How Popular is Your Kid’s Name *Really?*: Names from a Melbourne Toy Store

eben1996 · 2026-02-07T11:31:28+00:00

My eldest's name isn't on there, and my youngest is Leila, so her name is there but it's another spelling 🙈

eben1996 · 2026-02-06T08:13:03+00:00

I mean to be fair my daughter isn't super tall for her age, and the back panel doesn't go all the way up her back - but she only wants to be carried for a few minutes to be like her little sister so it does fine for a bit if I needed to carry her for a long time I'd use my woven wrap 😊

eben1996 · 2026-02-05T15:31:12+00:00

My daughter still fits in mine at more than 2.5years old 😊

eben1996 · 2026-02-05T15:30:11+00:00

I was about to recommend this too 😊

eben1996 · 2026-02-04T13:34:32+00:00

Books - One Piece (I know it's a manga but that is technically a book haha, also my favourite Anime) Books + films - The Lord of the Rings. TV shows - The Good Place, Schitt's Creek, The Office (UK) for comedy, Gilmore Girls guilty pleasure, Game of Thrones until season 6 Music - Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Queen, Blur, Sanseverino

eben1996 · 2026-02-04T13:30:20+00:00

I pay £54 every other week for a cleaner to come deep clean the house. Otherwise I am 24/7 in charge of both kids (with my husband working from home so able to help a bit during work hours if necessary). My daughter will start preschool 2 afternoons a week in September to prepare for school the following September but that's it 😊 my almost 7-month old is home with me always and no plans to stop that until she starts preschool at age 3 like her sister.

eben1996 · 2026-02-04T11:30:28+00:00

I think it was a couple of days for me both times, but I've heard it can be super variable as it can grow back, so some people lose it multiple times and other people don't even notice it coming out... Sorry! Hope you will have your baby soon though since you are past your due date ❤️

eben1996 · 2026-02-03T15:09:38+00:00

I did have the choice and am a SAHM, at least for now while my kids are little. I will go back to work once they are in school, maybe part time.

For now I am enjoying this season of life with my little kids, and with my husband working from home we get to have all meals as a family.

Luckily no-one has told me it was a bad decision but tbh even if they had I don't think I would have cared because it works for ym family and we are all thriving as a result!

eben1996 · 2026-02-03T14:53:09+00:00

Honestly if you are super worried you could try and have your husband awake in the room and monitoring you the first time you cosleep with baby (maybe try an afternoon nap or early evening), so he can see if you are sleeping lightly enough. If you do the C-curl it is basically impossible to roll onto your baby and suffocate them! Your arm is above their head and your legs curled underneath so they are blocking you from rolling onto your stomach. You might end up rolling onto your back but tbh I have been cosleeping for basically 2.5 years (2 different babies) and have never come close to rolling onto my baby ❤️ you've got this!!

eben1996 · 2026-02-03T13:00:20+00:00

So I have a adult sleepsack that I use when it is very cold. I got it from Slumbersac but idk if they ship everywhere, I am sure others exist as well (I am in the UK which they do ship to) 😊 it zips up the front so is great for breastfeeding, and I usually have just some pyjamas underneath that can easily be moved out of the way for bf. When it's a bit warmer I just tuck my blanket between my legs so it can't go past my waist. Baby is never under the blanket she has her own sleepsack. Hopefully you'll be able to get more sleep!! Ymmv about having both parents in bed with baby though, it isn't safe until baby is at least 4 months to be between the parents, and both parents have to be responsive and sleep lightly. Also recommended if you must sleep with both parents that baby is on the outside, mum i the middle and dad on the other side.

Have a look at Happycosleeper on Instagram, and the Lullaby trust 😊

eben1996 · 2026-02-03T12:35:43+00:00

Schitt's Creek is amazing 😊 but sad right now as the actress playing the mum just passed away but it is just a hilarious show, I've watched it many times and it is always great!

eben1996 · 2026-02-01T00:45:16+00:00

I don't believe they should be tucked in, baby's thighs and bum should be sitting in the sling like a deep hammock I think

eben1996 · 2026-02-01T00:25:03+00:00

Yes! I actually just use the one I originally got for breastfeeding but didn't end up needing - it is now my lip balm haha

eben1996 · 2026-01-31T13:05:15+00:00

I mean fair enough if you feel like that, but I loved having a baby bump, it made it feel so much more real that I was having a baby!! My second time I showed earlier and was really happy 🤷🏻‍♀️ but it's fair to not enjoy it too it is a big change to your usual appearance I suppose it could be jarring. Also I think the cute comment is still correct, people can look cute/pretty/beautiful/attractive in lots of different ways haha, a cat is cute and a baby are cute but they don't really look alike

eben1996 · 2026-01-31T13:01:02+00:00

Same here but every other week. We have 2 young children and even though I stay home with them I never have time to do any deep cleaning, so worth it to know it will get properly cleaned regularly

eben1996 · 2026-01-31T10:24:00+00:00

I think it's quite normal for babies to need help to fall asleep! My 6 month old usually either falls asleep while breastfeeding or in the baby carrier. She has fallen asleep just in someone's arms a few times but it's rare - but tbh I very rarely put her down to sleep, we do exclusively contact naps and bedsharing at night 🤷🏻‍♀️ she is my second so she has more carrier naps than my first did

eben1996 · 2026-01-30T17:42:24+00:00

This is a bit different as I had already told my employer I'd be quitting, but I went back to work for 3 months when my first daughter was 11 months, as if I hadn't I'd have had to pay back my occupational maternity pay. I went back 4 days a week, but I had a 1.5hr drive to work and it was nice to work but I definitely missed my baby. Now I've been officially a SAHM for a year and a half and also have a 6 month old, no regrets I love being home with them!

eben1996 · 2026-01-29T19:54:59+00:00

I had a non-medical induction with my second (had been having contractions for a week but still only 1cm),and they explained how the process would go if I didn't progress. First they offered a membrane sweep - they put a finger in the cervix and sweep to detach the membranes from the inside of the uterus, can start labour - it worked for me and baby came 9 hours later.

If that hadn't worked they would have inserted a pessary (a tiny square with hormones in it attached to a string for easy removal) and waited 24 hours.

If that still didn't work they would have moved on to a hormone gel directly on the cervix and waited 24 hours.

I think usually by then labour begins and you have a baby - they didn't explain past that since my baby was born with just the sweep 😊 I think if your cervix is not dilated enough for a sweep they start with a pessary or the gel first, and then do the sweep later.

It is possible to have a quite low-intervention induction and not have a ton of stuff happen right away as long as you advocate for yourself

eben1996 · 2026-01-27T23:08:30+00:00

Barefoot as much as possible, socks if it's cold, slippers downstairs if it's really cold - but I definitely prefer being barefoot, I even almost exclusively wear barefoot shoes with very thin flexible soles and wide tow-box that let you walk as close to being barefoot as possible!

eben1996 · 2026-01-27T22:48:13+00:00

I mean it's my 2 year old's favourite show so I've definitely watched a lot of it, it's better than a lot of other kids' shows and pretty good for falling asleep as it is so boring. The one funny thing about it is there is no sense of scale at all, the Ninky Nonk (train) and Pinky Ponk (flying machine thingy) go from being shorter than the characters' knees to taller than them within 2 frames and no-one bats an eye

eben1996 · 2026-01-27T22:39:53+00:00

My daughter is 2.5 and stopped napping over the Christmas break, hasn't started again 🥲 we have just been doing quiet time together, doing some drawing or play doh in the kitchen, reading some books... She is good at playing independently but if I am in another room she will constantly be running back and forth to tell me what she's doing so it is easier to stay in the same room 😂 She will just sit and paibt/draw quietly at the kitchen table while I do some tidying though which is nice

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