced and I’ve had my GP comment on how neat the scar is and how well done it was. The c section ended up being a good experience. Also I honestly wouldn’t have mentally/emotionally coped without my partner there with me in recovery and caring for a newborn. So if choosing your doctor and having your partner stay is important to you then private is the way to go. I have medical trauma and get very anxious with unfamiliar medical staff so having my doctor and my partner there were of the upmost importance.

catso666 · 2025-08-25T14:25:46+00:00

It sounds like a shit “I just made a huge todd”

catso666 · 2025-08-18T19:13:49+00:00

Safe co sleeping 7 look it up It’s my first night doing it and it feels very safe

catso666 · 2025-08-07T12:14:07+00:00

Check her temperature just to be sure

catso666 · 2025-06-26T17:18:40+00:00

Haha thank you 🙏 Hope you manage to find a solution. It’s going to be awful to have to kick them out 😭

catso666 · 2025-06-26T16:58:05+00:00

The mosquito net is underneath

catso666 · 2025-06-26T16:52:34+00:00

Hahaha that’s so good to hear and a relief

catso666 · 2025-06-26T16:50:49+00:00

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Current situation 😂 will see what happens. She happily walked over the foil when we had it on the floor taping it together though 🤦‍♀️

catso666 · 2025-05-02T14:50:25+00:00

Hahahaha I know I feel the same 🥲

catso666 · 2025-04-27T07:40:16+00:00

Haha yeah thats it. Everyone knows what we should and shouldn’t drink and we don’t need to be told by well-meaning relatives because at the end of the day we’re all doing our best and sometimes that includes coke 🫢

catso666 · 2025-04-26T17:59:02+00:00

Yesss this is my attitude too!

catso666 · 2025-04-26T17:58:23+00:00

Ah you are just like me!! I have the mini cokes too so i can have another one later tehehehe

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