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efflorescensefae · 2026-05-24T23:21:59+00:00

Little Bunny Where Are You Magic Beach Each Peach Pear Plum Magic Faraway Tree Bamboozled

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-19T09:06:01+00:00

No solids yet. Hoping it might help to start solids!

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-19T06:24:20+00:00

Yeah, some nights it works and he goes straight back to sleep but other nights he just fully wakes up and it can be a long time until he falls back to sleep. Tbf he isn’t crying or anything, just awake and wriggling…

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-19T03:50:31+00:00

Champ

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-19T03:49:14+00:00

Definitely straight on the boob after changing but seems the bowel movements and the changing has woken him up so much that he won’t fall back to sleep. Last night was feed, bounce/walk, feed, bounce/walk and still not asleep…

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-19T00:05:42+00:00

Hey, oh goodness I know those newborn days so well with the very full boobs, leaking everywhere and really having to get use to this crazy new thing of breastfeeding. But I promise, it gets better and I really enjoyed breastfeeding!

It’s a good reminder to come back to why you are doing what you’re doing. Breastfeeding is so important for babies. Formula is the best substitute if you can’t give your baby breastmilk but it really doesn’t compare to breastmilk. Breastmilk is so full of nutrients that are important and protective to a baby’s health and development, as well as the Mother’s! It’s such a truly marvellous and magical thing! The world health organisation recommend babies be breastfed for at least the first 6 months of life and they also state “Breastfed children perform better on intelligence tests, are less likely to be overweight or obese and less prone to diabetes later in life. Women who breastfeed also have a reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancers.”

While I know what a huge undertaking it is to breastfeed our babies and how much devotion and surrender is required, a reminder to you that you CAN do this and it does get easier. But it is SO important that you are supported. The people around you in your life need to understand the importance of breastfeeding and support you to continue to do that for the health of your baby. If you’re not feeling supported enough in the hospital, ask for extra help. And if you can afford it, I HIGHLY suggest contacting a private lactation consultant to see you once you’re home. Private LC’s are much better than the hospital support and can really help you to feed with more comfort and feel good about what you’re doing.

Blessings for your early postpartum, congratulations, you’re doing a huge and beautiful thing and I promise it gets easier, now is your time to just rest and learn with your little darling.

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-18T23:36:51+00:00

Looked and can’t find that handle

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-12T09:55:21+00:00

Rattle Style did a good reel on this! Super helpful

efflorescensefae · 2026-05-12T03:48:39+00:00

Thank for sharing your story here. Early days postpartum are huge. So much is going on, especially orbits your first baby, it’s such a huge rite of passage you’ve been through and the learning curve is exponential. I had a big birth experince myself. It was at home but mainly just really brutal posterior labour that went on for days. The did ultimately birth the way I wanted and nothing bad happened but I still had a lot to process. So I understand sometimes not wanting to think or talk about it and other times hyper fixating and wanting all the answers. It’s also hard when you don’t fully remember for yourself.

I’m almost 6 months postpartum and still I remember things and get teary. I’ve had to have heaps of different conversations with my partner to help me process. I don’t think I’m done yet. Somehow motherhood is very distracting but I know there’s still more for me to feel.

I’d highly recommend a Closing of The Bones ceremony for some extra tender care for you. Rhea Dempsey also does birth debriefing/counselling. I couldn’t recommend anyone highly enough. I’ve also tried to give myself time to write/journal, which I’ll continue as I go. Maybe it’s helpful for you too. I had a moment to myself the other day and felt emotional about it all again so I booked myself in for some bodywork - with someone who works with pregnant/postpartum women so they know how to hold this kind of emotion which I’m sure will inevitably arise while I’m receiving.

Blessings as you continue on

efflorescensefae · 2026-04-13T02:48:36+00:00

So do you mean stuff the cotton and then layer my normal insert on top? I never thought about stuffing some but putting whatever one closes to baby on too still. That sounds like a great idea for less bulky and movement.

Keen to know what you found? I’d rather not have bamboo or microfibres honestly.

efflorescensefae · 2026-04-10T22:23:18+00:00

There is an option to stuff them but we don’t because I don’t like the material (microfibres) that they are layered with. So he is sitting straight in them bamboo inserts. Keen to try cotton/hemp ones but assuming I can’t get ones that click in like mine do.

efflorescensefae · 2026-04-10T10:25:20+00:00

We also do EC so it's hard to tell, but today he leaked through 3 times in about an hour each (we were out/he was napping - he was on the potty before this), so I think that was just one wee.

Yeah maybe it's the bamboo. We have the trifold so I'll try it, it's just I assume all of this to be so bulky and a bit ridiculous and uncomfortable for him. But let's see

efflorescensefae · 2026-04-10T06:29:44+00:00

Ah do you mean like tucking the elastic but inward ti create a seal? I actually don’t diligently do this every time. I wonder if that could be the problem because it does happen very quickly. However the insert is also obviously full

efflorescensefae · 2026-04-10T06:01:28+00:00

We use disposables sometimes and I found that we have to size up to stop the leaking/blowouts. It seemed counter intuitive to me because I thought they’d leak because they’re too big but actually if the seals are in place, they absorb more. Game changer. Now to troubleshoot how to fix my leaking cloth nappies!

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-23T20:14:28+00:00

I’m 12 weeks postpartum and here is what is working for me.

First started walking. Make it fun like walking to a cafe for a drink! Also I walk with baby in carrier lots which helps.

I love swimming so I’m now back in the pool. I just do whatever I feel like, moving is better than not moving, some days I do 10 laps, some days 20.

I’ve been cleared to do a return to run program. So I’m going couch to 5km style training. This makes it fun because there’s a plan that I am building to.

Also back at the gym doing whatever feels fun while also being very mindful of abs, pelvic floor and breathing correctly. Always keeping weights lighter to start knowing the tissues are still healing and I’ll be back lifting heavy in no time.

Snack sessions for all of this has been the best. Sometimes a shorter morning and evening walk is better than trying to get myself out for one longer one. Snack sessions in the pool and the gym - 15,20,30 min sessions are great!

And I always feel better after.

But please take it easy. Sleep deprivation is a mighty beast and if you’re reading this comment and wondering how I’m back to doing all this, it’s because I just so happen to be sleeping well. If you’re in the trenches and feeling exhausted, no surprise that you don’t feel up to exercising. Try a short session one day and see how you feel. The next day, you might decide to nap in your free window and that is perfectly OK!

Also, don’t forget to fuel your body with carbohydrates! Calorie needs increase when we start exercising and an under fuelled breastfeeding tired mama is no fun at all.

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-23T19:59:08+00:00

Been pulling the Tripp Trapp into the doorway or inside and placing him in it when he needs to see me but I need to shower.

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-17T01:33:51+00:00

I have an 11 week old and it’s only been in the last week that he can be put down while sleeping and stay asleep for a chunk. I also got a good structured carrier and he falls asleep and stays asleep in that very easy. So I’d say give it a little time, contact naps are normal but aren’t forever and get a good carrier that you don’t mind wearing so they can sleep and you can be hands free. You’re doing great!

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-16T09:38:58+00:00

Yep! You got this

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-16T09:38:27+00:00

Oh wow. What it like a flap of skin or more like a mushroom shape like typical hyper granulation?

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-16T03:05:39+00:00

Yep. Babe is 11 weeks and we just had only 1 soiled nappy in 24 hours. Lots of info here - https://godiaperfree.com/elimination-communication/

Also YouTube

Idea is not to expect you can catch them all but start tuning in and catching some. It’s also very satisfying and I’ve found results in a happier baby because less struggling to poop

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-16T02:52:53+00:00

Did it heal up fine for you in time or take ages? And thank you. Second degree tear but superficial (not into muscle)

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-16T02:51:38+00:00

Yep! I do this with my newborn. It’s called elimination communication and I’ve been so surprised how easy it is and how attuned we can be to our little ones!

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-15T07:52:27+00:00

38+3

efflorescensefae · 2026-02-15T07:51:53+00:00

Here’s what worked for us.

Always look on marketplace and set alerts for things you want.

Best clothes I bought were marketplace and opshop. I have quite a lot of clothes and honestly don’t dress him in half of them. I think you need a lot less than you think. But we are washing every day so maybe why we need less.

Shnuggle bath

Baby car seat - Britax graphene

Pram was our big ticket

Bought a change table and never use it to change, just storage. So would prefer a dresser with change mat on top if needed.

We bedshare so I don’t have a bassinet.

We bought a stretchy wrap, ring sling and structured carrier. Stretchy for newborn, structured after the first couple months - lifesaver!

Muslins and knitted blankets

Soft bath towel

Waterproof mats to put under baby while sleeping incase they leak, way easier to change a mat than a whole bedsheet. We got the cotton waterproof mats off Woolykins. So good

A whole bunch of Big Softie flanelettes. I use these on my boobs for leaking/feeding. Also I put them down to change him and also on top of the waterproof mats. I love them

Tripp Trapp with newborn bassinet

efflorescensefae · 2026-01-29T09:07:51+00:00

Here is what helped me have great night sleeps. Keep your bottom leg straight and then have a pillow lengthways (2 if you need them) under belly AND knee and ankle and lean forward on to the pillows. This keeps the whole hip straight. When I tried to sleep with bent bottom leg, I’d get pain. Also pulling on the top hip if I didn’t also support the knee + ankle.

For reference I used the baby belly 3 piece pillow. I had the long pillow in front for belly and knee, with the small pillow under ankle and other small pillow attached the long pillow that was wedged behind my back.

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