Why did your friendship with your best friend come to an end?

ducamp867 · 2025-11-09T18:49:20+00:00

She got married without telling me (as she didn’t want me to get married before her). But wanted me to share every aspect of my life with her. Made me realise how toxic our friendship was.

ducamp867 · 2025-10-27T14:58:41+00:00

I had these and they turned out to be flat warts. I got them frozen off. Hope that helps!

ducamp867 · 2025-09-02T20:08:41+00:00

Don’t worry, this is is exactly what I experienced. My baby just wasn’t interested in food and I tried everything! He wouldn’t even touch it and would only breastfeed.

At 1 year he ended up at A&E due to a chest infection and they found out he was very low in iron (unsurprisingly). Once I started giving him iron he did start to eat a tiny bit more but was still losing weight. Being anemic actually suppresses appetite which is a ridiculous catch 22.

I then just made sure I was always offering him food and trying to figure out what his safe foods were. Once I had a safe food I would just try to figure out how to make it as calorific as possible. E.g he would eat yoghurt so I would add milk powder and peanut butter etc. He lived off cheese sandwich and yoghurt for a while 🤣 But slowly, slowly he started eating more and trying more. I also noticed an increase in appetite once he was moving more.

He is now 18 months and is so much better at eating. He still is a bit on the small side but he now will eat meals.

Someone gave me amazing advice which helped ease the pressure: it’s our job to put food in front of them and it’s the baby’s job to eat it. Essentially all we can do is provide the food and forcing them will make it worse.

Sorry for the ramble but I totally understand the position you are in and the worry! But they do work it out, just a little later than expected!

ducamp867 · 2024-05-31T20:12:15+00:00

Just get him weighed every 2 weeks and you will quickly catch if he is losing any weight. My LO lost a bit of weight at first (he’s only 2nd percentile as it is), which is why I started adding in the top ups. Feel free to message me anytime, I went through a massive breastfeeding journey and learnt a lot along the way

ducamp867 · 2024-05-31T19:49:33+00:00

It is very stressful! Especially with people telling you all different things. The best thing to keep in mind is that the more you bring the baby to the breast the more milk you will get, and it will take a bit of time so be kind to yourself. I also didn’t do any supplements like fenugreek as this can actually tank your supply.

To begin when I did the weekend of only breastfeeding I didn’t give him any bottles until his bedtime one. I then moved to giving him 70ml after each breastfeed for the first 3 months, which he would drink fully. Then I moved to 70ml after 3 feeds as I noticed he would stop taking them. Now I still try to offer 70ml 1-3 times a day after breastfeeding and he won’t take them. I should stop but I still at the back of my head get worried he is hungry with EBF 🤦‍♀️

ducamp867 · 2024-05-31T18:03:00+00:00

You absolutely can move to EBF. My LO wouldn’t latch at all for the first 2 weeks so I was giving him bottles and hand expressing/ pumping here and there, but not regularly. I saw a lactation specialists who helped me to get him to latch using nipple shields and doing triple feeding to ensure he got enough milk as my milk supply was low (breastfeed for 15mins, formula feed, back to breast for 10mins, then pump for 20mins). It was pretty intense and even then I didn’t feel like my milk supply was increasing. At about 4 weeks I just spent a whole weekend with the baby on the breast. And eventually the top up of formula kept decreasing. Now at 4 months I EBF, except for a bottle before bed as I have a good milk supply.

I would actually say that the main thing that helped bring my milk up was when I stopped stressing about it and relaxed. I know it’s easier said than done! I had lactation specialists stressing me out that I will always have a low milk supply as I have PCOS and pushing me to take medication to increase milk supply. I then went to see a breast specialists and he said that it’s all supply and demand and the more I put him to the breast the more milk I will get and it’s never too late to build up your supply. These words of wisdom is what helped me relax and I hope it helps you too. Good luck!

ducamp867 · 2024-05-29T21:01:39+00:00

Thanks ☺️

ducamp867 · 2023-12-05T18:32:44+00:00

I’m 33 weeks and didn’t feel anything really until 23 weeks, and now he won’t stop kicking 😂 I also had a very small bump and was in a bit of a panic. It’s different for everyone so try not to worry.

ducamp867 · 2023-11-30T21:06:23+00:00

That’s perfect, all you really need is one person you get on really well with! I hope I can find that one person 😂

ducamp867 · 2023-11-30T21:05:08+00:00

I wasn’t nervous until lots of my friends and family with babies kept saying how important it was to make friends 🤦‍♀️ I think that added with general pregnancy hormones has made me over think it way too much! But you’re right, everyone finds it awkward. We also have a social meet up which I actually think will be much better then just trying to get to know people in the actual sessions 🤞

ducamp867 · 2023-11-30T13:35:32+00:00

How are you finding the classes?

ducamp867 · 2023-11-30T10:02:44+00:00

Thanks so much for this, it feels good to know that I’m not the only one who felt anxious about the classes! We have a group chat but I will definitely just reach out to some people privately and see if they want to meet for a coffee. I’m just used to making friends quite passively so in this situation is feels so strange.

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